~ in a spin ~, a photo from Nusa Tenggara Barat, Nusa Tenggara

Photographer's Note

Met this 'Sasak' lady in Senaru village, north Lombok island and quite by chance found out she was concentrating so hard on her spinning in a small ramshackle wooden house-cum-workshop. That's almost a common sight in many households here, keeping old tradition alive.

This is the sort that I really enjoy seeing as well as taking - someone getting on with the work in the natural surroundings while I tried to stay true to what I saw.

Setting: 25 mm, 1/25 sec, F3.8, ISO Raw 200, 0838 hrs

jhm, jean113, ricardomattos, Fis2, worldcitizen, ChrisJ, ktanska, Royaldevon ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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Silvio1953 (221771) 2021-03-27 6:23

Ciao Abmdsudi, nice scene with lovely woman, wonderful colors, excellent clarity, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (211736) 2021-03-27 6:25

Hello Abmdsudi,

A lovely picture with the turn of spinning wheel.
The lady full concentration works with hands and feet.
Nice soft colours a beautiful picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

dedee (3113) 2021-03-27 6:32

Hi Abmdsudi
What a lovely portrait. Lighting is perfect and the blur of the wheel adds a great deal.

Tue (92514) 2021-03-27 6:35

Hello Abmdsudi,
A good photo from the inside of this dark house, where you still managed the light very well to show the woman working very hard and concentrated on her spinning. The motion blur of the wheel looks great.
Lars

pajaran (116041) 2021-03-27 8:59

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
lepo pokazano mesto i alatka za predju,lepe boje, kontartsom i uhvacenim trenutkom.
Zena radi svoj posao motanja, lepa fotografija.
Zelim vam lpeu i mirnu noc, sve najbolje.
Paja

jean113 (27899) 2021-03-27 10:15

Hello Abmdsudi, the woman is in perfect sharp focus as we look through the spinning wheel towards her.
She is totally concentrating on the task at hand, not distracted by you and your camera at all.
The darkness is managed extremely well.
Kind regards, Jean.

Fis2 (170919) 2021-03-27 10:57

Witaj Abmdsudi!
Excellent picture, a very curious place.
This worksop is impressive.
I love it.
Good framing, colors and light.
Very impressive picture!
Nice weekend.
Krzysztof

ricardomattos (17460) 2021-03-27 10:59

Hi Abmd

Lovely picture of the daily life in Lombok island. One more time you managed very well light, shadows and colors with this your unique style resulting this well done photographic work.

Congratulations

Ricardo

worldcitizen (16108) 2021-03-27 12:35

Hello Abmdsudi,
The spinning of the wheel created an interesting effect in the thumbnail. It made me want to open this photo and take a closer look. :-) Good job handling the difficult lighting. I like how the woman is even using her foot to work. Take care!

lousat (139352) 2021-03-27 13:45

Hi Abmdsudi,direct in my prefered pics,this is a masterwork! Fantastic effect made by the wheel in the long exposure,i like the face expression of woman working too and the top quality in this very dark and difficult light!! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

ifege (48217) 2021-03-27 20:58

Hi Abmdsudi
Just the right amount of light on the woman working to create a very atmospheric photo.
cheers
Ian

ChrisJ (171888) 2021-03-28 0:10

Hello Abmdsudi,

Nice motion blur of the rapidly spinning yarn threader. The spindle deftly held by the woman's toe is an unexpected sight! Tfs!

ktanska (44832) 2021-03-28 9:53

Hi Abmdsudi,
A superb shot of this lady spinning. Blurry motion of the wheel looks really nice. Good shot on low light. Her feet catch my attention too.
Kari

GyurMaster (24840) 2021-03-28 12:29

Hello abmdsudi,

This is a perfect portrait, where the subject not only 'exist' but involved in an activity, which is illustrated on the photo, by the moving wheel. It is so good that it goes to my favourites. By the way, what was the actual settings you applied?

Best Wishes,
Gy.

jimmyjimmy (6164) 2021-03-28 21:40

Hello My friend

A perfect image for the life and times in Indonesia. Years ago they had books called the day in the life. America, china, Japan, and others. I have quite a few. This image would be a perfect candidate for such a book about Indonesia.

Jimmy

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-03-29 2:47

Hello Abmdsudi,

A difficult shot because of the lighting but you got it just right! Too much added lighting would have spoilt the atmosphere and detracted from the impression of the lady, concentrating so hard on her spinning.
What a treat to find this age-long activity still being practised.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)