Genuine joy, a photo from Rakhine, South

Photographer's Note

We leave to discover places
but when we are back
the nicest memories in our hearts
are about the meetings
we made on the way.

_____________________

"Why the people who live at the borders of the world has within of themself so much joy? And why I, since always, I am attracted from the tropical, the far, the poor and simple countries?
Probably because where I live, up there in the North, every single thing has defined with clarity and placed with order to its place and this ordering it has killed the case, suffocated every possibility of surprise.

This is the reason that every new time I'm leaving towards the great South it's for me like a rebirth, a thirst immediately pleased, a return to innocence."

Marc Trillard

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mesutilgim (0) 2009-01-27 13:01

Hello Luca,
Amazing capture ! Very nice compo with perfect light and good nice notes.
A face full of joy and full of life !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

isabela_sor (47748) 2009-01-27 13:01 [Comment]

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marietom (34611) 2009-01-27 13:29

hello Luca,

Magnifique portrait, tout en sourire. J'aime beaucoup !
Bonne soirée
marie

Morac (27725) 2009-01-27 13:32

Hello Luca,
Very nice compo with perfect light.
The smile makes this portrait : superb
Regards
Marc

thea0211 (1365) 2009-01-27 14:27

ciao luca,
... because the things really worth having are the ones that can't be bought
... can one buy a smile like this? i'd say: hardly
of course one can buy all sorts of stuff but not this. not like this.
... merry capture, lovely sight

a smile
dora ;o)

b021 (500) 2009-01-27 18:04

Nice portrait Luca.
Beautiful smile...

regards
Branimir

cebe (1491) 2009-01-27 18:49

Bonjour Luca. Beau portrait et presentation agreable. Vraiment plaisant a regarder. Salut. Claude.

hispic (9658) 2009-01-27 18:58

Ciao Luca,
What a wonderful smile full of pleasure! I also like to travel for such compelling expression and pure mind.
Regards, Hisashi

AROBN54 (11475) 2009-01-27 20:22

Hello, Luca,
this one just floored me. Even the thumbnail is spectacular. Everything I can say about it is perfect. Light, contrast, detail, composition, color... ALL perfect. But that smile? Is one of the most genuine, beautiful smiles I've ever seen. Brilliant photograph! Many thanks and great congratulations,
Shelly

brandstaetter (15915) 2009-01-27 20:46

Ciao Luca,
landscapes are beautiful but the essence of travelling is meeting people. This is a great document for this thought.
Compliments, Christian

eversmile (11636) 2009-01-27 21:47

Hi Luca!

That's a picture full of freshness. I like the spontaneous attitude in which you caught the girl. The gesture as the smile are, indeed, so genuine! The clarity is good and the composition is just fine, but above all, that's the note that puzzles me! I can so much recognise my thoughts in Marc Trillard's quote! Specially these days, as I have to choose my next destination and that my heart is torn between : going back to places where I have already been and where I have met people that I would greatly like to meet again, or to go to a completely new destination! (where there is new people to meet, which will extend the list of the places where I want to come back to) ...
Regards
Marine

jjcordier (79299) 2009-01-27 22:17

Luca
Très beau portrait où la joie de vivre de ton modèle s'exprime totalement.
Amicalement
JJ

patdeph (35750) 2009-01-28 0:10

hello Luca
this is a wonderful portrait,full of spontaneousness!Her smile is really beautiful!I love the note,it's exactly my feeling!
Regards
Pascale

jonathan_hart (21276) 2009-01-28 1:56

genuine smile
the lighting is very fine
jc

faubry (35447) 2009-01-28 2:37

Bonjour luca, a smiling portrait, inhabituel cadrage, eye contact for you..
thanks
francine

Dpbours (222) 2009-01-28 3:11

Hello Luca,

A wonderful smile and a wonderful capture!!
A 70-300 sigma now! If I remember well, you also worked with a 80-200 2.8 Nikkor. Why the Sigma? Doesn't seem to add that much.

Greetings!
Dennis

KevRyan (22956) 2009-01-31 5:34

hi Luca - a truly delightful image full of joyous energy and the moment shared - a really good note too - an image to recommend to anyone who has forgotten to smile yet today!

best wishes KEv ;-))

leo61 (0) 2009-02-09 10:46

HI Luca!
A very big smile for you and all the best for her and her sister..........
and of course for all wonderful people from Myanmar.
I remember very well this afternoon,and I have to smile because our plan was to photograph a farmer at work,before these girls arrived at the well.
A great shot with fine details.
Best regards,Leo

zmey (7335) 2009-02-17 6:54

hi luca
wonderful smile she is gifting you (us)...
did you catch her like this while she was bathing?
the light seems very fitting.

regards,
kristaps

scalerman (26900) 2009-03-23 0:46

Luca: another classic - I'm doing a bit of research here. It would seem the next logical step... great immediate expression... best, c