before the mass - Livingstonia Photo

Photographer’s Note

The old church in Livingstonia, people coming to the mass at 11am. It is like a picnic, great atmosphere.

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s10001in (1485) 2007-02-07 19:53

Nice one Maciej,

Blue color & pink top of lady are two strong colors in this frame but over all atmosphere is bit dull..or neutral.
Kid in blue is on foreground & you are shaving him but he is not aware..Using zoom a bit???
He is very natural.
A thin soft focus all around the photo, a kid blue in focus..infact It should be opposite..(For no reason)
I am sounding too conventional..

Nice work.
regards,

faubry (32419) 2007-02-08 3:49

bonsoir Maciej, i like expression from this boy, good composition....he seems afraid??
son
francine

Furachan (0) 2007-02-08 5:05

That's very cool, Maciej. You realy "saw" the entire scene, where evryone was in the frame. Webb-like,dynamic, tense. Love the boy in the foreground just turning away.
great immediacy to tis one.Some very fine work from Africa.
Best,
Francis

Luko (13896) 2007-02-08 5:16

Good composition, the kid is critical even though he looks overly dramatizing what is quite a peaceful scene, taken from the african version of "the little house in the prairie".

But once again that greyish dull cast on your photos... any will to turn on that "overcast day" white balance when developping your RAW's?

I had a look in your pbase Malawi gallery. The one with the 3 women holding their babies is tremendous. Probably the best in your african trip.

fixed (3831) 2007-02-08 12:42

hello Maciej
very nice compo/framing.
the timing is very good ...
congratulation !
nono-mimireille ;)

SamB (1948) 2007-02-08 17:10

Hello, Maciej--
Nice work on this one, the presence of the foreground boy so close to the camera breathes some life into an otherwise fairly distant and uninspiring scene. His presence, however, adds interest to the rest of it, as he looks out of the frame to the right, seeming to see something that the others have walked away from.
Thanks!
sam

Ah_Thong (464) 2007-02-09 17:14

nice photo... a busy photo..so much stories inside a single photo.. u did a great job capturing this photo..the scene, the people, their activities.. nice composition.. thanks for sharing

polter (6168) 2007-02-10 7:25

Lubię bardzo takie ujęcia pełne ludzkich indywidualności. Każda z postaci patrzy w inną stronę, a ich spojrzenia zataczają jakby krąg, wyznaczając jakąś taką szczegolną przestrzeń. A przy tym tyle tu dynamiki. Bardzo dobre. Pozdrawiam T.