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Grab Portraits Challenge: Fast Grab- Portaits: No lights, no reflectors.

James Lemon

James Lemon

Well-known member
Asher Kelman said:
You couldn’t get this fellow a better backdrop: perfect!

Where is this?

Asher
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Antonio Correia said:
James, this is quite a shot !
Was it in US or Canada ? My guess...
:)
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Asher,Antonio

Thanks for your interest! The Burnaby Village Museum, previously known as the Heritage Village, is an open-air museum in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, located at Deer Lake Park. It is a reconstructed 1920s village, containing 31 full scale buildings; its costumed staff demonstrate traditional trades. The museum spans 10 acres of land.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnaby_Village_Museum

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Best, regards
James
 
Antonio Correia

Antonio Correia

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I have not posted this portrait before, have I ?
I think it is my best one from this trip. She was in an open air market seated on the ground. The Sun was shinning behind a tree...
m43 75mm = 150mm @ FF ! Gorgeous lens !

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Let me be serious!

Antonio Correia said:
I have not posted this portrait before, have I ?
I think it is my best one from this trip. She was in an open air market seated on the ground. The Sun was shinning behind a tree...
m43 75mm = 150mm @ FF ! Gorgeous lens !

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Again, a winner, saturated in openness, the raw material of human social and intellectual progress!

This is not a trivial decorative comment, but thought out, weighed and considered. Her open and warm attitude and not angry exclusiveness has been the engine of most advances of mankind!

So besides this picture’s obvious beauty, it has key elements that should give nationalists pause and encourage us to value each other’s grandchildren!

Asher
 
Antonio Correia

Antonio Correia

Well-known member
Asher, I am reading - now - about micro contrast - a concept I had hardly known so far...

This lens - Oly 75 f/1.8 - has 10 elements in 9 groups with 9 (circular aperture diaphragm) diaphragm blades.
It looks pretty good ! I bought it used for a good price in mint conditions.

However, my other portrait lens - the Panasonic Leica 42.5mm f/1.2 - is also an excellent lens returning superb results. It has 14 elements in 11 groups. There are 9 diaphragm blades in a rounded configuration.

Can we say that these lenses have great micro contrast and sharpness ? The image has a tad of sharpness
I can tell that it looks better on my screen when in LR, than here.

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James Lemon

James Lemon

Well-known member
Antonio Correia said:
I have not posted this portrait before, have I ?
I think it is my best one from this trip. She was in an open air market seated on the ground. The Sun was shinning behind a tree...
m43 75mm = 150mm @ FF ! Gorgeous lens !

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No have not seen this one before... a good focal length indeed!
 
Antonio Correia

Antonio Correia

Well-known member
James Lemon said:
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James... nice photo with a nice lady !
Was this portrait made in Scotland ? ;)
Is she Scottish ?
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Asher Kelman said:
What is the name of this “clay” face decoration and is it religious in significance?
...and yes, she is serious. Did you ask her to pose or you just caught her in that expression without her knowing?
Asher
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The cream applied on their faces is Thanaka.

"...What is thanaka?
Thanaka is the name of a slow-growing tree that thrives in the arid central parts of Myanmar. It is widely said that the trees must mature for at least 35 years before becoming viable, but many newer thanaka ‘farms’ are able to put product on the market after just 3 to 7 years of growth. The eponymous paste is made from grinding the bark against a flat, wet stone and then applied to the face. Although parts of the thanaka tree are used medicinally in other parts of Asia, it is only in Myanmar that it is used cosmetically. It is said that Burmese have been using thanaka this way for 2,000 years, but the first written evidence of it comes from a 14th century poem..."

She did not pose, I just got the expression without her knowing ! It was shot as many others, in a market for vegetables and other stuff.
 
James Lemon

James Lemon

Well-known member
Antonio Correia said:
James... nice photo with a nice lady !
Was this portrait made in Scotland ? ;)
Is she Scottish ?
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The cream applied on their faces is Thanaka.

"...What is thanaka?
Thanaka is the name of a slow-growing tree that thrives in the arid central parts of Myanmar. It is widely said that the trees must mature for at least 35 years before becoming viable, but many newer thanaka ‘farms’ are able to put product on the market after just 3 to 7 years of growth. The eponymous paste is made from grinding the bark against a flat, wet stone and then applied to the face. Although parts of the thanaka tree are used medicinally in other parts of Asia, it is only in Myanmar that it is used cosmetically. It is said that Burmese have been using thanaka this way for 2,000 years, but the first written evidence of it comes from a 14th century poem..."

She did not pose, I just got the expression without her knowing ! It was shot as many others, in a market for vegetables and other stuff.
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Thanks Antonio

No this is in Canada. I don know if she is Scottish but it is the first time that I have seen gloves match the the pattern of pants?

Best, regards
James
 
Antonio Correia

Antonio Correia

Well-known member
A portrait made inside a boat (as one can see) with very different light values inside and outside and a bit over cooked perhaps...

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Amazing posture! Do all the boatmen crouch like that! Must do wonders for sperm count and mobility!

I couldn’t possibly maintain that posture even on the ground, much less on a bookshelf sized “perch”!

Asher
 
Antonio Correia

Antonio Correia

Well-known member
Only now, 8 years later when I dig on search of images for LensWork, I realize the "power" of this portrait, the sadness of this young boy.
Intentionally treated dark.


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