The Pearl of Malaysia III, a photo from Melaka, West

Photographer's Note

Upon arriving in Malacca I saw this beautiful lady dressed in traditional costume.

Canon 5D
f/7.1
1/200 second
ISO 200
105mm

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danyy (0) 2012-04-24 5:07

Bonjour Lisa,
séduisant clin d'oeil à la beauté des jeunes femmes de Malaisie. Dans une tenue d'apparat luxueuse et chic.
Une faible profondeur de champ qui donne du relief à l'avant plan.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

jjcordier (62344) 2012-04-24 5:16

Lisa
Quel magnifique costume superbement porté par cette belle jeune fille! Peut-être pas très pratique pour aller en soirée mais splendide! Tu en as réalisé une bonne photo avec une courte profondeur de champ qui détache ton "modèle" de l'arrière plan.
Amicalement
JJ

guld (1042) 2012-04-24 5:19

What a beautiful costume. The details on it is amazing especially the headdress. Also, it is a great portrait of a beautiful woman. Very well done.

Noel_Byrne (7374) 2012-04-24 5:19

Hi Lisa,
Stunning colours and a beautiful portrait shot. Beautifully done.
Best wishes
Noel

mirosu (5533) 2012-04-24 6:04

Excellent portrait, perfect colors and details (bit more light in the face?). Very, very well done.!!

emilbo (20852) 2012-04-24 6:37

Allô Lisa!
De toute beauté le portrait de cette jeune femme qui porte un costume traditionnel aux couleurs éclatantes. J'ai toute mon admiration pour le concepteur du costume. La qualité d'image est exceptionnelle et l'harmonie de couleurs merveilleuse.
Toutes mes félicitations et merci de partager,
Emilius

maloutim (8612) 2012-04-24 6:51

Whaou ! Che bella ! Tu sai per qual occasione era vestita così ? Forse, era per darte la benvenuta :-)
Ottima cattura con perfetta gestione dei colori, della luce e dei detagli !
Bravissima !
Matrie-Louise.

carlo62 (12610) 2012-04-24 7:09

Quando meno te lo aspetti...ecco la Lisa tutta colorata.
Bel ritratto, lo sguardo naturale, la luce ed i colori sono splendidi.
Un grosso saluto
Carlo

dkmurphys (36819) 2012-04-24 7:45

Ciao Lisa,
Interesting and attractive traditional clothes and accesories. The effect is spectacular. Well taken, enjoy a fine day.

Daniel

dale54 (4922) 2012-04-24 8:03

hello lisa,she was waiting there for you and your camera,wonderfull clear shot,and look at all those colors!wow!super POV! tfs! dr

SnapRJW (18752) 2012-04-24 8:07

Hello Lisa - Don't these SE Asian beauties have such an inbuilt elegance? I am always amazed by their beauty and posture. Gorgeous over-the-top costume with such elaborate detail and yet this lady's poise and beauty still shines through and is not outshone. Fine colourful shot where the lady is well isolated from the busy BG. Warm regards Rosemary

besnard (48793) 2012-04-24 8:25

Bonjour Lisa
Un très joli portrait de cette jeune fille en habit traditionnel. C'est net, précis et celà nous permet d'en voir tous les détails.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

bayno (16209) 2012-04-24 8:52

Ciao Lisa,
ottimo ritratto, probabilmente la perla non si è nemmeno accorta visto che hai usato una focale di 105 mm o forse ha fatto la timida, stupendi i colori e l'abito tradizionale, ottimo anche lo sfocato che risalta il soggetto...dovresti cimentarti di più in questo tipo di scatti....ottima la definizione e i dettagli...
buona giornata...
Valter

eldancer1 (17064) 2012-04-24 9:23

Wow! I hope that headdress is not to heavy! So intricate and colorful a custome and a beautiful lady too. Great lighting and good details. Wonderful colors and saturation. Very well done, tfs.

tedesse (22122) 2012-04-24 11:58

Hello Lisa!
A excellent portrait. Stunning colours and good sharpness, lovely light. Very nicely done.
Best regards
Tadeusz

Royaldevon (17791) 2012-04-24 12:24

Hello LIsa,

What a beauty!
This shot just leapt off the screen!
I love that you have done such a close-up which details her beautiful costume and her equally beautiful face. Your narrow dof keeps those focal details pin sharp whilst the oof b/g provides an interesting but unobtrusive context.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

magalik (6095) 2012-04-24 13:55

Ma ! Che fai in Malaysia ?? Hai lasciato Paolo solo a Sidney ? ;)
Hai visitato un paese che sogno di visitare. L'Asia è davvero un continente che trovo particolarmente attraente. Pieni di colori, di tradizioni... E basta guardare questa bella foto per capirlo.
Peccato che sia cosi lontano e cosi caro per andarci... per me ! ;)
Ciao cara, buona giornata.
Un abbraccione.

Magali

mauro61 (52527) 2012-04-24 14:40

ciao Lisa,
bellissimi questi colori e che straordinaria definizione per immortalare la scena.
Espressione della ragazza che esprime l'emozione del momento,
saluti
maurizio

ciakgiak (30331) 2012-04-24 15:16

Ciao cara Lisa,
ritratto classico nel taglio e nella composizione, ma con colori ed un vestito tradizionale di grande fattura.
La foto ha un'incredibile qualità tecnica che permette di ammirare ogni minimo fregio di questo bellissimo costume.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

tyro (13101) 2012-04-24 16:57

Ciao Lisa,

What a beautiful young lady and what a beautiful costume and headdress she is wearing. Was she in some sort of procession or celebration or something like that?

You have captured her facial features beautifully in soft light and the smooth texture of her skin is most evident here. Her apparel is of the richest colours, all faithfully and vibrantly presented and with perfect exposure and exquisite detail and sharpness.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

Sonata11 (28341) 2012-04-24 20:43

Hello Lisa,
this portrait of this goregeous young girl is wondefully, flawlessly executed.
Costume which she wearing is soooo elegant and beautiful, so many different details are stunningly magnificent. Perfectly well done. Awesome photo job. My congratulation. An excellent job.!!!!
Best regards,
Barbara

shevchenko (18243) 2012-04-25 2:45

Hi Lisa,
Clear to show her beautiful traditional costume in complicated and artistic design, interesting composition, distinct portrait shot, well done.
Ally

rmajum (1077) 2012-04-25 3:40

Hi Lisa,
Lovely portrait of a Malayasian beauty in traditional dress and a wonderful headgear.Good saturated colour with the shallow DOF gives us the fine details of the dress. well managed light has put the highlight on the dress,not the face. Well seen and taken.
Ranjan

timecapturer (30334) 2012-04-25 5:55

Hi Lisa
a beautiful study of this stunning lady. The detail and light management here are flawless and bring out all the subtle tones of her skin as well as the intricate beauty of here costume. Exquisite!

Regards - Brian.

francio64 (38188) 2012-04-25 6:12

Ciao lisa,
senza dubbio una bella ragazza, molto giovane.
Molto bello e colorato il suo costume.

TFS!
Cicc

ikeharel (37356) 2012-04-25 6:40

Intense red tone dominating the portrait of a young lady in her costume, Lisa, and golden color in fine contrast.
Just a bit of a backlight, darkened her face.
Lovely photo, impressive dress.
Ike

PecoBud (3778) 2012-04-25 12:23

Lisa, excellent portrait shot and beautiful capture of this woman with her costume. Can you image having to dress like this every day? It would take you hours to get ready, unless of course you're royalty and have servants to do all that for you, but that would even get boring after a while, right?

Stunning colors and clarity Lisa, making this a skillfully presented photo, great job Lisa!!

TFS................Buddy

willperrett (2955) 2012-04-25 13:38

Hello Lisa
I think I've been here before: seeing a lovely image of yours that's rightly attracted plenty of points, and then offering to improve it for you. What a cheek! This is a great portrait of a lovely lady, but I can't see her face. Try the WS, and again I hope you won't mind my impertinence.
Regards
Will

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bebbetto (12) 2012-04-26 10:53

uno splendido ritratto.
Ricco di stupendi colori
Magnifica foto

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-04-26 13:03

Hello Lisa,

A charming portrait of these beautiful woman dressed very elegantly in local costume. The jewels, the colors and the designs on her dress are superb. I like that subtle smile on her face. The details are well captured.

Lakshmi

ifege (9440) 2012-04-27 0:25

Hi Lisa
A good portrait of this colourfully dressed lady. Malacca was my favourite town when I visited Malaysia many years ago (alas my photos from that trip haven't scanned very well).
cheers
Ian

Silvio1953 (98183) 2012-04-27 2:40

Ciao Lisa, eh proprio una perla, deliziosa ragazza con fantastica acconciatura, ma quanto peserà quel copricapo, magnifici colori e splendida nitidezza, gran bel ritratto, brava, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (86876) 2012-04-29 2:21

Hi Lisa,

A superb head & shoulders portrait and very colorful. I only ever use a cp filter, & almost never a uv filter, so I often add about 5-10% yellow, to compensate for the slight blue tinge, as seen here. Perfect sharpness & a nice shallow dof that isolates the woman from her bg. Th diffused light works well here. Tfs!

daddo (18517) 2012-05-04 22:02

Ciao cara Lisa. So demure, elegant and most colourful. Looks like an expensive costume, hence not for just anyone.Don't know how Santo does it, but i wonder if his darkened backgrounds would enhance the figure in this photo. Best wishes. Klaudio.

danos (74020) 2012-05-09 0:30

Ciao Lisa,
a real pearl of Malaysia is this beautiful young woman as wearing her traditional costume,welcoming the visitors of her country,i suppose.Excellent the light and the colour management as the clarity of the image.

Regards,danos

kennyblack (4139) 2012-05-13 10:18

Ciao cara Lisa
Mi piace moltissimo questa immagine che rappresenta molto bene il costume della Malesia, ricca di dettagli e colori con l' espressione del soggetto che mi piace molto. Hai fatto davvero un ottimo lavoro.
Un abbraccio e bacioni da parte nostra ... M & D

goodwill (4144) 2012-05-26 9:22

See the ornaments and the jewellery look so beautiful because they are worn by a charming lady. I like the exposure made on the white flowers...perfect ten. A traditional costume, but is the head ear not quite heavy? I will get tired if I have to wear it. Back to image.....love the bokeh effect.
TFS one of your beautiful works.

Regards,

Rajeev

bornav (436) 2012-05-29 22:30

Hi Lisa,
This is a beautiful portrait photograph! The picture is very well detailed and has a good clarity, it'd have been better if there could be a little more light on the left side of her face.