huipiles for sale, a photo from Quiche, North

Photographer's Note

A Guatemalan woman followed me around Chichicastenango’s narrow busy market. She was so friendly and persuasive that I ended buying a huipil, a long sleeveless embroidered tunic. Oh, she also agreed to have her picture taken, but only one shot.

Santo Tomas Chichicastenango has long been one of the magical destinations of Guatemala. A great market center for the Indians of the western highlands, it is busy on Thursdays and Sundays with traders who bring their produce, textiles, and handiwork from all the towns of the region. It is also a place where the traditional, mystical ways of Guatemala’s indigenous peoples still visibly hold sway.

This photo was taken in 1997, scanned, and levels adjusted with photoshop.

bubu, pablominto, andante, goodwill, chaity, Emile, kiwi_explorer, rafelito, TeresaT, DownUnder, atus, triptych2003, zeca, daddo, manatee, ynnad, oanna has marked this note useful

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bubu (824) 2006-07-31 8:01

hi danilo,
very nice portrait and strange colors.
well done
TFS
bulent.

muscovado (1572) 2006-07-31 8:20

Great portraiture with vivid colors, Galing Mo!
Czaldy

Dragonheart (8434) 2006-07-31 8:23

Hi Danilo,
Beautiful portrait, full of colours, expression of the lady is fantastic, well choosen moment. Well framed. A great work indeed.
Thanks for sharing,
Regards,
Vivek

pablominto (53746) 2006-07-31 9:09

Hello Danilo,
Wonderful clarity of colours! Very eye-catching and dynamic composition with this display of straight and curved lines...
She has interesting eyes, portrait work well done too...
How did you like your tunic?
Greetings,
Pablo -

andante (7092) 2006-07-31 9:15

Very good portrait, Danilo. Excellent contrast between the expression on the lady's face and the colorful surroundings. A powerful image indeed. Cheers,
Enrique

goodwill (4242) 2006-07-31 10:38

Hi Danilo,
What a combination and explosion of colours, with vertical and angular lines; a repition of some many colours.
She is a clever sales woman;
first she chased you,
she sold one of her items,
allowed you a single shot
and above all stole the limelight.
Learn something from her dear Danilo.
Regards,
Rajeev

Gustaw (21670) 2006-07-31 10:42

Hi, friend!
Specially I like colours of this photography. Interesting person, interesting face.
Marek

leo61 (0) 2006-07-31 13:59

Hi Danilo!
Verry good portrait with a nice expression.I like how it is framed by the colorful cloth with the many lines.These colors are a good contrast with the face.
Regards,Leo

chaity (1539) 2006-07-31 20:45

Hi Danilo, I would say lucky you to catch this lady in such a colorful and her lovely eyes.

poulinp (4530) 2006-08-01 9:48

Hi Danilo.

Extremely colored! :-) all the lines seem to converge towards the face, well positioned. Good composition.

Emile (20352) 2006-08-01 12:59

Hola Danilo.
Uno de los mejores retratos que he visto en TE, lleno de colores vivos muy bien captados. La expresion de la joven esta excelente.
Felicitaciones.

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2006-08-01 20:40

Hello Bay,
I'm impressed with the color details of this scanned image ... excellent quality! The facial expression was well captured and composed. Well, the pose justified the huipil you bought. Hope all is well for you there.
Cheers,
Renier

Graal (103038) 2006-08-02 3:25

Hi Danilo,
interesting portrait, pretty model, beautiful colours and pattern on the costume, good note. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

ktanska (36425) 2006-08-02 7:35

Hi Danilo,
The amount of fabric and colours is overwhelming! Good contact between woman and camera. And excellent sidelight.
Kari

rafelito (3648) 2006-08-02 15:55

Danilo
esta es una de las mejores fotos que he visto hoy, el colorido, composición y manejo de la luz son excelentes.Increíble que sea una foto escaneada.Felicitaciones, Rafael

IvarsU (2505) 2006-08-02 16:50

Hi, Danilo!
Colors, colors, a lot of colors, but portrait still is in center... Fantastic composing and light!
Best regards,
Ivars.

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2006-08-03 5:52

Hi Daniel,
Superb portrait shot with fantatic colours. She has inquisitive eyes :)
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

yesterday (9833) 2006-08-03 6:03 [Comment]

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TeresaT (10806) 2006-08-03 19:46

Hi Danilo,
A great portrait with a perfect crop.
And superb vivid colours.
All this vertical lines crerate a nice visula effect.
Regards
teresa

DownUnder (1177) 2006-08-04 1:33

Hi Danilo, very colourful and beautiful portrait.. good work..

Alaettin

triptych2003 (1534) 2006-08-05 3:54

hey danilo

after perusing your gallery, it was this shot (the first one i looked at!) that i had to come back to. its colours are very well done. lots of great blues. i think your decision to purchase a tunic in exchange for a photo seems to a good one. great portrait composition all-round. thanks!

atus (15858) 2006-08-05 13:10

Hello Danilo,
very nice and clear portrait shot here! Perfectly focused with great sharpness and fantastic colours. The colours of the huipiles are definitely attracting, when I was in Chichi I bought two of them. Tfs and have a great weekend!
Attila

recepyuksel (18634) 2006-08-05 17:56

Wonderful portrait. Colours and cropping is superbe. BW

duder (359) 2006-08-07 20:43

Hi, great shot, I like the lighting and I´m glad the woman agreed to let you take her photo, from her facial expression it looks like despite perhaps being a persistent vendor, she still is a bit timid in front of a camera.

zeca (19762) 2006-08-10 22:54

Hello Danilo!
Excelent capture! The colours are great, and also the graphism framing the woman´s face. Beautiful composition! Well done!
All the best!
Zeca

daddo (28698) 2006-08-11 8:13

Hi Danilo. What a feast of colour. And such vivid colours too that create intricate patterns so that the face appears to be an oassis where one finds rest and acceptance. Original in terms of cropping and subject matter. My compliments. Regards. Klaudio

manatee (4668) 2006-08-17 0:19

Beautyful picture i like the way she is carry on the huipiles. i like the mix of colors and her face lovely picture.
There are some other pics of me about mexicans native americans maybe you wouls like to see.

Regards

Elias

mrcrow (3993) 2006-08-18 3:44

a face swims out from the morass of colour and welcomes us..
good pastiche this and well framed by the huipil conglomerates
cheers
geof

osse (2808) 2006-09-02 20:40

Hi Danilo
Great colourful portrait shot. Great sharpnes, details, colours and POV. Also good note.
Well done

osse

ynnad (1052) 2006-09-08 4:26

bay, wonderful colors... great expression... tfs

danny

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rubisheikh (77) 2007-04-29 17:05

Hi Danilo,
Lovely picture, colours balance light well done. TFS

Best Regards Rubi

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-04-29 17:07

Simply a perfect portrait!!! with a strong contrast and colors.
Great moment and eye!!!

Greetings, Agnieszka

thirdangle (34) 2009-01-10 20:10

Hi Danilo..

Excellent photograph... really like like bring a joy in somebody face after seeing so many colors...

Color contrast and simplicity depicts in this portrait.

jvivar (58) 2009-06-26 22:30