The pink headdress woman, a photo from Yogyakarta, Java

Photographer's Note

On a market, another Javanese woman with a heartrending eye.
Her pink headdress was really vivid.

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clodreno (0) 2004-04-25 5:30

Such a nice portrai Yves. The colors are very nice. The pinky scarf on her head is contributing to make this shot nice.. I also like te grey of the bag.. masses of nice colors. Bravo.
and such a nice almost smile....

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cool_s15 (4050) 2004-04-25 5:32

Very nice portrait and daily life shot here, Yves! Although it looks a bit blur, still looks great and unique. Great color and contrast, espacially the pink scarf. Nice one!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2004-04-25 5:37

great picture here, I like the facial expressions here and the background, this picture tells us of many stories of sorrow.

Well captured and framed

maciekda (19861) 2004-04-25 5:45

wonderful portrait, the expression of the woman is really special. wonderful colors, great composition with the woman on the side and this sack behind her, very good!

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papagolf21 (76561) 2004-04-25 5:45

Une très belle réussite Yves, excellent portrait. Très belles couleurs, la femme est parfaitement mise en valeur.
Du très bon travail. Couleurs éclatantes.
Félicitations.

RGatward (20050) 2004-04-25 5:50

Excellent portrait, as Maciek says, the postioning of the sack slightly out of focus gives it an edge.

elihesamian (26127) 2004-04-25 5:50

So Lively,And lovely,too, Yves !
Her look is very strong point in this shot.The color of skin is excellent captured.What a great composition!It`s perfect.Nice background.It`s great shot in daily life categories.
You did great.

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eleparc (24063) 2004-04-25 5:56

wow wow! from the thumnail I already knew this shot was a killer! :-) I like it a lot. The more I go thru TE, the more I like portraits. I must admit that I did already love it pretty much before!
maybe it lacks a bit of sharpness but this shot is more than making up for it by its very strong and sound composition and light tones...;-) I like how the background serves the main subject to stand out! Beautiful shot yves!

Steely (895) 2004-04-25 7:34

good contrast of her headgear and dress with the drab backgrounds, and good composition. Her expression's a bit distressing do you think?
Clarity's a little off but sharpness is not everything.
Good shot! :)

merpb (1995) 2004-04-25 7:45

This is a really haunting image Yves, technically it has it's faults but the sheer power of the framing and the subject transcends everything else.
Fantastic.

sunny (3068) 2004-04-25 8:41

Lovely contrast of colours, Yves! The light makes this portrait quite different from the usual ones and it has a certain charm in it. Very well seen and captured!

carper (96) 2004-04-25 9:49

Great portrait Yves,
Very good composition, and good colours to, Yes it realy a nice one, good job.

omritoppol (826) 2004-04-25 10:58

Yves, this is another interesting portrait that you posted. The colors & her look is really mesmerizing. I also like the fact that the left part is very bright whereas the right side is shadier. Great!

Spoony (3539) 2004-04-25 11:20

Nice woman expression. Very well captured, Yves.
Great colors and light.
Well done.

Georges (11185) 2004-04-25 15:25

un Portrait décalé pour laisser cette personne respirer sur l'image c'est plutot bien vu.L'image riche en couleur apporte beaucoup de forece a la photo J'aime bien bravo Yves.

Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2004-04-25 17:14

Hi Yves, nice portrait of this Indonesian lady. Th colors are very warm, and the composiiton is good. I only wished that she was not looking so sad! Good capture!

cxxl (2682) 2004-04-25 18:34

A simple portrait but very emotive and expressive. Her face shows a tougher life than most I think. Well captured.

CoolDan (2516) 2004-04-25 19:35

Magnifique portrait Yves. les couleurs sont très jolies. J'aime beaucoup le regard de cette femme. Très bien vu.

ChrisJ (86862) 2004-04-26 3:54

Superb dof & composition. I may try a ws & post tomorrow. (The womans face is slightly blown out in the highlights.)

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jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-04-26 5:24

Wonderful portrait Yves ! It´s great !
I love the colours and the composition !
Congratulations !

wilkinsonsg (8662) 2004-04-26 16:10

I like the off centre composition and the subjects expression.

Luko (13978) 2004-05-19 12:19

The color range is outstanding though it doesn't distract from a good formal composition (the mass of the sack balances the character for instance).

A very good point is that while you write the scarf color was "vivid" it doesn't override the other colors thanks to what appears to me like a reduced color saturation even if it appears a bit flashier than the rest. I'm quite curious to know which film reacted like that...

The only flaw I can see is her eyes are not razor sharp, it seems you focused on her scarf.

michel_r (1118) 2004-11-26 16:50

excellent Yves. Good balancing in the image. Image is not so sharp but i think it feels better, gives a more far out look to the picture and fits well with the expression of the woman.