shyness and simplicity Photo

Photographer’s Note

(Chowla Thanda village)
(A slightly noisy photo – I used the blur tool only a little bit on the skin of the women). ... It is not that they were dreaming or contemplating something, but they did not dare looking while posing ; the neighbour on the right seemed a bit more relaxed and amused (but then, she did not know that I was taking her photo in the same time, found out only later).

Nagendrama (in yellow) and her brother frequent the nearby school, their parents (mother on the right) are illiterate. These are day labourers living in a tiny mud house ; they are not Lambadas as this is a mixed village. I saw inside one of the 2 bare rooms on a simple shelve many representations of all sorts of various religions and gods side by side (Muslim, Christian and Hindus) : they are not Muslims or Christians but they like to have all the faiths on their sides - a wise decision, safer to get all the best chances together if possible !

In front of them, the little crowd that was following us everywhere in the village, - this was the beginning of our tour, later it grew much bigger…
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A very simple photo, dedicated to Branko Vasiljevic (Vasa) who wrote once jokingly that "women are always more interesting that men" (in photos, that is), and who calls himself a "feminist man".

adelune, japiey, faubry, elihesamian, Silvio1953, ALIRIZA, Vasa, mpdre has marked this note useful

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pcp (3368) 2008-03-12 1:49

Hi Cath,
Beautiful shot and perfect title :) Warm light and your composition is really good :)

Well done,

TFS

Senthil

japiey (9531) 2008-03-12 1:59

Dear Cath,

Where in this world can you find such a dear smile..?
This world shrinks in front, of her smiles... straight from her heart...
A dear document from ANDRA PRADESH from the lives of villages...
Beautifully executed and presented.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

SteveH (4025) 2008-03-12 2:03

Hi Cath, A great shot showing the colours and texture of Indian rural life. It looks like two seperate images, one taken outdoors of a cheerful person and another indoors of an aprehensive group, explained by your note. Looking at the WS it seems that you attracted quite a lot of attention. Cheers, Steve

adelune (2) 2008-03-12 2:10 [Comment]

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faubry (32511) 2008-03-12 2:43

bonjour Catherine, tu as rapporte des merveilles de ton voyage en Inde, celle ci en est encore une preuve, j aime beaucoup l expression amusee de la femme a gauche, tandis que l autre femme est plus reservee, de superbes couleurs, l Inde est vraiment un pays attirant par toutes ces couleurs.....
voila j ai mon billet, je vole directement pour Moscou et la Yakoutie, les 24 et 25 mars, ils m attendent rapidement, et moi je ne me pressais pas tant... encore mon visa...
bonne journee
amities
francine

sayan (2609) 2008-03-12 3:36

hello Catherine,

a beautiful tender moment captured by you. the smile is so beautiful. the expressions are nice too.

regards

Sayan

hgupta (1321) 2008-03-12 9:09

Hi Cath,

Very powerful and real image of rural life of India. Most striking is the precise capture of texture and colors. I loved it.....great.
Regards,

Hemant

delkoo (35024) 2008-03-12 9:35

bonjour catherine
malgré les encarts de lumière très important tu t'en es bien sortie, c'est dommage qu'on ne voit pas completement le plus jeune cela aurait pu faire une bonne progression dans les tailles.

didier

elihesamian (26091) 2008-03-12 10:37

Hello Catherine ,
The expression of the woman in side is full of shyness but it's great in front of you and the other answer you with a cute smile.a good daily life scene you show us among the poeple with attractive Indian colors that I love always.well composed and nicely done !
Aaf'farin !
Merci
M

MarcT (21105) 2008-03-12 11:05

Salut Cath,
Tu es devenue une experte en PP on dirait pour jouer avec le grain! Les couleurs et les expressions sont très belles.
Amitiés
Marc

lestans (15550) 2008-03-12 11:41

Ciao Catherine!!
che bella inquadratura, che bella scena con queste donne.
E a proposito di donne ti vorrei dire che a volte mi sento avvantaggiata nell'affrontare e riprendere le persone, perchè una donna che fa fotografie è sempre più affidabile e meno aggressiva di un uomo, quindi si ha più facilità nell'avvicinare la gente. Ho ragione?
Lo dico a te che fotografi quasi sempre la gente e quindi evidentemente sai stabilire un buon contatto, a good relationship. Vero??

Ciao!!

Livia

ALIRIZA (16197) 2008-03-12 12:02

Hi Cath,
Really good POV, I like it very much. An excellent daily life composition. Well done my dear friend...
All the best...
Ali Rıza

Vasa (6665) 2008-03-12 16:04

Chere Catherine,

deja j'ai une experience et j'ai appris de te suivre sur TL (sache que tu es une exception, question de temps), c'est une bonne facon de savoir plus sur ton foto-safari en Inde exotique. Ces portraits sont aussi merveilleux que les precedants et je constate que tu as choisi les humains et les scenes de vie comme la plus difficile maniere de s'exprimer en photographie (le meme compliment j'ai donne a Francine), en comparaison des paysages, par exemple.

Grand merci de te dedicace, c'est mignon et ca me rend responsable pour plutard (noblesse oblige). Je n'oublirai pas
Grand amitie,

Branko

mpdre (1587) 2008-03-12 19:43

Salut Cath,
J'aime beaucoup cette image pleine de contrastes. La femme mature et austere qui regarde dans l’autre direction et qui pose dans l'ombre au front d’un mur de boue. Par contre, il y a la jeune fille exuberante qui te regarde directement, souriante, avec un arriere-plan remplie de vegetation. Un contraste qui me fait plasir pour le symbolisme et pour le controle de la lumiere malgre les conditions vraiment dificile. Je te felicite.
Andre

ninaL (19646) 2008-03-13 1:12

Bonjour, Catherine.
Une belle composition avec des modèles charmants et naturels.
Simple et frais.
Amicalement, Grazyna.

alibasarir (14597) 2008-03-13 6:05

merhaba
çok renkli ve çok güzel bir fotograf.insanların gülüşü harika.ayrıca çok net ve temiz bir görüntü.
sizin türkçe bilmenize çok seviniyorum.çünkü ben ingilizce bilmiyorum ve size türkçe yazabiliyorum bu beni çok mutlu ediyor.
istanbuldan selamlar sevgiler
Ali

Silvio1953 (43412) 2008-03-13 6:52

Ciao Caterina, splendidi i sorrisi delle due donne, piacevole composizione con meravigliosi colori, brava
Con Amicizia
Silvio