Xinjiang Reality Photo

Photographer’s Note

We took a stop while heading to the Karakul Lake in western Xinjiang. A group of locals living in a nearby valley approached us and tried to sell us some jewelry and other local products... This girl was one of them. I was amazed by the harsh look in her eyes that fit perfectly into surrounding breath-taking scenery.

This photo was inspired by one of Jim Nachtwey's photos from Chechnya.

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travis_b (902) 2007-05-07 3:47

Pawel

First, that's a very good shot. Dramatic, dark and equipped with an extraordinary perspective and deep background. Great job. Cheers!

Second, I see it is inspired by James Nachtwey's shot from Chechnya. Maybe unconsciously. Maybe not. Take a look and let me know what you think, ok?

Go to an official website and click on Chechnya (first photo): http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/

Pozdrowienia!

scalerman (25787) 2007-05-07 4:06

Pawel: I love your photograph here. Isolating the eyes here against a well placed landscape works great. I would enjoy more post from you from this region. best, c

bantonbuju (48796) 2007-05-07 4:07

just a fraction of the face more and we would see enough of the model...i simply miss more of the face, slightly more...other than that it is a tremendous work...full of tension, some dose of dramatism...
really good,
pozdr. j.

ninaL (19592) 2007-05-07 4:27

Piekne jest to zdjecie.
Jak z filmu, i to nie byle jakiego.
Grozne spojrzenie tej kobiety, w takiej kompozycji, robi niesamowite wrazenie.
Doskonale opracowanie graficzne.
Pozdrawiam. Grazyna.

maciekda (19599) 2007-05-07 5:43

great photo Pawel, well composed and the expression of the girl is special. but it is too dark for my taste and lacks contrast, see my quick workshop

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pgorod (1122) 2007-05-07 6:52

Great shot, Pawel, a brilliant combination of two of the things to be found on this earth that can convey a greater sense of depth: a huge valley and pair of human eyes.

bwiti (402) 2007-05-07 12:30

Tres belle et tres expressive cette photo ! Tout a fait, je trouve, en phase avec l'étendue de ces desertiques contrées... C'est tres bien vu !

jinju (14265) 2007-05-09 1:00

Witaj, swietna sprawa. Powiem ci ze nie przeszkadza mi niebo, ale to co zrobil Maciek z twarza jest genialne. Wlasnie ta twarz jest to troszke za ciemna.

Luko (13896) 2007-05-09 17:08

Great crop but unfortunately dejà vu for us photo geeks who read about anything about photography. It took less than a quarter of a sec to name Nachtwey... in a square format, I would have said Max Pam (which is a better reference for me)... like Maciek advised some brightness needed and I would add some warmth too (slight sepia tone, in fact warm paper alike)

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