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She looked at me and i clicked. Comments/ Critique/ ratings welcome!

... very good image ...

The artist is a work or art...smashing colors..best wishes...Marjorie

Umair, applause for you.You have done a wonderful job.I hope everything is fine and favourable in Congo.Regarding this picture,this is an excellent candid shot.Salam from Ibrahim and best wishes from all of us!

you catch the moment !...well done

A beautiful young woman, beautifully captured. The colours are sensational. I love it.

PDE

Wherever you go, artist in you avail yourself of the opportunity to shoot colourful portraits,Umair. Two artists in Poto Poto Art School in Congo is such a coincidence:-)

thank you for feed back and noticing COLOR in my work. it is actually the color which impresse me more than anything. i yearn to make B&W and SEPIA and MONOTINES and tried very sincerely but somehow could never do it! me and my work is all about COLOR. wherever i see it, it just mesmerizes me! AFRICA in particular has a lot of COLOR, but there's always a sad story behind thin veneer of these glowing hues. i never fail to see a tired sadness peeping through it. this i notice in every face from Ethiopia to Congo [so far]. and this feeling makes COLORS OF AFRICA more lovable for me! i wish these people were not this much sad. i wish i could change something for them! regards!

Umair, it has beautiful colors, and very nice composition, timing , light and sharpness. You are right about a sadness in her face. I was in Africa( Kenya and Mali), and I felt sad to see how hard life can be in this side of the world.We as individual can do very little though., But each can do something in his own corner.

i admire your feelings for these people, and elsewhere. yes, i agree we can not be very effective on individual level but still we can stir a few hearts! and that's a significant part of this big job that lies ahead! regards!

Nice shot Umair. Everything related to subject is in frame. Thanks for your comments on my post.

She is a colourful artist,

I can only aspire to take such beautiful shots.

As for this image, you have captured the moment beautifully. This photo is colorful, engaging and draws you in, IMHO.

Thank you for sharing.