Portrait

Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
edited July 27, 2012 in Street and Documentary
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Just came back from Kashmir, Neelum Valley. It was lots of travelling on bumpy and sometimes no road. will post more in journey:D
Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2012
    Really lovely, Awais. I'd try a square crop, to get rid of what's basically distraction on the right.
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  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2012
    Wonderful Awais, perfect exposure... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • PattiPatti Registered Users Posts: 1,576 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2012
    As always, your work elicits a strong response from me. Wonderful portrait.

    +1 for a square crop.
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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Patti wrote: »
    As always, your work elicits a strong response from me. Wonderful portrait.

    +1 for a square crop.
    I agree, I also support BDs square crop idea. Good to see you back.
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Thanks all, here is square crop!
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    Thine is the beauty of light; mine is the song of fire. Thy beauty exalts the heart; my song inspires the soul. Allama Iqbal

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  • lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    There is a famous Indian, I believe, photo that looks similar to this one. Nice shot.

    Phil
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  • M38A1M38A1 Registered Users Posts: 1,317 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    I've said it before and I'll say it again, you capture the emotions through the eyes in your subjects. This is no exception. Stellar.

    The square crop is much nicer, yet maybe just an 1/8" more from the right. There's a little cream colored vertical streak from the bench still peeking out.
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    Awais Yaqub wrote: »
    Thanks all, here is square crop!
    i-kkmdSVn-XL.jpg


    Yes! Wonderful. And in reference to someone else's comment - there is a resemblance to Steve McCurry's "Afghan Women"
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  • lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2012
    bdcolen wrote: »
    Yes! Wonderful. And in reference to someone else's comment - there is a resemblance to Steve McCurry's "Afghan Women"

    Yep, that is the shot I was thinking about. Sorry, I was so far off.

    Phil
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2012
    lifeinfocus wrote: »
    Yep, that is the shot I was thinking about. Sorry, I was so far off.

    Phil

    You were really close, Phil, in terms of the image.:D
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    "He not busy being born is busy dying." Bob Dylan

    "The more ambiguous the photograph is, the better it is..." Leonard Freed
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2012
    Perhaps in the context, but the eyes... ahh ... not the eyes.

    This shot has its own charm and innocence
    Rags
  • TacmedicTacmedic Registered Users Posts: 14 Big grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Awesome shot. As soon as i saw this, I too thought of the 'Afghan Woman.' Amazing!
  • MarkRMarkR Registered Users Posts: 2,099 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    It is a great shot, with a lot of character. And of course, my first thought was of Afghan Woman. But then my second thought was, no, not like Afghan Woman at all ...
  • michswissmichswiss Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,235 Major grins
    edited July 27, 2012
    Awais,

    The crop might help depending on what you or an editor might want. Ignore it for the time being. Just shoot and think about how this might add to whatever story you might be working on.
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