Vision of the Future Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another one from Siem Reap, Cambodia.

With my 70-200 lens, I came close to this boy to take this picture. I believe that to capture a soul, we need to somehow interact with our subject. Despite the language problem, I was able to communicate with him through my smile. We can always smile but we have to be sincere in doing so. JMHO.

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yzzabelle (515) 2006-03-06 8:32

beautiful and intense portrait. The eyes are just unique and can mean many things!
Great photo
Isabelle

jammer79 (2666) 2006-03-06 8:32

Hi Manuel,

absolut!!! Deep atmosphere, this is shot with the soul. Excellent capture. Perfecet sharpness! Great job.
Regards, Radim.

sufi (9568) 2006-03-06 8:44

Hello Manuel,
Oh my god... I can't find any word to describe the beauty of this picture...
TFS..
Salim

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2006-03-06 9:16

Hi Manuel.

The eyes are....impressive! Brilliant.

Congratulations!!

Excellent colours & DOF.

Regards, Oscar

bishansamaddar (868) 2006-03-06 9:17

what a fabulous portrait!
congratulations.
i love the horizon reflected in the child's eyes! brilliant.

coco (28318) 2006-03-06 9:26

Hola Manuel.
Fantastic. These eyes are superb and the reflection too.
Also good composition, but more important than that... these eyes.

Carlos.

jasmis (51313) 2006-03-06 9:30

Strong photo. Excellent (half-hidden) portrait. Makes impression. Regards, Manuel.

eleparc (24059) 2006-03-06 9:56

wow!!!! stunning! the colors and the POV are great as well as the framing... i love it!! a very daring close-up but an outstanding result with sharp clear focus.... bravo

What lens did you use? the VR one?
i want to know everything...

Today, I posted a different kind of photo from Boracay, that i quite like, unlike most TE members it seems.;-( haha!

Cheers
Eric

boberius (129) 2006-03-06 10:17 [Comment]

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nygus (8077) 2006-03-06 10:22

strange sharpness.unnatural, looks like oversharp4ened , and the first and clearest thing we see looking at it is the scarf.good for TE average, very weak for your standards

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RGatward (19751) 2006-03-06 10:23

Back to form with your close cropped portraits. Excellent example here. I like the reflected background in her eyes.

cobraphil8 (11652) 2006-03-06 10:29

Hi Manuel,

a beautiful portrait, his eyes are very strong, what quality of shot !
It's really impressive.
Cheers
Philippe

antho (408) 2006-03-06 14:01

Unlike nygus, I love that picture very much. A so close portrait is immensely difficult to achieve, and i think the result is excellent.
Only point that disturbs me a bit, is that my eyes tend to focus on your reflection in the boys' eyes, but it must be because i'm too close to my screen. Wait a minute... yes now i'm further i see better and your picture is wonderfull!

olopez (4870) 2006-03-06 16:23

Amazing close up Manny,
I love the sparkling eyes.
Congrats,
Oscar

just4iris (792) 2006-03-06 16:30

"Manny style": great composition!
TFS
daniela

kclai (2267) 2006-03-07 2:12

Hi Manuel
You really got such good gadgets that produce excellent image.
The reflection onto his eyes are well seen. That's his future, man.
Cool portrait shot, Manuel.
Eric Lai

yesterday (9787) 2006-03-07 2:13 [Comment]

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etiennejr (1014) 2006-03-07 4:45

Hi Manual,
What great eyes, what would he be thinking.
TFS
Etienne

bullabulla (3488) 2006-03-07 12:07

Hello Manuel
this portrait is stunning.
sharpeness is great
Beautiful look
Well done
Laetitia

Dakota55 (392) 2006-03-07 20:09

Fantastic portrait, so sharp and the reflection in the eyes is great. I agree that when language is a problem a smile goes a very long way!
TFS
Robin

pilpel-adom (3016) 2006-03-08 17:46

Amazing clarity, Manuel! great capture and you can actually see the world in his eyes..The scarf hid but more than that expose the most important - the gaze.
TFS!
Chen

droonsta (423) 2006-03-09 6:34

Trully meaningful and strong... Excellent photo

hamster (1045) 2006-03-11 9:36

You are definitely the master of portrait. Fantastic quality, perfect crop. What to say more - beautiful..

Brendon (285) 2006-03-15 8:16

I think I have spent the last 20 minutes staring at this photo.
The eyes look like glass: you can see the reflection of his scarf in them. The small beads of sweat on his nose.
Absolutely amazing - intense.
Hats off for a spectacular photo!