Do you have 60 pence please?

[Richard McMellon]

An Oxford gentleman


An Oxford Gentleman by Richard McMellon, on Flickr

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Ah wow! How did you persuade him to have his photo taken?
'I'll give you as quid as long as..........'
Brilliant street photog!

 

[Darren Turner]

agreed ............ is that not classed as a bribe heheh ............well worth it regardless, awesome shot of a face that could tell a millions stories

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, I want to know how you got the shot too

its a great one, full of character!!

 

[Richard McMellon]

The gentleman approached me asking for 60 pence, I obliged with 73 pence....He then asked ME if I'd like to take his photo.
Easiest street portrait ever!
I would have liked to have a few words, but he was keen to move on.

 

[Pete Askew]

Wonderful Richard - the engagement really makes it. Mind, it's sad to see that Ewan McGregor has fallen on such hard times!

 

[Dave Phillips]

good stuff
looks like a decent chap

 

[Brian Moore]

I love the lighting coming from the side. The bright half of his face looks crazy, the dark half a little mysterious. Very good.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Wonderful Richard - the engagement really makes it. Mind, it's sad to see that Ewan McGregor has fallen on such hard times!

Reasearch for "moulin rouge 2" maybe

 

[Richard McMellon]

I love the lighting coming from the side. The bright half of his face looks crazy, the dark half a little mysterious. Very good.

I happened to be stood by a shop front, & this was the first outing with my D90 (just upgraded from D60) so a bit lucky as I am still getting to grips with the controls!

 

[Pete Sykes]

Damn good capture Richard............. and worth every penny.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

It does have a bit of Jekyll & Hyde about it with that lovely side lighting - very nice