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Photographer's Note
A work trip has recently brought me to the mystical banks of the Ganges river in Varanasi.
I can not recall ever being more mesmerised than I was as when I arrived in this holy town. As you discover the city you enter a state of meditation and mystery that captivates your heart and nestles there to stay - for as long as our daily western lives allow.
The guide with whom we floated on the Ganges must be one of the most serene people I have ever met. His wisdom and spirituality have lead to great knowledge as well as extraordinary encounters.
He introduced us to this holy man who has been praying at the same ghat in Varanasi for the last 45 years. Their friendship and bound was touching and inspiring.
The encounter with this wise man and the timeless magic of Varanasi are still circling around my head like a morning mist covering the banks of the Ganges river in its untouchable mysticism.
Wandering_Dan, avene, mursaloglu, everlasting, KevRyan, luisafonso, charlotte_iona marcou esta nota como útil
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femkevdh
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(2633) 2007-11-30 7:58
Beautiful portrait! Great DOF, great colors and nice framing. I especially like his eye brows! ;-)
regards, Femke
don_narayan
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(2014) 2007-11-30 8:06
I like the hour glass shape that this framing makes, like his age on his face and beard are like the sands of time. the colors could be richer and it could be sharper overall, especially in his eyes.
lukie
(0) 2007-11-30 8:16
Dag Sabine,
welkom terug in Europa. Je hebt deze keer niet alleen een stuk van zijn hoofd "afgesneden", maar ook zijn baard... Grapje, hoor. Alles goed met jou ? Heb mij gisteren ook een Nikon aangeschaft : een D40. Nu nog een beetje experimenteren...
prettig weekend,
Luc.
avene
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(12675) 2007-11-30 9:42
excellent portrait, Sabine, the tight composition nicely focuses viewer's attention on the expression of the man. excellent colour management, the clothes are vivid, while the skin tone is perfectly natural. I would like to have the shot a touch sharper, but that's a minor point. great shot.
best,
Kristine
brandstaetter
(15915) 2007-11-30 12:02
Hi Sabine,
a great portrait, well cropped, great colours. Maybe a little too oversaturated.
Cheers Chris
mursaloglu
(8682) 2007-11-30 14:04
Hello sabine
Stupend amazing portrait picture with stunning live colors and a fantastic compo. The lines of the shape are in a great graphical contrasty double triangles. Great work best regards ihsan
Wandering_Dan
(3449) 2007-11-30 16:16
A beautiful portrait, very expressive, and with great capture of colors. I think the eyes are sharp enough, but I do wish he'd been looking at you instead of to the side.
UPDATE: I changed my mind after looking at this some more; I now like the eyes looking off to the side.
KevRyan
(22956) 2007-11-30 16:42
Obviously this place of Varanasi had such a profound effect upon you - the portrait is a lovely example of an inverted centrally placed triangle which another lover of Varanasi intriduced me to - Claude Renault......it works nicely with eyes wandering off to his left - we are both drawn to the centre and away from it - as well as up and down - it's an interesting trip for the ye and your subject has all the down to earth mystique of everyday India written into his face......technically the burn on the one side of his moutache lets the iamge down ever so slightly for me but otherwise a fine portrait!
best wishes kev
faubry
(35447) 2007-12-01 1:13
bonsoir sabine, un très beau portrait haut en couleurs habituel dans ce pays riche en odeurs et couleurs,,je me demande si je ne l 'aurais pas décentré??
à bientôt
francine
Cormac
(26565) 2007-12-01 18:05
Great portrait, for two reasons - the first is the incredible vivid colour, especially that red turban. The other great thing about this is the eyes, so visible and looking off to the side. This is a very striking shot!
luisafonso
(862) 2007-12-03 0:53
Great portrait Sabine. I like your crop very much. Colors are typical you! :) That red turban is so good. The texture and the way the light was recorded is really perfect. Can't wait to see more from your Indian pot.
Luan
(12971) 2007-12-04 0:06
Coucou Sabine,
oui je pense qu'on se croisera bientot, la ville est de nouveau en bonne etat avec les travaux du tram enfin presque terminés.
Un joli portrait avec des couleurs que j'aime bcp, j'aime son regard !
A bientot
Luan
PS : voici le site : http://vaneeluan.blogspot.com
MichaelHal (234) 2007-12-18 9:53
strong colours and a straight double diagonal composition ... this man seems to have the energie of a vulcano
Michael
Photo Information
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Copyright: Sabine Schoep (Bien)
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(4745) - Genre: Pessoas
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2007-11-23
- Categories: Cerimónias
- Camera: Nikon D50
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/125 segundos
- More Photo Info: view
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Date Submitted: 2007-11-30 7:50
