Pensive Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

I took this picture of a Maasai warrior in Tanzania near the Serengeti. He was leaning against a hut, silently watching the traditional Maasai jumping dance ceremony. The Maasai have been quite successful at preserving their culture despite globalisation. One can't help but wonder what he is thinking as he watches an ancient ritual performed by his peers.

TheG1, dumaresq_ca, rafelito, don_narayan, Bien, letuananh, KevRyan, tonyking trouve(nt) cette note utile

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phi75 (0) 2005-08-29 11:31

hi Shannon;
welcome on TE.
First photo, but what a photo!!
Intensive look, very nice colours the red and the face colour of this massaï.the narrow frame give some strengh to your photo.
excellent

filip54852 (0) 2005-08-29 11:39

Hi there. This is your first picture and you allready piosted this one
Awesome color. Is that some kind of Masaiah. I know that they love red colors
Thanks for sharing
Filip
PS.: Welcome to TE

sicily198x (1998) 2005-08-29 11:49

Welcome to Trekearth Shannon. I know that you are an talent with this portrait shot. Wonderful color and expression that you captured.
Excelent work.
_Ireland_

TheG1 (1461) 2005-08-29 11:51

Welcome to TE Shannon,
Great composition, the colors are strong and the blurred background force the eye to keep looking at the face.

Amir

dumaresq_ca (1880) 2005-08-29 13:34

Salut Shannon,
heureux de voir enfin une première de tes magnifiques images sur Trek: bienvenue!
Le cadrage de cette image, sa composition, la couleur flamboyante du vêtement qui contraste bien avec le pourpre foncé de la peau et les gris de l'arrière plan, les plans bien détachés (grâce à une bonne DOF) font la force de cette photo. Aussi, le mouvement inspiré par les lignes du vêtement contre-balance le caractère statique d'un portrait.

Bravo,

Yves

Albrecht (11189) 2005-08-29 13:47

Hi Shannon
Great entrance; those eyes have a deep look in them and the picture is very good; sharp and good colours. Well done and have fun on TE.
Regards Albrecht
ps no more smile anymore...

rafelito (3645) 2005-08-29 13:54

Excelente retrato,el reflejo d la túnica roja lo hace esplendoroso....Buen comienzo

don_narayan (2014) 2005-08-29 23:00

great shot! the red works so well as a natural frame and the look on the man's face is great. nice job and welcome to TE!

L810th (0) 2005-08-31 21:28

Hi! Shannon,
First, let me thank you for your critique of my last post.
This is a great image/first post. I'm sure you will have lots of wonderfull images to post over the comming months/years.
The colour is so strong and the lighting is excelent. It is hard to see how you avoided the strong sunlight. I guess there was some diffuse reflector behind the camera.
Anyway, very well done and keep sharing these great images of yours. Welcome to this great site!
Mike.

Bien (4729) 2005-09-01 18:17

Welcome to TE Shannon and you have an excellent introduction shot here. This brave warrior has a very mysterious look in his eyes and one would wonder indeed how he looks at things. I admire that you have been able to capture such a close portrait. Well done!
I see that you are explaining about colours as well. There is also another simple reason why the Masai wear red clothes and that is to scare the lions away.
Sabine

lollie (0) 2005-09-02 10:53

Very nice colours and I love the narrow frame. Thanks for sharing.

faubry (32407) 2005-09-03 6:59

superbe portrait; tres contrasté par ce rouge sur la peau noire, j'adore, bravo beau travail
francine

letuananh (2478) 2005-09-03 10:35

Really nice portrait - love the eyes. Thanks.

manny (21378) 2005-09-19 8:23

Excellent colors. Good expression. If tis is a larger picture, I am sure I will drwan more into his eyes. My only nit-pick is that it is too centered. But that's just muy opinion.

KevRyan (22418) 2005-09-22 17:10

A nice image Shannon that leaps out and attracts attention - really good colour, light and contrast - it is strongenough for the centered composition to work but listen to everything manny says - in fact jsut look at what he does with portraiture.

best wishes Kev

fib2004 (1180) 2005-09-23 9:33

Hi,
Very nice picture, I really like the way he looks at me.
Regards, Fabien

telthebell (710) 2005-09-23 16:36

Fantastic Capture Shannon...Well Done

Stepan (27175) 2005-09-24 2:47

I especially like your frame here.
It gives a lot of strength to your compo.
The red is very strong too.
And this glance...
Stéphane

alimo3 (6826) 2005-09-26 18:11

Hi Sharon,
a beautiful portrait,
i like the centered composition and how everything comes from the eyes!
this face and the colors around are really nice.
Bravo.

Tom

plamn (561) 2005-11-01 9:39

Amazing portrait! The texture of the skin, hair, beads and the fabric makes me to believe I can touch the face! I like particularly the reddish reflections from the dress on his cheeks.
Cheers!
Plamen

Balthazar (222) 2005-11-26 9:32

This is an excellent portrait.
I love the strong colour and tightish crop.
As you say it would be interesting to know what he is thinking.

tonyking (1599) 2005-12-06 1:10

Hi Shannon,
This is the first time I've seen your album but what an album it is! This, your first photo, is absolutely stunning! The colours are fantastic and it's beautifully composed. This is the type of image I'd expect to see in a high quality magazine.
Congratulations on a fantastic job!

Hugs,
Tony