Perhaps the greatest voice ever

[RayGuselli]

My painting of Pavarotti...

Best wishes Ray

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[soxOZ]

Wow, that's spectacular Ray... ??

 

[Butlerkid]

Truly a stunning creation, Ray!

 

[Pa]

Looks quite lifelike, but a bit too red.

 

[MiriamJ]

Very beautifully done! I find I miss his shoulders.

 

[RayGuselli]

Many thanks all for the kind feedback...

I did not colour this one...just the painting so left the colours as is etc...

Was not sure if I should reduce the red colour and perhaps could do....always happy to try and adjust...

I think I prefer the adjusted one better now......thank you Jim...appreciated.

I am afraid the original was also like this Miriam so had to work with that unfortunately......

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Best wishes Ray

 

[NCV]

Great presence in this painting. Lovely.

I once photographed Pavarotti for our local Opera house. I still have the little plastic press pass.

I hope you do not mind me posting a couple of shots I took many years ago.

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[RayGuselli]

Great presence in this painting. Lovely.

I once photographed Pavarotti for our local Opera house. I still have the little plastic press pass.

I hope you do not mind me posting a couple of shots I took many years ago.

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WOW...

NCV...these are fantastic...what great photos and what an honour...

May I ask if you would allow me to try to colour the main Pavarotti image....I am learning colourisation and this would be fantastic to try with please.

Thanks so much for posting...adds so much to the thread.

Kind regards

Ray

 

[MiriamJ]

I am afraid the original was also like this Miriam so had to work with that unfortunately......
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Best wishes Ray

Just a minor quibble . . . it's still beautiful!

 

[RayGuselli]

Just a minor quibble . . . it's still beautiful!

Thanks you Miriam...I agree...wish it had been a proper head and shoulders......

Best wishes and take care

Ray

 

[Pa]

Was not sure if I should reduce the red colour and perhaps could do....always happy to try and adjust...

I think I prefer the adjusted one better now......thank you Jim...appreciated.

Best wishes Ray

Excellent. I prefer this one, too.

 

[RayGuselli]

Excellent. I prefer this one, too.

Thank you Jim...

The benefit of this forum is that I always get help and advice....I can see straight way that this is much better and the over-saturation of the orignal was wrong.

Thank you for your help.

Best wishes Ray

 

[Pa]

Great presence in this painting. Lovely.

I once photographed Pavarotti for our local Opera house. I still have the little plastic press pass.

I hope you do not mind me posting a couple of shots I took many years ago.

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Lucky you! Are these digitized from a negative or color transparency?

 

[NCV]

Lucky you! Are these digitized from a negative or color transparency?

They are from digitalised negatives. Tmax 400 pushed to 1600

 

[NCV]

WOW...

NCV...these are fantastic...what great photos and what an honour...

May I ask if you would allow me to try to colour the main Pavarotti image....I am learning colourisation and this would be fantastic to try with please.

Thanks so much for posting...adds so much to the thread.

Kind regards

Ray

Thanks, for the kind words.

Go ahead and have some fun with colour.

 

[RayGuselli]

Thank you Nigel...

Hope this works...

Best wishes Ray

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[Growltiger]

Good work. I did once go and see him, wonderful voice.

 

[RayGuselli]

Good work. I did once go and see him, wonderful voice.

Thank you Richard...that must have been quite an experience.

Best wishes Ray

 

[NCV]

Yes it sure does work. Brilliant.

You breathed a new life in to this old picture.

Thanks.

 

[greyflash]

The image is so good that you can almost hear that wonderful baritone voice.