About Lithuanians, a photo from Podlaskie, East

Photographer's Note

About Poland. Page Six: About Lithuanians

Before we move to the next place please have a look at a young Lithuanian girl in a traditional ethnic dress. The house is a sort of museum carefully fostered by the locals living in Punsk.
An interesting story about these people is that many of them leave the place to study in Warsaw, Vilnius, or elsewhere but they always come back to the place to live here. A mother of this girl is a teacher in Punsk, she studied literature in Warsaw, speaks fluent Polish (always with that lovely, "singing" eastern accent).

KevRyan, papagolf21, sebcz, luisafonso, pasternak, jlynx, alekpet, starbug, Paolo, AiresSantos, john_c heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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brevbrev14 (140) 2006-10-16 3:29

Hi Jerzy, very intersting portrait!i like a lot the lights here!perfectly composed!

CIAO!

Valeria

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2006-10-16 3:31

Hi J.

Again, a nice picture. Nice composition with the girl looking at you and interesting (as usually) note.

Good colours!

See U.

Rgs, Oscar

mark88 (2) 2006-10-16 3:34

Świetny portret, ładna kompozycja i światło.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.

RGatward (20108) 2006-10-16 3:35

Looks like a fascinating place to visit, nicely arranged portrait. Wish I had time for a visit one day there (when I'm so often so close) but always rushed.

Ulishna (2268) 2006-10-16 3:37

Hello Jerzy,
nice national capture! Interesting and deep composition, perfect light.
Julia

KevRyan (22956) 2006-10-16 3:41

This is a really lovely image J and a very nice addition to your series - everything here works so well all except fot the lighting on the girls face - it is so flat really when my first instinct would have been to try and achieve a modelling light that added varieties of light and shade - now in some ways it de-emphasises her and integrates her with the surroundings really well, more anyway - she is less the star of the show but an ensemble actor amongst others....the more I look at it the more your choice works for me and the more my instinct to do something diferent fades in the background.....my pale green or dark green smile rests on your intentions here, whaqt you saw and what you wanted us to see .....and sometimes you just have to go with the best that you get unless you go out to engineer a shot....imagine a pro shot of this scene say for advertising purposes...the lights, the reflectors, the flash.....no my friend in the circumstances you have done really well and the image has grown on me beautifully!

best wishes Kev

papagolf21 (152607) 2006-10-16 3:57

Bonjour, mon ami Jerzy,
Belle mise en scène pour ce très beau portrait de cette jeune femme lithuanienne dans une robe traditionnelle.
Une photo très réussie, car très difficile à maîtriser avec l'arrière-plan (fenêtre). Tous les détails sont présents. Je vois même un clocher d'église ! Etonnant, non ? ;o))
Amitiés.
Philippe

anesugur (18789) 2006-10-16 4:10

Hi Jerzy,
Superb composition.
An artistic picture with the perfect quality and nice colors.
Best wishes. Uğur

sebcz (2345) 2006-10-16 4:15

Ladnie siedzi, tak grzecznie, z rękoma zlozonymi. Maly detal - odbicie kosciola w szybie. Trochę ciemny kadr, ale moze to lepiej, nie ma rozpraszajacych elementow, dziewczyna w roli glownej.
Pozdrawiam
Seb

jasmis (58653) 2006-10-16 4:27

To czego już prawie nigdzie nie ma - kobiety w strojach ludowych. Pamiętam z czasów dzieciństwa takieo brazki, ale teraz w miastach na próżno szukać. Pozdrawiam.

luisafonso (862) 2006-10-16 4:30

Very beautiful. That's what she is. It's a pity that the light isn't better my friend. You could open the exposure a bit more, but probably you didn't want to burn the whites in her skirt and on the window. Shadows are everywhere, but probably that's what you wanted to show... Nice mood though and good pov.

maki (0) 2006-10-16 4:46

Jerzy,
Cofnales nas ze 100 lat wstecz tym zdjeciem, niesamowicie dobrane wnetrze i ubior, poza tej dziewczyny. To zdjecie to evergreen z tym swiatlem jak u Van Gogha wydobywajacym niesamowite barwy z kwiatow w wazonie.
To najlepsza twoja seria IMO,
pozdrawiam,
maki

pasternak (15185) 2006-10-16 4:47

Nice portrait, Jerzy, with the attention going first to the flowers and then to this girl, because of the light. Funny, I also have made such a portrait once, with a spot of light on the flowers nearby. Interesting approach - it tells about the person by highlighting another object in the frame.

Cheers
Alexander

faubry (35447) 2006-10-16 5:56

hello jerzy, again a beutiful scen from Lituanie, beauty girl!! a lot charm, i like a lot, very romantic..
have a good day
francine

jlynx (12647) 2006-10-16 6:45

Witaj Jurek,
Ani siê obejrza³em, a tutaj kilka nowych i warto¶ciowych fotografii. My¶le o trzech ostatnich. Co w nich tak przyciaga wzrok? Naturalno¶æ, spokój, emanuj±ce ciep³o od ludzi i piekne plamy s³oñca na dowód wspania³ej pogody. To zdjêcie jednak oceniam najwy¿ej gdy¿ dostrzegam w nim nagromadzenie wszystkiego co chcia³e¶ powiedzieæ w tej dobre serii.
Pozdrawiam,
J.

alekpet (4663) 2006-10-16 6:55

Hi Jerzy.

I like this image, the light falls in a beautiful way to show her dress and also brings the flowers in the first stage. SHe is natural enough while posing to you and you correctly describe the soul of the girl and her compatriots. It really is a nice shot, with all elements around.

take care, Aleks

starbug (6924) 2006-10-16 7:31

czesc Jerzy, jak zwykle podparte ciekawa historią. co ich ciagnie z powrotem do tego miejsca? czy cos innego oprocz po prostu slowa "dom"? bardzo cieple zdjecie,to ze to mloda dzwieczyna pokazuje ze tradycja, przynajmniej tam, nie zanika.
pozdrawiam!
O.

Zepi (22848) 2006-10-16 11:12

Hello Jerzy,
Chouette prise de vue!
J'adore ce décors kitch et l'habit de cette jeune fille.
Belle image
BEau travail
A++
Zepi

Paolo (41258) 2006-10-16 11:25

Hi Jerzy, amazing portrait of that young beautiful girl.
excellent composition and a great use of the dark and full of light zones.
good quality and brilliant shot.
thanks, ciao

jinju (14265) 2006-10-17 3:31

Hey Jerzy,

a flower with other flowers. She looks captivating in her dress, looking on beautifully at you. The lighting overall isnt bad, as Kev points out its a bit flat on her face but not too badly. The subject matter is good, its a good continuation of this series J.

entrelec (8328) 2006-10-17 7:14

So nice, Jerzy...the yellowof the flowers in this neutral environment, the materil in the window we can find on her head too,her posture and glance...out of time, fairy story maybe.
Have a good day

Joel

AiresSantos (56155) 2006-10-18 3:39

HI Jerzy,
Very interesting this serie "About..."
Gorgeous picture with this lovely girl. Very good colours, light and definition.
TFS and greetings,
Aires

john_c (24666) 2006-10-18 20:03

Hi Jerzy,
There is superb light balance and exposure level here, with good shadow effects. Although Kev makes a valid point about the lack of light on the girl's face, my view is that the light on her dress more than compensates for this. Good clarity of detail throughout. Well done.
John

Davoud (243) 2006-10-21 6:19