Piercing gaze Photo

Photographer’s Note

Breaking the journey
with a walk in the markets
along the way
is always welcome for me
and gives the chance
to see different people
many of them really
amazed to be the focus
of my attentions.

As everywhere
few polite words
in local language
and a smiling attitude
are the key
to their consent
for a shot.

Dpbours, Wanda1, hispic, bobocortis, JBotelho, flory, euryan, leo61 has marked this note useful

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faubry (32191) 2008-07-06 14:40

bonsoir luca, what wonderful glance.... superb portrait, good skin details, reaaly i like a lot; bravo
francine

velocista (879) 2008-07-06 14:51

olá,
great portrait of a beautiful woman. i like her expression of naturality. congratulations
pedro

scalerman (25599) 2008-07-06 15:06

Luca: perhaps one of your best tight portraits - absolutely perfect. regards, c

lestans (15373) 2008-07-06 15:22

Ciao Luca! Hai colto una bellezza sconvolgente, bella anche nell'anima.
Solo io in Sudafrica faccio fatica a trovare le few polite words.
Qui la ragazza letteralmente esce dalla foto, è viva, ci lasci immaginare il sorriso che si dischiuderà.
E' bello viaggiare se si ama la gente.
Livia

Barkan (342) 2008-07-06 15:27

Hello Luca,
Beautiful portrait of a lady who -as you mentioned- looks amazed to be the centre of attention. The look in her eyes sis almost as sharp as your picture. Tfs
Regards
Barkan

chirasak (575) 2008-07-06 19:55

Hello Luca
a nice portrait, a nice smile there, thanks for sharing

Regards
Chirasak

Wanda1 (10848) 2008-07-06 22:16

Hi Luca,
So beautiful and really up close and personal. I love her expression and slight smile and the way she is sitting with her hand resting on her face. Nice soft light for her features in this excellent portrait.
Regards
Wanda

SergeMtl (284) 2008-07-06 22:22

Beautifully sculpted face. She would probably prefer the texture of her skin to be rendered smoother but the portrait is very real and her strength and beauty shine through.
Serge

jasmis (49559) 2008-07-06 22:46

Amazing portrait. Superb pose of a model. Deep colours. Perfect quality.
Regards.

kadirim (879) 2008-07-06 23:08

Ciao Luca
Wonderful portrait picture and lovely model.Good composition.
Well done.
Best regards.
KaDiR.

Longroute (8815) 2008-07-07 1:17

Preferisco questo ritratto, forse perchè è di donna, all'altro precedente che mi sembrava troppo voluto (dal venditore).
Qui c'è più spontaneità e serenità. Tecnicamente sono perfetti entrambi.
Buona giornata,
Donato

hispic (7399) 2008-07-07 1:20

Hello Luca,
Beautiful portrait! Ethiopian beauty is looking at you gently. I like this bold composition.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

bobocortis (14104) 2008-07-07 1:24

Ciao Luca.
Ancor prima di leggere la tua nota avevo capito che il fatto che la ragazza non si sia intimidita per un obiettivo davanti al naso (mi pare una prospettiva grandangolare, dunque eri vicinissimo) significa che hai la capacità di avvicinare questi soggetti con grande naturalezza.
L'ottica di indiscussa qualità ti ha aiutato rendendo al meglio.
Ciao.
Bobo.

Dpbours (210) 2008-07-07 2:31

Hello Luca!

Wonderful portrait! Nice and tight in the composition.
Love it. Slightly off center, nice with the hand with that red nail paint on it. Wonderful!!

Greetings,
Dennis

dvlazar (6468) 2008-07-07 2:55

An elegant woman with a mesmorising stare!

Good clarity on the skin and face - and i like her hand touching her face too. A good natural expression from this Ethiopian beauty.

Good work getting in there to capture it.
Dave.
:)

jonathan_hart (22564) 2008-07-07 3:11

excellent close portrait, the framing is perfect, the sharpness too, the friendly glance makes this photo a successful picture
regards
jo

devimeuxbe (55623) 2008-07-07 4:24

Hi Luca
One more beautifull portrait and report on Ethiopia. Sharpness is very good, excellent as usual.
Thanks, it's beautifull
Bertrand

brandstaetter (13566) 2008-07-07 5:24

Ciao Luca,
un capolavoro !
Tanta espressione, semplicita´, naturalezza, emozione, calma e serenita´ in questo ritratto.
Bravo!
Ciao Christian

jjcordier (24028) 2008-07-07 10:34

Luca
magnifique portrait de très grande qualité.
Amicalement
JJ

Curioso (9115) 2008-07-07 12:42

This is a splendid portrait. One of the most striking portrait I could see in the past few months. The skin tones are perfectly rendered.

Thanks for sharing that Ethiopian experience.

Kind regards,

Steven

JBotelho (147) 2008-07-07 12:53

Hi Luca
Beautiful close. Excellent.
Congratulations.
Regards
João Botelho

flory (4802) 2008-07-07 23:28

ciao Luca Belis,
i'm lost in her glance.believe in the presence of this beauty,you can only..be happy:)
Compliments!
Flori:)

euryan (8345) 2008-07-08 0:07

What a beautiful woman and an amazing capture. This is great Luca. A favorite for sure!
Ryan

leo61 (42704) 2008-07-13 4:33

Hi Luca!
A wonderful portrait of this young lady.I like her pose and the way how she is looking at you.It`s an excellent exposure and I like the tight framing .
Turkey in two month and I`m thinking about 5 weeks India in january/february or Myanmar again.....
Regards,Leo

david_P (204) 2008-08-28 16:06

Hello Luca,
superbe portrait, cette photo dégage quelque chose, cette femme aussi,
juste au bon moment !
Bravo :)
David

Luko (13880) 2008-09-27 17:05

She is.. she IS. Mesmerizing... I wonder which part, her eyes, her nose, her lips, even the pose of her hands is so beautiful. She's classier than 90% of the women walking the Champ-Elysées.
A lesson in portraiture. probably in lesson in fashion photo too..

Polonaise (5625) 2008-09-29 12:35

Incredibly good technicality Luca, and the emotional content of the photo - even greater.

Very precisive... Perfection of a clock work

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