gipsy musician Photo

Photographer’s Note

gibsy musician , photo taken during the gipsies festival in Saintes Marie-de-la-Mer.

Roms, Sinti and Gypsies come from across Europe and other continents to worship the Holy Sara Black. They settled at Saintes Maries de la Mer, in the streets, squares, at sea for eight to ten days, they are here at home. The pilgrimage is also a time of reunion and most children are baptized in the church of Saintes.
the statue of Sara is brought by the Gypsies to the sea to symbolize the waiting and reception of Saintes Maries by Sara, patron saint of the Gypsies. The procession then returned to the church in the joy of cheering, musical instruments and the carillon bells of the church.

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yquem46, gary91, ribeiroantonio, Gerrit, Photo65Net, PixelTerror, patdeph, jlbrthnn, Floydian, maltese, jafadabret, jhm, Clementi, Philippe, ChrisJ, danos, clio has marked this note useful

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wolf38 (12599) 2009-05-27 9:42

Hello didier. My acknowledgment for this fantastic Portrait of a musician. Black-and-white works very well. Very beautiful nuances between black and white. Alltogether superb. Best regards, Wolfgang.

MarcT (21037) 2009-05-27 9:50

Salut Didier,
Excellent portrait. Des yeux qui pétillent et une image pleine de joie.
Amitiés
Marc

yquem46 (7810) 2009-05-27 10:11

Un beau portrait d'un gars qui respire le plaisir de vivre. Très beau modelé des noirs, bonne expo et cadrage
Bien amicalement
patrick

ninaL (19386) 2009-05-27 10:45

Salut, Didier.
Excellent visage et une expression très chaleureuse.
J'aime bien.
Amitiés, Grazyna.

Morac (20152) 2009-05-27 10:46

Bonsoir Didier,
Quel beau portrait : que ce sourire et ce regards sont communicatifs !
Bonne soirée
Marc

Glint (3039) 2009-05-27 11:13

A very nice portrait which catches the gypsy spirit. I like his smiling eyes.The backgorund with a wavy diagonal between black and light assists the composition very well and shows off the black felt hat.
regards,
Bev

gary91 (15319) 2009-05-27 15:21

Bonsoir Didier,
Très beau portrait...
Cet homme porte le sourire dans les yeux et ta composition est très dynamique.
Un superbe traitement n&b en prime !
Bonne fin de soirée à toi.
Amicalement, Christian

ribeiroantonio (21789) 2009-05-27 15:56

This is what we can call a happy man. And for the shot it is a beautiful portrait where the B&W is excellent and the sharpness superb. Well done.
Antonio

faubry (32225) 2009-05-27 16:47

Bonsoir Didier, ce portrait est vraiment splendide, j'aurais aimé le faire!!! bonne idée pour le noir et blanc!
bonne soirée
amitiés
francine

Waylim (10717) 2009-05-27 18:19

Bonjour Didier,
Very good portrait, he looks like one of them charactor you see in old movies. the black and white is really a good choice for this portrait, good essence of the old time and a classic. Thanks.
Way

Gerrit (35547) 2009-05-27 18:26

Hi Didier,
good capture and fine light on his face.
Great action portrait.
Regards, Gerrit

gneufeld (15123) 2009-05-27 18:40

Hi didier,
Well chosen here in vertical perspective and black and white. I like the delightful demeaner and the big smile - seems to be enjoying the moment. Nice work and TFS. Gerald

Photo65Net (43084) 2009-05-27 21:51

Salut Didier,
Un beau portrait de ce musicien.
Un joli sourire, et ton cadrage est sympa, avec l'inclusion de l'instrument au premier plan.
Bonne journée,
JB.

aadilj (17950) 2009-05-27 22:35

Hi didier, I like the expression and I like the way you have composed this shot with fine control over the lights and tones

sevy (13142) 2009-05-28 0:33

Bonjour Didier,

Tu as reussi un bien beau portrait ici. Le N&B et le contraste font bien ressortir le visage ainsi que le tambourin. Mais c est surtout la spontaneité du visage qui fait le plaisir de regarder cette photo.

Yves.

PixelTerror (86038) 2009-05-28 2:31

Bonjour Didier
Voila un joli portrait ou j'apprecie le cote jovial, peut etre un poil trop lumineux sur le cote gauche mais tres bonne map.
Bonne journee JY

patdeph (17590) 2009-05-28 3:45

bonjour Didier
voilà un très bon portrait avec un cadrage penché très original!J'aime l'expression de l'homme,son sourire,qui montre le plaisir qu'il a à participer à ce festival!Amitiés
Pascale

jlbrthnn (37390) 2009-05-28 5:23

Bonjour Didier,
Superbe composition, j'aime la position et l'attitude. Un très bon noir et blanc. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

bantonbuju (48436) 2009-05-28 5:45

a nice one, didier...

with an intriguing composition where the musician looks a bit like leaning back "because he's smiling so intensively"...

nice effect

well done,

best, j.

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-28 7:21

Hi Didier,

Your portraits are always very surprising. Not straight forward, but always a nice twist inside. Good sharpness on his face, a nice smile and most of all a very good b&w conversion...very nice, i like this one a lot.

Regards,

Henk

maltese (21535) 2009-05-28 10:13

Salut Didier
Superbe ce n&B pour bien mettre en valeur ce visage plein de vie!!
Tu as sus saisir un beau moment!!
Très bien vu et superbement réalisé
Amicalement
Hervé

jafadabret (39207) 2009-05-28 11:17

Bonjour Didier.
J'aime beaucoup ce portrait. Il me fait penser à un portrait célèbre du peintre Frans Hals. Tout y est, la vie, le sourire et les yeux pétillants.
Un portrait réussi !
Jacques

jhm (82043) 2009-05-28 12:10

Hello didier,

I am not great fan of black and white, but this is a wonderful portrait of the gipsy musician.
Sharpness and clarity are superb and good presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

nirvana73 (8582) 2009-05-28 13:32

Hello Didier
great portrait
good chose b/w colors
i like vertical frame too
thanks for sharing and explanations
best regards
Ozhan

Clementi (43399) 2009-05-28 13:56

Ciao Didier,
I like a lot the expression of the musician. a very beautiful B&W indeed with some beautiful tones and beautiful contrasts. compliments
Giorgio

Philippe (11715) 2009-05-28 14:35

Bonjour, Didier. Un joli visage qui exprime la joie de vivre. L'expression est vraiment naturelle. Le N&B est vraiment très réussi avec des contrastes bien marqués et des nuances subtiles dans les tons de noir.
Bonne soirée,
Philippe

darek1978 (11153) 2009-05-29 7:51

Hi Didier,
Very nice portrait in B&W. Your image captures the weathered soul of this gipsy musician. I like a lot the expresion on his face. Well done!
Best regards,
Darek

marietom (31790) 2009-05-29 14:43

salut Didier,
Il a l'air d'avoir la pêche !
Superbe portrait, avec cet air très enjoué.
Bonne soirée
Marie

ChrisJ (69895) 2009-05-29 20:20

Hello didier

A superb b&w portrait, with splendid sharpness, good use of a shallow dof, & a marvellous tonal range. Merci, et bon weekend!

danos (32056) 2009-05-30 1:04

Good morning Didier,
a happy face a happy Gipsy musician! Nice the portrait of this man in B/W with his oblong folk drum in action and the good management of the light that falls on his face.Well done.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

clio (22528) 2009-05-30 23:17

Salut Didier,
Quel portrait!
Tu as merveilleusement saisi l'expression. Je ne sais pas ce qu'il regarde, est-ce un autre musicien faisant un solo, mais il semble à la fois admiratif et amusé.
La qualité de ton N/B est vraiment excellente.
Bravo!
Très bon dimanche
Diane

gilou530 (34945) 2009-06-01 5:01

salut didier
je vois que tu as été auxx saintes pour le pélérinage, je ne te savais de souche manouche....non je déconne
un excellent portrait ou le N&B donne un air particulier intimiste, belle capture de l'expression du visage
amitiés
gilbert

delpeoples (5672) 2009-06-14 6:21

Hi Didier, you have created a great portrait here. I love the man's expression and the details you've captured of his face. The image and DOF are exceptional and I like how you've cropped the image. Great work, Lisa.

maxlp (32) 2009-07-09 2:20