The Ambassadresse Photo

Photographer’s Note

Padaung Woman

Her name is Marianna, she’s living in Mae Hong Son for over 16 years and she has the longest neck of her tribe.

But more than that, she was the warmest and most interesting woman I’ve met in this village and I had the chance to have a long discussion with her, while she was holding my hand all that time. She had a very calming voice and it wasn’t intimidating to get in relation with her.

isabela_sor, dareco, keithl, dvlazar, AROBN54, Aliine, Floydian, delkoo, luisafonso, PixelTerror, siolaw, Wanda1, jjcordier, fayeulle, alainh, happypoppeye, AiresSantos, rigoletto, sothy81, MarianneS trouve(nt) cette note utile

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cephi3 (939) 2007-08-21 13:15

Hi Andre
This portrait is wonderful, colors and composition is great. I'm also very impressed by the neck which just looks like incredible
Amicalement
Philippe

isabela_sor (42317) 2007-08-21 13:17

Unbelievable!!Some of my friends told me to try this custom because I have a loooong neck:)
This portrait is very impressive,full of details
Thanks for sharing
Isabela

pazufferey (2556) 2007-08-21 13:17

Bonjour Andre,
Un visage, un regard fascinant. La netteté et les couleurs de cette photos simplement magique.
J'apprécie beaucoup l'expression de cette photo.
Bonne soirée
Patrick

Merou (3100) 2007-08-21 13:28

Bonsoir

Une superbe photo avec parfaitement réalisé

Merci pour le partage

Burberry1 (6041) 2007-08-21 13:29

Excellent, exotic photo.
I love the clarity and good crop.
I also think the light is great.

Agnieszka

sotiris_k (836) 2007-08-21 13:34

If you don't see it, you can't believe this!
Thank for sharing Adre

Sotiris

izmirli (3259) 2007-08-21 14:52

merhaba dear andre
wonderful portrait picture.wonderful interesting old woman.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

paura (38948) 2007-08-21 16:22

Amazing portrait here, Andre. Colors, focus, sapes ... Everything is runing well.

Paulo

dvlazar (6488) 2007-08-21 17:12

Fascinating custom, the long neck tribes. Im quite amazed you got to get that close to her, usually these tribes dont like mixing with outside influences. When I was there they had a token 'on display' villagefor tourists to see. Congratulations for getting this close to her!
Regards.
dave

zeca (20026) 2007-08-21 17:19

Very nice capture, André! Its a nice portrait of this interesting woman from the long neck tribe. Quality is perfect, with nice skin tones and beautiful colours. TFS!
Regards,
Zeca

AROBN54 (10789) 2007-08-21 20:37

An incredible shot, Andre. The colors are so clear and nice and the detail is so sharp you can see the fine lines in her face. She has kind eyes. A beautiful shot of a beautiful person. And your note is just excellent! Kind regards,
Shelly

dareco (17104) 2007-08-22 0:30

I enjoyed the story to go with this. A really good portrait. The colors are perfect! TFS

delkoo (34578) 2007-08-22 0:38

bonjour andré
au dela du coté exotique de la photo , j'apprécie tout particulierement les couleurs et le "piqué" de cette image, j'ai croisé des femmes Padaung au lac Inlé mais elles etaient là dans un but commercial , donc pas de photos et je me suis senti un peu mal a l'aise devant cette deformation corporelle qui leurs sont imposées, j'ai cherché un homme portant les mêmes bijoux, mais en vain.

amicalement
didier

Floydian (30970) 2007-08-22 1:20

Andre,
Again you present a picture from this beautiful and proud people. Despite the fact that you shot at 1.2 i still see a lot of sharpness in the face (right eye just out) and on her earrings and golden rings. I like it the way she is not staring in the lens, she looks very proud this way...wonderful.
Regards, Henk

Aliine (1905) 2007-08-22 1:33

Salut André,
Ouf, tu me rassures, c'est elle qui a le plus long cou de la tribu, parce que là c'est déjà vraiment impressionant ;)
C'est femmes sont vraiment incroyables, ça ne doit pas être faciles de vivre au quotidien avec leur colliers.
Tiens je ne savais pas que c'était en Thaïlande qu'on pouvait rencontrer ces femmes, vraiment, je crois qu'un voyage en Thaïlande s'impose ;)
Bonne journée
Aline

ps j'ai une petite question à te poser, tu as pu rencontrer facilement cette tribu? On m'a dit que c'était devenu un endroit assez touristique, un peu bof...??? Merci ;))

luisafonso (858) 2007-08-22 2:52

I am always blown by these long necks tribe. They are real queens so your title is very appropriate. Your photo is classic André. f/1.2? Wow! Perfect technique here, although probably I would step down to 1.8 or 2.8 to capture the crown. But the posture you capture is great. True royalty.

PixelTerror (86604) 2007-08-22 3:32

Salut Dr Jones,
tst tst tst on veut montrer aux misereux photographes sans bidous que nous sommes comment ca peut ouvrir large et piquer un 85mm f/1.2 ???
Ben oui, ca pique, et ca permet une photo pleine de realisme pour peu que la mise au point soit bonne, ce qui est ici le cas, est ce que vu a 100% c'est aussi bon que ca en a l'air ?
POur la dame, ben ca me fait un peu rigoler, on dirait que t'as fait un sejour chez les coupeurs de tetes et qu'ils ont pose leur trophee sur un piedestal, mais comme on est sur TE entres gens cultives qui en savent plus sur le monde que leurs incultes voisins, on situe tout de suite le contexte de de cette photo.
Bonne journee,
JEan-Yves

siolaw (25800) 2007-08-22 4:10

Salut André,
Un bon cadrage serré sur Marianna(elle a un air masculin assez suspect..) super couleurs et exposition bien contrôlé... la profondeur de champ est presque trop mince, certaines parties plus en arrière de son visage étant légèrement floues!!! Il donne bien cet objectif!!!
Amicalement
Laurent

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Wanda1 (11015) 2007-08-22 7:54

Hi Andre,
She certainly looks like a person who is very interesting with many stories to tell. I like that you have captured every detail of her face and the rings on her neck. Nice tight composition for this lovely expressive portrait.
Regards
Wanda

gilou530 (35546) 2007-08-22 13:36

salut andré
joli portrait bien net, mais je ne sais pas toi, mais quand j'y suis allé je ne me sentais pas a l'aise pour prendre les photos,un parc pour humain
amitiés
gilbert

Bruno40 (6442) 2007-08-22 19:45

Andre
Beautiful portrait. Very well worked. DOF is fantastic (nice lens!)
TFS
Jorge

jjcordier (25052) 2007-08-22 22:40

Andre
Saisisssant portrait aux couleurs superbes ....mais cette longueur de cou rend presque mal à l'aise quand même.En tout cas, bravo pour avoir pu établir aisi un contact proche qui t'a permis de lui demander presque de prendre la pose. Ton POV met bien en relief ce cou gigantesque.
Amicalement
JJ

fayeulle (26547) 2007-08-23 0:24

Bonjour André
Quel cou mes amis ! J'ai eu l'occasion de visiter la région des femmes girafes, mais là tu as certainement du choisir le plus long !
J'aime bien la faible profondeur de champ et le focus impeccable. Dommage que le regard "sort" un peu de l'image.
Au plaisir de se rencontrer au meeting de Romandie.

JP

alainh (35381) 2007-08-24 4:58

bonjour Andre
que dire sinon que c'est bougrement impressionnant. une belle tranche de vie qu'il t'a été donné de vivre .
en tout une image supebe
amicalemant
alain

happypoppeye (4062) 2007-08-24 7:34

I believe this is your fifth shot of the Padaung Andre, and they are only getting better and better. Perfect sharpness and focus point, which is really important using that 1.2. You nailed it, directly on her closest eye. Love the depth, and use of the DOF in this one. Great colors and composition. Just a great looking portrait. Really great. When I first saw the price of that 1.2, I said no way is that worth it. This photo definitely shows that in the right hands, it is worth it...This really looks good (sorry, I said it a couple of times, but it does).

On another note, if I don't talk to you before your trip - have a good one. I'll be gone when you get back so, god willing, I'll talk to you in May or June of 08'. Keep on posting, you're only getting better and better. I can only imagine the backlog of photos I'm going to have to look at when I get back.

Great work.
John

AiresSantos (42686) 2007-08-25 7:42

Hi andre
impressive portrait of this Padaung Woman. Perfect focus, colours and light
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

xavshot (62963) 2007-08-25 7:49

Bonjour Andre
impressionnante cette photo ! le sujet tout d'abord et puis la qualité de la prise. j'aime beaucoup les détails sur ce visage et le piqué de la photo. Excellent travail.
amicalement
Xavier

photographer123 (5799) 2007-08-27 9:04

hi..
its °°Simply Great - Portraits°°...subir...

rigoletto (26594) 2007-08-31 5:50

You are actually a portraitist rather than a architecturist aren't ya? It is obvious. Forgive my ignorance but I don't know what this 1.2 is for, yet i can feel its greatness when i look at the bokeh. It is something like trying to see under water without any googles. Another great part of this 1.2 is obvious when i feel so close to that woman, as if she is about to hold my hand rather than yours. She stays there so sharp and real! And what to say for those golden rings! It should be great to be the woman with the longest neck of all. WOW!
I cannot imagine my charisma if i could go to my boss's office with such a long neck, and look at him from a quite high above. I guess he would increase my salary...
Colors are great, utilization of technology is at its best, her expression is unique... What to say more... This one is great!
Congrats,
Deniz

sothy81 (8536) 2007-09-19 19:17

Oh my god look at this picture. Man, you really bring up different portrait from some ethnic minority in Asia which is pretty cool. One cannot believe that this is true if they never travel. Very good colors and good sharpness. Your 85 1.2L is just superb! I guess there are very few people here on TE use this lens. Very nice

Sothy

fadzilaffendy (90) 2007-12-11 6:17

Excellent and wonderful portrait picture very good crop and clarity…
Regards
Fadzil

MarianneS (14354) 2008-06-28 9:26

Bonjour André,
Je vois que tu t'es métamorphosé toi aussi... en mignon petit Dieu blondinet... craquant!
J'en viens à cette photo que tu as postée il y a déjà bien longtemps. Je tombe dessus un peu par hasard mais, d'abord parce qu'elle me plaît, ensuite parce que cette dame a un bien joli nom ;-) je choisis de commenter celle-ci.
Tout d'abord, je trouve le procédé surprenant et le résultat est ici incroyable!!! Bien sûr, un tel 'collier' lui donne un port de tête altier mais il y a autre chose, quelque chose dans sa manière de regarder fièrement au loin qui m'intrigue, m'interpelle et me fait revenir encore à ses yeux.
Bravo, tu as fait un superbe travail!
Bon week-end!
Marianne, la chenille

scalerman (25783) 2008-09-15 14:10

André: many of these I've missed - this one is one of the best - masterfully sharpened, neutral background, REAL color - superb... was it a tipping zoo? regards, c

Photo Information

Copyright: Andre Roberge (InasiaJones) (20685)
Genre: Gens
Medium: Couleur
Date Taken: 2007-02-11
Categories: Vie quotidienne
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon 85mm f/1.2 L II
Exposition: f/1.2, 1/2000 secondes
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): °°Simply Great - Portraits/People°°, Intersting Photo's on TE [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-21 13:07
Favoris: 3 [voir]