Shy Smile... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another one from my cotton series... These shy girls were able to smile at me when I pointed the camera at them.

Just a smile for the Christmas... Make sure you smile!! it brighten others day..

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pmthanh (676) 2005-12-23 7:57

Hello Bala!
Nice portrait and DOF, I really like this shot. Thanks.

Thanh

markoci (3917) 2005-12-23 8:14

hi bala,
nice double portrait with good dof, the girl in front really pops out from the frame. (too bad for the lack of focus though, or maybe i need my 3d glasses?) i like how the (i presume) cotton makes their hair white, they look really young, are they factory workers?
happy holidays,
mark

MOULIGVC (371) 2005-12-23 8:16

Hi. It is nice picture of two girls with smiling faces and shy in their eyes. Good capture of the moments.

Chandra

thaprem (2498) 2005-12-23 8:18

Wonder ful smiles...
Though your focus seesm to be litle offcentre..
Still a lovely shot!
Cheers,
Prem.

shiva_sg (600) 2005-12-23 8:30

Nice portrait, expressive. Especially the second girl looking at the girl in front. Despite the smile, its heartrending to see these young girls working in cotton factory. The amount of cotton they inhale daily... really sad.

flydragon (0) 2005-12-23 8:33

hello Bala this is a very nice double portrait
love the background
and the position of those to woman is great
just sad about the focus
M xmas to you
regards
••simon••

alainh (35387) 2005-12-23 9:26

Hello Bala
wonderful portraits and great smiles.
Have an happy Christmas Bala
regards
alain

AmiBe (6042) 2005-12-23 10:00

Hello Bala,
ouais, portrait très dynamique et bien composé mais dommage pour le focus.
Allez, noyeux joël et beaux nénés ! <;o)
a+

don_narayan (2014) 2005-12-23 10:44

Hi Bala... well, it suffers the same problem as the others from this series. But, you composed it so well, with great linear perspective. I like the 2nd girl in her as well.

Narayan

olopez (4870) 2005-12-23 14:44

Very nice double portrait Bala,
Great smiles and compo
What a shame about the focus
Regards,
Oscar

faubry (32415) 2005-12-24 6:20

hello Bala, super portrait! very lovely! i like these girls from India,, beautiful faces, bravo
and the background blurred!!
well done
francine

bibiweb (8) 2005-12-24 8:14

Salut Bala,
J'aime beaucoup ta série de portrait de cette fabrique de coton. Bon OK, il y a un petit problème de focus ici, mais ce sont de tellement beaux sourires! Et puis, c'est Noël, alors tout est pardonné! :-)
Je te souhaite un excellent Noël ainsi qu'à tes proches.
Amicalement, Brigitte

sarju (5308) 2005-12-27 10:36

Hi Bala
I really enjoyed your cotton series ... this is a splendid capture ... I don't if it is just me but there seems to be a lack of sharpness in this photo ... besides that it is all very good.
I just saw that you took this photo at 1/20 sec shutter speed ... i was wondering if you were using tripod for this photo
cheers .... sarju

Quentin (5278) 2005-12-27 20:48

Salut Bala
Quelle beau portrait ! Ces demoiselles sont charmantes. J'aime beaucoup le sourire de la première! Les couleurs sont très belle égakement, tu as bien de la poster malgré le léger flou. Bonnes fêtes et à bientôt
Quentin

sengir (4946) 2006-01-11 16:21

very nice composition, with all those lines leading eye to this girl, unfortunatelly quality is very low :(. Pity, for it would be great picture

chanjits (4409) 2006-01-31 20:07

nice photo dear the radiating effect of back ground is marvelous it makes your subject more Conspicuous

Photo Information

Copyright: Bala Nallama (bnallama) (3755)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-10
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 D
Exposure: f/2.2, 1/20 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Cotton & Textile in Madurai & Surroundings -India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-12-23 7:34