Komachi festival #3, a photo from Akita, Tohoku

Photographer's Note

This is the continuation from yesterday's one, "Komachi festival" for two day of previous night show and true festuval. This festival is held at her birthplace at the second weekend of Jun every year. This is from a true festival. Every year seven "Komachi Girl"s are selected among the citizen and they make procession.
I did focus on one eye between laces. Please refer to the explanation for "Komachi" from WIKIPEDIA as follows ;
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Ono no Komachi (c. 825 – c. 900) was a famous Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen—the Six best Waka poets of the early Heian period. She was noted as a rare beauty; Komachi is a symbol of a beautiful woman in Japan. She also figures among the Thirty-six Poetry Immortals. The place of Komachi's birth and death is uncertain. According to one tradition, she was born in what is now Akita Prefecture, daughter of Yoshisada, "Lord of Dewa". Her social status is also uncertain. She may have been a low-ranking consort or a lady-in-waiting of an emperor, possibly Emperor Ninmyō (r. 833-850).
As a poet, Komachi specialized in erotic love themes, expressed in complex poems.Most of her waka are about anxiety, solitude or passionate love. She is the only female poet referred to in the preface of the Kokin Wakashū, which describes her style as "containing naivety in old style but also delicacy".
There are legends about Komachi in love. The most famous is a story about her relationship with Fukakusa no Shosho, a high-ranking courtier. Komachi promised that if he visited her continuously for a hundred nights, then she would become his lover. Fukakusa no Shosho visited her every night, but failed once towards the end. Despairing, he fell ill and subsequently died. When Komachi learned of his death she was overcome with sadness

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siudzi (15740) 2011-06-14 5:44

Hello Takero,
An impressive work - no more words needed! In my opinion it's outstanding picture. Bravo!
Cheers, Malgorzata

sabermonajati (5718) 2011-06-14 5:56

hi
symbol and illusionary portrait you captured.
regard
saber

digbymerry (3710) 2011-06-14 6:12

Hello Takero

A wonderful capture with softness and mystery.

Best wishes

Digby

bestarns (198) 2011-06-14 8:23

Magnifique portrait,mystérieux d'une excellente définition.Rien a en redire , excellent travail ;)

mauro61 (47731) 2011-06-14 9:02

ciao Takero,
mi piace questa immagine cn il viso celato dal velo con solo l'occhio che appare.
Ottima gestione della luce di un ritratto molto ben eseguito,
saluti
maurizio

leo61 (53781) 2011-06-14 10:11

Hi Takero!
An interesting composition with her nearly hidden face.but we can still see her beautyness.
Regards,leo

baclama (12737) 2011-06-14 10:16

Hi,
un superbe portrait tout en suggestion, en discretion,
un savant melange ...entre pudeur et impudeur, un semblant de partie de cache-cache....
bravo
have a good night
vero

paninho (2927) 2011-06-14 10:30

Bonjour Takero!

Il y a toute une subtilité et une délicatesse dans cette photo que j'aime beaucoup! Très Belle série d'ailleurs! Merci pour le partage! Très bonne journée!

Amicalement

Antonio

Crispilandia (842) 2011-06-14 13:09

Hi Takero,

Another wonderful portrait, great as you play with veils and shadows and how you captured the moment with a hand up in a way so elegant and iconic.

Best wishes
Cris :)

bebbetto (7621) 2011-06-14 13:20

Hi Takero.
This is a true masterpiece, worthy of being exhibited in an art gallery to represent your great country.
Any other word would be superfluous.

Budapestman (76991) 2011-06-14 13:41

Hi Dear Takero,
a beautiful series of this theme, the composition is superb, great details and the timing is excellent, Tfs! Have a nice day! Kellemes napot kívánok!
György

InasiaJones (27209) 2011-06-15 7:07

Hi Takero,

You were truly inspired with this one, capturing a unique moment where only one eye of the performer can be seen; this is where the magic of your photo stands and shows the decisive moment where you pressed the shutter.

Vey beautiful and creative.

André

TopGeo (34793) 2011-06-15 9:04

Hello Takero! A interesting history with dreary end as they is in the life perhaps! But accompanies the note a picture with symbolic character! I congratulate my Wishes for one pleasant day!
Regards
Georgios

jaywalker (15709) 2011-06-15 12:20

Hi Takero, A very beautiful composition, the soft light with the clear white fabric creates a stunning look & the girl adds extra beauty, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

lilito (3073) 2011-06-15 12:36

Bonjour Takero
Parmi les photos de cette serie que tu nous montres, celle ci est ma préférée. Je trouve que les voiles blancs donnent du mystère, et aussi une sensation de douceur avec ce beau visage derrière, bien vu!
Lily

adores (24256) 2011-06-15 18:27

Hi Takero!
All your festivals are different and original! This one is no exception. These portraits through the veils are great and even misterious. I like this one a lot, the veil, the hat, her hand, the way she's showing just one eye. Good work!

tcht (7557) 2011-06-16 9:11

truly stunning work, Takero! great lighting and layering, with her eye being the only feature of the face that is revealed - and under soft focus too, which adds to the silkiness of the portrait. good work!

kevinos (7311) 2011-06-17 3:30

Thi is a wonderful and artistic portrait Takero,I is really minimalist ,being just an eye and a cheek floating in a sea of misty white. The effect is very romantic nd beautiful composition. Regards Kevin

abmdsudi (15031) 2011-06-17 22:38

Pak Takero
Apa khabar lagi foto yang mantap
Watashi wa, suritto ya gazō, hijō ni kandō-tekina shotto wotōshite nozokuga sōzō-ryoku de shichō-sha o nokoshite katahō no me ga sukidesu. Watashi wa anata no surudoi shōten, sono me no supotto ga kabā suru eria no jūbun'na sugata o akiraka ni shitai. Hijō ni kōmyōna apurōchi to, kanojo wa anata no renzu no yō ni ōtō suru yō ni narimasu. Shōmei ga migoto ni yawarakaku, kūru, , fīrudo no asai fuka-sa o rokō shita mono de, kontorasuto wa totemo subarashiidesu. Kore wa subarashii gazō mo geijutsu-teki ni torikomu ka, arigatō. Oiwai.