Ringside — Boxing Match, 1997 3

Two friends at the bar of a smoky boxing venue between rounds — a young person with short dark hair and warm brown skin leaning on the bar, ordering from the bartender, wearing a button-down shirt and blazer with sleeves pushed up, two fingers raised for two drinks. A wiry Irish-looking guy with a shaved head and ruddy cheeks wearing a fitted leather jacket over a white crew-neck tee stands beside them turned away from the bar, watching the corner work in the ring visible behind them, the corner man sponging the fighter's face. The bar is mahogany with brass fixtures, whiskey bottles on the shelf, two half-finished glasses in front of them. Red velvet drapes, low ceiling, cigar smoke catching the light above the bar mirror. Flash from someone at the bar, moderate grain, the bar bottles reflecting bright spots, the red ambient tint mixing with flash. Natural skin texture with subtle pores and micro-imperfections, organic asymmetry in features.