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Old Woman portrait
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Copyright: izzet keribar (keribar) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1926 W: 121 N: 7386] (36091)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-16
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D 200, 24-120/3.5-5.6 D VR
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/30 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-24 3:55
Viewed: 1381
Favorites: 4 [view]
Points: 74
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Our tour leader had promised to take us to a typical Chinese village in the vicinity of Shanghai. I expected old wooden houses but found nothing of that sort. But in one house there was this old woman sitting in a corner,and from a hole somewhere in the roof there was a beam of sunlight coming inside the house close to her.On the wall I found a hanging old straw hat which must have belonged to the woman, and I created a small studio on location. A white newspaper on the ground (for reflections on her face and the inside of the hat) did the trick. It is always difficult to handle such a strong light in the dark, therefore I underexposed down to minus two stops. I also used my tripod, but the real challenge was about the beam of light moving at an incredible speed. The woman looked very old, and she hardly communicated with me.

lucero, fjufju, miuky, nerve, recepyuksel, eleparc, jafadabret, nwoehnl, Philippe, thaprem, Tezic, AnaFrantz, everlasting, teutza, sabyasachi1212, Jangalbaan has marked this note useful
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To Cormac: many thanks Alvinkeribar 1 10-25 15:36
To eleparc: Bonjour Erickeribar 1 10-24 12:31
To miuky: Hello Miukykeribar 1 10-24 10:35
To nerve: Merhaba Evrenkeribar 2 10-24 07:48
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A superb classical portrait with a great light and Nikon colors.
have a nice day

jopel

Un bonito retrato Izzet, captas un gesto especial en la mujer y además la luz de la foto le hace aún más protagonista.
El mejor acierto para mi, la luz, que ilumina perfectamente su rostro y sus manos.
Un saludo: Javi

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  • dzain Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 46 W: 15 N: 60] (585)
  • [2006-10-24 3:58]

Beautiful! Especially the use of light!

Hi Izzet,
the effect you received is amazing. Very good portrait.
regards,
Jan

Nice work and colors. I have a couple portraits similar from my trip to China have a look.

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  • miuky Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 443 W: 48 N: 610] (3335)
  • [2006-10-24 4:17]
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Yes, a masterwork...Getting out that light was an exellent job...She must have been having fun, wasn't she?...as well as you...:))
Regards, M.

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  • jasmis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2763 W: 575 N: 2830] (34063)
  • [2006-10-24 4:34]

Hi Izzet. It is really amazing portrait. Simply - the piece of art. Perfect model, incredible light, superb tonal range. Makes impression. Regards.

Salut Izett:
tres chouette ce portrait ou tu as tres bien gere la lumiere. Tres "tableau" comme effet.
Amicalement,
Francis

merhaba izzet,
may i just stay speechless?
it is an awesome, respectful portrait, an evidence of your passion and love and human, engaged sould,
keep inspiring, my friend!
tc, j.

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  • nerve Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 845 W: 81 N: 678] (9861)
  • [2006-10-24 6:55]
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yani şapkayı teyzeye giydirdiniz öyle mi? LOL! güzel bir ışik, nefis bir portre Usta, gazeteleri yerde mi buldunuz yoksa yanınızda mıydı tesadüfen, merak ettim şimdi.. :)

sonuç olarak harika olmuş Ustam, selamlar, hürmetler.

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  • coco Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3976 W: 136 N: 4551] (21806)
  • [2006-10-24 8:31]

Hi Izzet.
The light is almost magical and also is an interesting portrait.
A nice and interesting work.

Well done.

Hi Izzet,
Certainly made the most of a situation here...with extraordinary results...looks like she is winking at you!
Can't believe she was patient enough to let you do all that. Well done
Cheers
Mark

Hi Izzet, perhaps it's a touch too formal a portrait but, regardless, this is a very nice capture of the old lady. You have exploited the interesting, but difficult, lighting conditions to the full. Spot-on exposure. Very nice indeed. Stephen

on dirait qu'elle te fait un gros clin d'oeil... amoureuse de toi peut etre? haha! beau portrait tres classique mais qui a du charme et du peps avec ce clin d'oeil;-)

Eric

Harika bir ışık kullanımı ve şahane portre, kadın da olsa her nedense bana hemen Dersu Uzala'yı hatırlattı. Selam ve saygılar. R Yuksel
(İyi bayramlar)

Salut Izzet,
C'est bien entendu excellent, la postion de la personne et surtout cette luminosité parfaite qui illumine son visage, superbe aussi le chapeau bien intégré dans la composition.

Bonsoir Izzet
Quel portrait !
Il y a bien sur la beauté de ce visage ridé et grimaçant, mais il y a aussi l'incroyable lumière qui baugne la scène.
Un très très beau portrait.
Amicalement
Bertrand

Félicitations, Izzet, pour le studio improvisé et pour la photo qu'il a permis. Ma première réaction devant le cliché a été de penser que c'était une image de studio. Le chapeau réfléchit un peu de la lumière du visage et fait comme une aura pour ce visage qui semble hors du temps. Les mains sont également superbement rendues.
Jacques

Lovely portrait of the old lady, Izzet. Nice how the sun is hitting her beautiful wrinkled face, and a good - even elegant - pose she is giving, seeming to enjoy the moment. Good tight framing putting full attention to her as it should be, well done.

Bonjour, Izzet. Tu as très bien utilisé la lumière pour mettre en relief les rides qui creusent la peau de cette dame. Elles ressortent d'autant mieux que les autres parties de son corps sont moins bien éclairées. Le regard est directement attiré vers les parties lumineuses et, ici, on voit avec quelle minutie tu as préparé cette photo. Excellente netteté.

Hi Izzet,
Wonderful expressive portrait, full of respect.
Wonderful sun light.
TFS,
Corinne

Izzet: what you have here is a masterpiece. I find it hard to believe that you engineered the shot so professionally. Something I would be far to intimidated to do. This is an exceptional addition to your outstanding portfolio. regards, c

excellent portrait of this old lady. good use of light too. her face reflects well how age has made her experienced one about this contrasting world full of joy and sorrow. tfs.
regards,
arjun

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3803 W: 176 N: 4790] (21498)
  • [2006-10-25 2:40]

Merhaba Izzet bey,
yine muhteşem bir ışık kullanımı. şapkanın çevresinde ihtiyar kadının yüzünde ki ışık çok hoşuma gitti. elelrinin duruşu ve surat ifadesi resmi tamamlamış. selamlar.saygılar
burak

Hi Izzet.

An excellent portrait. I've been looking your pictures and you are a great photographer. Maybe some of your pictures are not spectacular, but they are very smart in the compositions. This is a good example if you look at the light.

Rgs, Oscar
PS: Speak with Coco for the next week and try to meet, at least, for having a drink or dinner or...something!

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  • Cormac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3199 W: 55 N: 5874] (24503)
  • [2006-10-25 11:01]
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One of the best portraits I've seen on TE! This starts with great lighting, which shows detail and texture without overwhelming the subject. I like the sense of character and dignity in the woman, very remarkable. Excellent!

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  • Tezic Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1637 W: 0 N: 2660] (13318)
  • [2006-10-26 6:34]

Enfes bir ışık kullanımı, yne nefis bir kadraj... İfade ve yüz hatları muhteşem..

Amazing Portrait! This photograph says a lot, is very isnpiring. The composition, light and deph are just perfect! Congratulations!

I can imagine all this action, newspaper, tripod and then to capture this serene portrait. The sun is hits her beautiful face spot-on, she radiates, really beautifully executed Izzet. In my favourites

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  • teutza Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1035 W: 222 N: 1825] (9659)
  • [2006-10-30 14:58]

Hello Izzet,
this portrait reminds me of my grandmather..she passed away a few weeks ago and i miss her so much..and this face....has such a warm expresion..i'm surely she is a good lady..like my "buni" was...
thanks for reminding me..
teo

Hi Izzet
A lovely old woman and the protrait has a warm atmosphere and good DOF and light.
greetings from Holland
ALBRECHT

Hi Izzet,
Excellent portrait and when one reads the note and learns what length you went to make this shot, one can appreciate the photo even better. The black ground against the strong light works extremely well.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

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  • zig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 508 W: 30 N: 405] (2406)
  • [2006-12-28 9:21]

Wow, you have many photos uploaded here, I haven't browsed through them all yet, but my eyes were stuck on this shot. How beautiful she is! The perfect light on her face and her hat, the perfect composition, everything looks awesome here. You are right when you said you can't check on every good photos on TE cause they are buried in the flow of photos. Sometimes I find good photographers within the members that left comments in my gallery. You are definitely one of them!

Hi izzet

fantastic portrait, the old lady is an excellent subject.

good job

tfs

Excellent work.

Oh man is this ever a great shot! I mean really this is a wonderful shot! It is perfect! Great work!

magnifique portrait, belle lumière
Nicole

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