just browsing photo.net

[ajo43]

I saw this photo on photo.net was the most popular photo from the last three days.

As it was shot with a d70 I thought you'd be interested.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2836857

[Vicareyus]

like the shot - great character captured in the portrait. Also like whatever (however??) they have done with the background.

[MHD]

is he standing in front of a painting?

[ajo43]

I'd love to know how he did the background. Makes the photo look almost 3D.

And his colour is spot on

[phillipb]

On one of the comments he says that the shepherd is standing in front of a dirty glass and what you see in the backgroung are sheep (smudged by the dirty glass).

[Greg B]

It is very intiguing - the colours, the feel, the textures - all look unreal somehow. The background, as explained, work really well.