~ street vendor ~, a photo from Bagmati, Central

Photographer's Note

A seller displaying her stuff - hand made yak butter candles, that caught my attention in Swayambhunath temple complex on a hilltop in Kathmandu Valley which is always thick with monks & pilgrims.

Yak butter candles are used in nearly every Nepalese temple, household and altar for religious purposes. Offering butter candles to God is considered to be the most powerful offering, it means one has chosen to drive away the darkness within, longevity and peace of mind. It's believed that the wisdom light from these candles guides them through their path to heaven.

You will not pass by any house that does not use butter candles, being an integral part of Nepalese lives

Setting: 70 mm, 1/125 sec, F5.6, ISO Raw 500, 1727 hrs

macjake, cornejo, jimmyjimmy, jimmyjimmy, danos, sacimar, Fis2, ChrisJ, PiotrF, papagolf21, snunney, rychem, adramad, jhm has marked this note useful

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mesutilgim (102314) 2018-05-17 9:14

Hello Abmdsudi,
Very nice capture of this woman in red, trying to sell her (most probably selfmade) candles.
Taken with good pov in nice brigth color. Perfect sharpness. Nice framing. Usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

macjake (81147) 2018-05-17 9:19

Hi Abmdsudi
i have to say, i'd probably buy one, but she'd make me pay more probably - and thats ok too. I have no problem paying their price, its still pennies to us. I get upset when I see tourists bartering over pennies to these poor locals, yet when they go back home they'll pay $5 for a cup of coffee. makes no sense

anyways, you have a lovely shot pointing Downwards here, and the red really pops. great seeing the dark stone and the white butter. wonderful photo cheers
Craig

cornejo (54116) 2018-05-17 10:24

Hello Abmdsudi, very good picture of this interesting scene of everyday life, very well captured in this interesting image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thank you for sharing this beautiful work.

Good day and happy weekend.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

jimmyjimmy (1244) 2018-05-17 10:44

Hello

A wonderful capture here. The subject matter and note make for an excellent presentation. The pose of the woman is awesome. Nice work on this one.

Jimmy

lousat (107487) 2018-05-17 10:50

Hi Abmdsudi,another magnificent capture from the streets,and an another very original perspective and POV,very artistic way to show us this candles seller,very very well done! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

danos (108099) 2018-05-17 11:51

Hello Abmdsudi,
nice the street photo with the seller to sell her hand made yak butter candles.As i see the weather must be very cold because of the woman is wreathed with her red blanket.A very special scene.

Regards,Danos

sacimar (33869) 2018-05-17 12:23

Hello Abmdsudi,

an interesting image of this street vendor, the photo has a strong visual impact, it is a nice composition with the woman and the candles, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

Fis2 (121763) 2018-05-17 13:12

Witaj Abmdsudi!
A very interesting POV and composition.
Excellent colors and light.
I like this scene from daily life.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

PiotrF (31602) 2018-05-17 16:16

Hello Abmdsudi,
Interesting capture of this woman in red, very good portrait and street scene.
Very pleasant picture, excellent colors and sharpness.Interesting note .
I like good composition and quality
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

papagolf21 (125511) 2018-05-17 22:35

Bonjour, cher Abmdsudi,
une prise de vue de la vie quotidienne avec cette vendeuse de bougies.
Cette femme semble recroquevillée sur elle-même souffrant de froid ou d'autre chose.
Une photo émotion.
Amitiés.
Philippe

pajaran (76927) 2018-05-17 23:12

Dobar dan.
Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepo pokazane svece, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Interesantne i lepe svece i zena u narodnoj nosnji.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.

Good day.
Nice view, good text ...
Beautifully candles, good contrast, beautiful colors, a beautifully captured moment.
Interesting and beautiful candles and women in folk costumes.
I wish you a nice day, all the best for a weekend, happy.

jemaflor (112868) 2018-05-17 23:45

Hi A,
excellent result with this original angle to take this view, good effect with the contrast of colors, tfs.

emka (121031) 2018-05-18 0:18

hello, abm,
Butter candles are used also in Tibet.
beautiful photo of this woman in wonderful red cloth. But also a bit sad, what a profit she has from selling these candles? Excellent composition.

Kind regards MAlgo

ChrisJ (133468) 2018-05-18 1:14

Hello Abmdsudi,

A good downward pov on the old woman selling butter candles. Effective tight framing and superb sharpness and diffused lighting. The thick red clothing indicates it's cold. Tfs!

Nicou (166972) 2018-05-18 2:16

Hello

quel portrait et vue quelle dame et ce panier rond avec le bougies blanche quel habit rouge fantastique vue et captage.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

Silvio1953 (169749) 2018-05-18 2:55

Ciao Abmdsudi, great POV on poor street vendor, wonderful colors , fine details, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend have a good weekend ciao Silvio

snunney (119325) 2018-05-18 2:56

Hello Abmdsudi,
The lady in red hunched up over her candles makes a vibrant focal point. The close crop is well chosen putting the accent on the subjects. Pin sharp focus.

rychem (54297) 2018-05-18 8:28

A very nice and interesting photo, very well captured mfrom above to show these candles, a very informative note
regards Ryszard

adramad (55392) 2018-05-18 10:19

Hi, Abmdsudi.
Very interesting note on the use of these butter candles, the lady looks shrunken, as if she was not well or cold, her red suit is a great impact for the composition
Very nice color, which together with the good sharpness and optimal lighting, gives great quality to the image.
Well done. I like very much
You have a good day.
Very best regards
Luis.

jhm (173772) 2018-05-19 0:28

Hello Abmdsudi,

A nice combination with the butter candles and the lady a little bit modest in background.
Nice photographed, excellent of colours and light.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.