Giselle Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

beauty of simplicity

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misahuallí port, a place at the edge of the civilization, miles (many) away from daycare centers, family councellors and social safety networks. a place where roads end, rivers meet and time stops.

big brother hernando took giselle out for a long boat ride in the great river.

the day was hot.

giselle must hurry now. her mother and dinner are waiting.

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best
k.

Philippe, fulvio52, Floydian, belido, plimrn, Anna--, avene, pasternak, scobert, gunbud has marked this note useful

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bracasha75 (22031) 2008-01-12 13:10

Hello Kristaps
This is simpley fantastic...good morning fro this little kid and my compliments for you
TFs
Cheers,Braca

Philippe (11773) 2008-01-13 1:41

Hi, Kristaps. A good B&W picture to show this little girl having a wash in the river. There are two good diagonal lines that frame the main subject well.

toto (18707) 2008-01-13 4:08

Belle photo NB qui est très jolie avec cette petite fille qui va se laver dans l' eau courante.Elle est de plus glacée puisque les rocher sont recouvert de neige.Courrageuse la petite, nous européens je crois que l' on hésiterait a le faire.
je vous souhaite une bonne et heureuse année 2008.
Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-01-13 4:31

Hi Kristaps,
B&W photography is like brain surgery to me : I know nothing about it! But I like what I see... not a very profound critique, nevertheless an honest one.
You guys have a great sunday.
Cheers,
Fulvio.

nirvana73 (8628) 2008-01-13 9:25

Hello Kristaps
great moment
i like colour tones and action of the water
thanks for sharing
regards
ozhan

i wish with your new camera you take a lot of beautiful shots like previous shots

Floydian (30970) 2008-01-13 10:00

Interesting b&w Kristaps, not bad at all. Deep black with bright white parts work very well together in combination with all those grey tones. The moment was just right when the girl was washing her self, i like the flow of water over her hands.
Maybe a tighter crop would also work to put even more accent on the girl, but have to admit that i like also this one a lot.
Good b&w treatment...really good.
Regards, Henk

Bluejeans (32173) 2008-01-13 12:51

OLa Kristaps,

Que bela imagem a preto e branco , com esta rapariga a lavar a cara na agua do rio , gostei muito dos detalhes das pedras , os reflexos da luz na agua ficarm fnatasticos, parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

plimrn (19602) 2008-01-13 12:52

Hi Kristaps,
You are clearly quick with your camera to capture this moment; it's interesting to me how much the girl's posture and the flowing water conveys the moment without further comment. The boat is also of PP quality; I would have played if safe and chosen that one for the PP - but I would have been wrong.
HLJ, Pat

danyy (68672) 2008-01-13 15:14

Bonjour Kristaps,
photo 100% TE, regard sur la vie moins confortable dnas certaines parites du monde où toutefois le bonheur n'est pas toujours moindre qu'ici dans nos pays civilisés.
Excellente idée que de passer cette photo en BW.
Regards.
Daniel.

belido (16411) 2008-01-14 2:00

Hi Kristaps,

you are right! The simplicity is what pleases me most in this scene. Lovable moment with the child washing her face. Great photography sense. The choice for the b&w was more than proper. Well done!
Regards,
Carlos

Merline (6574) 2008-01-14 7:15

Hi Kristaps,
well done! I like this very very much. A moment in the life of this little girls well seen and captured, with great choice of b/w. I like the light, the fg and bg a bit out of focus so that we can concentrate on Giselle in the water. Lovely composition and wonderful mood.
I think your WS is worth a posting too...

TFS
Best regards
Michèle

Anna-- (7737) 2008-01-14 9:47

Ciao Kristaps,
excellent scene captured, interesting note. Beautiful image in B&W
Best regards
Anna

ninaL (19508) 2008-01-15 7:21

Hi, Kristaps.
I like this simple scene of daily life.
There is a special atmposphere like from a dream.
Best regards. Grazyna.

Butterflyka (518) 2008-01-15 13:50

Hi Kristaps
Wonderful shot of a moment!Good sharpness and clarity.Great choice of B&W.I like this moment with falling drops.
Compliments
Karina

vicana (74) 2008-01-21 10:23

Very captivating picture. The way the water spills from the child's hands is looking beautiful! good work.

avene (10946) 2008-01-21 19:03

I think you can safely add "decisive moment" as a category, you've captured just the right second when the girl has burried her face in her hands, but the water she had brought to her face still moves - I don't think it can get any better than this. I like how you've used the boat in the background to create a natural frame, and I also think the B&W works well here to focus attention on patterns and textures. but what I like most and kinda sweet is how easily the kid could hide among those white stones - she's so small you can hardly notice her! for me it tells the story of both the small kid in the big world (and that, in turn, goes well with your note about the boat ride in the great river) and how comfortable she feels being alone there. beautiful shot, I like it a lot.
best,
K.

pasternak (13272) 2008-01-25 2:59

Well captured and framed, Kristaps, light is good and the main post in combination with the WS version works particularly well, telling a story...

Cheers
Alexander

scobert (5333) 2008-04-06 20:17

Hi Kristaps,
I am listening to a CD of Andean music that my mother brought back for me when she was in Peru about eight years ago ("El Condor Pasa", as a matter of fact..so I am in "South American" mode right now). She loved Peru! It is always interesting for me to compare these tough little kids to the pampered and overprotected kids our part of the world. I remember commenting on your boat ride post and I said the same thing. These kids will probably be just fine. Very good shot and one that I find fascinating due to the cultural differences between this remote part of Ecuador and our culture.
Stan

gunbud (27819) 2008-05-28 19:29

Hi Kristaps,
What a wonderful timeless capture of this lovely child washing for dinner after an exciting day with her big brother on their river trip. Excellent clearity and details to this shot where time stands still.
Regards, Tom

diegomach (471) 2008-06-18 5:19

Kristaps esta es una hermosa toma, has captado en ella una estupenda luz diagonla que baña todo el cuadro. Todos los elementos perfectamente ubicados dam como resultdo una perfecta composición. Los detalles pequeños como el lavado de la cara de la niña en el agua del río hacen de tomas como esta un estupendo registro.
felicitaciones.
Diego