Girl from the lake, a photo from Shan, North

Photographer's Note

Young ladies of the Pa-O (Inle Lake )
Descendants of the Mon who are thought to have fled here from Thaton in Lower Burma when it fell to King Anawrahta of Bagan in the 11th century.

The men and women dress in black or very dark blue, with brightly coloured turbans made from scarves or towels wound around the head in a variety of styles.
85 mm - Ilford HP 5

eleparc, hispic, smael heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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bikernjeeks (79) 2004-12-13 15:38

A beautiful photo of a beautiful young lady. I like it how she looks very peacefully straight into the camera, very pretty portrait. I'm glad you captured this mild, almost-smiling look. The B&W works nice, too (would you mind adding the original as a workshop, though?).
TFS

flydragon (0) 2004-12-13 18:30

wowww Tom
quel superbe portrait
cette jeune fille est magnifique
elle a des yeux merveilleux
quel regard !!!
je suis jaloux ,o)
superbe tom j'aime bcp
••simon••

Leonie (8809) 2004-12-13 19:43

Very beautiful picture! This is another hilltribe of South East Asia, isn't it?

eleparc (24063) 2004-12-13 21:05

i like your explanation about the colors but i am a bit lost with a b&w shot! So is it a man or a woman?? haha!! i guess a woman because of the earrings... je regrette la couleur

arnabchat (7233) 2004-12-13 23:51

nice portrait. looks are lovely. sharp picture in BW. good work. the light is perfect too!

naxius (16685) 2004-12-14 5:32

Very efficient portrait, I like her expression. That's really good.
Alexandre

pridel (233) 2004-12-14 9:52

Tom
Ce portrait est très beau, j'aime beaucoup la gentillesse de cette jeune personne. le rayon de soleil en diagonale sur son visage le met bien en valeur.
félicitations
Pascal

smael (2878) 2004-12-14 13:37

Good portrait! It works well in bw even though you explain the colors in the note ;)
Composition wise I think you could maybe chose a little different... Either to include more of the market since it's allready pretty busy around her head (a little disturbing in a portrait), or zooming in a little more. To chose such a noisy background you could've played more on it to create a tension between her calmness and the bustling market...

Terje

scalerman (26900) 2004-12-14 17:36

an original BW. very appealing image. I wonder what the colors would've been, but that's the point! again, cheers.

christina (2040) 2004-12-18 8:37

A beautiful portrait of this striking young woman. She seems almost regal and her confidence comes through in the shot. Good printing and composition make this shot a great one!

kikvel (4784) 2004-12-19 18:12

HI Tom

it is me again...

this is a very nice portrait in black and white, the young lady is quite a good subject...

I would only suggest here a tighter crop...maybe...

I added you to my favorites list...I like your postings a lot.

K.

xav (335) 2004-12-21 21:49

Superbe portrait, le regard est profond et direct. le noir et blanc colle parfaitement à l'atmosphere. Bonne maitrise le PDC.

Amandine (1072) 2005-01-13 2:39

très beau protarait, très doux comme les traits de cette jeune fille dont le ragrd est apaisant.

fixed (3836) 2005-10-14 15:49

hello Tom
Magnifique celle-ci aussi !
superbe visage, belle lumière beau fond et beau n&b!
çà fait bcp de beaux ;)
et superbe photo !
Bravo Tom une fois de +!
A bientôt
Arnaud