Glance.., a photo from Shan, North

Photographer's Note

The Pah-O are the second most numerous ethnic group in Shan State after the Inthas. Also known as the Taungthu people, they live in the southwest of Shan State from the slopes of mountains near Kalaw up to Thaton region at the foothills of the Bago Yoma ranges.

They are mostly engaged in agriculture, cultivating their staple cash crops which includes the 'thanapet trees', the leaves of which are used for wrapping tobacco and other herbs to make most of the country’s cheroots.

Portrait of Pah-O woman vendor, taken at a traditional market in Nan Pan village on the bank of Inle Lake

gildasjan, ourania, holmertz, bayno, bukitgolfb301, marabu61, BennyV, Bartleby, Schnappilic, papagolf21, mirosu, krzychu30, Didi, Robert1969, Robert1969 has marked this note useful

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eldancer1 (17088) 2013-01-11 7:33

Awsesome portrait of this woman! You did a wonderful job with the lighting and it has good dof with sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

Kamilutka (3207) 2013-01-11 8:24

Hello,
very appealing portrait and very true. The woman's face has been captured very well with all the lines and imperfections whicj actually make the image very beautiful. Nice, warm light and lovely colors.
Thanks for sharing
Kamila

gildasjan (38228) 2013-01-11 9:53

Bonjour Abmdsudi
Un portrait parfaitement cadré avec cette direction du regard et un très bon rendu des textures du front de cette femme.L'image est parfaitement exposée.
Bonne année 2013
Amicalement
gildas

Ninello52 (7065) 2013-01-11 9:55

Hello Abmdsudi!
Beautiful portrait! Excellent cut that emphasizes the beautiful face of the subject! Magnificent definition! Congratulations!
Best regards, Nino.

GREGG (8243) 2013-01-11 9:59

Hi Abmdsudi,
beautiful portrait of a woman,
perfect exposure,
good depth of field
have a nice evening
G.

siudzi (23939) 2013-01-11 10:38

Hello Abmdsudi,
This is fantastic portrait picture! Excellent cropping and your POV created such an unique and original work. Well done and congrats!

Best,
Gosia

ourania (12427) 2013-01-11 10:43

Hello Abmdsudi,
A very appealing and interesting portrait. Excellent framing, sharpness and light management describe the lady's features in a very accurate and comprehensive way. The warm light brings out the tone and texture of her skin superbly. Her glance is very sharp, intense and intriguing giving us also a hint of her character. The blue and pale green of her headscarf as well as the red diagonal of her garment offer delightful colour touches that frame the face in a wonderful way. Lighting and contrasts give a 3D impression. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely weekend,
Ourania

Noel_Byrne (7426) 2013-01-11 11:13

Hi abmdsudi,
This is a beautiful portrait of this woman, and the close crop is a brilliant idea, it draws the eye to the detail of her skin, her makeup on her cheeks and the fascinating glance to the side at she's making. Beautiful rich image of an excellent subject.
All the best
Noel

holmertz (26980) 2013-01-11 11:40

Hello Abmdsudi,
Again a very wonderful portrait, so close that we can see every detail of the woman's face. She has a slightly worried look, whether that is because she was shy of your camera or she just reacted to something going on beside her. The light is masterly handled and enhances the few colours very nicely.
Kind regards,
Gert

Fis2 (73124) 2013-01-11 12:46

Witaj Abmdsudi!
Curious face.
I like light and colors.
Good charpness and frame.
Excellent portrait.
Kind regards
Krzysztof

Graal (88950) 2013-01-11 23:24

Hi Abmdsudi,
good portrait. Well composition and natural pose of woman. Fine details of skin on the face. Also well comment in note.
Have a nice WE.
Aleksander

delpeoples (45006) 2013-01-11 23:47

Hi dear Abmdsudi

Another sensational photo. THe closeness is amazing, as are the details in her skin and face. I love the touch of red and the way she looks away from the lens. Avery candid and poignant photo. Just beautiful.

Congratulations and have a beautiful weekend
Lisa

bayno (16213) 2013-01-12 0:08

Ciao Abmdsudi,
you cach so natural expression and pose...this is the portrait that i like much... 240 mmm focal...
so nice light and details too, i like alsdo the soft colors...very good cut!!!
have a nice WE...
Valter

JFS (32179) 2013-01-12 1:13

You are really good doing portraits Abmdsudi! I thanks you for all these images of ethnics groups unkown to me.
Have a good WE!
Cheers,
Juan

bukitgolfb301 (30087) 2013-01-12 3:07

Hi dear Abmdsudi YTH

Bagus WAJAH yang dibesrakan cukup!
Great macro portraiot image. TANAKAH is well presented as typical Myanmar image. Greatest job as usual! Thanks for your sharing and hvae a good weekend!
Takero from Tokyo

marabu61 (3938) 2013-01-12 5:20

Hello Abmdsudi
a very intimate portrait, perfectly taken with a superb framing and pleasing colors.
The expression of the face is so full of character and the way she looks to one side gives her the needed privacy.
Truly this is the work of a professional portraitist.
have a good weekend
Daniel

BennyV (12787) 2013-01-12 8:08

Hello Abmdsudi

A terrific up-close portrait. Pensive mood. I like the presence of the red line in the composition.

Thanks for sharing & have a fine weekend.

Benny

pajaran (36270) 2013-01-12 8:21

Pozdrav.
Dobar tekst oetnickoj grupi ljudi, sa datim podacima ...
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Lep portret.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greetings.
Good article about an ethnic group of people with a given data ...
Good image sharpness, contrast, beautiful color.
Fine portrait.
All the best.
Paja.

Bartleby (12741) 2013-01-12 8:37

Hi,
beautiful portrait. I love her thoughtful expression. The close-up gives it a very intimate feeling.

Philippe

mesutilgim (68014) 2013-01-12 9:51

Hello Abmdsudi,
Another nice portrait from Myanmar with very good pov and nice layout.
She is concentrated to something quite different and just this is what makes this portrait such unique.
Nice framed.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Schnappilic (7929) 2013-01-12 11:16

Hello Abmdsudi,

Good portrait with fine expression! Very natural! I like the exposure and the light. Good work!

Best regards,

Ovidiu

claudeD (24173) 2013-01-12 14:27

Hello ,

Wonderful portrait shot with perfect colors and clarity. I like the very good sharpness always very important for a portrait.Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

papagolf21 (76603) 2013-01-12 14:31

Bonsoir, Abmdsudi,
Un très beau portrait dressé à travers cette composition.
Le portrait est vrai et empli de sensibilité.
Le cadrage est parfait.
Excellente réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

mirosu (5533) 2013-01-14 4:13

Hi Abmdsudi,
An excellent portrait. Smart choice of vertical frame to accentuate the woman face with splendid sharpness. Very nice photo with nice color contrast, good light and very good POV choice. Well optimized crop. Excellent result.

clic (11033) 2013-01-14 7:10

Hello Abmdsudi
Grief or concern? Who kwows!
Anyways, the expression is intense to the point of creating wrinkles on forehead; they appear in HD resolution and the cropped posture is by the rules book!
Cheers.
Robert

krzychu30 (8897) 2013-01-17 0:59

Hello Abmdsudi,
I´ve written it before,but I have to repeat it-you´re really master when it comes to portrait photography.Every single portrait taken by you is not just another pic,just tell us some story,which stands behind photographed person.This one is magnificent.Excellently framed and timed.

Have a nice day
Krzysztof

fabbs99 (5499) 2013-01-17 11:59

Hello Abmdsudi,

Fantastic portrait.Excellent exposure and framing.Well done.

Cheers
Farhat

Didi (48934) 2013-01-18 3:54

Hi Abmdsudi
Very good portrait quality frame
The lady has a natural humble attitude.
Well done
Best regards

Robert1969 (6238) 2013-01-20 3:29

Hello Abmdsudi,

A portret picture that can used in a magazine:
quality is excellent and the picture have
something: it will tells some kind of story
and it shows that the woman is thinking about
something. The question is only about what and
that makes the viewer curiuos.

Friendly regards,
Robert Alderliefste

thebest (3370) 2013-01-20 20:45

Hello Abmdsudi,

What a lovely portrait of this lady deep in a pensive mood - the clarity of your photo is sensational & I always find your notes so interesting.
Lovely image thank you for sharing.

Kind regards,
Dawn.

fabianoleite (9016) 2013-01-26 7:44

Very rich expression captured. Great texture and nice elements of blue and red around the head, enriching even more the protrait, good work, congratulations!