Soulful Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I love Hyderabad. The Hyderabad I like is not the high tech sector, but the old part, around the Charminar. There you find the hustle bustle of daily life.

As I was walking near the Mecca Masjid mosque, I encountered a Vishnu devotee. He seemed out of place in this area, which is predominately Muslim. He had a great face and I asked to take his photo. I took it and he pointed to her, as to say "Take her photo". I looked over, and there she was. Her sweet, soulful eyes peered up at me as to say take my picture too. She adjusted her tattered scarf and looked up at me. I took two photos of her and showed her . I stayed in the area for a while looking at the people and enjoying the scene. She stayed with me gazing at me in curiosity.
Later, when I reviewed my images from that day,I noticed she was in the background of so many. She had been following me for a while, waiting for me to see her soulful sweet eyes.

eleparc, Peeotr, carmem_busko, bfly, janwalt, avis2avis, vesalius, touristdidi, ale, pulezan, twofun, quillerpl, travellingtales, gabrielpat has marked this note useful

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eleparc (24059) 2004-09-06 8:46

very centered and very sharp! stunning portrait christina;-)) i love it! great note too;-)) no flaws for me!!

maciekda (19599) 2004-09-06 8:48

beautiful portrait Christina, beeautiful girl and very nice tight compositon, great look, good work.
and thanks for all your good words, I appreciate it

carmem_busko (3639) 2004-09-06 8:55

stunning portrait, Christina!
Carmem

Peeotr (2224) 2004-09-06 8:58

Baeutiful eyes and whole face. Very fine soft light.

everlasting (10942) 2004-09-06 9:07

lovely soulful portrait, Christina and nice note. I like the tight crop, I'm not brave enough to do that :)

oochappan (22032) 2004-09-06 10:31

Rather tight crop or shot, degustibus ...., colors are soft and warm, thnx for not oversharpening.

sn00zie (2384) 2004-09-06 10:56

a lovely portrait. like the tight crop. is perfect on this one! well done

bfly (5737) 2004-09-06 11:59

she is beautiful Christina...and what eyes again...you surely see souls of these lovely kids through their eyes...thanks..

Midnight_sun (1939) 2004-09-06 13:25

A direct and simple portrait, which is very well exposed etc. i just wished there was perhaps just a hint of context, as after looking at this for a little bit, i'm finding i need more; the crop is too close i think. It is faultless other wise. Well done.

janwalt (263) 2004-09-06 23:30

Yes, a soulful beautiful girl, with so much pouring out from her eyes. Good for you for capturing such a great expression!! thanks for sharing it.

avis2avis (4260) 2004-09-07 2:09

Soulful indeed. Very nicely done Christina. I like the tight crop.

flydragon (0) 2004-09-08 4:06

Ho Christina
i missed this lovely portrait
i like the composition u made here
verry simple but beautifull
good work
take care
Simon

pts tmrw

vesalius (857) 2004-09-10 23:55

Hi Christina, what a beautiful photograph, I'm not going to comment on it any further. I've come to realize that shooting people is a true art form of which few have that talent. You are truly gifted, you're going on my favourites list! Don.

Keithspring (407) 2004-09-11 4:48

Beautful portrait, one of your best.

touristdidi (8561) 2004-09-12 4:29 [Comment]

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ale (1819) 2004-09-13 12:39

Hi Christina,
I like your portraits very much, maybe this is my fauvorite, this girl is lovely.
Thanks for your kind words.

pulezan (767) 2004-09-13 13:08

you was very lucky to have such a good model. excellent portrait, i can say only this. thanks for the notes also.

yesterday (9787) 2004-09-18 10:26

What a beautiful girl! great portrait christina, good colour and contrast.

Pts later...........Regards Kaj Nielsen

kinginexile (2440) 2004-09-21 0:47

Christina, you have so many portraits here that take us beyond the gaze of the subject, an invitation to travel from our desktop at home.
Another type of DOF, I guess. thank you!

scalerman (25787) 2004-09-23 19:55

A lovely shot. Concentric, and balanced, but the subject makes the moment.

Arusem (47) 2004-09-25 23:17 [Comment]

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twofun (1545) 2004-09-26 0:43

Very perfect portrait. Her eyes is amazing. And exelent color of red.

Thanks for sharing.

alimo3 (6826) 2004-11-02 18:03

Hi Christina,
i forgot to tell you that it is one of my favorite picture from the all site.
maybe not technically perfect but simple, beautiful,and full of emotion.
the kind of pix who makes India my next desination for sure.

Tom

ineoo (0) 2004-11-22 18:53

hi christina
nice portrait, very beautiful eyes and good color are in this pic
well done
yves

Ramonven (126) 2004-11-24 11:32 [Comment]

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quillerpl (329) 2005-01-03 21:38

Marvellous and astounded portrait Christina. Especially her eyes and gentle smile. Really great composition and light. I like avery much slo your other portraits but this one is in my opinion the best one...

colinbrenchley (6133) 2005-01-08 13:55

A tighly cropped portrait with the subject looking towards the camera. Prehaps even a tighter crop to remove the black sections at the top left and right corners of the subject would add more colour to an already good shot.

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travellingtales (107) 2005-05-19 10:43

Beautiful. This photo was made by the description. Cheers,
jp

gabrielpat (6553) 2006-07-28 16:59

Hi christina,
i discover your gallery with a great pleasure.
this portrait is so.. i dont know how to say.let's say "authentic"!very well done. best regards.

Photo Information

Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-07-00
Categories: Daily Life
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Faces of India, Around the Charminar, Hyderabad, India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-09-06 8:38
Favorites: 5 [view]