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Bartleby (13552) 2008-05-05 13:52

Superb portrait Benny. The pose and expression of this man as well as the colors and the composition are smashing...plus the informative note. Very well done!
Cheers
Philippe

Glint (6171) 2008-05-05 14:12

hello Benny,
first class composition with lots of interest. You have captured the man's dignity and his environmentwith nice colour and sharpness where it is required. I like the softer focus around him. Interesting note too.
regards
Bev

messenger1 (1033) 2008-05-05 15:32

Hello, Benny -
Great candid portrait of this man with so much character in his face and posture. You used the light well. The photo and your excellent note really teach us about a part of the world, in the spirit of TE. Well done.

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-05-05 22:22

Hi Benny,
Great use of depth of field to bring the man in the foreground and his great expression into focus. The whole scene has a nice feeling about it and is very well composed.
Regards
Wanda

     mirarer (4751) 2008-05-06 14:17

Hi Benny,
Great compo. I like the natural colors and the expression of the man.
Regards,
Mirari

abulafia (4900) 2008-05-08 6:34

Wow this is a good portrait Benny!
Can't really find anything to complain about.
Harry

johnfreeman (2274) 2008-05-09 6:09

Hi Benny,
This is a beautifully composed picture – although there are a lot of elements in it, it doesn’t feel at all cluttered. I particularly like the man’s dignified expression and the way the line of the four men is balanced by the baskets. The interlocking postures of the two horses provide the perfect background.
Was this a scan of a print or a slide? Just a minor point but there seem to be some dust/scratches (mainly on the horses, but also for example on the fourth man’s lower lip) which could easily be cleaned up either by using digital ICE in the scan program or by using the clone tool in Photoshop.
Very interesting and informative note too.
John

ninaL (21348) 2008-05-13 12:52

Hi, Benny.
Perfect, just perfect.
The scene is composed in a very inteligent way.
I like all elements of it.
Best regards. Grazyna.

chriswhitley (2027) 2008-07-01 13:13

Beautiful portrait Benny. I've been to China a couple of times (Yunnan)and love visiting the rural areas with the different ethnic groups. The people are so friendly and welcoming. You have captured a typical scene very well. Chris

nilo (89) 2008-09-08 4:29

Hello Benny

I love it! Composition, framing, dof, the rendering of green. But mostly is the emotion, the feeling that is involved! Very good!

kensimage (8563) 2008-09-26 21:58

I like how you used shallow DOF to show us this man's cultural environment, yet separate him visually from that environment. That cultural environment is very vivid, with the horses, the wicker baskets, and his pipe. I guess he lives in a place the new "modern" China has not yet reached. Very well done, Benny. Regards, Ken.

walkmania (315) 2008-10-21 6:49

Wonderful capture of the horse-keeper's expression,and even better control of DOF to accentuate the focus and tell the background story at the same time.Also,thanks for the informative note.

noborders (1010) 2008-11-22 2:36

Ah, super ! I just found this in your randoms - no need of many words I think, it's excellent, the way they all look at you and the smile of the 1st one : bravo!
Cath.
(A fave for this year !)

Manamo (3710) 2009-01-26 8:33

Woa! Benny, this is excellent! combined to your note, I feel like travelling there and feel the moment with those 4 smoking and the horses in the background. I can smell the smoke and the odor of the horses. I like how the man in the foreground is smiling while smoing his pipe while the other 3 have sort of a curious face, wondering what's going on, not completely realizing they're also in the frame.

Oh, how I wish you had moved just a little bit to your left to make sure all the faces are in the picture. And I'm sure they would have waited for you to move as they don't seem to be in a hurry. I also wish that there was more smoke coming out of the pipe! Would have been extraordinary.

now, how do you pronounce Yi? is it like Yee? and what's the blue on the horse on the right?

best regards!

Marc

     SolarSky (82) 2017-04-30 19:48

Excellent composition.

holmertz (92842) 2019-09-24 7:54

Hello Benny,
I saw this fairly old photo by coincidence. It's a superb street shot from a place in China that doesn't seem to have changed at all for a very long time. It looks like modernization made a detour around this area.
Regards,
Gert