Man from Armidale

Man from Armidale
Originally uploaded by Sharanjit

I found a few videos on how to use some of the develop tools in Lightroom 2, and played a little with this shot to try and get some better exposure on the face, whilst keeping the detail in the clouds.

Interestingly enough this photo seems to be the consistent favourite of my friends who look at my photostream on flickr.

It's a photo of my grandfather-in-law on his 80th birthday. A man I admire greatly. He's lived in or around Armidale for most of his life, and built many of the roads when he worked for the local council. He spends most of these days walking around the land, which he is so strongly connected to. Racing across the hills, he leaves us younger ones behind.