water-girl, Pushkar... Photo

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Traditional chores and a photographic gratuity converge at this most famous of Rajasthani melas, the Pushkar Camel fair...

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zanzi (4379) 2008-03-31 11:04

Simply beautiful.
Very nice colors.

cknara (545) 2008-03-31 11:06

Fantastic shot.
I like the colors, DOF,POV and the expressions of the women.

isabela_sor (41847) 2008-03-31 11:09 [Comment]

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sonkai (1017) 2008-03-31 11:23

Hi Caleb.
Very nice portrait,the background out of focus gradually go well,the sharp and the light in your model is perfect,neither bright light not dark shadows either,I only miss a little more saturation but I suposse is due to soft light too,so there's no reason to object :)
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Sonsoles.

lilimih33 (9870) 2008-03-31 11:36

Hello Caleb!
Nice composition and perfect focus!
Beautiful colours and detail!
Good point of view!
Best regards!
Lili

Jeppo (11560) 2008-03-31 11:48

HI Caleb,

nice colourful portrait. I like her eyes nd naturality
well done
Silvio

smarcell (14013) 2008-03-31 11:57

What a nice portrait. It looks like the lady stopped to let you take the picture. So elegant even in such a dry and hard place.
Stefano

BennyV (4429) 2008-03-31 12:00

Don't know how and from where you keep coming up with these gems! This is another great shot, Caleb. You got me jealous!

Benny

BitterMoon (2776) 2008-03-31 12:45

Hello Caleb

I`m looking at this photograph and my eyes are still rolling,and rolling and I can`t stop them :D.Not because I can not,I don`t want to.She really posed for you.Or not.How she placed her right hand,her pleasing look,her expression,her clothes,everything it`s well set.Beautiful.Looks like you captured a scene from an indian movie,seems she`s out of the frame.I even can`t write anymore,I don`t find my words.It`s.......................................Superb.

My kind regards

PS:I have a question:did you used MF or this lens work like that in AF?I know,large aperture lens create a great DOF.What about the vignetting?The lens or the post-processing?
Thank you

teutza (10558) 2008-03-31 12:49

i've been always impressed with indian's women clothes..they look like speciall ocasion every day...
beautiful capture..and beautiful model
hugs
teo

bapun1 (801) 2008-03-31 13:26

wow! and whao!
What a picture.
fantastic.

Bishnu.

lespicaros (5514) 2008-03-31 13:30

Hello Caleb
one more very nice picture
perhaps that the two men have to be removed
Best regard
LP

leo61 (42664) 2008-03-31 13:53

Hi caleb!
One more masterpiesce.
Her pose and expression is wonderful and I like tho see the nicely blurred people and camels in the background.
reagrds,leo

recepyuksel (17786) 2008-03-31 13:58 [Comment]

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Alain-F (237) 2008-03-31 14:08

Bonsoir
splendid atmosphere and colour

lopshang (628) 2008-03-31 20:26

HI Caleb

Great shot and a very beautiful subject. A well versed composition and fine POV.

Regards,

Lopshang.

wolf38 (12435) 2008-03-31 22:20

Hello Caleb. A picture as from thousands and one night. Wonderfully. Excellent. Above all very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

oochappan (22024) 2008-03-31 23:27 [Comment]

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molla (6869) 2008-04-01 1:04

Hej caleb
Such proudness and posture, on that a fantastic ambient light, I always thinking of going out more and taking photos of people in the neighborhood but they always seems so sallow. especially comparing to this. but maybe thats just a question of exoticism.
//Anders

partha (13645) 2008-04-01 5:33

Nice essence of India. RExcellent dof control and wonderful expression.
Partha

everlasting (10894) 2008-04-01 7:49

Another classic for your gallery Caleb. Great pose she gives you and the blurred background really sets this off.

zmey (7242) 2008-04-01 8:27

hello caleb

a nice one :)) with just the right amount of compositionally balanced environmental detail in the blurred background. excellent sharpness and good light on the girl. a great moment too - she even holds her load in a coquette-like fashion posing for you :)

good work!
kristaps

jonathan_hart (22562) 2008-04-01 8:56

excellent composition perfectly framed and with a good portrait + a great BG
perfect crop
regards
jo

marcinc (0) 2008-04-01 9:24

how beautiful ... this woman is stunning!

Marc

euryan (8345) 2008-04-01 12:26

I love the photo, but I agree 100% with the cropped workshop. Those two guys are just distracting us from her graceful pose and beautiful attire. I like the shallow depth of field which really makes her stand out from everything else.
Regards,
Ryan

Ber (7576) 2008-04-01 13:07

Hi Caleb
Splendid portrait, amazing composition, superb model, Great pose she gives you
regards

hispic (7399) 2008-04-02 3:11

Marvelous Rajasthani portrait with a beautiful blurred background, and exposure carefully chosen.
She seems a professional model, because she know perfectly well how to show the jar put on her head.

Prisley (1247) 2008-04-03 22:37

Stunning pic' Caleb!
I love the bokeh that makes her outstand in the frame and that suits well to the desert...you know, when the heat blurr the horizon...The composition is lovely. you were wise or lucky enough to get everything at the right place (the men walking in pair on the left, and the camels drawing the line of perspective thqt leads to HER. I like the layers too with the mounts in the BG that stop just behing her...
That's a Magic moment with charming look that seems to smile!
All my congratulations,
Pris.

patdeph (17308) 2008-04-08 1:34

hello Caleb
this woman with her feast clothes and the jar on her head is really beautiful!The blurred background with the 2 camels add beauty to the photo,camels being typical of this country!But I am agree with the WS of "oochapan',removing the 2 men of the left!Anyway,it's a splendid photo!
Regards.
Pascale

rbcy1974 (20742) 2008-04-18 3:16

Hello Caleb
Very nice. I like the way you have captured three paralel scenes here. The blurry background adds mystery to the scene.
Regards
Daniel

michiels (4170) 2008-05-24 6:00

hello Caleb,

awesome ! the perfect moment, the look of the girl and the play with the blur in the background. it is all perfect ! a jewel of travelphotography.
greetings, inn

rabani (9405) 2008-09-05 2:34

Hope one day my friend, I would get to trace your footsteps.

Bani

radiohead (331) 2009-03-21 4:39

Wow Caleb!

For me this is a perfect photo. This woman is so beautiful & confident in the way she has posed for you (and so incredibly sharp). I love the background also. A superb capture.

Cheers, Michele