Vietnamese Beauty, a photo from Son La, North West

Photographer's Note

She was selling fruits and crickets in the same "Roadside Market" as last post.

Hope you like it..

Skye

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Pierrettemarie (111) 2005-09-28 12:51 [Comment]

ishai (4097) 2005-09-28 12:58

Hi Skye
The look she is giving you, could mean so much
The perspective together with the wide angle Lens you are using gives it a special effect

The umbrella is a nice /good detail

Ishai

umbrellaphotos (1901) 2005-09-28 13:08

A great picture. The title isn't as fitting as I thought it would be, but the image itself is great. Nicely seen and captured,

Brian

kinginexile (2598) 2005-09-28 13:42

very nice, Skye, i like her gaze, which is like returning your own, serving you with an unspoken question, while your closeness doesn't bridge the distance between visitor and "visited". . Many of our shots try to add a certain traveller sentimentalism to our portraits, here, the quality resides in a handsomeness of features that does away with gender and implies resilience, against adversity of life conditions, something the grayness of the clouds, and their taking half of the frame, symbolize maybe.

dolin (7369) 2005-09-28 14:42

Hi Skye.
Very nice portrait with an excellent framing.
I like all the colors and this sharpness.
Perfecture capture of this glance and your pov is just perfect.
Good shot
Fred

t0mmm1 (5442) 2005-09-28 14:44

Hi Skye,
this is great portrait. I should say beautiful and colourful portrait... I like the way you've used flash to enhance the colours of the girl's skin. And yes I really like the way she's looking at the camera.

gebala (0) 2005-09-28 14:59

hello, I love portraits but this one is really special for me, exellent colours and how she looks at me, colours are amamizing, well done, rgs

erdna (5713) 2005-09-28 16:54

A very colorful and very well composed picture. The flash keeps everything sharp and detailed.

Thank you for your comments on my photo, "Sundial bridge Pylon v02".

Andre'

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-09-28 17:28

Hi Skya,
Beautiful portrait, nice cropping, beautiful colours and look. I liked the panoramic framing of the photo.
A+
Daniel

schapman (0) 2005-09-28 17:31

Wow, and what a beauty she is! great image skye, and I can see what you meant by saying not to centre the subject in the middle of the photo (although sometimes it works). This one is a true classic,
Well done!
Shelly.

gantzt (484) 2005-09-28 18:17

Great portrait. I can't read what she's thinking, but that adds mystery to the shot.

Regards,

Tom

Gregtom (7169) 2005-09-29 1:47

Hello, Skye!
I like this portrait very much! Good choice of low point of view, well lightened scene. I like the colors of her umbrella contrasting withe the cloudy sky. Good job!
regards,
Greg

kclai (2267) 2005-09-29 3:32

Hi Skye
Great portrait, Skye. What I really love this kind of shot is that it is not taken the conservative way, eg in the mid. But instead is was taken at one side of the image while give the natural taking the balance of the side. And it's a good framing.
Well done, Skye.
Eric Lai

faubry (35447) 2005-09-29 4:23

very nice portrait! good composition on the left, i like with umbrella! good colors
francine
à+++++

Amirsun (2122) 2005-09-29 4:44

Indeed this is one of the greatest of your portraits, Skye! Excellent composition and excellent POV. Also a nice colourful photo.
Tanks for posting.
Regards
Amir

Quentin (5280) 2005-09-29 7:55

Hi Skyle
You choosed a really good angle to take your picture. Your picture
is also very good framed with beautiful colours! Well done it's a great shot
Cheers
Quentin

kensimage (8563) 2005-09-29 11:22

Skye, her look really shows pride and dignity, and you chose a fine POV to emphasize that. Great exposure, too--I don't know how you made her face so clear (even with fill flash) without burning out the sky. Of course all those colors really add interest. Another winner! Regards, Ken.

jbweasle (9393) 2005-09-29 14:57

Very beautiful indeed, Skye. I like the soft light on the girl's face and the way she is framed by the umbrella. Well balanced off-centre composition too. The umbrella works well with the approaching rain clouds.

alimo3 (6854) 2005-09-29 15:39

Hi Skye,
a beautiful composition for a nice picture,
i like the colors and the balance between the face and the eavy sky.
Nice work.

Tom

alejandroguzman (4684) 2005-10-05 22:46 [Comment]

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carobnica (1336) 2005-10-06 4:33

wonderful portrait.
and composition is just perfect; putting her completely in the left and letting the right part of photo to breathe and strech to the sky...
I also like how you cropped it...
beautiful
ciao
ana

mafan (290) 2005-10-13 7:13

like it? absolutely love it. i especially love the crop. i never use flash, i find it just kills the atmosphere. but here it looks amazing & *gives* to the photo as opposed to stealing from it. everything about this shot is great...

it reminds me of one of my friend's photos, i don't know how to do a link, but his username is 'volpanglos' and the shot was taken in thailand called 'umbrella'. enjoy......

banyanman (7797) 2005-10-28 10:07

This is a wonderful portrait, Skye, from an out-of-the-ordinary POV. Your lighting is very good and colour saturation is spot on. Cheers . . . David

Dis_Account (0) 2005-10-28 20:40

Excellent portrait Skye! Interesting perspective and POV, shooting from below her. Lighting is very good, the fill flash worked very well. And the colours of her headdress and unbrella add an extra dimension... Well done!

...tim

shayes (499) 2005-10-29 13:11

This picture is spectacular skye! I love the POV, and cropping you chose. The sky in the background adds a surreal touch. Very well done! :)

maurazos (0) 2006-01-21 7:02

Really beautiful! Great composition made by her and the sky serving as lovely background. Regards.

rowanb (864) 2006-02-07 21:31

great portrait, the low pov and blue sky is very effective , good use of space on the right, wish it had a bit more height to it, but still a fantastic shot.
rowan

hajle (1087) 2006-04-06 17:39

wow, superb shot! absolutely great composition!
greetings!
slawek

rusty88 (42) 2006-06-28 5:52

im impressive... i have no idea what is in that photo, but i cant stop watching...

lucasdasilva (557) 2006-07-17 8:58

Hey Sky - nice potrait very good divide of area in face and sky. Bravo!
Lucas

amoriconi2 (1082) 2006-08-15 2:56

Hello Skye,
great POV and colorful contrast betweew the colors of skin, clothes and the sky in the background, good cropping too.

Regards,
Alberto.

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scalerman (26900) 2006-09-06 19:15

you can soften the flash effect in PS; but this is still a really nice portrait. regards, c

pinakie_slg (861) 2006-09-22 1:04

a good frame work with live colours. i liked the overall composition more than the face or look. u could have tried it without flash adjusting your exposer, which could have given u more depth of the face

touristdidi (8583) 2007-04-24 9:56 [Comment]

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JDFreeSoul (72) 2007-07-24 20:03

Pretty eyes she got there, I like all the colors of her umbrella and hat , it makes it want to smile, excellent photo. :)

behnammoh (65) 2007-11-04 4:00

Nicely seen, composed and framed.

Weldone Skye

BehnaM

h_sedghi (880) 2008-05-24 2:17 [Comment]

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kyzer (341) 2008-05-26 1:14

Hi Skye,

Beautiful but stern look ... excellent perspective and i like the clouds that you had included..

Cheers
Paddyrags

the_scarface (42) 2008-05-26 1:29

very good photo.. she looks really beautiful.

cheers,
murat.

richiegimmel (258) 2008-07-04 6:43

I think this is a very unique shot in that you've used a panoramic crop for a portait. I really like it. I think it's a nice POV too in that you're looking up at the girl from below.

joscel1975 (489) 2008-07-08 3:01

Hi Skye:

I love this picture. You took it so sharply and colorful. She's so lovely.

Josh

Mistral (15416) 2009-11-23 13:57

Hi Skye,
excellent portrait with fill in flash perfectly managed.
Well done!
A smile
Luca