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Photographer’s Note

After having walked several kilometers from the market, these Akha's women return in their village with the handcrafts which they did not succeed in selling.

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avigur_11 (21293) 2003-09-23 9:29

Great shot, very interesting subject, great colors, and clever DOF.
She looks quite happy for not succeeding in selling. Or maybe it was because she saw you photographing her?

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PLD_images (7141) 2003-09-23 10:01

It is a very good picture Steeve. Good capture of expression and moment. I like the angle of the shot, everything seems to be going down hill. The blured DOF makes the main subject stick out in a nice way. The colors are good as well.

The pic aslo makes me realize that we (North americains) have it so good. Who do we know that has to walk for kilometres with a heavy load to get to the market !!!

Thanks for a great shot that made me stop and think for a while, wich I belive is one of the most powerfull tools of photography.

dsidwell (9745) 2003-09-23 11:27

I sure like her smile! You use focus and composition very well here. Very nice!

gringofil (0) 2003-09-23 12:30

This is a very good shot. I really like her position in the frame and I like your choice of DOF as well. My only comment would be in terms of converting the image into B&W and doing a bit of cropping.

Posted a workshop for you.

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Porteplume (3255) 2003-09-23 12:48

I would have liked a little bit more sharpness on her face but really... Everything else in this picture, composition, framing, light, colours, seem excellent to me!

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martin (1242) 2003-09-23 13:06

A powerful image. The two women in the background convey most effectively the effort involved in climbing the hill.

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ninadev (5225) 2003-09-23 16:51

On top of what was mentioned by the others members I must add that I also like a lot how we can see and feel the texture of the ground she is walking on. This is a great shot with nice composition, colors, sharpness and DOF is just perfect to me.