Happy Mother day, a photo from Magway, North

Photographer's Note

Mother and son in old Bagan with fresh tanaka* on their face

* In Myanmar, tanaka is used as a decorative sunscreen and skin refresher. The tanaka paste is made from the pulp of a tree mixed with water.

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nwoehnl (122) 2006-05-28 11:03

A delightful double portrait, Véro. The b&w tonality works beautiful on this one and enhances the looks they are giving you with their bright eyes. The way in which the little one is holding on to his proud mother is cute, and the tanaka on their skin adds interest. Nicely done.

battousai (827) 2006-05-28 11:30

I like your picture Vero, however there is one "but"... it's not sharp enough. Maybe your could sharpen it a little bit? I think that you've focused on the neck and kid's hand and in my opinion you should aim the eyebrows. Was it in purpose? Besides, everything is nice for me. Good portrait, nice subject and expression. Thanks for sharing and please feel invited to visit my small gallery as well ;)

Best regards

faubry (35447) 2006-05-28 11:33

coucou Vero, très intéressante phot et en plus pour la fête des mères, sympa, j'aime bien les détails de leur peau, et je trouve que c'est assez contrasté, cela reste doux et pour ce genre de portraits justement c est chouette!
merci et j'espère d autres photos plus souvent?
bises
francine

kinginexile (2598) 2006-05-28 11:45

Good treatment of B&W, which fits the simple portraits, where we are naturally drawn to one feature, mainly these beautiful and expressive eyes. But Vero, Mother's Day was 1 or 2 weeks ago, today it's Fete des Meres!

Luan (12971) 2006-05-28 13:05

Hello Vero,
Voila ce que j'aurais du faire pour resoudre le probleme de la lumiere, un petit N&B, mais je ne suis pas a l'aise dans ce domaine. 2 regards pour le prix avec cette mere qui semble dire a l'enfant, regarde la camera mon cheri !
Belle image, ca manque un poil de nettete !
Luan

eleparc (24063) 2006-05-28 13:29

dommage de chosiri un n&b pour ces visages au tanaka;-( je le trouve aussi un peu flou;-( Dommage

naxius (16685) 2006-05-28 14:04

Une très belle photo pour cette journée Véro..
J'aime beaucoup la tendresse qui s'en dégage et ton NB est excellent..
Biz
Alex

pridel (233) 2006-05-29 3:56

bonjour Vero
elle est jolie ta photo, j'aime bcp les billes/yeux du petit accroché au cou de sa môman. le léger manque de piqué, moi ça me va pour une photo tendre comme celle là.
Pascal

Michael_Gan (2776) 2006-05-30 17:33

Bonjour Vero! We were very much aware that last Sunday was mother day in France... We could see men and boys walking on the streets with flowers in their hands everywhere! This is a very nice and intimate family portrait. I especially like the expression of the little boy, he looks so innocent and curious, ahhh... Very suitable picture for this day. It was nice meeting you again in such a short time!

david (3992) 2006-06-17 7:32

the expressions on their faces are beautiful vero. it's a very appealing subject.

i think a tighter crop might work well. remove some of the background.

using f2.5 does have disadvantages. such a shallow dof means that if your focus is slightly out, it's noticable. this shot looks soft (a touch blurry) but i don't know if that is your focal point being off, or if it's motion blur from your 1/80 shutter speed.

however, good composition.