Late night shot

[English Bloke]

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You look fine mate!

[Nile]

Frank,

To my eyes, your kilt looks like it's fitted just right; it sits at the proper wast and falls to the top of the knee (nice looking tartan, by the way). It's definitely a casual look but, I think it looks great.

That said, here's a couple of observations: Being the end of the 'kilted' day, your shirt looks crumpled. This could have been remedied for the picture by reaching up under the kilt and pulling the tales down to pull the wrinkles out. The other thing is, your sporran could be a little higher; it seems too low to me. And... though not necessarily bad, your chosen colors follow a common theme (a bit match'y/match'y). Perhaps a lighter toned shirt in a different color (maybe yellow or a multi-color check). There is nothing wrong, in my opinion, with your outfit; I'm just offering suggestions for tweaking.

One other thing: Try to have your photos taken outdoors in good light or at least without a close background. Photographing indoors with a flash creates a dark shadow against the background on one side of the subject, sometimes making the subject look wider. You'll look better in an outdoor picture as attested by your avatar.

Nile

[Stan]

Look good, and certainty not to long.

[frank_a]

Frank,

To my eyes, your kilt looks like it's fitted just right; it sits at the proper wast and falls to the top of the knee (nice looking tartan, by the way). It's definitely a casual look but, I think it looks great.

That said, here's a couple of observations: Being the end of the 'kilted' day, your shirt looks crumpled. This could have been remedied for the picture by reaching up under the kilt and pulling the tales down to pull the wrinkles out. The other thing is, your sporran could be a little higher; it seems too low to me. And... though not necessarily bad, your chosen colors follow a common theme (a bit match'y/match'y). Perhaps a lighter toned shirt in a different color (maybe yellow or a multi-color check). There is nothing wrong, in my opinion, with your outfit; I'm just offering suggestions for tweaking.

One other thing: Try to have your photos taken outdoors in good light or at least without a close background. Photographing indoors with a flash creates a dark shadow against the background on one side of the subject, sometimes making the subject look wider. You'll look better in an outdoor picture as attested by your avatar.

Nile

Thanks Nile, I understand everything you're saying, but it was late, and I just wanted a take on the kilt length. Um, if it hadn't been dark out, we would have taken the pic outside. It was late, and from there, I went straight to bed. Um, after a dram maybe...

Frank

[Nile]

I here you Frank, being the end of the day and late makes a difference in how we look and feel (and my suggestions were probably not appropriate under the circumstances).

My wife and I attended the Maryland Renaissance Festival this weekend and we asked someone to take a picture of us just before we left (after being there about six hours). Needless to say, I was a bit disheveled and dusty, my shirt needed pulled down and my bonnet wasn't set right (pics here). Of course, I didn't realize how I looked until I got home and saw the pictures. I think that pictures are best taken just prior to starting our kilted activities, not after.

Nile