About the Image(s)

This is an actor in the role of Escamillo in a production of the opera “Carmen” in which I was in the chorus. I shot this from the wings on Stage left during the performance. I used Topaz for denoising and sharpening and cropped in. Because this was a dark seen, I did dodging to lighten his face and hands. I added a 3 pixel white stroke to define the image. This was a modern production of the opera--Escamillo was a star quarterback not a bullfighter.. Nikkor Z7 Nikkon 28-75mm ’2.8 at 75 mm ISO 1600. 1400