[Rufus]

This is Bea, she's a church member who is just coming up to 80, hence the pic.

[Petographer]

Good shot Ruf. She seems like she has a lot of character.

[byrt_001]

hi

she has a very interesting face, she looks like she is a very funny lady in her own way.

ooops...sorry.

[Schellamo]

Thats a lovely shot, lots of personality, and quite flattering i think. LOVE the pose!

[shuttertalk]

She has a very kind face... a very flattering portrait.

Are you leaving room at the top for a halo?

[Zig]

I wasn't sure about the tendency towards reds here Ruf, yet I reckon it adds a touch of feistiness. Well-lit buddy: quite a few potential snags circumvented with understated ease. She is poised rather than posed...and also reminds me humorously of portraits of Cromwell: the collar adds a certain mock "froideur".
If one added the caption, "Did you spill my pint?", it would be scary indeed.
byrt, I just love your typo...!

[wulinka]

great shot, I love elderly people and their pictures often show a lot of character.

how did you cope with her glasses? I don't see any reflections or shadows, so looks very well light. or did you actually go so far as to take the glasses out of the frames?

uli

[Rufus]

Well folks, I'm really glad you like this.

The tendency to red is deliberate, and doesnt appear in the original.
Regarding the glasses, no, the lenses arent removed. It's just a lighting angle trick which minimises the negative effects.

Actually, you see where Zig refers to "Did you spill my pint?" Well now, there's a reason for that expression.........

All will be revealed in a new thread called, "she didnt shut her eyes"

[Janika]

Hey, that expression is priceless. It's like she wants to warn you not to take the picture, but you did anyways and we haven't seen the rest!