Guest imported_stefan_r Posted July 17, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 17, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) scan from print. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fotografr Posted July 17, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 17, 2006 Very nice image, Stefan. Excellent tonal range and nice composition and use of DOF to isolate the subject. One question: Is this cropped or was it shot with a format other than 35mm? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted July 17, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 17, 2006 "nice enjoyable picture" "another superb shot" "amazing exposure, terrific framing, wonderful light and tonal range" - all season :D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer_p Posted July 17, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 17, 2006 .....Stefan....this would be my choise (you understand me, don't you)....I'm loving this hassey shot (as it is a hasselblad photograph, fotografr) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 17, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 17, 2006 Stefan - Your signature sensitivity in portraits comes through loud and clear. And, of course, all the "technicals" are spot-on. I suspect that you did not have an opportunity to engage her in conversation since she was so rapt in prayer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 17, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 17, 2006 Stefan, very fluid, very expressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted July 17, 2006 Share #7 Posted July 17, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Enjoyable. As nice as a picture postcard. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham_mitchell Posted July 18, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 18, 2006 Beautiful capture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodaktrix Posted July 18, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 18, 2006 This one is absolutely great! I love it. Best regards Oliver Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted July 18, 2006 Share #10 Posted July 18, 2006 Stefan - The slight vertical lines in the forehead, lightly compressed eyelids, and long slender fingers barely touching conveys an incredible depth of feeling and devotion. For an increcible moment like this It leads me to wondering about the photographer, not so much about what equipment was being used. How close were you? Were you there in the water and how deep when you captured this? What were you feeling at the time? Was it something more than "what a great shot"? Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_stefan_r Posted July 18, 2006 Share #11 Posted July 18, 2006 Brent, this is a 120mm film, Kodak trix 400, paper agfa mcc111. Stuart, I had two whole mornings to talk to her and her husband… Richard, I hate! I really can say this, I hate these typical “I pass by with the boat” snaps, so I had to get into the water (like in the one with the sadhu) http://www.stefan-rohner.net/portrait/1/02.jpg here I am about 1m from her I used 80mm (MF format) lens ( in 35mm film about 50mm). since we didn’t wanted to bother prayers we looked for a place where prayers don’t go, the strong water current makes praying difficult. she is standing higher then me, under the water are the typical steps like everywhere in Varanasi, going down to the Ganges, I was standing on the next step ;( the water until the chest, the camera between the chest and my chin. what did I feel? well when I saw her the first time on the street I knew already what picture I would do, to me she is the Indian “mona lisa” .. so I felt much more organizing a date with her. I was nervous, I was happy, I felt unsure. how to talk to her? since I meet already some people I asked a guy what he thinks about the idea to ask her … “ohh I think this is no problem, but we have to ask the husband” so he did. later that day I was sitting under a tree beside the river, she passed by ….what a beauty! just a short quick smile to me, from the angle of her face! ok she already knew…. the next day we had a date in their home with her family, “why you want to take pictures?” “you are very beautiful, that’s why” what will I pay (normal question in India). I told them that I would like to give her a nice present if she agrees. some clothes for her children or something for her. she agreed, she wanted a new “Sari”. for the night they invited me for dinner (people will ask why you didn’t take pictures?) I din dent want to bother them more then enough… the next day we went out by boat, early in the morning….. in the afternoon we went for the Sari, the whole family, mother, sisters husband… I felt like a child, like somebody who does not know where people take them, dive into a new world… it took her 1h to realize that she cold take the sari she likes, and then another 30min to decide witch one…. I stayed some more days in Varanasi, every time I saw here somewhere around I got that smile from her, she got mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest evita Posted July 18, 2006 Share #12 Posted July 18, 2006 ... connection of souls, even if only for a short time.. recognising... thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainer_p Posted July 18, 2006 Share #13 Posted July 18, 2006 ....great story also Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
erl Posted July 18, 2006 Share #14 Posted July 18, 2006 A beautiful image. All the more credit to you that you organized it without it looking that way. The compressed tonal range range also works in its favour. Was this done in the processing or in PS? Cheers, Erl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semrich Posted July 18, 2006 Share #15 Posted July 18, 2006 Stefan - Thank you for your response to my musings. In a very meaningful way you have said it is much more than the equipment used. You entered and became a part of their lives for a short time and by your description you have reinforced my initial feeling of what it would be like to stand chest deep in water and an eye up to the viewfinder. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiff Posted July 18, 2006 Share #16 Posted July 18, 2006 stunning pose and expression, also fantastic tonal range. What a phenomenal image!!!! love it. s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilfredo Posted July 19, 2006 Share #17 Posted July 19, 2006 What an incredible image of devotion. You do photography an honor with this shot. I loved the story. Way to go!!! Wilfredo+ http://www.BenitezRivera.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_stefan_r Posted July 19, 2006 Share #18 Posted July 19, 2006 thanks again Erl, "Was this done in the processing or in PS?" yes, I scan them in RAW, 0 contrast, 0 usm, then in PS I ajust contrast and usm. until the image on the screen looks like the one on paper. the one on paper just looks like the one above. regards S. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gverdon Posted July 19, 2006 Share #19 Posted July 19, 2006 Stefan, what an interesting image and story. I like the way you worked to make this photo. I also am stunned by the beauty of this woman. The whole image is well conceived and your mastering in controlling all the elements at the moment of the shot is noteworthy. But... why did you spoil everything with that terrible cheap "aura" stuff, so obvious and so kitsch... you transformed a rare subject matter in a pious image (you know, those one they gave to kids when they got a good answer...) What a pity... My 2 cents, of course. Best, Gérald Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artflei Posted July 20, 2006 Share #20 Posted July 20, 2006 Wonderful story, Stefan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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