Children of Pana, a photo from Uttarakhand, Nord

Photographer's Note

This kid was probably the less shy child of Pana, a village perched at an altitude 2448m on the steep mountains of the Hymalaias. More information of the village on my previous posts.
He was following us from a safe distance, when suddenly we had to get out of the way to let the cows pass on the narrow path. They also had to climb on to the wall. While waiting our guide started talking to them and I had the chance to make my shot. The other kids hid themselves behind the brave one.

WS1 - A croppped version
WS2 - Another shot in a wider angle

ChrisJ, sabyasachi1212, TeresaT, coco, xuaxo, Graal, Henryk_Bilor, luisafonso, tigra, pablominto, papagolf21, axiotea, pitai, Emile trouve(nt) cette note utile

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Drzoana (1122) 2007-02-04 10:51

I think the cropped version of this image is more elegant.
regards,
Joanna

pat0500 (21561) 2007-02-04 11:08

Ola Ricardo,
Very nice picture here, good framing and good sharpness.
Uma fotografia bem simpática com esta vaca que passa à cotado das crianças.
Good shot Ricardo..!
Best regards, Abraço.
Have a nice sunday.
Patrick

Gerrit (59968) 2007-02-04 11:25

Hi Ricardo,
good group portrait and one of a place hardly seen here.
Good work,
regards, Gerrit

ChrisJ (160134) 2007-02-04 11:56

Ola Ricardo

A good daily life scene from India. I like the strong compositional diagonal formed from the cow & kids in a line. Some slight oe in the hightlights. Tfs! Obrigado y parabens!

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-02-04 12:28

Hi Ricardo,
The children of the Himalayas are such a joy to photograph, they ooze innocence, perhaps because they are so far away from the so called civilized world. Maybe being cut off is a blessing in disguise. Nicely composed photo, with the children giving way to the cows, a common phenomenon on the trekking routes here, maybe the cow is replaced by the horse, donkey or yaks.
Best Wishes
Sabyasachi

TeresaT (10806) 2007-02-04 12:45

Olá Ricardo,
Bonita cena do quotidiano destes jovens.
Gosto da expressão de felecidade do rapaz da frente e da inicência da expressão da menina do fundo.
E claro gostei da inclusão da vaca.
Beijinhos
Teresa

coco (30439) 2007-02-04 13:06

Hi Ricardo.

I think that I prefer the second WS (well, "prefer" is not the right word: simply I would choose the second one between the three photos).
About the first WS: you crop the photo searching another approaching to the photo. Nice idea, but I would make even more panoramic the photo.
Then I would take away of the photo all what is not necessary.

Regards.

UnTrained (0) 2007-02-04 13:14

Olá Ricardo,
with a good eye wonderful seen what to capture, how to capture. I like your way of shooting daily life, it looks so easy and natural. The wide angle has another message, this has the biggest impression.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

parbo (11092) 2007-02-04 13:18

Olá Ricardo,

You captured very well their poses and narrow path, cows together with your higher position. Place and it surround informs about hard life there. Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

carper (96) 2007-02-04 13:43

very nice shot here Ricardo
good portrait and nice one of your trek serie. Very good serie with fantastic shot who will give a fantastic look on the trip, thanks a lot, good job.
gr, jaap

xuaxo (6854) 2007-02-04 16:16

Olá Ricardo,
Destesto ver pernas cortadas - mesmo que sejam de vacas. Compreendo que aqui deverá ter sido difícil conciliar tudo antes que passasse a oportunidade: as crianças fugidias, as vacas, o pé quase cortado do rapaz.
Dá-me a impressão que as crianças de trás estão mais preocupadas com a prioridade às vacas do com a presença do fotógrafo.
Gosto muito de ver estas fotos de Pana. São bons exemplos desse aspecto do TE que é a descoberta de sítios que dificilmente se vêem noutros meios.
A foto em WS2 está muito interessante, com o telhado da casa, as plantas, as crianças.
Boas noites também,
Francisco

Graal (103040) 2007-02-05 3:15

Hi Ricardo,
interesting reportage and portraits in one. Fine colours and composition. Good job.
Gr., Aleksander

markstaples (15670) 2007-02-05 3:16

Hi Ricardo
I like the framing of this one and prefer it to the WS1 version as it includes the whole of the animal. The animal and the children form a good diagonal across the shot. What a nice smile!! Nice work!
Best wishes
Mark

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2007-02-05 3:49

Hi Ricardo
Interesting scene. Funny children on the wall. But I prefer landscapes...;)
I prefer WS2, next WS1, this is the worst in my opinion :).
Have a nice day.

chrisnet (23062) 2007-02-05 4:39

Hello Ricardo,
Interesting view of these indian childs, I like also the two WS, thanks for sharing!
Amitiés
Christian

jhm (203103) 2007-02-05 6:24

Hi Ricardo,

The brave one show him as nice model for your picture, a pity for this children that he not can learn in a school, but we see that this children are very happy, excellent composition and nice colours too!

Best regards,
John.

tigra (2968) 2007-02-05 15:15

Hello Ricardo
Very impressive capture!
Good framing and composition here.
Katia

pablominto (53746) 2007-02-05 15:44

Hello Ricardo,
Pleasant capture of the future of the village, and of course the inevitable cow!
Good details in the frame, well balanced and dynamic composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

berek (50518) 2007-02-06 1:47

Ola Ricardo,
good composition. I like smiley face and your framing . just one child to saw you. :-)
have a nice day.
BURAK
****

RADEEH (2802) 2007-02-06 2:15

Hi Ricardo
I love this composition for its liveliness.The expressions are caught finely. The village children are a deiight to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Rgds
Radeeh

luisafonso (862) 2007-02-06 3:25

Ainda estou à espera de melhor. Sinto pouca interactividade aqui. A expressão dele está meio timida, meio presa, meio à contade. O resto do pessoal está mais interessado na vaca que passa do que em ti. Epá, não pode ser! :)))) Tens de os chamar mais à atenção... Estou certo que "falar" com eles era impossível, mas estou certo que ainda tens mais qualquer coisa para mostrar. Ou não? Desta não gosto lá assim muito...

papagolf21 (152601) 2007-02-06 4:20

Bonjour, mon ami Ricardo,
Merci, Ricardo, j'ai l'impression de faire partie de votre voyage. Nous sommes au coeur de l'action. Je découvre, j'essaie de comprendre la façon de vivre des habitants, les us et coutumes des villageois.
Une très bonne présentation de l'ensemble.
Amitiés.
Philippe

axiotea (21651) 2007-02-06 13:41

Hello Ricardo,
Nice playful athmosphere with these mountain kids, some of them watching the cow passing by. A well composed and balanced image, nice framing too.
Cheers
Marilyn

pitai (3985) 2007-02-06 18:41

Your note reminded me at some indigenous people in Bolivia. When I tried to aim at them and they would hide their faces or turn around to my camera. Of course, I wasn’t able to take a single shot. Lol. On the other hand you found a brave kid that you portrait it very nicely. We can feel the sympathy of the moment. I have to agree that the cropped version on the WS is more appealing to the eyes. Take care, Gabriel

Angshu (56760) 2007-02-06 22:34

Ola Ricardo
About your choice of post..perfect..this version definitely WS#1. I get to see the full cow & the general setting. I like how the kids have arranged themselves on the stony culvert, very natural except maybe the kid in the front who's posing for you..I like the WS#2 a lot, because it shows a wonderful setting for the village (is that building their school?) with superb depth. Good one my friend!
Regards
Angshu

Emile (20352) 2007-02-07 16:36

Hola Ricardo.
Very good composition of a daily life shot in India, nicely captured, good POV and sharpness. Your two WS are also very good.
Well done. TFS.

Polonaise (5802) 2007-02-12 17:10

Gorgeous scene, full of reality.

All the elements of interaction are there, creating a beautiful, live spectacle. You can't go wrong with such production.
There is no 'rear shot' like so many others.
it's full frontage.
It's : Hey, You...Look in here (in case of having nothing better to do!).
Always works. Those smilies are irresistible.

Greetings and salutations, Ricardo.
g.

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-02-20 6:41

Olá Ricardo,

Eles não devem ter muito contato com estranhos e por isso são mais tímidos, mas este sorriso compensou tudo. Você conseguiu captar a alegria e a curiosidade delas. Gostei também do WS2, onde aparece a casa de pedra. As telhas parecem ardósia. Como de costume, técnica excelente.

Abraços
Leonor

paura (25802) 2008-03-13 18:44

Ricardo,
Uma beleza de instantâneo, mostrando toda a criançada se divertindo. Esses não me parecem daqueles que pegam armas e matam colegas...

Abraço

Paulo

jmdias (103020) 2009-01-05 6:34

ricardo

bela vista do dia a dia deste povo sofrido que deve ser feliz à sua maneira (não sei como eles sobrevivem sem shopping centers e caviar, mas...)bela a luz suave, eles estão bem posicionados e o animal adiciona estranhamento na cena.

abraços

jorge