Khmer smile, a photo from Kandal, West

Photographer's Note

This shot was taken in Oudong, an abandoned city on a hill which was the royal capital from 1618 to 1866, and one of the last Khmer Rouge stronghold.

I have already shown you few pictures from that place.

We met this young girl with some of her friends and I made few portraits...

Hope you like it ;)

ISO 100
Focal length 200mm
Time 17h50

dareco, Cricri, jlbrthnn, Emile, danos, dip, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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hardyuno (4646) 2009-08-08 9:39

Hi Marylin,
it's a wonderful naturally portait. The cropping was chosen very well. Congratulation
TFS
Hartmut

devimeuxbe (58557) 2009-08-08 10:53

Bonsoir Marilyn
c'est un superbe portrait ! très expressif, très net, très naturel
vraiment une belle image
amicalement
Bertrand

cd70 (0) 2009-08-08 11:45

Très beau portrait expressif dans un cadrage original qui n'est pas toujours évident. Tu as su prendre une expression naturelle. Bravo à toi.

siolaw (37568) 2009-08-08 11:52

Sussedai
Les enfants au Cambodge sont si attachants.. et d'excellents sujets pour les photos... Ici une jeune beauté, les couleurs bien chaudes et le cadrage serré rendent bien
Joli
L.

martin_b (362) 2009-08-08 13:09

hi marylin,
yes, of course i like her smile!! :-) very wonderfull and natural portrait!!

greets martin

ciakgiak (30329) 2009-08-08 14:15

Hello Marilyn,
I remained in front of the screen for a long time! This is a really exciting portrait with a splendid smile of this girl. Her eyes are spectacular so as her expression. Congratulations.
Warm regards.
Giorgio

dareco (17134) 2009-08-08 14:47

A very nice portrait with sparkling eyes and a wonderful smile. Good detail. TFS

faubry (35335) 2009-08-08 14:48

Hello Maryline, un très beau portrait, tu semble complice avec cette fillette, superbe sourire ,
bonne soirée
amitiés
francine

MarcT (20946) 2009-08-08 23:23

Salut Marilyn,
Des yeux extraordinaires et une tendre sourire.
Beaucoup de fraicheur dans ce portrait.
Amitiés
Marc

Cricri (86327) 2009-08-09 2:04

Salut Marylin
Toute mignonne, quel douceur dans son regard et son sourire, superbe aussi ses copains en WS :-)
Très beau portrait
Passe un beau dimanche
cricri

delkoo (68) 2009-08-09 5:23

bonjour marylin,
un portrait tres naturel, qui encore une fois nous ravi par son sourire.

didier

jlbrthnn (79773) 2009-08-09 5:47

Bonjour Marilyn,
Encor un beau portrait d'une mignonne petite fille dans les yeux de laquelle, sûrement se reflète le photographe. Très joliment composé, dans les règles de l'art. Bravo.
Bon dimanche.
Amicalement
Joël

kevinos (7349) 2009-08-09 8:16

I'm pleased to see that you are still uploading lovely images, Marilyn. THis one is very frank and strong. We get right in close and feel the impact of that smile. The rat’s tail hair gives a nice fringe to the face too. I like her cheeky look. Regards Kevin

jafadabret (56497) 2009-08-09 11:18

Bonjour Marilyn.
Ce portrait d'enfant est très réussi. Le sourire illumine le regard et fait apparaître l'âme.
Très beau travail !
Amitiés
Jacques

Emile (20348) 2009-08-09 21:27

Hola Marilyn.
I like your frame and the way you cropped the face of the girl, very good colors and sharpness. Beautiful smile.
TFS.
Best regards.

danos (73926) 2009-08-09 23:27

Geia sou Marilyn,
nice the portrait of this little young Khmer girl,with the big smile.All these boys in the Ws are her friends? Lucky girl!

Have a nice week,Danos

dip (21875) 2009-08-10 0:27

Hi Marilyn,
a lovely and good clear and sharp portrait of the girl,
excellent exposed,interesting framing as well!
regards,
Dimitris.

jasmis (57596) 2009-08-10 23:23

Nice face, opend face, superb smile. Amazing portrait.
Optimistic shot.
Regards.

Graal (88808) 2009-08-11 3:01

Bonjour Marilyn,
nice portrait and smile. Fine natural face of girl. Good shot and presentation. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

John_F_Kennedy (41368) 2009-08-11 4:09

The smile of this kid is so cute. An excellent example of portrait photography. Excellent sharpness and light.
Best wishes,
Achim

ChrisJ (86798) 2009-08-14 3:44

Bonsoir Marilyn

A very good close up portrait of the sniling Cambodian girl, with good dof, colour & sharpness. I like the reflections in her eyes. Bon weekend!

bernardec (2235) 2009-08-21 1:30

Marylin
rentré hier du Vietnam, je n'étais pas loin des kmers... surtout dans le delta...
(vieilles histoires)
ce portrait est de toute beauté, tous les détails qui le composent s'additionnent...et puis quel regard si doux si gentil si heureux...
que j'aimerai parfois trouver ici?????

Bernard

sothy81 (9526) 2009-09-25 2:18

Hi Marilyn, I like this picture a lot. Very nice smile of the girl. Good lighting on her face. No shadow. Well done. Sothy