Woman in Chichi... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Chichicastenango (or "Chichi") is a city in the district of Quiche.

There, every Thursday and Friday there's an impressive market of the typical products of Guatemala that you can't miss.

There I found this woman who was selling (well....she was trying to sell according to the picture) carpets and typical "mantos" (sorry, I don't know how to translate it...)...but I think it was a bad day for she.

I hope you like it

Wanda1, jjcordier, Cretense, jhm, rigoletto, josepmarin, fanni, danos, axiotea, carlosmarin has marked this note useful

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sevy (13618) 2009-09-28 23:32

Hello Oscar,

Nice travel portrait. Overall, I like the fact she is dressed like the thing she is selling. It is giving a graphic strengh to this photo.

Yves.

Wanda1 (11001) 2009-09-29 0:07

Hi Oscar,
She certainly is blending with her merchandise, and it does look like a boring day for her. A nice casual daily life portrait.
Regards
Wanda

smarcell (14401) 2009-09-29 0:20

I like this portrait, the lady surrounded by the typical andean colors.
Very south american
Regards Stefano

jjcordier (24808) 2009-09-29 0:23

Oscar
Intéressant cadrage de ce portrait où les habits de la femme se confondent avec les tissus qu'elle vend. Joli, le clin d'œil avec l'homme au portable en arrière plan.
Amicalement
JJ

emka (21744) 2009-09-29 0:38

Hi Oscar, nice portrait of the Chichicastenango woman. I liked so much the Gautemala handicraft, specially all embroidery and self woven items like these here. My backpack after the visit was so heavy... Splendid place, splendid people there.

Thanks for sharing

Malgorzata

pajaran (3350) 2009-09-29 0:38

Zdravo.
Tkanice ...
Odlicne boje rucnih radova, pokazane ovom dobrom fotografijom, bojama i ostrinom snimka.
Dobar trenutak snimka sa likom prodavacice.
Neka nam ovaj dan donese nesto lepo, Paja.

rodgerg (24323) 2009-09-29 1:10

Hello oscar,

The attitude and the expression of this woman are very well colected. I like too your composition very well balanced with the women well located in the vertical image.
Have a nice day,
Roger

rikko77 (6230) 2009-09-29 3:28

Hola Oscar
beautiful, intense portait, very well framed. It tells a story and I like it.
Have a nice day!
Rikk

jurek1951 (26006) 2009-09-29 3:56

Hi Oscar,
That is very good shot. Clear, sharp and exceptional POV. Nice colors and very good lighting.
Georg

TopGeo (21905) 2009-09-29 5:45

Hello Oscar,

Nice travel photo! I like this portrait, the lady surrounded by the typical colors.Andean textiles that have DESIGN Popular and Technical Excellence record..
bravo
Georgios

faubry (32347) 2009-09-29 9:43

what colors! vivid environnement! you was in Guatemala, very traditionnal clothes.
francine

Graal (58169) 2009-09-29 13:08

Hi Oscar,
nice portrait and reportage in one. Good presentation of seller from a far country. Well done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Cretense (56326) 2009-09-30 1:21

Hola Oscar!

Gran, gran "serie", tremendo retrato, otra vez! Perfecto encuadre y composicion, preciosos colours, una postura y expresion de la senora, muy naturales, parece "incorporada" en los textiles detras! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

ktanska (16621) 2009-09-30 1:31

Hi Oscar,
Slow business makes a cool portrait. Nice colours and patterns. Hard to say whare carpet ends and her clothes begin.
Kari

jhm (82759) 2009-09-30 4:20

Hello Oscar,

These lady enjoy of the photographer, you found a very nice model.
I find your picture very well and very realistic.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

amazon (10719) 2009-09-30 11:24

very nice and thoughtful overview of women unconcerned,i like clothes and patterns like the back of the rug ,
thanks oscar,
iffet

rigoletto (26384) 2009-09-30 14:35

I love those colorful textiles of South and Central America. Representative of their thousands of years of cultural heritage and their colorful dreams...
The saleslady's selfconfident pose is another story ;)

scalerman (25755) 2009-09-30 19:18

O: an irresistible foray into patterns - of course your friend's inscouciant nonchalance has a neutral effect. best regards, c

coco (27928) 2009-09-30 22:44

Por su cara de aburrimiento perpetuo, deduzco que esta pobre señora ha visto fotos tuyas.

Narcís Reyerta.

AiresSantos (42354) 2009-10-01 2:50

Hola Oscar
Fine portrait of this saleswoman, she looks be thinking...
Colourful dresses and nice graphism created by the carpets
Have a nice day
Aires

josepmarin (33837) 2009-10-01 4:40

Hola Òscar,
el "rei dels retrats", apa que no hauras disfrutat amb aquesta gent tant agradable que posa quasi professionalment.
Aquí funciona molt bé a més, el grafisme i els colors de les catifes i els "mantos" (potser són "ponchos"?), en contrast amb l'actitud relaxada de la venedora, que sembla no tenir gaire sort en les vendes.
Bona foto.
Una abraçada,
Josep
PS: el "Cristianisme" sembla donar resultats als blancs......

mirarer (4377) 2009-10-01 9:59

Hola Oscar,
Con perdón, que mal suena lo de Woman en chichi, sobre todo lo de chichi.
La foto es muy bonita. Me gusta la continuidad del vestido de la mujer en las telas que la rodean.
Saludos,
Mirari

angie-barcelona (1861) 2009-10-02 7:35

sí que has posat fotos aquests dies...

i jo que la tinc fotografiada a aquesta woman de Chichi... però és clar la meva foto millor... evidentment...

està xul.la la foto amb totes les teles al fons!

fanni (8737) 2009-10-02 14:14

Hello Oscar,
hmm... the lady looks a bit bored... or tired... but definitely not happy! I hope the next day (or days) was more successful for her in her sales!
Very original photo-portrait of a lady in the national clothes among the picturesque national carpets and "mantos" :)
I like the composition :)
Best regards
Elena

pablominto (40876) 2009-10-02 23:17

Hello Oscar,

I try to figure out what her expression means... but no, I give in!
Her merchandise is colourful like her dress, hand woven if I'm not wrong...
A well framed, mysterious portrait!

Greetings,
Pablo -

InasiaJones (20483) 2009-10-04 1:35

Hi Oscar,

Your subject's skintone is the only regular surface and stands out from the surrounding geometric patterns and textures.

Good composition and interesting disposition of the arms, forming a giratory movement.

Cheers!

André

keribar (42756) 2009-10-06 21:34

Ola Oscar,

Chichicastenango has always been a dream destination for me but I never managed to get there. I also know that the local people are not fond of seeing photographers and they do do all they can to avoid pictures, gestures w,th their fingers , shouting or even worse. I have had some problems when in Mexico .
But your picture reflects nothing of these problems, and I like the way you framed it letting us see some background far and unsharp but mainly with the merchandise she is trying to sell. Also her nonchalent pose within an excellent sharpness gives us a good glimpse of this scene.
With friendly regards - Izzet

danos (32708) 2009-10-08 3:21

Hola Oscar,
nice the portrait of this native woman of Chichi.I like her pose as the the calmness of her face.

Have a nice day,Danos

axiotea (16145) 2009-10-08 21:05

Olà oscar
Oh you were in Guatemala! A fascinating country I guess...She was waiting for customers to buy her beautiful staff...were you one of them? but as you said she had probably a bad day, I guess you did not buy anything from her ;)
I like the patterns and graphism impact provided by the lines of the materials.
Abraço
Marilyn

carlosmarin (697) 2009-10-19 2:04

Hola Oscar,
Bonito retrato de mujer en Chichicastenango.
Su cara refleja una tranquilidad no deseada, preocupada por falta de ventas.
Pero el color de los tejidos es extraordinario y la foto es una muestra de ello.
El mercado de Chichicastenango me impresionó por el colorido, el bullicio y la humanidad que se respiraba.
Gracias por recordarmelo.
Saludos,
Carlos

sacavem (8331) 2009-11-24 3:41

Olá Oscar,

Good close up.I like a lot. Beautiful light and colours. Very good job
well done.
Regards,
Filipe