Dahanu woman, a photo from Jammu and Kashmir, North

Photographer's Note

OLd lady from north east Ladakh, special tribe of people in the Da region who wear flowers on their head man as well as woman.

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andlb (238) 2003-10-05 4:57

A gret photo. Maybe not the best quality but i like the way that woman look. I wonder what was she thinking when you took that picture...

greg (2835) 2003-10-05 5:08

I prefer it with this background - the lighting is more consistent. You could still widen it to the square format - it's much easier to add more black!

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ornis (1271) 2003-10-05 6:25

I was reluctant for your first posting, the interesting main subject being weakened by the background. This presentation works much better and the colors are really jumping out of the screen. Perfect surrounding to enhance this beautiful portrait and concentrate the attention on the rich details. Very good you posted again!

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ninadev (5377) 2003-10-05 8:54

I also prefer this original version of this photo, the black backround makes this woman stand out better.
This is a nice portrait with all the colors this woman is wearing. I like that we clearly see her wrinkles and the expression on her face

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swizz (0) 2003-10-05 13:40

Nice shot with fine color and sharpness

BobTrips (1857) 2003-10-05 15:09

You capture a great face in a great pose (not looking into the lens, concentrating on something to the side. Lots of very good color. The black background works well to set off of the color.

A bit more DOF would have brought the flower into focus, important in this image. I'd try some selective sharpening and darkening on the flowers, even adding in a few discrete sharp lines to make the flowers appear sharper.

jrj (34843) 2003-10-06 12:38

Nice lady - delicate colors

clodreno (0) 2003-10-31 2:19

Nice portrait of a good looking old woman. I like the softness of this shot, but at the same time I would lile it to be sharper.

mielies (0) 2003-12-01 5:01

Kind of out of focus but good subject

kooki (556) 2004-01-03 8:35

Bravo Lyka!
Tres belle expresion si vrais!!!

touristdidi (8583) 2004-02-13 4:23

I love this picture so much, it is just great!!!!

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-03-16 14:29

Wonderful portrait Lyka !
It´s very colorfull and full of life !
Congratulations !

manu_itu (307) 2005-01-11 5:14

Nice portrait Lyke but could've sharper. background is okay for me if not very lively. but the resolution definately has to be improved or it ruins such great pictures. it's still very good to me.

mythasiatic (0) 2005-02-03 23:21

Nice shot- wonderfull expression!

It's amazing how much the Tibetans can look like American natives.

Damberio (241) 2005-06-02 7:55

Beatiful shot even if the DOF is a little bit out...great colors!

AnaFrantz (636) 2006-11-10 5:38

Great portrait! I know people have said about the w=qaulity, btu I know how hard it is to reduce the image to 200kb and keep the quality...The art of the photo taking is far more important than quality! Well done!

andrewofbeaugen (42) 2007-09-16 0:11

Bonjour Lyka,
Très grand portrait, très recherché dans la mise en page,la qualité du détail,l'éclairage.Mais la pose du modèle reste extrêmement naturelle, ce n'est même pas une pose, mais une expression parfaitement authentique.
Du grand art

indraajeet (1912) 2007-12-22 4:08

nice colourful portrait. 'age cannot wither her' - it seems
indrajit

ruisc_pt (11362) 2008-03-18 4:04

Excellent portrait.
The lite and tonalities are superb.
Congrat.
The final version is the #1.
R

Amphitrite (1720) 2009-08-21 15:19

Hi Lyka,

This is a great portrait...
Full of color, full of traces of life and years gone...

Very well captured. Congratulations,
PINAR

jadesgran (5433) 2009-08-27 23:28

What a superb photo.I love the beading and coloured

bits etc against her lovely very wrinkled face.
T.F.S.
Gladys