La Cubana, walking Photo

Photographer’s Note

No matter if young or not, with baby or without... cuban woman know exactly how to walk...

Location: Prado. This is one of the most beautiful avenues in Habana, the two lanes are divided by trees and a marble pavement, shining like the floor in a living room. Looking through the green tunnel you can see Malecon ocean drive with the Carribean sea in the distance.

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
11.07.2008 7:57:54
1/80 sec
F2.8
Integral meering
ISO 100
EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM
200,0 mm
3888 x 2592
RAW
WB Auto
One-Shot AF
sRGB
8589 KB

isabela_sor, bostankorkulugu, johannes68, PixelTerror, clio, hispic, vixchris, nivaldo, chpp, BitterMoon, Atamanka, flashpoint, mikeo, alainh, ocskaymarci has marked this note useful

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KateinDenmark (1117) 2008-08-14 10:07

Excellent composition. I like how she is walking from right to left while the other's appear to being walking back and forth - So your subject appears to cut through the frame. The focus is also perfect.

Cheers!
Kate

tomescuc (2837) 2008-08-14 10:07

Yes, a sexy walk indeed, with confidence and not shy of womanhood. Compositionally, I like her perpendicular direction against the main walking direction, with good, blurred DOF that gives good effect and emphasis on the main subject. Good work!
Cristian

rbassin (4263) 2008-08-14 10:08

Bonsoir Christian,
Cette vue est superbe, avec une belle lumière venant effleurer la scène du premier plan.
Le contraste avec le fond sombre est d'un très bel effet.
Roland

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Gustaw (21670) 2008-08-14 10:39

Hi, friend!
Photo from Cuba... I never been in Cuba. It is very oryginal composition. I like your persons. Very good quality. Nice colours and light. Well done.
Marek

rodgerg (24909) 2008-08-14 10:46

Hello Christian,

A pretty woman, a nice place and a beautiful photograph with a good use of light, nice contrats and good prospect in the green tunnel. Very good photowork.
Best regards,
Roger

kensimage (8543) 2008-08-14 10:55

Nice use of shallow DOF and low POV here to isolate the woman, and emphasize her exaggeratedly-female outline. The light on her, against the dark background, helps too. "La Cubana", idealized, indeed. Well done, Christian. Regards, Ken.

baba_flies (8091) 2008-08-14 10:57

Wie die Franzoesinnen mit dem Schmollmund nehme ich an, ein Trademark quasi :) Die kriegen das in die Wiege gelegt, da kann man "trainieren" wie man will und manchmal machen wir das im Buero und laufen den Gang runter wie auf dem Laufsteg, aber es sieht einfach doof aus. Punkt. Ende. Lassen wir den Cubanerinnen den Vortritt, einfach steil wie sie daher schwingt. Ja da hattest Du ja richtig was zu tun :))) Scharf einstellen auf na ja, die gewisse Unschaerfe im Hintergrund, click. Done. Gruss und schoener Abend, Barbara.

delnaja (7871) 2008-08-14 11:02

there is lightness, elegance, a kind of happiness in this image. The men are in the blur... It's good.

siamesa (13211) 2008-08-14 11:27

Oi Christian,
Acho que a mulher cubana caminha com graça porque dança muito e a dança além de alegrar o espírito embeleza o corpo e os movimentos.
Abraços de S2
Maria

vmukherjee (395) 2008-08-14 11:37

Nice shot. The high heels, plain smooth road, and the low pov, all make a wonderful shot.

bostankorkulugu (33962) 2008-08-14 11:38

must be slippery when wet though... yeah that's a lovely mum... and a good shot with a good dof... who is the man walking towards the couple... long lost daddy?>:P... compliments christian...

korkut

johannes68 (2882) 2008-08-14 11:39

Hallo Christian,
irres Foto, die Tiefenschärfe lässt mich völlig sprachlos - wie aus einem Werbeprospekt für Canon-Objektive :)
Wunderschön aufgebaut, Du hast Dir eine grossartigen Standort ausgesucht und den perfekten Augenblick erwischt - toll!
Schönen Abend, Johannes

Butterflyka (518) 2008-08-14 11:48

Hi Christian

Very nice copmosition of daily life.
Really great focus and DOF. I cant believe u made it without blurring.
Lively picture!

Congratulations
Karina

eversmile (6397) 2008-08-14 11:55

Hi Christian!

She's not walking, she seems flying! Graceful, sharp, with an excellent DOF and beautiful colors of the soil that are nicely coordinated with her shoes and skirt! That's well seen and very well executed!
Bravo, Christian!
Regards,
Marine

PixelTerror (86797) 2008-08-14 12:36

Hola Christian,
It's quite dark all around but you manages here to get a quite luminous rendering of the walking lady and this is what I like in this image, large aperture definitely played a role here.
Have a nice evening JY

hispic (7399) 2008-08-14 20:02

Hi Christian,
You have captured the lady with baby crossing in front of the tunnel of trees that seems to be cool, with nice composition. Blur in the background by a large aperture is also very beautiful.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

Dyerco (9288) 2008-08-14 21:06

Hi Christian
Great DOF that isolates the woman and her baby.
Nicely done.
Phil

hatti52 (12654) 2008-08-15 0:06

Hello Christian,
Excellent composition,great focus and DOF
i like it so much
compliments

MarianneS (14402) 2008-08-15 0:06

Hi Christian,
Excellent composition. The aperture you choose allow to concentrate on your subject, full of determination and elegance, although simply dressed.
I like this.
Regards,
Marianne

clio (23017) 2008-08-15 2:31

Bonsoir Chistian,
Magnificent scene full of sensuality.
The depth of field is perfectly mastered but you are a boss in this domain, I remember " RAW beer ".
All the heat of the night in the Antilles is present in your photo.
Bravo!
Diane

Bartleby (5134) 2008-08-15 11:12

Hi Christian,
Beautiful light you've captured here. And the bokeh is excellent. A balanced composition too with the man in the background. Congrats!

Philippe

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lestans (15486) 2008-08-15 18:29

Ciao Christian!
che bella immagine hai catturato! la donna sembra che voli, e questo effetto dipende sia dalla profondità di campo sia dal suo stesso atteggiamento.
Ottimo lo sfondo, con il tunnel di alberi e la luce in fondo.
Interessante anche la nota.
Complimenti!!

Livia

amazon (10863) 2008-08-17 4:32

beautiful pov,
i like blure backraund,
perfect focus,
congratulations,
iffet

suhailah (62) 2008-08-17 11:45

very well composed, and great focus on the subject, really like the angle you shot this from, makes the subject stand out more
and title suits this shot very well, confident and sexy!
very well taken
best regards
Suhailah

nivaldo (13353) 2008-08-17 12:23

Excellent capture, Christian!
Well done, my TE friend!
Kind regards,
Nivaldo

RPoole5552 (1643) 2008-08-17 22:34

I agree. The beautiful brown legs do it on this mama sita. Thanks for sharing.

Rob

chpp (4007) 2008-08-18 7:41

Hi Christian
I like this shot. perfect focus on the lady with the girl and the blur BG. very nice light management and the arch of trees add a lot of depth to the image.
excellent job
cheers
C

wag (651) 2008-08-19 11:00

Helo Christian, from yours photos I can feel the movement, the life. Btw., I like the sepaation between foreground and background, tfs.
Peter

marcan44 (3195) 2008-08-19 14:27

Ciao Christian,
ottimo tempismo.
Forse hai scattato a raffica perchè hai colto il movimento e l'attimo di flessione del piede in modo molto dinamico.
Direi che è il punto di forza di questo scatto eseguito a regola d'arte con uno sfondo sfuocato al punto giusto per lasciare intravedere il viale alberato ma che lascia concentrare l'attenzione sulla donna e bambino.
Mi piace molto, bravissimo!
Un caro saluto
Mario

BitterMoon (2776) 2008-08-20 21:30

Hello Chris

La Cubana...walking...a good title ;-).From your note,the first line it`s like was chosen for a fashion show or advertisement/commercial.The avenue(the part you show) seems to be a nice one,with all those trees on both sides,like a catwalk for you models.
Anyway,you`ve seen it very well,focusing on the lady with her child,showing the attitude of the cuban womans?.

Kind regards

flashpoint (3560) 2008-08-25 13:16

ciao Christian,
sei riuscito con un focus perfetto
a dare il valore aggiunto alla camminata
di questa bella mamma,con le altre persone
sfocate in sottofondo a far da cornice

complimenti sERGIO

vapours (7913) 2008-09-03 5:05

Very sexy shot Christian, her figure just pops out at us from the bokeh in the background. The use of focus here is old, but your style of shot is something fresh.

mikeo (12117) 2008-09-07 3:45

Hi Chris,

What a shot! I have no idea how I could miss it...
First of all this place is amazing...and this pavement! Oh dear, its simply unbelievable and so beautiful...
And the lady - not only elegant but walking so perfectly, like a model, with so excellent style...

Great shot Chris!
TFS
Mikeo

alainh (35387) 2008-09-08 21:33

hello Chritian
fabulous cuba, a must for the eyes !
but difficult moments tey passed these days with several hurricanes !
you catched a lot of splendid scenarys. this one is top
friendly
alain

ocskaymarci (2510) 2008-09-12 6:45

Excellent composition and balance of the lights. The dark area of the trees, the bright in the end of the tunnel and "La Cubana" walking in the light coming from the right is simply wonderful! The focus is also perfect.

giorgimer (21478) 2009-04-18 15:45

Ciao Christian,

bellissimo questo scatto di un momento sulla bella passeggiata del Prado. Splendidi toni naturali, ottimo effetto dalla profondità di campo corta.

Bravo!

Gio

noranina (49) 2009-05-07 12:58

Wonderful shot!
Its not only cubans...we all central/south american women know how to walk ...specially how to handle high heels! :p I think its because we love to dance...there salsa and here tango.
When are you coming to Argentina?
Love
Nora