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portraits of Mauritania 1


portraits of Mauritania 1
Photo Information
Copyright: Geraldine Le Duc (limule) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 289 W: 16 N: 372] (2915)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12-30
Categories: Daily Life, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS USM
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/160 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Final Version, Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-03 13:05
Viewed: 251
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This young Mauritanian girl is wearing the traditional Melhafa, so called in Hassanya dialect. The Melhafa is made of a single piece of fabric, oftenly very colourful. All women and young girls are wearing it independently from their age, jobs or function and it has nothing to do with any lack of modernity. It is is a very nice scenery to see them, holding it or adjusting it at any time, for conveniency or in order to face the so called Harmattan, one of the local wind.
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  • gbeli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 420 W: 66 N: 233] (1939)
  • [2008-01-03 15:30]

Hello Geraldine
Beautiful portrait of the Mauritanian girl.
Nice POV and vivid colors.
Regards

Hi Geraldine,
This is an excellent portrait which seems so natural and fresh. The young girl looks very unperterbed by your camera and is an ideal model in the shot. The colourful fabric has created an eye-catching image. Well done.
Cheers Grant

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  • faubry Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3691 W: 358 N: 4455] (28941)
  • [2008-01-04 1:43]

beautiful portrait from this nice country, i knos very well this place and Chinguetti, superb.
take care
francine

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