impression mali - a story of a voyage Head Load

The head as a load transfering mode.

 

Thanks for your impressions, Pnina

Thanks, Pnina

...Brilliant colours and mainly pensive faces. The two faces turned away from the camera provides a unique composition that in some ways unsettles the viewer. Although your subjects are clustered, they appear to be looking in at least three different directions - no common point of interest. A unique and amazing composition. Very well done. Regards, Kelvin.

Great! The turning of the heads is interesting as it leads your eye to the girl on the right...Also, good to see the brown area.

Pnina,Colors and movement,nice harmony.I like the smiling mother in the back with the baby

Just a wonderful composition, especially the two kids looking back and the woman looking forward. Terrific depth of field and depth of detail as well.

 

The palette seemed a bit odd to me until I realized that there were really no true blacks in the scene, in effect, challenging the normal range of contrast. Is this something you are experimenting with? It is an interesting visual effect and I'm curious about why you chose it.

Pnina, I like how the two with the loads on their heads are looking at you while two nearest are turned away. I agree with Patricia about the contrast range - it is the same comment I made as with the 'breasr feeding' shot.

And another for more contrast, but maybe that's down to monitor calibration.

 

As others have said, great composition. The different directions, and the different 'layers' of people.

Kelvin, Sarah and Alix for following the mali story.

 

Patricia, there is no dark black in the scene, but there IS contrast.( I have checked the levels).The houses in Mali are mud constructions and therefor bright brown, the children were accentuated on that bg. They were looking at us and I think that we were looking strange to them...I waited for the group to be busy talking and was ready with my camera....

 

Thanks Patricia, I appreciate your comment and knowledge.( and I'm trying to better mine)

 

Colin and Stephen, I think that the lower contrast that you see this time may be because of monitor difference, as they look contrasty enough on mine. Thanks for your comment.

 

Colin, in the other one level were not adjusted properly but this time they were. do it again on your monitor , if you have the time, and I will look at the difference.

Pnina, The colours are so rich and the image very three dimensional. Your presentation shows great skill in composition and photographic ability. Excellent!

Pnina I think your new version looks right to me. From the histogram there are few real black or real white tones - so a relatively low contrast scene. Here is a version for comparison where I have adjusted a second layer at 50% opacity with the top and bottom of the histogram cut off to increase contrast.

 

However if the object is to get the shot looking as you remember the reality then if you say it looked like that - that is fine by me!

Colin, I compared your version to mine and they look exactly the same on my monitor. thats the way they looked to me there. Thanks for your help and comment.

 

Thank you Paul, for stopping by and your comment.

Pnina, about Pat's comment: I noticed the sme thing in this and a few of your other recent posts. I think they might be enhanced by a bit of additional contrast. Also, a viewer request: I would be happy to see slightly larger versions of this and some your other photos (!).

 

I like the colors here, set off against the mud houses. But most of all I like the composition: They look almost as if you arranged them this way, in some sort of play on the textbook family studio portrait! The two younger children lead into the girl, and together the whole group forms a diamond. The facial expressions are captivating, too.

Chris, thanks, According to your request, I have changed it to a large version, and added some more contrast... do you think it is better now?

 

As I have found some works of mine that were taken from here to other sites, I don't upload many large files.

Nice image the colors are good .

Pnina, the tweaked version really makes this come alive. It has more impact, seems more true to life. We can really see the richness of their skin tones, as if we are there in the scene. Also, the tweak brings out the texture in the walls of the houses very nicely. The blue might need to be desaturated just a bit now, perhaps. I don't know what those colors look like in real life. Interestingly, I think the "ugliness" of these garish colors and the strange contrasts they evoke when set against the drab houses is an essential element of the documentary value of these photos you've been showing us. It is part of these people's lives.

 

I understand your point about preventing "borrowing" of your large images. I hadn't thought of that. You're right, posting only smaller ones is a good way to avoid it.

Chipsy, well, nice to see you again, thanks for all your comments.

 

Chris,as I have written before, their cloths colors are very vivid in contrast of the light brown mud constructions and desert, and they bring life to the country.Thanks again.

I'm impressed that there are several fabrics in this image with very western patterns. I also love the way that they are comfortable carrying things on their heads ... I could no more do that than could I strap them on my feet. :-) I find that the two children in the foreground are most interesting to me because they seem to be looking back at the others wondering what's taking so long (as if!) ... the one even has her arms folded.