Girl in Wazir Khan Mosque in Lahore Photo

Photographer’s Note

I haven't posted any portrait for a while, so here is one, a young girl in Wazir Khan Mosque in the Old Lahore. The light was beautiful on that day.

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tjanze (5674) 2006-05-29 12:41

Hi Maciej!
Beautiful portrait,with beautiful background.
Good angle of view.I like happyness on her face.
Colors,composition...+++Bravo!

donluicu (24001) 2006-05-29 12:42

Hi Maciej
excellent framing, very good use of the wide angle...
very well done

congrats

loic

Polonaise (5638) 2006-05-29 12:44

Pozycja jej glowy, sposob w jaki umiesciles ja w kadrze, sprawia ze jestem nieco zaklopotany.
Bo oto oczarowalo mnie to zdjecie Macieju,okrutnie, a ja nie wiem do jakiej kategorii w moim cielecym mozdzku to zakwalifikowac.
Eeee, za duzo myslenia.
Po prostu podoba mi sie i juz.
Jurek G.

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mouzakof (396) 2006-05-29 12:46

!!!!!!!!!! amazing shot

thanks for sharing... great moment amazing colours...

even that you don't have the whole building i love it!

thanks again

delkoo (35058) 2006-05-29 12:58

HI MACIEJ
very beautiful portrait with colorful background, she looks like gipsy.

well done

didier

Zepi (22848) 2006-05-29 13:04

Hello Maciej,
Ca déchire bien quand même le FF pour floutter ces arrière plan.
J’aime beaucoup les couleurs et la présence de cette fillette au premier plan.
Excellent travail
A++
Sébastien

Mistral (13852) 2006-05-29 13:07

Hi Maciej,
beautiful portrait with a well chosen compo as well great background of the old mosque.
Always inspiring images...
A smile
Luca

faubry (32521) 2006-05-29 13:16

très belle photo avec en arrière plan le palais et devant ce visage si intéressant! très belles couleurs
bravo
francine

Luan (15935) 2006-05-29 13:24

It's a long time you didn't post a portrait like this, it is really nice, the background could not be better. You are richt, the light is cool, no contrast, perfect moment. I like her natural pose.
Luan

eleparc (24059) 2006-05-29 13:49

and this return of portraits is a good one;-) i like the way a 24mm can show us the world with such a subtle and sensible way! the compo is optimum! and i love the colors of the overall photo!

AnimeshRay (8886) 2006-05-29 13:54

This one is really powerful, Maciej! Terrific decisive moment. The framing is very good, and the turn of her head is unsettling in a powerful way that gives a haunting quality to the image.

dolin (15647) 2006-05-29 14:02

Hi Maciej.
Waouh, superbe ce mélange de portrait et d'architecture.
J'adore la position de la tête de cette fille et son air un peu "ailleurs".
La concordance des teintes est superbe.
Cadrage bien fait, je trouve ca très fort.
Bien joué
Fred

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-05-29 14:36

Hi Maciej,
Welcome back to the world of portraits with a bang. This is one of the best I have seen all day. The way she has turned her head with a hint of a smile is simply superb.
Regards
Sabyasachi

ben4321 (9809) 2006-05-29 14:52

This is a truly exceptional image, Maciej.
The dynamic composition works very well, and I think your image is all the better for not having direct eye-contact with the girl.
Good one.
Ben

recepyuksel (17786) 2006-05-29 15:47

excellent juxtaposition and point of view..
bravo
bw

erdna (5360) 2006-05-29 16:17

I am soaking in whatever I can learn from you and this photo is one of those good example. A good example of using the advantage of a wide lens.

Andre'

alimo3 (6826) 2006-05-29 17:24

hello Maciej,
I am impressed by this POV and the great composition that you made here,
you've got a great and colorful Ali BABA background but i was a bit desappointed when i enlarged the picture to see such a deep shadow on the girl face,
but we are not in a studio ...
anyway you've done a nice job.

Tom

kabe (1998) 2006-05-29 18:10

Hi,
Great moment you have captured. Great portrait, good compo. Well done!
Regards Krzysztof.

vapours (7957) 2006-05-29 20:29

Nicely done Maciej, its like an unplanned street shot mixed with a portrait, which I like, as I don't really like portraits completely. A great background, and the girl has been caught at the perfect time.

jjcordier (25468) 2006-05-30 1:18

Un cadrage très original qui donne beaucoup de force à l'image avec la présence extraordinaire de cette jeune fille . Excellent, Maciej!
Amicalement
JJ

Bien (4729) 2006-05-30 1:39

Hi Maciej, A very inspiring composition here. Beautiful combination of portraiture and architecture. The light was indeed gorgeous, leaving a wonderful glow on the girl's skin, but also make the colours of the mosque stand out so well. Superb work! Sabine

Furachan (0) 2006-05-30 3:23

Quite possibly one of your best pics ever, Maciej - deceptiveley simple but crafted with tremendous care and concernf or maximum effect.
The uncharacteristic "tilt" is there this time as is the distortion of the 24-105 on te wide end, but all of it only seems to enhance the image. You must have had the lens VERY close to her face to cause this much bokeh!
This is frankly as good as a situational portrait gets, IMHO.
Love it!
Francis

rowanb (864) 2006-05-30 6:43

hi maciej,
one of your best portraits i think , the angle and the way she is standing gives it great impact, and that nice smooth bokeh in the background is almost surreal..
rowan

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-05-30 7:58

HEllo Maciej
Really nice portrait, great low angle and excellent blurred backgorund,
Regards
Daniel

magdaj (1111) 2006-05-30 12:43

Witaj Maæku:)
Ciekawe zdjêcie(w pozytywnym bardzo znaczeniu).
Piêkne kolory i ¶wiat³o.
¦liczna modelka, nietypowa uroda i ten delikatny u¶miech.
Do tego pasujaca ramka ozdabiajaca i uzupe³niaj±ca zdjêcie.
Ciep³o pozdrawiam:)
Magda

Albrecht (11267) 2006-05-30 13:06

Hi Maciej
lovely girl
well chosen pov
good compo
great use of dof
well done again
greetings Albrecht

rhizomes (15325) 2006-05-30 15:21

Hi Maciej,
Very nice picture ! I like this unusual angle of view and the impressive colors you propose here !
Congratulations !
Christophe

flydragon (0) 2006-05-30 16:16

ho yesss i remember i saw this picture today ;o)
this is great Maciej
this compo is very dynamique
and this girl amazing
i guess u are like me falling in love
for the 5D and the 24 - 105 ,o)
great one
regards
••simon••

avigur_11 (21307) 2006-05-30 16:55

THis is a very good portraitwit a very interesting background, Maciek.
DOF, POV, colors, and above all - the natural lens distortion of mosque turn this photo to a very nice compo.
Only one remark - you have to find a way to clone thr white dot (a wound?) under her nose, it really distracts.
Regards,
Itzik.

peter1892 (1681) 2006-05-31 17:29

Great shot - the light is indeed excellent, the composition is equally so, with the tight focus on the girl. The DOF is effective here.

mrbialy (2568) 2006-06-02 7:08

Bardzo fajne zdjecie. Podoba mi sie swiatlo na jej twarzy i ogolnie oswietlanie tego zdjecia. Fantastyczne niebo, odlotowy "domek" w tle. Dobrze poukladane i dobrze ze troche z dolu.
Jak widac jesli tylko gdzies pojedziesz "troche" dalej to bez problemu podchodzisz do ludzi i zero "czajenia sie", co daje takie efekty jak na zalaczonym obrazku. Bardzo dobre, lekkie i przyjemne zdjecie.

adrost (2368) 2006-06-15 6:41

Witaj Maciek.

Naprawde to uwielbiam takie krzywe kadry.
Daja inne spojrzenie - wlasne spojrzenie na zwyczajna rzeczywistosc.
Moje Indie byly zupelnie inne. I o to tu chodzi.

Pozdrawiam
a.

katasia (10) 2006-06-19 14:52 [Comment]

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kourosh (2368) 2006-07-04 7:18

this is really nice maciek. the background is so beautiful. great framing.

designsoul (21394) 2006-10-12 12:54

Hi Maciej,

I missed this one too, and what I've missed! A wonderful portrait with the old mosque in the background... the wide angle is superb, the lights evocative... a great composition too. The whole shot reads like a film...
tc,
sasa

Dubsie (342) 2006-11-22 4:07

Hi Maciej,

What a shot! Excellent persepective, the tilt of her head, drags u off your seat, sit up and admire. What power!

Luko (13902) 2007-01-24 6:54

I like the way her skin color vanishes into the mosque flesh tones, something really soft.
I think it's also one of the better ways of portraiting people, with that kind of dreamy look in the eyes, something coming from inside.

I'm coming from your pbase pakistan gallery and was surprized you didn't post what I consider of being one of your best efforts there (burqa in Peshawar in front of a colorful bus, in awesome light).

svending (188) 2007-02-02 8:36

Hi Maciej :

Very great frame and light condition. Thanks for sharing
Sven Ding

ryno (4627) 2007-02-26 11:29

I lived in Lahore for two years (2005-6). The Wazir Khan mosque is in my opinion the most beautiful of the Lahore mosques - probably my favourite place in the city. And this photograph of yours is the best I've ever seen of the WK mosque. Excellent work, Maciej!
Regards,
Ryno

rubisheikh (77) 2007-05-13 12:37