Pride and history, a photo from Al Bahr al Ahmar, North

Photographer's Note

The young person walks faster than the older, but the old one knows the road. (Sudanese say).

Il giovane cammina più veloce dell'anziano, ma l'anziano conosce la strada. (proverbio del Sudan).

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I loved the atmosphere at Caboshia market,
so I decided to wander for a while
in search of sight s and meetings.
This man was staying outside of a house with his camel
and nodded smiling (but just a little) when I asked him
if I can get a shot.

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I want to greet all my TE friends as I am leaving for a two weeks trip to Eastern Anatolia (Turkey).

A smile
Luca

PS: thanks to Jerzy for a more appropriate title.

pauloog, jjcordier, Polonaise ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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dilane (861) 2009-06-10 13:05

Géant ce portrait - absolument remarquable - tout ce que j'aime - congratulations -
best regards
daniel

pauloog (11751) 2009-06-10 13:37

Hello Luca,
Congratulations with this portrait that has so many qualities : sharp and clear, a fantasdic contrast between the white clothing and the face, a good blurry background but above all : an outstanding expression of a proud man so well captured.
Regards,
Paul

pawelx (11) 2009-06-10 13:40

Luca! Awesome portrait. Great expression in his eyes, great location, rarely visited country - photo would deserve a lot of praise just for the fact how remote Sudan is! Also technically superb, depth of field is really good, nice background blur. Good work.

giorgimer (35017) 2009-06-10 13:48

Ciao Luca,

bellissimo ritratto, esaltato dalla bellezza del copricapo e dal taglio dell'immagine.

Complimenti!

Gio

Clementi (52514) 2009-06-10 14:17

Ciao Luca,
bellissimo ritratto il colore candido del copricapo contrasta molto bene con quello della pelle, ottimi dettagli.
Giorgio

bantonbuju (51815) 2009-06-10 22:19

ciao luca,

a pride and history are written on the model's face...

classical, beautiful portrait....

best, j.

ddupre2 (893) 2009-06-11 0:56

j'aime ce regard, ce visage, ce turban

merci pour ce portrait qui vaut plus de 2 points,

cordialement

dd de la Réunion, océan Indien

boa (8039) 2009-06-11 4:27

Hi Luca,
impressive portrait! I like the facial expression of this man, his skin looks fantastic. Excellent composition, colors and sharpness.
Have a nice trip to Turkey !
Best regards.
Boa

juliettecorvett (1193) 2009-06-11 6:33

great portrait! very sharp, nice colours, great depth of field.. i like the expression on his face.. wonder what he is thinking about?

regards, juliette

brandstaetter (15915) 2009-06-11 14:17

Ciao Luca,
the best portrait here for a long time...
everything´s perfect. Hard to believe it´s a small edition with less than 300KB.
And you found a perfect model too.
Compliments, Christian

muunal (792) 2009-06-11 14:18

Excellent portrait with capturing the great expression in his eyes...

marietom (34611) 2009-06-12 13:16

hello Luca,

quel beau regard, profond, pour ce superbe portrait.
Bonne soirée
Marie

eversmile (11636) 2009-06-12 17:36

Hi Luca!

A strong portrait with a lot of character, once more! The luminosity, the sharpness, the contrasts, the DOF, the composition, and of course, the expression, all this combined makes this shot excellent. Great portrait, Luca!
Best regards
Marine

jjcordier (79299) 2009-06-13 22:45

Luca
Superbe portrait de cet homme fier. Beau cadrage et excellente qualité d'image.
Amicalement
JJ

Bon voyage!

everlasting (19680) 2009-06-13 23:38

A beautiful portrait luca, his expression radiates pride. And very a scanned image I am even more impressed. Take care and have fun on your travels

Glint (6171) 2009-06-14 14:53

hello Luca,
marvellous portrait. So well exposed.I like the deaits of the folds of his headwear and the time etched skin.
best regards,
Bev

Polonaise (5802) 2009-06-14 17:40

An incredible finding.

A photography of the highest class.
In every pixel of it.

respect, L.B.
.................

BennyV (34748) 2009-06-28 12:12

Hello Luca,

I've been going through your recent uploads, it looks like you've been going through your archives and have come up with some real gems. This one is really impressive. There is so much pride in the man's posture and expression. I like the white, which is even enhanced by the wide white frame you made. Excellent picture!

Enjoy Eastern Anatolia. It's a fascinating area to travel in. I'm curious to see which pictures you'll bring.

Benny

CLODO (45116) 2009-07-03 7:57

Hi Luca
back in your gallery, I discover this fantastic shot, full of humanity, sharp on a blurred background.
***** portrait!
hats off
CLODO

CLODO