GURUDEV [155285 People]
Uploaded: March 04, 2006 07:37:56
This portrait of my senior friend was made with studio lighting.
Deb Holmes-Hatfield March 04, 2006
This is magnificent Rakesh, awesome portrait! #402786Colette M. Metcalf March 04, 2006
Wonderful portrait, Rakesh! #2495225Dale Ann Cubbage March 04, 2006
Very striking portrait, Rakesh!da #2495259
Bobbie Davis March 04, 2006
Great portrait Rakesh! #2495281Goshka G. March 04, 2006
Perfect lighting in this terrific portrait, Rakesh! #2495320
Carolyn M. Fletcher
March 04, 2006
Tracy Reehal March 04, 2006
Another great portrait...the lighting is amazing! Nice work, Rakesh. #2495422Judyann Plante March 04, 2006
Fantastic portrait, Rakesh! Wonderful lighting. Love the way it brings out the eyes. #2495481Marianne Andersson March 04, 2006
Great portrait, great model! #2495534Kristi A. Howson March 04, 2006
Excellent compostion and lighting. this really has a lot of mood and emotion to it Rakesh! #2495554William Moore March 04, 2006
a most fasinating gentleman....your portraits are a delight and what wisdom he exudes.... #2495637Milan Banik March 04, 2006
Rakesh fabulas shot this ,excellent depth and natural light in one side bringing inner glow.,great presentation too. #2495684
Laurence Saliba
March 04, 2006
Nina Shields March 04, 2006
This gentleman is one of the most incredible models I've ever seen; he exudes dignity and wisdom; your lighting totally captures that aspect; you are a very gifted portrait artist! #2495793Kerby Pfrangle March 04, 2006
Beautiful in color. This man is such a wonderful model for you. An amazing capture. Kerby #2495882Lisa D. Greer March 04, 2006
Fantastic Rakesh! :) #2495909Karen Bacon March 04, 2006
Stunning portrait Rakesh! #2495996Peter Mantione March 04, 2006
beautiful portrait, Amazing model! #2496063Lorraine A. Cook March 04, 2006
Awesome Portrait, Rakesh!<:)) #2496079Karen Engelbreth March 04, 2006
Another wonderful portrait, Rakesh! #2496116Sharon Day March 04, 2006
Outstanding portrait work, Rakesh!!! Well done! #2496154Frances Saunders March 04, 2006
It's lovely, Rakesh....very peaceful-looking. #2496204
Kay E. Mahoney
March 04, 2006
Renee Doyle March 04, 2006
I love your portrait work Rakesh and this is no exception!!!! Wonderful!!Cathy Gregor March 04, 2006
Awesome portrait, Rakesh.Alison Greenwood March 04, 2006
Another fantastic SP Rakesh!
Candice C. Calhoun
March 04, 2006
ccc #2496473
Wende Trew March 04, 2006
Another awesome portrait!!! Fantastic job Rakesh!! #2496555
Linda Boehme
March 04, 2006
Janine Russell
March 04, 2006
Stanley J. Contrades March 04, 2006
There is such a wonderful calmness to this image, Rakesh, and lots of it due to your exceptional portrait skills and technique!! Superb!!
Rakesh Syal
March 04, 2006
Kristy A. Keene March 04, 2006
Awesome Potrait! As always PERFECT! #2497231
Evy Johansen
March 04, 2006
Jim Kinnunen
March 04, 2006
Darryl Wilkinson March 04, 2006
Outstanding portrait, Rakesh!!! #2497594Daniel Diaz March 05, 2006
Perfect portrait as usual Rakesh!!! #2497852Marthie L. Bredenkamp March 05, 2006
Your portrait skills and technique excelent!!! Great photo #2498699Kaye Burazin March 05, 2006
Your capture exquisive Rakesh, your model superbly perfect! #2499387Carla Metzler March 05, 2006
The shots of your Sr. friend are always my favorites for some reason. I love all your work, Rakesh. Still, for me there is something very special in the way you capture this man. #2499982Jill Flynn March 06, 2006
Beautiful lighting on this great subject Rakesh! #2502655Donna W. Neal March 07, 2006
Gorgeous Rakesh #2507421frank anusky March 10, 2006
The is a excelent portait, the lighting the model, WoW Great job. #2517431
Susan T. Evans
March 11, 2006
Karamatullah Danyal March 25, 2006
First of all great capture, 2nd If you took the glasses off and put a pug on you would look like baba guru nanak (in my book this would be a compliment) Third and I am not sure if this question is too sensitive for you and if it is then I apologize in advance but are you a sikh? #2574285
Rakesh Syal
March 25, 2006
Margot Petrowski April 25, 2006
CONGRATS!!!!!! #2685661Joyce Baldassarre April 25, 2006
BEAUTIFUL!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! #2685827Life Expressions April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist, Rakesh!! #2685866Susana Ms Heide April 25, 2006
Your lighting always amazes me! Perfect!!! Congratulations! #2685888Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2006
Big congrats Rakesh :O) #2686094Gary Lange April 25, 2006
Congrats on this very fine finalist, Rakesh!! Good luck in the next round. :) #2686201Nicole Kessel April 25, 2006
Congratulations Rakesh! #2686557KHAWLA Haddad April 25, 2006
Congratulations!!! #2686978Barbara Helgason April 25, 2006
CONGRATS RAKESH! #2687168
Ken Smith
April 25, 2006
Wendy Stevenson April 25, 2006
Many Congratulations on ALL your gorgeous finalists Rakesh!! You've really wowed the judges this month with your abundence of talent!!! #2687646
Deborah Lewinson
April 25, 2006
Carla Metzler April 25, 2006
Congratulations, Rakesh!! I am so happy to see this as a finalist image! :D #2688083Marie Fields April 25, 2006
Congratulations on all of your finalists, Rakesh! Well deserved!! #2688241Paula Kelly April 25, 2006
Good luck in the next round! fingers crossed for you. #2689136
Terry L. Ellis
April 25, 2006
Renee Doyle April 25, 2006
Many congratulations again Rakesh on a wonderful finalist!Pamela Shane April 25, 2006
Congratulations Rakesh on this outstanding portrait finalist! :) #2689724
Candice C. Calhoun
April 25, 2006
ccc #2689974
Inge S. Lasmana April 25, 2006
Outstanding potrait, Rakesh! Congratulations and good luck in the next round. #2690048Mary L. Graham April 25, 2006
Congratulations Rakesh, I just love this shot. Very well deserved!! =) #2690159
Jim Kinnunen
April 25, 2006
Su Sana E. P
April 25, 2006
Lynn Crawford April 25, 2006
Congrats, beautiful portrait :) #2690717Tamera S. Phillips April 25, 2006
Yep - congratulations again. I think you broke the record for a single person winning finalist this month. #2690726
Rakesh Syal
April 25, 2006
Kristi A. Howson April 25, 2006
Congratulations on your wonderful Finalist and Best of Luck in the next round Rakesh! Marvelous photographic work here! #2690966Margaret Sikora April 26, 2006
Congratulations Rakesh on this superb photo and good luck in the next round. #2691732Paul Sikora April 26, 2006
That old fellow that models for you is worth more money, Congratulations to you and him #2691821Jenny Bosmans April 26, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist, Rakesh!! Terrific series!! #2691839
Cliff & Patti Smith
April 26, 2006
Kay E. Mahoney
April 26, 2006
Rakesh Syal
April 26, 2006
Cindy Paquette April 26, 2006
Ohhh Rakesh! You have done yourself proud this month! This portrait is so very magnificent...congratulations on this! And...such honor to have been recognized so many times this month on your fantastic work! WHOO HOO!!!! And...CONGRATULATIONS Rakesh! #2694937Lorraine A. Cook April 26, 2006
I am so happy to see this magnificent portrait among the finalists!Congratulations, Rakesh!!<:)) #2695904
Corinne M. Thompson April 27, 2006
Magnificent....Congrats! #2699548Carlo Cascone June 01, 2006
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