chitkul man, a photo from Himachal Pradesh, North

Photographer's Note

Chitkul, on the banks of River Baspa, is the first village of the Baspa valley and the last village on the old Hindustan-Tibet trade route...it is also the last point you can travel to without a permit... Chitkul has beautiful houses with either slate or wooden plank roofs, which I will try to post later as well..
(sorry, my last trip's pictures had a misfortunate accident while burning the CDs...so I am sending the few saved ones until I receive the new CDs)...

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roconnell (327) 2005-06-10 17:14

Wonderful portrait. There seems to be an intense curiosity convey here. Perhaps it is the furrowed brow. The lighting and detail are great. Well done.

MiguelP (14470) 2005-06-10 17:28

Long ago since the last time I see you around Fusun... I can see you are still in good shape about photos... Great portrait, it has soul within: His soul coming out throught the eyes. There´s a kind of sadness in him. I wonder why. Thanks for makes me think while watching a photo.

BAKO (1691) 2005-06-10 17:51

Merhaba Fusun,
this is really great portrait.
light and the emotion composed very nice.

Thanks

BAKO

bip-bip (1837) 2005-06-10 18:02

A splendid portrait full of emotion
Details on his face are great and b&w choice excellent
thanks for this sensitive image
Véro

Nefaryta (2582) 2005-06-10 18:16

Wow what a face. Very nice portrait

alimo3 (6854) 2005-06-10 19:25

hello Fusun,
a beautiful portrait,
great quality of the B&W and sharpness.
i like how this man looks at you.
Bravo for this sensitive image.

Tom

bboss (3578) 2005-06-10 20:13

Beautiful portrait, it has an emotional pull to it. He looks as if he has had a hard life. It gives his face plenty of character though.
Good exposure, and the central composition works but It really is very very sharp, just a little much for me. (its hard to find anything wrong with a photo this good)
cheers, david

apache (1426) 2005-06-11 1:02

Hi Fusun,
A superb portrait. I cant help but relate your picture to mine (Lines of age). Love this shot. Nice and clear with excellent sharpness. I if the B&W version enhances the picture..i would personnaly have preferred a colour version...but this is great too.
One of my favourites
Ranjith

AnimeshRay (9089) 2005-06-11 2:08

Wow! Astonishing detail of the man's face. Very intimate portrait, Fusun. Excellent tonality and contrast. Hope you recover the photos.
This one is great.

faubry (35447) 2005-06-11 5:18

i like this portrait very sad!!! his life must is very hard!!!
bravo
francine

ixtanbul7 (447) 2005-06-16 2:05

cok net bir portre. adamin yuzundeki cizgiler, bakisi.. her sey mukemmel... isigin bol olsun

joso (2417) 2005-06-26 2:44

Tells a lot about him - and about your high sensibility for the soul, Fusun, for what's behind...
And about your high photographic quality

János

davey590 (271) 2005-11-11 13:57

great portrait
like the interesting wrinkles in face
and the expression
nice B&W portrait
Thanks For Sharing
Dave R

schekerli (234) 2007-01-19 17:46

I admire again your talent in portraying and doing BWs out of digitals.
A beatiful light situation which emphasizes the lines in his face carrying sorrow along the years.Look really like a silver print.
Bravo...