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bigboroboy (1098) 2007-04-17 16:22

A lovely moment well captured. The expression on the child's face is full of interest and I like the way the background has been well blurred so as not to distract from the impact of the child.
Great work, PHIL

cephi3 (943) 2007-04-17 16:35

Bonsoir Bertrand,
Superbe portrait, quelle lumière! Les couleurs sont aussi superbes et le tout est réhaussé par une belle maîtrise de la profondeur de champs
Amicalement
Philippe

Jeppe (18654) 2007-04-17 17:26

Hi Bertrand

A fine and pleasent portrait - I like the DOF giving us the backgound quite blurred yet with life.

tfs
Jeppe

jjbach (9322) 2007-04-17 18:47

Hi Bertrand,
What a wonderful portrait, so nice and sweet. The expression of this little child is amazing. Splendid work!

Regards John

Floydian (30970) 2007-04-17 22:53

Hi Bertrand,
Beautiful light and a great facial expression. There is a kind of halo around his face but does not really bother me. Colours and composition is very good.
Regards, Henk

sabyasachi1212 (19739) 2007-04-18 4:25

Hi Bertrand,
I don't know whats so special about the light in Myanmar, they always make the portarits appear so good, both in your pictures as well the recent additions by Leo. Love the way the thoughtful kid stands out from the shallow BG.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

jonathan_hart (21268) 2007-04-18 5:43

bonsoir Bertrand
jolie pose méditative, la lumière qui éclaire son visage est divine, excellentissime qualité, le cadrage est irréprochable, magnifique portrait !!!
amicalement
jo

:D

lasscor (7640) 2007-04-18 7:07

Bonjour Bertrand,
Magnifique portrait expressif rempli d'innocence et de sagesse.
Magnifiques couleurs lumière et netteté du sujet principal.
Cet arrière plan flou ajoute beaucoup de douceur à la composition.
TFS,
Corinne

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-04-19 2:52

Well captured this thinking expression of the child:)))
Great blured background and light Bertrand.

A.

rigoletto (30408) 2007-04-19 3:31

I cannot understand those children. They are always so vivacious and active, such that there are dedicated modes in our cameras for taking their photos in action. And sometimes they look so deep and thoughtful that one can think they are small prototypes of philosophers. I don't know what is in his mind, but he seems like lost in meditation. Light conditions and f/5.6 create excellent sharpness and DOF, and the blur is also symbolically effective, as if refering to the "out of this world" state of his mind. So, this is beautiful. TFS,
Cheers,
Deniz

Giorgio (11263) 2007-04-19 5:10

- C'est encore cette fois un joli portrait d'enfant que tu nous présente là, j'allais dire comme d'habitude ! Le piqué de l'image est excellent et le bokey derrière également, bravo !
giorgio

batalay (32830) 2007-04-19 16:59

Bonsoir Bertrand,

This is a truly beautiful and endearing portrait. You have captured the young boy's soul, no wonder there an atmosphere of forelorn sadness. the image is sharp and the colors vibrant.

There is one aspect of the photo, beyond the technical prowess, that you have achieved intuitively, placing one eye of the subject (in this instance the right eye, on the left side very close to the the center-line.

In my book, 'Math and the Mona Lisa,' integrating elements of art, science and mathematics, where Leonardo serves as a foil, I pointed out a 1998 discovery by the British born neuroscientist/art lover, Christopher Tyler, living in San Francisco. In studying patients in which the right and left hemspheres had been surgically separated (for treating epilepsy), Dr Tyler discovered that in almost all great portraits the centerline passes through (or very close) to one eye — not the nose. This is true in all three of Leonardo's portraits of women (including the Mona Lisa), it is true in all of Rembrandt's magical portraits, even of many portraits done by Picasso. This is a principle never taught in art schools -- the great artist intuitively zooms in on one eye. It may have been more than intuitive with Leonardo, however. (I am a physicist/artist and Leonardo was quite simply the best ever to combine these seemingly disparate fields.

In any event, your portrait of the young boy is superb.
Warm regards from Virginia, USA

Bulent

bertolucci (13351) 2007-04-20 3:38

A beautiful and tranquile capture Bertrand. You captured the expression of this boy in a great way. The shallow DoF is a must here. The compo and tonality is also spot on.
Have a fine weekend,
Bert

feather (51128) 2007-04-20 6:36

You had good light and chose the prefect aperture to blur the bacakground so all our attention is on the child. It seems like an expression of sadness you captured on her face. Good work.
Kath

jhm (122314) 2007-04-20 12:01

Bonjour Bertrand,

What a quality portrait, simple this is perfect. The expression on the child's face and eyes are extraordinarily, also the blurred background care for a very well composition.
My compliments to this one.

Bonne soirée,
John.

plimrn (21344) 2007-04-20 22:26

Bonsoir Bertrand,
This is a wonderful portrait of the beautiful, pensive child. The perfect selection of DOF places the child with people but allows him to stand alone in the portrait. SAJ, Pat

JCG (35129) 2007-04-22 11:23

Bonsoir Bertrand,

Merveilleuse photo de cet enfant perdu dans ses pensées. Les couleurs naturelles sont superbes et l'image est d'une netteté exceptionnelle. Le bokeh permet de bien isoler le sujet et je trouve la critique de Francis un peu dure. Jolie photo accompagnée d'un beau texte comme d'habitude, merci Bertrand.

Avec toutes mes amitiés,

Jean-Charles