Colors and amulets, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

Le Sadhu me regarde.
Il voudrait bien me bénir contre quelques roupies.
Moi l'étranger, le mécréant, le riche aussi.
Moi qui ne comprend rien mais qui reste là, intrigué, fasciné.
Moi qui n'ai pas passé mon chemin.
Le Sadhu me regarde.

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The Sadhu looks at me.
He would like to bless me well against a few rupees. Me the foreigner, the non-believer, the rich person too.
Me which does not understand anything but which remains there, intrigued, fascinated.
Me which did not go my way.
The Sadhu looks at me.

rhizomes, ndb1958, plimrn, tjanze, singuanti, Tristan-z, Fixfocus, Cricri, Giorgio, Jeppe, GilbertB, jhm, Emile, john_c, sarju, siolaw has marked this note useful

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rhizomes (15343) 2006-02-17 12:00

Salut Bertrand,
Superbe image ! Le regard est impressionnant et les couleurs fantastiques !
Félicitations !
Christophe

Graal (82122) 2006-02-17 12:11

Hi Bertrand,
unusual man, fantastic costume and face. My proposal is more contrast, reduce of gamma. Good captured and well done. I like it.
Rgs,Aleksander

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swing38 (268) 2006-02-17 12:49

bonjour bertrand,
Le regard de ce personnage mytique semble te sonder. On a envie d'en savoir un peu plus sur sa vie.
Trés beau rendu des couleurs.
Trés belle photo.
ps: et ses roupies il les a eu ?
André

Gerrit (43069) 2006-02-17 13:11

Hi Bertrand,
Good portrait of this proud posing man with all his attributes. Great colours, intersting background.
Thanska nd regards, Gerrit

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gigi (2668) 2006-02-17 13:20

salut Bertrand
magnifique portrait...
de belles couleur et un rendu extra
bravo
jean louis

ndb1958 (9289) 2006-02-17 13:29

Hi Bertrand,
what a strange, but fascinating world (for me). Nice colours he wears. I think getting his blessings can't be too bad.
Nino

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plimrn (21314) 2006-02-17 13:45

La poésie du votre remarquable est excédée par la poésie visuelle de votre photo. Le beau détail dans les cheveux et la barbe, le fond parfait pour cet homme saint et car d'autres ont indiqué, la lumière et la couleur assomme.

The poetry of your noted is exceeded by the visual poetry of your photo. Lovely detail in the hair and beard, perfect background for this holy man and as others have said, the light & color is stunning.

gilou530 (34) 2006-02-17 14:23

salut bertrand
ta série de portrait est géniale, franchement et je te dit bravo, les visages sont naturels au possible, les couleurs tout aussi naturelles, et celui ne déroge pas a a régle, chapeau bertrand
amitiés
gilbert

coco (30427) 2006-02-17 17:35

Hi Bertrand.
A good portrait with a good composition. Colours and light are good, and the pose of the man looks wonderful in the photo.
Anyway, I like more the WS of Graal.

Regards.

andrea188 (45) 2006-02-17 17:46

Hi Bertrand,

Very nice picture of this Sadhu. I like the colours and his expression.

Andrea

tjanze (5674) 2006-02-17 18:17

Hi Bertrand!
Fantastic strong colours and contrasts.Very interesting life filosofie.I like your note.
Have a nice weekend. Vlado

Vato_Law (12618) 2006-02-17 18:28

Salut Bertrand,
Vraiment spectaculaire ce portrait, la persone capturé porte un ambiance très bonne a la photo, ainssi que les couleurs de ces vêtes et les accéssoires.
Salutations.
Paulo

singuanti (15246) 2006-02-17 22:05

Hi Bertrand. You've got a great expression and light here. I wonder if you cropped it a bit more if that wouldn’t strengthen it somewhat. tfs Bertrand.

jjcordier (51994) 2006-02-18 0:51

Ces sadhus sont vraiment des mines d'or pour les photographes.Celui-ci est particulièrement avenant et coloré. Beau portrait Bertrand!
Amicalement
JJ

Tristan-z (1053) 2006-02-18 6:26

Encore un beau portrait plein de couleurs. Bravo !

Fixfocus (9385) 2006-02-18 7:04

Salut Bertrand,
A good daily life capture from India.I like how you captured the friendly expression of the Sadhu.
Have a nice weekend,
Hermann

Cricri (73995) 2006-02-18 8:37

Bonjour Bertrand,
Magnifique image, j'aime l'expression de son regard
avec son joli sourire, superbe couleurs,
Félicitations
Bon Week-end
cricri

Giorgio (11263) 2006-02-18 9:01

- Amusante image, quel paradis pour le photographe toutes ces couleurs, bravo !
giorgio

Jeppe (18654) 2006-02-18 18:19

Hi Bertrand

A very fine and intense portrait you present here - I like the pose he cave you - may be for a few rupess as well :-)

Thanks for sharing this meeting with us and the story behind.

Jeppe

GilbertB (12246) 2006-02-19 7:32

Salut Bertrand, super portrait, le sourire de cet homme est merveilleux, de même que les couleurs. Bravo.
Gilbert

berek (30827) 2006-02-19 7:35

Dear Bertrand
Have a nice sunday.
B.Erek
Meaning(Sense) :10
Framing:10
Idea :10

jasmis (57538) 2006-02-19 8:53

Exotic and amazing portrait. Excellent colours and composition. Nice note. Highest level. Regards, Bertrand.

jhm (112030) 2006-02-19 13:49

Bonsoir Betrand,
A good portrait with a good composition, fantastic strong colours and contrasts, excellent work!. You make very nice sharp and clear images.
Amitiés,
John.

Emile (20345) 2006-02-20 0:21

Hola Bertrand.
Very good portrait of this very interesting man, very well captured with a nice smile and the painting on his face. Good colours and sharpness. Very well done.
TFS.

faubry (35016) 2006-02-20 5:00

bonsoir Bertrand, très beau sourire pour toi! les couleurs sont très bien rendues, et donnent baucoup de luminosité à ta photo, vraiment bravo
amicalement
francine

sixTL (8594) 2006-02-20 5:41

Bonjour Bertrand, very nice portrait. Colors are great. Excellent composition.

Regards ARtur

john_c (24658) 2006-02-20 14:04

Hi Bertrand,
An amazing work of portraiture. The expression, the colour, the decisive moment - you are a master at capturing these incredible portraits and scenes. Aside from the uniqueness of this one and the remarkable clarity, what I like is how the hues blend together so well to give this a painterly look. Very fine work, Bertrand.
John

Burberry1 (6041) 2006-02-20 15:37

Hello Bertrand:))))
I can see that now you hit my mark!-my favourite theme-people.
Wonderful shot with perfect light but to tell the truth the WS is very good.
Nice cultural knowledge running from this picture.

Thanks and have a nice evening,
A

PixelTerror (96880) 2006-02-24 4:01

Salut Bertrand,
LOL, et moi je regarde le sadhu qui te regarde ;-)
Encore un personnage haut en couleurs, et un bon cadrage vertical, tu ne pouvais pas ouvrir un poil plus large ici pour soigner le bokeh ? J'imagine que tu n'etais pas a 200mm...
C'est juste une idee, j'aime deja beaucoup le rendu tel qu'il est !
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

rosaline (0) 2006-02-27 6:46

Hi Bertrand
Thank you for visiting my gallery. I've haven't seen your photos before, but I notice you have a good variety of world travel shots. Having visited India last year, this shot particularly took my interest. The red outfit is striking and delivers impact to the photograph; and the face paint and lamp are a good inclusion to the composition. Well seen and delivered.
Aubrey.

Fakir (0) 2006-02-27 7:24

Nice and exotic portrait. Fantastic colours.

sarju (5324) 2006-02-28 0:55

votre note est très bonne
j'aime les coulers en cette photo
I also like the way this sadhu is staring at you .... and the way you have written such a cpativating story along with this photo
merci pour le partage ..
amicalement ... sarju