Photographer’s Note
High above my lodging in an isolated group of huts, very far from the road I met one morning this tribal beauty. She arrived from that track quite suddenly ; both surprised by our apparition (never saw a foreigner up there, and what funny hat !), we smiled... Magic moment !
(NB : => If you follow this link, you’ll be able to tour a series of photos on this subject = a village in the clouds (some of them, you have already seen, others are new - some, rather FYI, but interesting IMHO) and return to the original post : =>the next photo that I took, she seemed a bit impressed - but then smiled again later on.
... Conversations only with gestures ; they don't go down very often, only market days 'if' they have something to sell (livestock).
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(I know there are some overexposed areas and I don't know how to handle this ; I could have changed the aspect of the corner, top right and cloned a bit of the tree too...)
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nikosrio
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(1052) 2008-05-03 3:57
Hello Catherine
Very beautifull shot, very characteristic with nice color and composition.
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Nikos.
holmertz
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(10427) 2008-05-03 4:17
Hello Catherine,
A nice, spontaneous portrait with documentary value rather that technical perfection. Which means that I don't care at all about the slight overexposure towards the top of the photo. A slight pity though about her cut-off hands. I don't know it that was intentional or the kind of mistake that happens when you're in a hurry. I might have preferred cropping more of her arms to make it look deliberate:-)
Regards,
Gert
ChrisJ
(71614) 2008-05-03 4:21
Bonjour Catherine
A superb daily life scene fromm South India, with good colour, sharpness & lighting. I like the subtle smile of the woman carrying the metal pots on her head. Bon weekend!
wolf38
(13438) 2008-05-03 10:56
Hello Catherine. A photo for eye and soul. The smile of the friendly woman is pleasant. This smile remains for the viewer in memory. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.
nirvana73
(8984) 2008-05-03 11:36
Hello Catherine,
great moment
nice colors
and her smile is beautiful
tfs
regards
Ozhan
Miha2ou7
(4993) 2008-05-03 13:53
Hey Cath,
I`ve missed your work this past couple of days, too bad. Anyway, as always, the perfect documentary shot, from India. A wonderful portrait, nice colors, and a beautiful background, looks like some rain- or cloudforest.
Swell work.
See you around.
MarianneS
(15028) 2008-05-03 14:12
Bonjour Catherine,
Ce qui me stupéfie, c'est la palette d'expressions tellement différentes que tu as pu capter.
Communiquer avec cette femme uniquement par gestes et la mettre suffisamment en confiance pour qu'elle te dédie ce sourire... je trouve cela impressionnant.
A côté de ça, peu importe cette petite partie surexposée : il y a bien d'autres éléments intéressants dans ta composition sur lesquels s'attarder.
Cordialement,
Marianne
dvlazar
(6492) 2008-05-03 18:23
Hey,
Thanks for sharing a unique portrait to us - this is a nice shot of the lady living out her village life. The earthy tones throughout are very nice.
Cheers!
:)
MiguelP
(14338) 2008-05-03 21:15
What makes me think of this photo is that we are talking about the country with the bigger economical development in the last decade, so I hope part of the money goes to this people for a change. A thoughfull photo Catherine.
Miguel
feather
(51026) 2008-05-04 1:59
Strange how her expression changed between the two photos. This smiling one is by far the best choice of the two. I wouldn't worry about the over-exposure as we are far too occupied admiring her skill with the containers on her head. Well done
Kath
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Glint
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(3196) 2008-05-04 3:28
hello Catherine,
a magical moment captured. Scenonds later as I can see from your linked picture her expression had changed.
regards
Bev
delkoo
(35642) 2008-05-04 6:26
bonjour Catherine
je suis un peu embarrassé avec cette photo, c'est sur son port de tête est magnifique et la charge qu'elle transporte impressionnante, mais il y a autour beaucoup d'éléments distrayant, comme tu l'explique cette photo a valeur de photo reportage et le côté esthétique passe en second plan.
didier
Vasa
(7879) 2008-05-04 9:10
Un portrait aussi souriant que le precedent, du haut en bas de la photo. La fille est en plus belle et interessante. Le regard directe penetrant. Puis il y a une ambience, les details, les couleurs. Tant de choses sur une seule photo, chere Catherine.
Bravo, vraiment,
Branko
polpo56
(8541) 2008-05-04 13:33
Hi Catherine,
when I was a child, I often went to visit my parents in a little mountain village. Here there are no cars, in houses there is no water and women were going to take it to public fountain, having a copper container on one’s head.
Many realistic your shot. Thanks for sharing.
Ciao
Ludo
Graal
(60312) 2008-05-04 23:31
Hi Katherine,
amazing portrait, unusual "construction" on the head and nice smile of woman. Good shot. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander
Partha_c
(1985) 2008-05-05 3:30
Hi Cath. I was looking at the nuances of this shot. Appealing. The pecking cock behind, the balancing pots overhead, the naughty streaks of the immaculate smile on the innocent face with the pinned up corner of the cloth for covering up her bossoms made a nice composition. Great indeed. Appreciation of beauty is more important to me -- hence the grammar of over or underexposure takes a backseat. All the best, dear.
Partha
japiey
(9545) 2008-05-06 20:22
Dear Cath,
Fine image.
The woman, her environment and her daily life is well seen here.. As read in notes and your reply to Gerit, it's understood there was not enough time to make a click as desired.. and I appreciate this reflex from you, and agree with your words..She arrived from that track quite suddenly ; both surprised by our apparition (never saw a foreigner up there, and what funny hat !), we smiled... Magic moment ! Yes, MAGIC MOMENT !!!
Beautifull, well shot.
All the best.
jp
Silvio1953
(45136) 2008-05-09 7:54
Ciao Caterina, splendido il ritratto di questa donna con un pesante carico in testa, meravigliosa l'espressione, brava,
con Amicizia
Silvio
cyrrhus
(2878) 2008-05-18 1:40
Bonjour Catherine,
"off the beaten track".. c'est cela que j'apprécie souvent sur TE. Plus que la qualité purement photographique.
On sent ici que tu nous ramènes un témoignage authentique de l'Inde profonde. Vivement le jour où on aura aussi les odeurs et les bruits sur TE :-)
J'en ai profité pour suivre ton tour photo sur TE et TL. Magnifique.
Bon dimanche Eric /.
I_WanderingSoul
(652) 2008-10-27 12:45
Hi Catherine,
Very nice portrait! and might i add absolutely awesome album too! I myself hail from andhra pradesh and I really loved the photos.A trip to India usually is full of pictures from Rajasthan or Jammu & Kashmir. But this is totally different. Great Job.
TFS,Neelima.
Docarmo
(8894) 2009-04-13 22:01
Bonjour Catherine,
Cette photo me fait penser à certains endroits de mon pays d'origine (Brésil), où les femmes sont des "équilibristes" comme celle-là et doivent faire bien des "acrobaties" pour vivre. Et sans perdre la joie de vivre, elles gardent toujours le sourire.
Cette image ressemble à une peinture. Très beau! Bravo!
Je n'utilise pas le système de points du TE, pour ça pas de petits pois, mais j'ai mon sourire à moi aussi ;-))))
MCV
Photo Information
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Copyright: Catherine M D (noborders)
(14201)
- Genre: People
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2007-02-00
- Categories: Daily Life, Decisive Moment
- Camera: Canon IXUS 850 IS
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Hommage to the Indian Women [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-05-03 3:39
- Favorites: 1 [view]
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