En route to Maha Shivaratri

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• robertosalguero (14771)
• [2007-06-08 1:38]

Interesting portrait of this man. His attire is nice and colourful, though simple.
Good colours and details on the face of the man. His smile inspires happiness and joy.
Thanks Vincent.

Roberto

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• bostankorkulugu (27968)
• [2007-06-08 1:38]

his happy mood has made me happy and i ll be smiling around today for sure... impressive portrait vincent... the details and colours on his outfit are really cool... the left part is a bit empty but still a great shot, congrats...

korkut:)

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• InasiaJones (16947)
• [2007-06-08 1:49]

Salut Vincent!

Un sadhu, çà attire immédiatement l’attention. Peut-être pour la spiritualité qui en émane, mais sans doute pour leur personnalité colorée.

Celui-ci semble complice et se prête volontier au jeu du photographe. La composition est efficace et prend avantage des lieux pour créer un amalgame de couleurs variées. L’entrée sombre derrière lui porte à penser qu’il s’agit de son refuge de méditation, avec l’arbre qui s’intègre aux marches de l’escalier. Bon rapport sujet/environnement.

Bon week-end!

André

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• edytungkal (3929)
• [2007-06-08 1:52]
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Hi Vincent
Very impressive close up from the festival.
Colours and sharpness are great, I like it and TFS.

Regards
daniel

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• B2B (868)
• [2007-06-08 1:57]

Encore un portrait, une tranche de vie, superbe

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• cessy (13595)
• [2007-06-08 2:17]

he is so cheerful :)
very nice portrait of him Vincent
looove the colors
DOF and composition also excellent

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• flory (4637)
• [2007-06-08 2:36]

bonjour Vincent,
impressive smile in this portrait,fine details and the colors are well saturated;
bon weekend,
flory

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• delkoo (27378)
• [2007-06-08 3:33]

bonjour vincent
voila un sadhu heureux de vivre ,son large sourire éclaire la photo, j'aime bien aussi sa tenue vestimentaire " multicouches".

amicalement
didier
-:)))+ tard

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• Graal (46556)
• [2007-06-08 4:16]

Bonjour Vincent,
amazing portrait, unusual costume and smile, interesting note. I like the composition and DOF also. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

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• snunney (24312)
• [2007-06-08 4:20]

Hello Vincent,
Excellent portrait of this holy man who seems quite delighted to have his photograph taken. Good composition and top quality technically.

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• jasmis (40937)
• [2007-06-08 4:26]

Superb exotic model and splendid photo in fresh deep colours.
Thanks for sharing.
Regards.

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• siolaw (23543)
• [2007-06-08 4:41]

Salut Vincent,
Une belle complicité avec ton sympathique Saddhu, sa Chimta(les pinces, pour le feu ou meme pour se defendre!) et son bon sourire... La netteté est excellente et les couleurs aussi... il a l'air de faire frais!
Laurent

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• riclopes (30272)
• [2007-06-08 4:43]

Fantastic smile that you got from this holy man, Vincent. He sure seems happy with life and for having embrassed this spiritual path. Many interesting details to observe in this excellent exotic portrait.
Ricardo

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• Budapestman (30046)
• [2007-06-08 5:06]

Hi Vincent,
Superb portrait. Full of life and spectacular impression. Its an impressive POV and superb clarity. Very good shot. Have a nice weekend, thank you
George

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• michiels (4164)
• [2007-06-08 6:15]

hello VInz,

A portrait of a legend ! How old would he be ???? Nobody knows, i even think he doesn't know... Not important anyway :)
Great colours and POV. It's very sharp and a good light.
I like it very much.
I'm scanning all my old slides from Nepal, but unfortunately the quality is less, i should go back :))
greetings, inn

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• axiotea (13241)
• [2007-06-08 6:21]

Hi Vincent
Depuis la vignette on a l'impression de voir une peinture...
Excellent le portrait de ce baba tenant ses 'chimtas'
On a vraiment beaucoup de chance de pouvoir rencontrer des gens qui nous régalent de leur plus beaux sourires...de leur 'feeling'. J'aime bien aussi le WS mais préfère l'originale car l'arrière plan ajoute une touche supplémentaire à la photo.
Marilyn

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• feather (43376)
• [2007-06-08 6:54]

Another excellent portrait from you. I love his happy smile which you have captured so well. He seems to be well wrapped up for the cold. Very good choice of DOF.
Kath

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• Wanda1 (8981)
• [2007-06-08 7:23]

Hi Vincent,
A very nice colourful and happy shot of his interesting man. Good sharpness, details and depth of field. I like the dark archway that you have included in the background of your composition. Nicely done!
Regards
Wanda

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• albertopiubello (2583)
• [2007-06-08 7:33]

Bonjour Vincent,
le succès de cette photo est bien mérité: elle pourrait bien apparaître dans le National Geographic!
Sujet intéressant avec cadrage et néttété au top.
Mais le sourire de ce sadhu est le top des top!!!
Alberto

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• barrufeto_77 (21602)
• [2007-06-08 8:48]

Hi Vincent.

Excellent portrait with excellent colours. The background is also good.

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

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• Floydian (27070)
• [2007-06-08 9:07]

Hi Vincent,
Great smile, great pose. His clothing, looks like he walked out of a Fellini movie. A bit off center, good eye in creating this...very nice.
Regards, Henk

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• carper (57439)
• [2007-06-08 11:14]

very nice portrait Vincent,
good photo, nice quality and good details, fine dof too, well seen, have a nice day.
gr. jaap

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• Photo65Net (36991)
• [2007-06-08 12:54]

Vincent,
Très beau boulot technique dans cette image.
L'attitude du sujet est très bonne, ce qui fait de l'ensemble de la photo une belle pièce.
Bien vu,
Bonne soirée,
JB.

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• Flavia (8253)
• [2007-06-08 15:15]

Salut Vincent,

Tres beau ce portrait. Son sourire asse la une joie genuine et simple. Le rouge au fond et sur les details de son vetement atirre l'attention. Excellent DOF.

A+

Flavia

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• Emile (17366)
• [2007-06-08 20:30]

Hola Vincent.
Impressive portrait of the old man with a beautiful smile, very good colors and composition. Placing him off center give a nice perspective to your shot. Good DOF. Well done. TFS.
Best regards.

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• ahmetgedikli (17069)
• [2007-06-08 20:44]

Hi Vincent,
Beautiful portrait, very good POV, DOF and nice colors.
Best regards,
Ahmet

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• gildasjan (17154)
• [2007-06-09 4:09]

Bonjour Vincent
Un joli portrait,l'homme semble apprécier la situation et le déclenchement est au bon instant.J'aime également
la gestion de DOF.
Bon WE
Amicalement
Gildas

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• mursaloglu (4202)
• [2007-06-09 4:48]

Dear Vincent
Very impressive portrait with marvelous colors and good compo. It is a good choice to left blurred the background. Bravo best regards ihsan

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• jhm (71185)
• [2007-06-09 5:18]

Hi Vincent,

Excellent traditional attire but the beard and the teeth are the eye catchers at this picture. A very nice colourful and happy shot of his interesting man. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

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• UnTrained (0)
• [2007-06-09 6:32]

Salut Vincent,
marvelous portrait in excellent colours and sharpness. You did it well with the blurred back and decentered man. His smile is tremendous.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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• Silvio1953 (29308)
• [2007-06-09 11:00]

Hi Vincent, splendid portrait of this old smiling man, great composition with great sharpness and wonderful colors, very well done, have a great week end, ciao Silvio

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• banyanman (7490)
• [2007-06-09 13:15]

We see many shots of sadhus in the Indian galleries on TE, Vincent, but this is one of the better ones that I have seen for a while. He has a very happy disposition about him. Technically this is an excellent photograph with good DOF and sharpness of your main subject, and very natural colours (I am pleased you have resisted the temptation to over-saturate as some other posters of sadhus tend to do). Cheers . . . David

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• izmirli (2351)
• [2007-06-09 14:03]

bonjour dear vincent
wonderful interesting portrait picture.wonderful colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

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• ninaL (16947)
• [2007-06-09 15:41]

Bonsoir, Vincent.
Le visage a l'air intéressant en soi mais les couleurs (de ses vêtements et de l'arrière plan) rehausse encore l'originalité du personnage.
J'aime bien.
Amicalement, Grazyna.

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• dip (9596)
• [2007-06-09 19:24]

Excellent portrait with very good clarity and amazing colors.
Very well done! Regards. Dimitris.

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• benbroug (579)
• [2007-06-10 4:30]

Oh what a great image! I like the colourfull attire of the old gentleman, the smiling face and smiling eyes. Well done!

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• kiwi_explorer (12185)
• [2007-06-10 4:48]

Hi Vincent,
Very good portrait shot ... well captured and composed. DOF is just perfect and superb overall image quality. Excellent work! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• danos (22684)
• [2007-06-10 5:10]

Hello Vincent,
excellent the portrait of the this man with these colourful clothes and light.The most striking thing about this portrait is the way you have controlled the light.The colours are very soft, you've avoided over-saturating what could be a pretty intense scene.An informative note and a happy and smiled man.Bravo.
Regards,Danos

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• jonathan_hart (17733)
• [2007-06-10 9:13]

il est remarquable ce portrait, bonne lumière et les couleurs sont naturelles, je trouve la composition vraiment très réussie, le cadrage est très bon, bon timing aussi, sa pose et son sourire, vraiment bravo Vincent
amicalement
jo

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• salvator (17735)
• [2007-06-10 14:08]

Hi Vincent,
Wonderful portrait, with superb sharp details and very good use of the background. The colors also superb. I wşsh you a great week. Best regards. Salvator.

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• UlfE (6551)
• [2007-06-10 14:13]

Hi Vincent,

Excellent portrait. Very colorful and what a wonderful smile. A superb job!

Cheers,

Ulf

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• tcht (7192)
• [2007-06-10 15:09]

Hi Vincent
beautiful portrait. full of expression, vivid colours and amazing details. What I like the best here is his body's slight tilt, suggesting he's rocking about a bit, which makes it quite dynamic and also pleasant to watch. the background is fine too. wonderful work.
Cheers
CheukHin

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• Angshu (27411)
• [2007-06-11 4:43]

Hello Vincent
I like his mood...happy & spontaneous. Hope he didn't ask for money! Good framing and use of DOF to isolate him out. Love the details you've brought out
Regards
Angshu

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• photographer123 (4665)
• [2007-06-11 12:23]

hi...
wonderful expression..we can feel his happiness...composition and color is also good....best wishes..subir

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• JCG (19003)
• [2007-06-11 14:54]

Bonsoir Vincent,

Il t'a offert un de ses plus beaux sourires ce viel homme. Très joli portrait, j'aime beaucoup. Effectivement on imagine bien le froid qu'il doit faire à ce moment-là compte tenu des épaisseurs vestimentaires colorées qu'il a sur lui. Les qualités de l'image sont belles et agréables. Beau et intéressante travail, merci Vincent.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

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• deblink (2548)
• [2007-06-11 18:56]

Hi Vincent,
This is a fantastic portrait of this interesting man. His aged face tells a million stories. The image is of perfect quality and I like the background very much. Very impressive indeed.
Cheers,
Debbie

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• WepWaWet (3873)
• [2007-06-12 4:07]

Hello Vincent,
Great portrait. Wonderful colors and sharpness. Perfect framing.
Regards,
Seref

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• plimrn (17346)
• [2007-06-12 18:26]

Hi Vincent,
What a womnderful portrait of this happy pilgrim. Detail and color are wonderful against the softly blurred background. HLJ, Pat

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• noborders (13920)
• [2007-06-13 9:44]

Elle me fait rever cette photo !
J'aime beaucoup le sourire sympa et chaleureux de ce sadhu qui a l'air tres heureux d'etre sur la route...
TFS,
Cath.

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• AmiBe (19522)
• [2007-06-13 16:36]

Hello Vincent,
il est beau celui-là, et semble bien sympathique.
Bon choix d'ouverture pour flouter l'arrière plan, belles couleurs.
Semble par faire chaud par là-haut...
a+

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• zeca (18750)
• [2007-06-13 20:09]

Hello Vincent!
Very nice portrait from Nepal! This man looks like very friendly and you did a nice capture of all details! Nice smile!!!
Regards,
Zeca

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• balatrek (7366)
• [2007-06-14 15:04]

Hi Vincent,

Great portrait, the image has a perfect composition and a great illumination, background is perfectly out of focus, it is a great shot, he is technically perfect and very expressive, someday I hope to be able to make work thus, good work and thanks to share.

Regards
José

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• AiresSantos (29250)
• [2007-06-18 7:01]

Hi my friend,
Great portrait of this man from Kathmandu.
Perfect light and colours. Very well framed and done
TFS and greetings
Aires

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• brevbrev14 (20750)
• [2007-06-20 3:27]

hi Vincent, stunning portrait!
the typical dresses are wonderful as the tones here!
great photo!
ciao!
Valeria

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• sayan (2605)
• [2007-06-20 7:16]

Hello Vincent,

What a portrait! Wonderful colour, the expressions are nicely captured and aboveall a nice shallow depth making this a treat to watch.

regards

Sayan

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• lestans (13252)
• [2007-06-21 8:36]

Ciao Vincent!
what a smiling friendly sadhu!!
I notice big white teeth in his smiling mouth

Good use od DOF. Very good portrait!!
Compliments, bravo!!

Livia

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• stevesaba (2651)
• [2007-06-23 2:48]

Hi Vincent!
This is a wonderful one in everyway! Great work, take care,
Steve

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• veve (4247)
• [2007-06-23 4:31]

Hi Vincent,
Very good portrait with good clarity and fine colors!
Good composition and interesting details!
Well done!
Best regards,
Veronica

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• evanrizo (812)
• [2007-06-25 6:16]

Woooooh he has sooo bright smile!!!
An excellent portrait, wonderful focused and with very nice colors.
TFS
Evan

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• coco (24112)
• [2007-06-26 2:57]

Hi Vincent.

Great portrait.
It is not only a portrait. It is also about life and about traditions.
Also it i great the expression in his face. He looks great and happy. In somehow we should learn about him and have always this smile in our mouths.

Carlos.

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• faubry (29411)
• [2007-06-26 4:10]

bonjour Vincent, un tres beau portrait, tout en douceur par les couleurs,il semble etre part entiere du fond... superbe.
a bientot
francine

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• Signal-Womb (10579)
• [2007-06-28 11:13]

I can understand the high marks this one has achieved because it is a wonderful face full of expression. Great job Vincent..

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• Stepan (27101)
• [2007-07-02 12:40]

Il a l'air trop cool, trop paisible, trop "dans un autre monde" !! C'est très bien pris et la pose est impec.
Stéphane

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• zmey (6118)
• [2007-11-15 7:45]

bonjour vincent. a wonderful portrait of this old man. great detail on his attire and expression. i also love how you have placed the "door" in your blurred background. the walking stick matches your "en route" title perfectly. light management feels great too: not too harsh, not too dark, soothing. TFS.

regards,
kristaps

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• AROBN54 (8609)
• [2007-12-11 9:08]

This is simply marvelous! Wondrous kind, friendly expression, superb detail, beautiful natural colors. Perfectly cropped and composed and perfect bokeh! This is one of the best portaits I have seen on this site. Wonderfully done!! Congratulations and many thanks,
Shelly

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• testmaniac (10662)
• [2008-03-24 10:31]

Impressive portrait Vincent!!! You and your 70-200 f4 IS are excellent partners!
Great job!

TFS and regards,

Philip

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• Bluejeans (22246)
• [2008-03-31 4:57]

Ola Vincent ,
Magnifico retracto deste homem de idade cheio de roupa colorida , os detalhes ficaram fantásticos , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo