Chulapa! Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Where are you going in a Manila shawl?
Where are you going in a China silk dress?

To show myself off and see the verbena,
and later to get into bed.

says the famous 'La Verbena de la Paloma' zarzuela song.

The Manila Silk Shawl
A shawl is a simple item of clothing, loosely worn over the shoulders, upper body and arms, sometimes also over the head. It is usually a rectangular or square piece of cloth, often folded to make a triangle, but can also be triangular in shape to begin with.
Silk shawls with fringes, made in China, were available by the first decade of the nineteenth century. Ones with embroidery and fringes were available in Europe and the Americas by 1820. These were called China crepe shawls, China shawls, and in Spain "mantones de Manila" because they were shipped to Spain from China via the port of Manila. The importance of these shawls in fashionable women's wardrobes declined between 1865 and 1870 in Western culture. However, they became part of folk dress in a number of places including Germany, the Near East, various parts of Latin America, and Spain where they became a part of gypsy dress especially in Andalusia and Madrid. These embroidered shawls were revived in the 1920s under the name Spanish shawls, a named derived from their use as part of the dress of Spanish Gypsies, also known as gitanas. Their use as part of the costume of the lead in the opera Carmen contributed to the association of the shawls with Spain rather than China.

Some cultures incorporate shawls of various types into their national folk dress, mainly because shawls were much more commonly used in earlier times.

Today, shawls are worn for added warmth (and fashion) at outdoor or indoor evening affairs where the temperature is warm enough for men in wool suits but not for women in dresses and where a jacket might be inappropriate.

All info on internet.

A Manila shawl is displayed behind a window glass. Plaza Mayor residential buildings, a hanging lamp and part of a column are reflected in this window glass.

johannes68, ManuMay, thub69, Bartleby, avene, Elaine_Blath, Vames, Truja, jarkko, postvikram, baladeva has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

johannes68 (2860) 2008-06-10 11:23

Hi Maria,
very smart and elegant photo. The red flowers make it a real eyecatcher, you achieved a really convincing result!
regards, Johannes

xavshot (62419) 2008-06-10 11:54

Bonsoir Maria
bel équilibre de la compo et joli graphisme de l'ensemble; j'aime beaucoup le résultat. Bravo.
Xavier

Bartleby (4882) 2008-06-10 12:02

Hi Maria,
once again you come up with a new idea! Now you gotta stop coz' I'm getting jealous! I like the idea and the colourful result. The different reflections create an intriguing atmosphere and this red is absolutely gorgeous.

Yours,

Philippe

michiels (4170) 2008-06-10 12:53

hello Maria,

a very pleasant photo, mysterious and full of strange details and beautiful designs.
greetings, inn

ManuMay (10822) 2008-06-10 13:35

Maravillosa foto María, desde luego es un "reflejo" ;) de Madrid, con Plaza Mayor y mantones de Manila, genial, y una composición preciosa, muy bien visto.

Muchas gracias por compartir tu estupenda foto, gracias chulapa!
Saludos.
Manuel

polpo56 (7952) 2008-06-10 13:44

Hi Maria,
I like very much this composition.
It's a fantastic picture, not a simple shot.
Good idea, superb realization.
Fantastic colors: red. black and ...fog in reflection, but i see a little the "caliente" Spain.
Brava
Ciao
Ludo

thub69 (401) 2008-06-10 14:21

Hola Maria,
very nice composition, colors en idea !

hubert.

avene (11008) 2008-06-10 17:22

fantastic shot, Maria, I like a lot how the reflection makes the latern looks as if made from the same material as the shawl. smart composition too, including the reflection of the church tower and the roof of the building nicely complements the strong "frame" the shawl creates on the left. superb observation and excellent photo, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

sacimar (7381) 2008-06-10 18:15

Hi Maria,

wonderful composition, simply I like it, congratulations,

Regards

Sergio

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2008-06-10 23:33

Hi Maria,

thanks to this new posting, I discovered your gallery, for which I am really glad...perfect graphism and composition...

Take care, Ivana

Vames (4356) 2008-06-11 4:47

ciao Maria,hai molto coltura mi piace molto questa fotografia!

Truja (4948) 2008-06-11 10:42

Hola María!

Sorprendente, me gusta, me la quedo para mis favoritas!
El contraste de los tonos rojos, el reflejo, la luz y la saturación... me encanta!
Tomo nota de esta ;)

A strong hug from Catalonia my spanglish friend

coco (27854) 2008-06-11 12:17

María Blanca Gómez de United Kingdom.

Supongo que te lo habrán dicho más veces, pero tu nombre es un poco castizo.

¿Qué tal?

Veo que, seas de donde seas, la foto que nos presentas resulta muy interesante por muchas cosas. Pero creo que todas ellas se resumen en lo siguiente: es una foto realmente sugerente (no solo, pero sobretodo por los reflejos).

Un saludo.

Bluejeans (32293) 2008-06-14 2:17

Ola Maria ,
Que bonita composição gostei muito dos elementos e das cores , um bonito grafismo capturado , boas cores, parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

quillo (7174) 2008-06-16 8:58

-

Hola María, pienso que esta es una composición de las que yo llamo "inteligente"....... bien pensada, bien trabajada, son de las que parece que no dicen nada pero que tienen mucho y que a parte del color, la luz, los reflejos que son magníficos, me quedo con la farola con bordados rojos. Me gusta.

Un saludo y felicidades.

-

sunamoon (5057) 2008-06-24 15:19

Hola María,

Ante todo felicitarte por las fotos que tienes publicadas, he dado una vuelta rápida,(aunque soy un poco principiante en esto de las fotografía), me parecen que muy buenas, muy atractivas y curradas.
La foto esta me ha gustado muchisimo. Debería ser jaja promoción de España, el reflejo del manto de manila esta muy chulo, y el dominio del rojo en esta foto me ha encantado. Es una foto sencilla pero muy interesante. A mi parecer, si me lo permites, lo de la plaza mayor quizás si se viera un poco más no del todo, pero a lo lejos o algo parecido.. no se, es desde mi punto de vista, pero de todas formas un gran trabajo. Felicidades.

Un saludo,
Elena

jarkko (1169) 2008-06-30 11:22

Hello Maria! Thanks for your photos, I find them very artistic. You have very graphical touch and good eye for colors. This photo is an excellent example of it. I have to get back to your gallery later =)

Have a nice day,
Jarkko

postvikram (1199) 2008-07-09 1:34

Greetings maria,
very original capture. your 1/3rd framing is awesome. The colors are vivid on the dars spots and the reflections near are complimenting it.
Good photograph.

TFS -Vikram

baladeva (202) 2008-07-18 23:45