Hmong Hill Tribe Brothers Photo

Photographer’s Note

I took this picture in Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand's highest peak (2565m). Along with the abundant wildlife, some spectacular waterfalls can be found within the park, the most dramatic being Vajirathan waterfall, which drops 100 meters. Above 1,900 meters a delightful cloud forest takes hold, hiding lichens, mosses, and orchids. The mountain's summit is covered with magnolia, rhododendron, and a thriving population of sunbirds.

Doi Inthanon contains several hill tribe villages, most of them Hmong and Karen. Those 2 brothers are Hmong. The Hmong are scattered throughout many countries, including China, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand. Within Thailand they are found in many provinces, including Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phayao, Nan, Phrae, Mae Hong Son and Tak. They belong to the Meo-Yao branch of the Austro-Thai linguistic group. The Hmong are the second largest tribal group after the Karen.

I hope you will like this picture. :)

noahsark, kevinos, isabela_sor, sanalytis, terimakasi74, sabyasachi1212, alejandroguzman has marked this note useful

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noahsark (1092) 2007-01-10 4:55

Hi Vincent,

great portrait and very good choice black&white...

well done!

Mahmut K.

kevinos (6927) 2007-01-10 7:17

Hi Vincent. A nice portrait, the two faces fit the frame very well together and the is a nice relationship between them. The narrow DoF softens the second child , which I like. The left cheek of the girl is a little over exposed, just a touch of burning-in corrects it perfectly. It is a nice , tender double portrait. Regards Kevin

Jeweller (4) 2007-01-10 8:47

Excellent shot. Really good B/W conversion.

ndb1958 (9249) 2007-01-10 13:29

Nice kids, Vincent. Seeing them happy and smiling is cool. The b+w works well. I like your portrait, Nino

sanalytis (1634) 2007-01-10 20:54

Hi Vincent,

Very nice double portrait of these two children. Love the smile on the child in the background. Image works very well as a B&W.

Spiros

isabela_sor (42517) 2007-01-11 3:39

I just love this great double b&w portrait!!! Splendid this tight framing,good focus too
All the best
Isabela

terimakasi74 (283) 2007-01-11 7:32

Hi Vincent,

Another excellent shot! Super nice expression in their faces including the funny snot...
Perfect composition.
Well done
cheers,
terimakasi

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-01-11 10:41

Hi Vincent,
Excellent double portrait. Beautiful expressive faces. Your note is very informative as well. I was in a Hmong village in North Thailand recently.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

alejandroguzman (4672) 2007-01-12 18:23

Hi Vince:

What a lovely photograph !!!
It was a perfect choice the BW Format, because we can value in a better way the features in the children.
I LOVED how you caught her/his big eyes and movement in both kids.
And a BIG PLUS is that little detail under the nose !!! lol ...

I really enjoy this picture.
TFS

Hugs,
Alejandro

cobraphil8 (11652) 2007-01-16 6:40

Salut Vincent,
ils ont une sacrée touche ces deux là !
Entre celui au premier plan qui aurait besoin d'un kleenex et l'autre qui rigole sans ses dents, je trouve que tu les as parfaitement immortalisé.
Un très beau double portrait et je trouve sympa le fait que le premier gamin ne te regarde pas.
a+
Philippe

DarkoG (2284) 2007-01-16 6:48

Beautifull portrait. Kids are very expressive. Nice work

entrelec (8342) 2007-01-24 3:11

Très beau doublé, je rejoins à 100 pour cent le comment de Philippe.
Bonne journée

joel

femkevdh (2633) 2007-01-24 4:27

and now I'm looking at yours and have difficulty to decide which one to comment on first. I really do love these two brohthers! The two different expressions are just beautiful.
I like the B&W too.
You shouldn't call yourself an amature; this is a truly magnificant portrait!

btw; tell me some more about the profile photo with the tiger! is it alive??

regards, Femke