watching a girl - Cochin Photo

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a scene from the beach in Cochin, Kearala state, south India, a great place to relax...

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bhima (724) 2007-03-01 16:24

Very nice view with good DOF. I like this scene where everything is suggested. Good job.

Thomas

designsoul (21394) 2007-03-01 17:09

Very poetic, Maciej. A poem, a most lyrical, beautiful capture, very nicely composed to emphasize their graceful poses and interaction.
sasa

mugush (2088) 2007-03-01 17:31

tyical but nice scene from india..
i like it
thanks for sharing
love
mugush

Bradley (270) 2007-03-01 18:48

Cze¶æ Maæku,
znakomita kompozycja i dobre kolory :)Czy¿by Pani siê obrazi³a na Pana? ;)Niewa¿ne! I tak jest romantycznie ;)
Serdeczno¶ci, Pawel

Furachan (0) 2007-03-01 20:51

And you held on to this one for two years, Maciej? A fine shot, delicate, intimate, cleverly composed across the horizontal. I like the sullen shyness of the dirl and even more the "heron-like" balancing act of the poor guy, literaly twisting himself into knots!
Excellent candid,
Francis

Darren (6817) 2007-03-02 10:51

This really works well for me and I am surprised that it is so relatively overlooked. For me, the postures of both people make the shot and the nice, soft light works too. Nothing groundbreaking, but really appealing photography IMO.

Albrecht (11026) 2007-03-02 13:51

Hi Maciej
Nice title for this POV and DOF;you have an eye for this kind of shots of people.
greetings from Holland
Albrecht

prezntime (3945) 2007-03-03 1:14

Hello Maciej.
Such dark lighting...good job. Something doesn't punch me about this photograph...not sure. I mean, an interesting moment. We can imagine all sorts of things about this gentleman watching this girl...but the shot is cold somehow. maybe that was the intention...I see you used a 50mm standard, seems like a longer focal length...yes, true about the digital conversion, but even taking that into account it seems compressed like a 150 or so. Nothing bad about this shot at all...actually quite good, but lacking punch.
Regards,
Chris.

KevRyan (22352) 2007-03-03 3:59

Well I'm not sure this lacks punch...it's quite contrasty beyond the potentially duller reality of this light - the self absorbtion of the girl is fascinating in itself but the assumption of a voyeuristic relationship of the man across the frame adds its own story really well - very nicely composed. I like the fact that it's not more punchy than it is ....there comes a point where images repel the viewer, hold them at a distance, there are others where you are invited in, to sense, to feel the image and inhabit it in different ways. that is the way this one workls for me.

bw Kev

nicol_g (759) 2007-03-05 18:00

Hi Maciej,
Well seen and composed. A picture with a nice feel. It's the posture of the man that makes the image for me, insinuating the interaction between the 2 characters.
The yellow shirt works just wonderful with the overall blue hues.
Of course the self-absorbed attitude of the girl adds a lot of feel to the picture.
A good work, with a nice feel as I said!

Polonaise (5636) 2007-06-08 14:44

i must appologize for missing that photograph.
It's great in every pixel of it...
It yells loud and clear...
Love me guys, for brahma's sake !!!!!!

Simple stuff ?
Yes !!!
Try to do it...Then...?

Love & peace...
g.