"La vie en rose" Photo

Photographer’s Note

Water was not scarce that day as rain came pouring down each time I dared escaping a shelter and hit the road by bike.

While at first you get slightly uncomfortable with the damp clothes sticking to your skin; the sucking sound of water in slippery sneakers and the cold that settles in your bones, it all seems to fade with the passing of each village.
You realise that you are lucky having clothes than can stick to your skin, having sneakers that can fill up with rainwater and housing bones that are rich in calcium to affront the cold.
The children in these villages do not have such luck.

The village of this young boy must be one of the poorest among the poor. While the children are plentiful, food or clothing are not.
The earth beaten tracks among the stilt huts are paved with not much more than poverty. Some of the children lack the energy to play, to simply be a child.

Under these conditions, a mischievous smile of a young boy works like a summer sun on your skin in spring; it fills you up with warmth.
He was happy to play a game of "football" and managed to convince a few of his friends. As the game progressed, the little bodies warmed up and the faces brightened.

A moment of sheer pleasure, but at the end of the day, the 'pink' of his shirt still symbolises the colour of his "vie en rose".

MarianneS, Dpbours, devimeuxbe, tomescuc, luisafonso, Mistral, Floydian, everlasting has marked this note useful

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MarianneS (14262) 2008-08-12 0:33

Bonjour Sabine,
Je pense que c'est la première fois que je découvre une de tes photots et j'admire ce portrait.
L'expression saisie est superbe et la réalisation impeccable.
Quant à ta note, elle est très touchante.
Bien à toi,
Marianne

Dpbours (210) 2008-08-12 3:10

Hi Sabine,

A wonderful portrait of this rather dirty boy.
Yep, you were getting uncomfortable when adjusting to the climate, but when seeing this boy you surely felt more comfortable at once!

Greetings,
Dennis

devimeuxbe (55593) 2008-08-12 7:06

Bonjour Sabine
C'est un magnifique portrait. Le visage est expressif. C'est super net. La texture de la peau est très bonne.
Une image très réussie
Amicalement
Bertrand

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-08-12 7:13

Marvelous portrait,the colors,the framing and the gesture.
I like it a lot.
Horatiu

tomescuc (2821) 2008-08-12 11:42

Superbe portrait, Sabine. Expression, cadrage, couleurs...
amicalement,
CT

miscaro (146) 2008-08-14 7:49

That pretty photo Sabine. That joint of photos pretty. Congratulations. Takes me with you in your trips Sabine..

luisafonso (858) 2008-08-27 6:59

Hi Sabine, how are you? Tender notes you share with us this time. A proof that children are always more important that any other material richness... We Europeans have a lot to learn. I love your picture, your little ray of summer sun. Those big black eyes are so expressive. I love every bit of this portrait. To my theme right away! :)

Waylim (10645) 2008-09-24 17:44

Sabine,
A very lovely and intimate portrait of the boy. Great sharpness and clarity on his face, very lovely smile and the sparkle in his eyes, the shyness, the cute expression on his face, all very well capture, The rose color of his shirt make the image even more atrractive. This is a very lovely and wonderful portriat taken with sensitivity. Reminded me of myself and my friend on our younger days. Thanks
Way

Mistral (13620) 2008-10-08 13:40

Bonsoir Sabine,
it's a wonderful portrait of this young boy. You captured perfectly in the right moment his smart sight. Then again as usual, your beautiful note embrace, tight and well, the place and your photographic work.
A smile for your days.
Luca

Floydian (30970) 2008-10-14 5:32

Hoi Sabine,
Zie ik toch heel stiekum dat je mijn note hebt aangelinkt, dus je leeft nog, ben ik blij om ;-)
Hoop dat alles goed met je gaat, je zal wel druk druk druk zijn zoals gewoonlijk, maar toch zo nu en dan even tijd om een blik op te te werpen.
Toen je deze poste ging ik net weg op vakantie, daarna werd het dus stil. Hoe staat het met jou reisplannen?
Je foto...en daarom stop ik dus ook even, want hij is schitterend. Die blik in zijn ogen, beetje ondeugend, maar dat mag ik graag zien, daarvoor is het tenslotte nog maar een kind. De kleding laat zien dat hij het niet eenvoudig heeft, maar toch straalt er iets van geluk uit zijn ogen. Trouwens, die ogen hadden iets scherper gemogen, maar dan ook alleen maar zijn ogen...
Groetjes, Henk

everlasting (10894) 2008-11-22 4:51

Well composed diagonally in the frame, Sabine your little rascal, the sharpness and clarity on his face is very good, (maybe a tad sharper in his eyes) and the sparkle in his eyes is just full of life. We can see by his clothes that he doesnt have much maar ja..............

(I am sure that you have more gems from laos tucked away......time to bring them out?)
Take care, Elaine