Smile,,.. Happy New Year Photo

Photographer's Note

Wish everyone A Very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year

About this picture:
This shot was not from a studio session and she did not pose for me. This was an accidental shot and unplanned. A TV Crew from local station were busy filming a scene for commercials at the end of Camel Festival when I spotted this rare opportunity. The setting sun casted some wonderful warm tones over the cold desert and this photogenic model posed long enough as she was too absorbed and paused momentarily in the process.

Using 300mm long lens I managed to steal few shots at quick burst of 1/100sec shutter speed hand held, fast enough for few decent shots. I was fascinated by the mixed lighting and a wonderful softness which looked almost a natural ambient light shot - all the light was from the warm glow of the evening with splash of diffused artificial light coming from the strobe as support lighting.

A different kind of Desert Beauty........

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CLODO (24672) 2011-12-31 6:39

hello Abmdsudi

The low sun is reflected in her eyes, and her smile is a joy to see. Very good framing with her veil as background!
All the best for 2012
CLODO

leo61 (0) 2011-12-31 6:41

HI abmdsudi !
A great portrait of this beautiful lady.
I like a lot her red sari,smile and jewellery.
All the best foir 2012,
Leo

holmertz (26854) 2011-12-31 6:42

Hello Abmdsudi,
This is a wonderful picture in a very suitable festive mood. The beautiful young lady holds her veil very nicely, just perfectly for this quick, stolen portrait. Her clothes and jewelry are remarkable and the semi-artificial light gives the colours very soft and pleasant tones.
I wish you a great and successful 2012 and look forward to seeing many more of your fine photos.
Kind regards,
Gert

SnapRJW (18642) 2011-12-31 6:45

A great opportunity Abmdsudi and you made the best of it! I love your framing of the girl, the warm light is picking up the golden detail on her clothing and face attractively, the glint in her eyes adds a lovely liveliness to the shot. Warm wishes for 2012. Rosemary

lgir (6215) 2011-12-31 6:54

hello Abmdsudi,

very nice portrait with a smile and a positive look to the future.
My best wishes for Happy New Year to you and your family!
Best regards of France
Laurent

emilbo (20812) 2011-12-31 7:13

Allô Abmdsudi!
Merveilleux portrait et très joli sourire sur la Nouvelle Année. Une photo de grande qualité digne d'un grand photographe. On dit qu'un visage tourné vers la gauche indique un regard vers le passé tandis que vers la droite est un regard vers l'avenir.
Les couleurs sont tout à fait fantastiques.
Une merveilleuse Année à toi et ta famille,
Emilius

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2011-12-31 7:29

Hello abmdsudi,

You are very lucky to get moments like this. A charming lady with beautiful smile. Lovely red sari and nice jewelry to go along with it. Superb colors, lighting and sharpness.

Have a wonderful new year.

Lakshmi

patdeph (35738) 2011-12-31 7:30

gello Abmdsudi
magnificent portrait of a very beautiful woman,and a fantastic light illuminating her face and piercing her veil.On the blue sky, the red is superbly standing out,and the splendid clothes and jewels add of course a great beauty to the picture.I also love the pose of the woman.Wondertul!
i wish you and your family an excellent and happy new year 2012.
Regards
Pascale

cak (4797) 2011-12-31 8:20

ı wish a colourfull life to your peoples too
..mutlu yıllar..

siudzi (23831) 2011-12-31 8:44

Hello Abmdsudi,

Amazing portrait picture of a true beauty! Excellent timing for taking her shot with an interesting expressions and excellent pose. Love it so much! Great work.

All the best in 2012!
Regards,
Malgorzata

dale54 (4896) 2011-12-31 10:46

hi abmdsudi.beautifull lady,beautifull shot!and you caught her with a lovely smile.love the red dress & head dress! have a great 2012! dr

adramad (27544) 2011-12-31 11:08

Hello Ambdsudi.
Superb smile that seems to cover everyone, superb image to compliment the new year.
Ideal the effect of sari fluttering in the wind, the girl is beautiful and adorned with all the precious jewels and red sari, it is an image that captures our attention.
As always, perfect brightness and sharpness. I love it.
Again I wish you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012, together with your family.
Most cordial greetings.
Luis.

eversmile (11624) 2011-12-31 12:12

Hi Abmdsudi!

That's a really gorgeous portrait, and a perfect one, a really appropriate one, for this festive time. It catches immediately the attention, among the thumbnails. Glamour and yet simple. The most simple langage of the world, that does not need translations! The pep of the colors, the beauty of the artist, the delicate transparency of the veil that occupy the whole frame, all this charms me! And it seems you were really lucky for the timing!
Congratulations, Abmdsudi!
Happy New Year to you!
Regards
Marine

bukitgolfb301 (30023) 2011-12-31 14:53

Hi my dear Abmdsudi YTH

A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Selamat tahun baru! Semoga bahagia!

Great fantastic portrait shot, so suitable to present at the beginning of the new year. Clearness and sharpness as your style as usual. I hope we all are happy and we can get great shots this year too.
Thanks for your sharinig and have the first day of 2012!
Best regrads,

Takero from cold and coudy Tokyo

dkmurphys (36709) 2011-12-31 17:50

Hi,
Very fine capture to celebrate the new year. Great work, enjoy the new year!

tusharkmandal (3117) 2011-12-31 21:23

Hi abmdsudi,

Happy new year. A perfect and beautiful portrait. Even if it seems posed its a great one. And you have been lucky to get this moment.

Have nice times
Tushar

prasun984 (5590) 2011-12-31 23:45

Hi Abmdsudi,
A fine image with which to say bye bye to 2011, probably with mixed feelings, and welcome 2012.
like her relaxed smile on her face ...also like her ornaments & red tone outfit...very nice chosen POV with Excellent sharpness and control of light.
Have an adventurous and healthy 2012.
lovely shot....

Prasun

Giorgio (11263) 2012-01-01 1:08

- Very nice portrait Abmdsudi, expressive picture and excellent technical quality, it's very good also for the "all the best" returned for 2012!
Happy New Year to you and yours.
giorgio

Budapestman (82620) 2012-01-01 2:05

Hi Abmdsudi,
a beautiful portrait with very nice composition and splendid details, great shot, Tfs!
Happy New Year!
Boldog Új Évet Kívánok!
I wish you and your family happiness and health!
Boldogságot és Jó egészséget kívánok Neked és a Családodnak!
György

magalik (6095) 2012-01-01 7:17

A year full of sweetness like the feeling that nice shot frees.
Happy New Year abmdsudi.

Magali

jusninasirun (17128) 2012-01-01 7:50

All the best for 2012, abmsudi. This is an amazing capture welcoming the new year ahead. Love the intricate details in fine framing. The tone is just so pleasing.
Thanks and kind regards,
Jusni

axiotea (21647) 2012-01-01 8:10

Bonsoir Ambdsudi
You had a good eye in spotting that scene! For a split second I thought she was a a newly married woman. Her expression is so sweet and I love the red & traditional clothes/jewellery she is wearing, The mild sunrays on her face is a pleasant detail too!

I wish you a very good year 2012

Marilyn

umutlu101 (12160) 2012-01-01 8:37

Bonne Année 2012
amicalement
ömer

mauro61 (52525) 2012-01-01 9:39

ciao Abmdsudi,
un magnifico modo di augurare buon anno con la bella immagine della ragazza avvolta da un'ottima luce.

Felice 2012

maurizio

LOOOK13 (19022) 2012-01-01 9:51

Bonsoir.
Wonderful portrait with a splendid colors.
Good and happy new year 2012.

Fis2 (73010) 2012-01-01 9:53

Witaj Abmdsudi!
Beautiful woman!
Wonderful portrait.
Interesting frame and composition.
I like colors.
Well done.
Best regards
Krzysztof

Cricri (86295) 2012-01-01 10:04

Hi Abmdsudi
Très jolie fille, belle lumière qui illumine son visage, j'aime beaucoup ses vêtements, les détails et sa couleur rouge et les bijoux, très belle présentation et portrait
Meilleurs voeux 2012
cricri

baclama (15563) 2012-01-01 10:09

hi,
a very nice portrait with good smile...
happy new year
TFS
vero

bayno (16131) 2012-01-01 12:52

Hello Abmdsudi, The casualness would have it, we choose for the new year almost the same image, beautiful women with a lovely smile, wonderful traditional clothes, I really hope these smiles help us to face life with more calm, more courage and more love, beautiful shot, all the best for 2012, Valter

nikkitta (5844) 2012-01-01 19:06

Hola Abmdsudi

Lucky for you to be there at this special moment to capture the smiling girl with her very beautiful Indian red and golden clothes

Light is perfect and soft and let admire the sari details ( jewelry), as always in India a real pleasure to watch

Great portrait to begin a new year, with a very informative note
Happy New Year !

Maria

Graal (88784) 2012-01-02 0:16

Hi Abmdsudi,
portrait is done very good. I like the composition. Pleasant smile of woman and attractive details of costume. Fine photowork.
Have a great New Year!
Aleksander

Ricx (13435) 2012-01-02 0:18

Hello Abmdsudi and a happy New Year to you too. May it be a great year for of fun and good times. You have captuired this beautiful woman with fine detail and and a lovely smile. Have a great year Rich

siolaw (37568) 2012-01-02 0:32

Hi Abmdsudi

You were quite lucky here to find such a beauty as a subject.
The colourful clothe and stunning jewellery, combined with her way to hold the sari made for a great shot.
Well spotted and captured!
All the best for 2012
Laurent

DarkoG (8) 2012-01-02 3:23

beautiful portrait of beautiful indian woman. well taken. like it
Best wishes
Regards Darko

TopGeo (37994) 2012-01-02 5:23

Hello Ambdsudi.
A different kind of Desert Beauty in combination with a infrequent grin and a atmosphere of lucidity, they give in your arrest interest! Portrait, the expression and wishes participate in image now! Intelligent idea! A lot of wishes!
Happy New Year!
Georgios

BennyV (12739) 2012-01-02 6:16

Hello Abmdsudi

A warm smile & a colourful portrait to wave out the old year and welcome the new. May it be a good one.

With my best wishes.

Benny

claudeD (24147) 2012-01-02 12:28

Hello,

Wow!

What an amazing portrait shot from India with perfect colors and excellent sharpness.I think a good sharpness is very important for a good portrait.Very good fotojob. TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

Silvio1953 (97953) 2012-01-03 0:41

Ciao Abmdsudi, great portrait of lovely woman with fantastic smile, splendid colors and excellent clarity, very well done my friend, Happy new Year 2012, ciao Silvio

jhm (122314) 2012-01-03 3:13

Hello Abmdsudi,

You know I am great fan of portraits.
The smile and eyes together the decorative jewels make these picture very attractive.
Thank you very much for your visit to my pictures during 2011.
Composition and presentation are pleasant.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

siamesa (27449) 2012-01-03 9:28

Boa tarde Abmdsudi

Great portrait of this pretty lady. Perfect capture.
She is really beautiful. TFS
Abraços
maria

danyy (0) 2012-01-04 0:07

Très belle photo de mise en valeur et en évidence, du charme féminin oriental. Parfaitement soignée dans les lumières, un léger sourire qui séduit énormément.
Kind regards.
Daniel.

eldancer1 (16938) 2012-01-04 9:52

Beautiful portrait of this beautiful lady. Love the soft lighting, sharp details and wonderful colors. Very well done, tfs.

josepmarin (55007) 2012-01-05 2:30

Hi Abmdsudi,
with the beauty of this girl, her happiness, her impressive look and her wonderful smile, you have created a perfect image to show graphically your best wishes for the New Year.
The image is very symbolic and adapted to this topic.
I also wish you and to your family, a very happy 2012, full of health and peace.
Best regards,
Josep

sacimar (25957) 2012-01-06 3:08

Hello,

this is a good way to start a new year...smiling...excellent image with beautiful details, I like the face expression of the woman, well done,

Happy 2012!

Sergio

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-01-06 4:44

Hello Abmdsudi,
The picture is superb, the young woman is beautiful, what a portrait! The face, eyes, jewelry, clothes are remarkably photographed. Excellent quality. Congratulations.
Have a nice day. Bonne Année 2012!
Cordially
Joël

jemaflor (68781) 2012-01-07 2:20

Hi A,
Well presented, good effect with the position and Nice s mile of course, light is also very well managed, interesting photo, tfs.

daddo (18517) 2012-01-08 4:28

Salam Abmdsudi.A rare opportunity to take a rare beauty who is preoccupied with the task at hand, yet because of your quick reaction, she appears to be a local lass adjusting her veil. The light was a gift for you coming from the sun and the crew to create a beautiful soft glow.A very special result. Salam. Klaudio.

Vasa (15970) 2012-01-14 15:27

Nice face of India, dear Abmdsudi. Very skill portrait with the original right side. So glad to that smile for you.

Warm regards from Belgrade

PS. My last post is hommage to Indira Gandi - i made the picture 30 years ago.

cavli (1874) 2012-02-03 1:24

Hello Abmdsudi,
Very nice potrait. Very nice smiling you caught here. very sharp details and very good colors. Tfs
regards..

Waylim (22349) 2012-02-07 11:54

Hi again,

Yes, Happy New Year to you as well. I'm a little late.

A perfect shot, like something we may see in the In flight Magazine to India. Beautiful and gorgeous color and model.

Way

danos (73896) 2012-03-07 5:36

Hello Abmdsudi,
welcome to the site after your long absence.Nice the portrait of the young woman with her characteristic pose to makes the scene even more efective and unique.
Excellent the light and the colour management of the image.

Regards,Danos

faubry (35335) 2012-03-12 3:54

Wonderful portrait, superb clothes and colors are very well captured
congratulations
francine

yquem46 (32227) 2012-03-12 3:58

Hi abmdsudi
How can i have missed this one !?
Simply beautiful, even if somewhat posed
Great colors and light, expressive eyes and smile
Bravo
All the best
patrick

jmdias (45762) 2012-03-13 15:32

abmdsudi

amazing portrait, looks like a Natgeo work. very nice details, the sharpness, light and details are impressive. the soul and mistery of india are here. TFS.

hugs

jorge

maloutim (8586) 2012-07-23 12:38

Hi Abmdsudi,
What a lovely portrait !
I couldn't get such a wonderful opportunity while I was in India, but I did realise how happy the Indians are to be photographed, and thus make the job easier.
This is not to minimize your capture, as I think it's wonderfully done. Great management of light, colours and sharpness.
Congratulations.
Marie-Louise.

Noel_Byrne (7209) 2012-07-25 7:14

Hi Abmdsudi,
What a rare treat it is to capture such a beautiful pose and person and it being totally unexpected.
The lighting, composition and POV is perfect, a wonderful capture!
Best wishes
Noel

ourania (12249) 2012-11-29 10:32

Hello Abmdsudi,
a wonderful picture which has captured in a very effective way the warmth evoked by the chromatic tones, the lighting and the lovely girl's smile. The tight frame exalts all the marvellous details of the costume and jewellery as well as the girl's intriguing and delightful glance and expression. Lighting and colours are magnificent. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a lovely day,
Ourania

mirosu (5507) 2013-02-01 19:23

Hi Ambdsudi,
Gorgeous portrait. Smart choice of tight crop to present the beautiful young lady’s face with splendid sharpness, great color contrast and good light. Very good POV choice. Marvelous eyes. Excellent result.
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