This is a wonderful companion to John's shot of this gent. Between the two photographs we get a real glimpse into his character. What a great set of portraits.

This is so cool, especially as I just saw John's shot. As well as the differing perspective, it's interesting to see the post processing you've both used on the same subject. To me this has a colder less friendly feel to it than John's shot, but I like it.

That is one brilliant picture djn.

And here is something very very bizzare. When me and Dave were discussing this picture after looking at his Camera LCD we both agreed that it reminded us of an Ian Dury type pose.

I have just opened this picture in my browser and as it appeared on my screen an advert came on television (capital one) that had the music from Ian Dury (Hit me with your rythm stick.

Now that is creepy.

I wish I had taken this photo - it is brillllllll.

Excellent. That wall is such a great backdrop, and I love how colourful this guy is (in every sense of the word).

Great picture. You've got a nice set between you. This geezer and the background really do compliment each other. What do you say to people to get them to pose like this?

Awesome shot Dave! Love the contrast in colours, and the strong constrast on the background. Great portrait :)

Cool shot of a cool looking Geezer. I've seen 3 shots of this guy tonight, though all are quite different, he looks great in all of them. His pose, and the turned up cuffs in this image are just great. So, so, cool!

nice!

reminds me of jackson pollock.

Great shot, I think you both got excellent shots of him!

Pity I missed you guys in London, I think I was ten minutes too late to trafalgar!

Just saw John's potrait and believe me they make a very different potraits of same person, almost contradictory....I think Jon's shot is more freindly and this one gives nearly the opposite feeling. Both of them are very good with different themes in them...

A Great picture, like allways. But today I have to tell you I like more the version from http://shotsphotography.co.uk/blog/
anyway this is wonderfull

This guy makes me think of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer doing the "Cockney Walkabout" on Shooting Stars...

superb dave

Hi david, I added you to my links. Just so I dont miss any of your shots :)

Nice. I love the backdrop and the colors.
It's weird how his hands are blurry though, everything else is so sharp, and it doesn't look like he's moving his hands.

It has to be for me, purely the extremely bright (see "lurid") dress contrasted so well against that monochrome wall. He's had a hard life yet is dressed quite dapper.

You off for a curry then David my son, up the apples and pears, givin' it all the lemon etc.

wow, this is great. i just love the texture of the wall and the contrast of different colors, this is an excellent portrait. genius.

Nice backdrop. The contrasting colours are great, I'm trying to work out what he's holding but it's been distorted, I guess that's what happens with such a wide lens.

Did you and John switch cameras or something?

What an interesting looking fellow. He stands out so nicely against that wall.

That jacket against that wall is amazing!

great shot dave - what an amazing day! it's good to see a differnt take on the same subject after being there and seeing this guy posted on differnt blogs.

Wow, great stuff from you and John today! Amazing how the same subject against the same backdrop, taken (I assume) at about the same time of day can be so completely different. Can't choose a favorite between you; you both did a fantastic job.

His shuit is quite the look. Great contrasst to this mostly black wall. I find I like this picture best with the darkest bg because it causes one to see the man best. Also, it malkes the white stuff on the wall seem not as stark. It's much more dramatic with the dark bg. Great shot again`

I love the fact that his outfit is not just particular bur really brigth wich makes a wonderful contrast with the tones on the wall. I agrre with your note. this time you and John took the oposite rol here.

Great shot! Love, as do many people, the guy against the background. How long do you spend, on average, chatting to people to make them feel comfortable enough to get shots like this?

This is a brilliant character study. Love the background too. As the other guys have said, the contrast is great too.

What a character, and what a backdrop.

I just tested the different themes and for me it looks even better with the black one. For some reasons he looks a bit lost in this shot (maybe because of the perspective or the position of his hands) which I really like.

Nice colours

can you post a link to John's pic / john's site ?

Nicely done.

Great photo. I like yours better than the one John show in his blog.

Great point of view and contrast of colours!

Really nice portrait - the setting, pose, expression and clothing all work together here.

nice one.
reminds me of keith richards from the rolling stones.
maybe this guy was also a rock star in his younger days ;)

I love this, and all of your other shots as well, your site it great. I have a question though, how do you get your rich dark tones (especially your beach shots) without losing the brightness of your pictures, and without them being over-saturated? Any help would be appreciated!

This is classic! The background is so rich - and yet it is a perfect compliment to the gent's natty and colorful attire. Just WOW!

Great shot. Awesome clothes for an old guy. :) Very retro. Love the sharp colors.

for Noswal http://shotsphotography.co.uk/blog/

Thanks everyone.

garyx: I just asked him if he'd mind if we photographed him then chatted about what we were doing, the East End, and so on.

miles: sorry we missed you, it would have been good to have met up.

Leo: I'm not sure why his hands are blurry.

Ed: I'm not sure what he's holding. I didn't notice at the time, and can't make it out now.

great contrast of bw and colour

This pic is great! love this guy... such a caracter