Red Hot Chili Peppers Photo

Photographer’s Note

This picture was taken at the Dong Ba Markt in Hue. This was a very lively and bustling market, great for photos. It is also close to the Citadel, just a short walking distance.

I would of preffered that she was wearing a conical hat, but you can't control that. :-) I wanted to show some motion in the image thus blurring the hands a bit. Not sure if that works??

andante, ivo, sabyasachi1212, leo61 has marked this note useful

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padeg (423) 2007-01-19 10:18

Thank you for this nice living image. I like the harmonious color tones. I like the crisp sharp quality that strengthen the dynamic of the blurry hands.
Pascal.

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Albrecht (11074) 2007-01-19 10:20

Hi Spiros
As a musicfan I notice the title so I had to see this one closer. Nice POV and compo and good red colour detail.
greetings Albrecht

andante (7092) 2007-01-19 10:32

Great and appropriate title. Love the sharp and focused details. Excellent capture!
Enrique

ivo (376) 2007-01-19 10:38

Hello Spiros,
Composition ***
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Best regards,
Emma

sleon (9352) 2007-01-19 10:43

HI Spiros
I agree that a traditional hat would have been nice, and would have continued the repetition of circles and wickerwork, but this still works really well and I do like the movement of the hands. The POV and tight framing on the subject emphasises well the colours and textures.
Regards, Susanna

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AthaPan (0) 2007-01-19 10:47

Spyro kalispera!

Eskairetikh oskytita, oraia zontana xromata, i epiloji tou portraito sxima poli sosti.

Xairetismata
Sakis

m_s_s (1649) 2007-01-19 11:46

Hello Spiros,
yes, it works very well. it gives some dynamic to the photo. great composition and colors. nice piece of work.
regards

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-01-19 12:22

Hi Spiros,
A conical hat would have made this perfect but its no less beautiful. A compact picture, the motion blur of hands is not an issue.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

vincz (19043) 2007-01-19 17:45

Excellent POV from above, sharpnees is top, I love this composition with the so red chilis together with their green stems. very well seen, great execution.

leo61 (43404) 2007-01-19 17:53

Hi Spiros!
That´s funny! One of my last posts has the same title,and is also a portrait with chilies.
Good composition with the baskets,full with this hot fruits and the "faceless" seller.
A good shot with a nice perspective.
Regards,Leo

Faros (12) 2007-01-20 0:30

Hi Spiros,
I like it a lot!

Phil.

aadilj (17950) 2007-01-20 2:37

Another great one Spiros. The red pepper have been so effectively captured in their stark glory. The lady bent over them is another great feature. Good pov and dof, good lights and lovely composition.

Maklella (49) 2007-01-20 10:39

Just great!Nice colours, I really like this shot!

tonyp (217) 2007-01-21 0:59

You're right a conical hat would have been fantastic, would you have cut it too? :)))
Wonderful picture Spiros, great composition and colours. Another beautiful picture from you! Keep sharing your great work.
Cheers,
Tony

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-01-21 5:01

ANd also this image is ver very good Spiros, i like a lot your composition with people, you are so near to your subject..
Here the POV is wonderful to show all the work of this woman..
The tone are warm with a great contrast of red colour..
I like a lot!
ciao!
valeria

Angshu (33665) 2007-01-21 22:58

Hello Spiros
This pic deserves much more credit than it has got. Composition wise & framing wise this is excellent. It's unique the way the basket has been framed with the face of the lady unseen. Very nice
Regards
Angshu

kensimage (8541) 2007-01-21 23:16

So many nice echoes here, Spiros--circular hat and circular baskets, red pants and red chilis. The hands really bring the eye toward the chilis nicely. I like the tight crop to emaphasize all this, too. Well done! Regards, Ken.

entrelec (8342) 2007-01-24 4:31

A nice composition again, all are circles.
regards

joel

AmiBe (6042) 2007-01-26 12:39

Sorry to have missed this one, Spiros.
Good brown and red tones, good geometry with the circles.
Good motion on the hand, good POV from above.
rgs