free sahara, a photo from Western Sahara, South

Photographer's Note

western sahara; saharrawi village in the territories occupied by Morocco: In the nomad tent; ramadan time;

this is Smara area;: not Tan Tan; not the first time TE is wrong about administrative divisions

midyat, bnallama, tjanze, AnimeshRay, kajspice, rtome, manub, Olienka heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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midyat (2545) 2005-10-27 13:12

wooow wonderful photo. many congrulations. Especially mother eyes are wonderful

alon (1289) 2005-10-27 13:17

Hi Swiatek,
Beautiful double portrait! I really like the expressions and the eyes here. Light, colors and contrast are very good. It is just pity you didn't give any further details about the scene in your note.
Cheers,
Alon

AnimeshRay (9089) 2005-10-27 13:53

Wow! In my favorite, straight. Several things about this photo: of course its exceptional technical quality. The human quality of the photo is also superlative. It is incredible that you could get into a nomad tent in West Africa and take such a sensitive and intimate portrait of the mother and child. You must be magical!
I am struck by the green eyes of the mother. I would have thought this shade of color would be uncommon in Berbery coast; this is probably an indication of their mixed descent.
Love the dreamy eyes of the child, in contrast to the confident gaze of the mother.

don_narayan (2014) 2005-10-27 15:24

dzien dobry Swiatek. This is great, very interesting. the lighting is perfect, the composition is interesting and clean. great background. but the girls, wow, they really stick out... especially from that background, great focus, right on the eyes. really, well done.

pady (4800) 2005-10-27 16:07

Beautiful portrait. The mother is very expressive and I like her daughter
Congratulations

Galeota (10352) 2005-10-27 16:40

I lack of words to comment on such beauty.

jeffchaill (445) 2005-10-27 17:48

very nice shot. Good place to take the pitcure whith the light behand your 'model'. Good quality and nice color JEFF

adrost (2378) 2005-10-27 17:58

Witaj.
Ciekawe compozycyjnie i kolorystycznie.
Oczywiscie oczy robia tutaj niesamowita robote ale w tych dwoch twarzach sa jakby dwa swiaty.
Dobra robota.
a.

maurazos (0) 2005-10-27 20:33

Wonderful and enigmatic sight! That could be perfectly a National Geographic picture. Regards.

bnallama (3763) 2005-10-28 2:21

Swiatek this is simply magical... The powerful look of this mother and relaxed daughter... Striking eyes of the mother, the wonderful light and perspective makes this an outstanding photo... A favourite.. Bala

tjanze (5674) 2005-10-28 3:13

Hi Swiatek!
Fantastic portrait and light from background.Good colours and sharpness.Bravo!

Furachan (0) 2005-10-28 3:26

Luminous portrait, Swiatek; the weird thing about it is the detachment from the background is so sharp, it's almost as if the "mother" was a cut out, and the composition a collage - can't explain it better than that. Interesting also the blue/green eyes of the mother, which you can find I believe among the Berbers in Algeria too...

carobnica (1336) 2005-10-28 7:42

ok this is something that is catchy for every eye;
of course the main and responsable element for this are her eyes and the look she gave to you.
also the composition and colors and lightining I find very beautiful.
great photo
ciao
ana

zig (2456) 2005-10-28 8:30

This has got strong impression. Catchy and touchy, lights works perfect. The shot looks so beautiful but I feel sorry for these women who has to hide themselves in veils all the time. Oh well, that is my perspective to the custom though, everybody has to feel different about it..

gebala (0) 2005-10-28 12:18

witaj, niesamowite jest to zdjecie, pelne emocji, podoba mi sie jak ona trzyma te dziewczynke, znakomite kolorki, wspanialy kadr, pozd

p.s zastanawiam sie nad kolorem oczu tej kobiety, gdyz nie sa one charakterystyczne dla tego regionu, poza tym skora i rysy. Podejrzewam,ze to nie jest rdzenna mieszkanka :)mozesz mi odpowiedziec???

naxius (16685) 2005-10-29 4:32

Splendid gaze Swiatek!
And what about the colors...
Great contrast.
Alex

greg (2835) 2005-11-03 8:16

First thing that struck me - this looks like a polish girl... thought she must be your travelling companion? In any case a beautiful portrait, especially with the light halo.

Mistral (15416) 2005-11-07 15:26

It's a great image, Swiatek. I like the expression of the woman and the back light. Great sharpness too!
Well done! Luca

sengir (4956) 2005-11-07 18:46

intensywnosc spojrzenia powala, moze sie niemal rownac z Afganka McCurry'ego... swiatlo tez jest super, troche jedynie nie jestem pewien ogolnej kompozycji i wzajemnej relacji (w sensie kompozycyjnym) obu dziewczynek, niemniej robi niesamowite wrazenie.

kajspice (4542) 2006-03-02 12:33

To me, this picture encapsulates these mysterious and striking people...then I see your response to greg...(tut tut) Didn't believe for a second that this was the mother, though I do like the mysterious element to this moment.

This intimate moment is heightened by the enclosure of the tent.

nika (0) 2006-12-01 17:47

Wonderful and dramatic picture that shows or i glimpse the tragedy those people are bearing and suffering , not only because their settlements in Tindouf are getting run out of food with thousands of people starving but the recent cases of drowned deaths in Saharauian people trying to cross towards Islas Canarias(with primary canoes , "pateras" ) to search for freedom and get out of the systematic humiliation and torture they receive from morocco authorities ...

artistically i suscribe gal eota s words ...the portrait is really amazing leaving me without words

There are many saharauians with nice blue or green eyes and looking at your picture it brings me back my rememberings to Leyhla

fiedziu (1764) 2007-04-12 3:47

great portrait Swiatek :o))
well done
best regards

Talia (242) 2007-06-01 16:46

Beautiful, warm colors. Wonderful moment to capture! Impressive shot!
Thanks for sharing!

I wonder your settings though since you really captured the perfect exposure here...

Talia

rubisheikh (77) 2007-06-01 17:39

Hi Swiatek,
Impressive shot,Warm colours nice composition, TFS
Regards Rubi.

siamesa (28231) 2007-06-01 17:52

This is the most beautiful photo that I have seen in this genre.

Cara (2059) 2008-03-20 10:11

Hello Swiatek,
Great photo, the colors are great with the contrasting black "tunica" against the colored "wall". The green eyes expression combined with the little girl facing the empttness makes this an Excelent Shot.
Congratulations, Regards,
Daniel

recepyuksel (18640) 2008-03-22 5:44 [Comment]