... you strike a rock, a photo from Hhohho, Northwest

Photographer's Note

For International Womans' Day 2012. "You strike a woman, you strike a rock."

The highlighted woman is Danielle, one of the Burundian students at the school where I work, performing on International Day our own little contribution to diversity and human rights.

RhodieIke, jjcordier, danos, cavli, Sonata11, maloutim has marked this note useful

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holmertz (26932) 2012-03-08 7:44

Hello Iain,
This is a heart-warming and attractive photo expressing the joy of life. It is well composed and the background is also nice and interesting, just sufficiently blurred not to steal the attention from the Burundian woman.
Kind regards,
Gert

yquem46 (32263) 2012-03-08 10:12

Hi iain
i like this one for its vitality and happiness !
as simple as that but it's a lot !
good choice for women's day
have a nice day
all the best
patrick

korbee (6299) 2012-03-08 10:27

Dear,dear Lain its imposible to make a better tribute to woman and womans day than this!
Lovely portrait full of joy,you did good focussing on the ladies on the background,a true beauty!

jsn

Glint (5573) 2012-03-08 12:06

hello Iain,
this is a joyful and upbeat image.Danielle is perfectly placed in the frame, allowing to see her fellow students. Excellent dof and colours. A happy addition to International Women's Day.
best regards,
Bev

kato (6767) 2012-03-08 13:08

Hello Lain,

You're capturing well this scene by a good composition, good focus and excellent tone/clarity, so it's impressive to see the spectacle in which the girl is making the joy by a dance. Her expression is very good. It's impressive in the spectator who is looking later, too. Good photograph!

Kind regards,
mikio

Fly (366) 2012-03-08 21:36

Hi Iain

I love the joy and exuberance reflected in this image, and the way it is isolated from the rest of the image by the sharp focus on the performer. Well done.

Regards, JP

wolf38 (28180) 2012-03-08 22:18

Hi Iain. An interesting photo - from real life. Title, photo and text complement each other perfectly. Well seen and presented. Rgds, Wolfgang.

RhodieIke (9207) 2012-03-08 22:22

Hi Iain, This is fantastic and very fitting for Woman's day.Super pin-sharp on the main subject, but love the Bg, faces great expressions.Well done, Cheers Iain.

jjcordier (62328) 2012-03-09 0:18

Iain
Une photo dynamique, joyeuse et colorée pour célébrer ce jour.
Amicalement
JJ

gus72 (2508) 2012-03-09 10:49

oH Iain !!! you are going to have a ball in Swaziland...... lots of colours and uncomplicated people.
This image combines very well the background with the foreground...... there is plenty to observe even though the girl dancing takes centre stage.
Well Done.
Gus

aliabazari (10105) 2012-03-11 23:36

Hi Iain
Warm colors and lovely. Good and happy resolution combined with a good portrait of a dancer.

sacimar (25957) 2012-03-12 11:34

Hello Iain,

good image, I like the fresh scene you present here, the face expression of the woman is lovely, good details and composition,

Best regards,

Sergio

danos (73974) 2012-03-14 3:58

Hello Iain,
beautiful the snapshot with the perfoming Danielle during the IWD in the school to steal the show.I like the excellent light and colour management as the beauty of the scene.

Have a good day,Danos

cavli (1874) 2012-03-14 5:31

Hello Laim,

It is well composed and the background is also nice, I like blurity. nice desicive moment and well presentation with the note.
tfs
regards

Sonata11 (28331) 2012-03-17 8:14

Hello Iain,
wonderful composition of this young student, you Iain, capture her wonderfully with fantastic colors, sharpness, perfect clarity, great depth. Wonderful work. I like it a lot. Perfectly well done.
All the best and have a nice WE,
Barbara

Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-04-03 15:10

Hello Iain..

I love her expression and the wonderful blurred backgroung..lovely capture rich of atmosphere and good mood! well taken

Best regards..Yiannis

maloutim (8608) 2012-04-11 1:43

Hi Iain,
Great capture taken on the spur of the moment ! You got the happiness of the main character just right, and I also like the expressions on the faces in the background ! Some are interested, some blasé... Makes you wonder what she was so happy about !
Thanks for sharing this everyday life image.
Best regards.
Marie-Louise.