Burmese boy - c/c welcome

[The_Traveler]

C/C welcome/ not edits

Burmese boy - powder on his cheeks is Thanakha - ground bark from a local tree - used as a sun screen and, for women, a cosmetic.

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[PhotoTish]

This is the sort of portrait I strive for! I will try to explain why; The slightly blurred background allows you to see just enough of the environment but is soft enough not to compete with the main focus of the image. The boy is looking straight at the camera, there is a nice cheekiness to his expression, he looks relaxed and is obviously enjoying having his photo taken. I like the way the light falls on his hair and creates highlights on the right side. The powder on his face adds character to his young face and I like the way this portrait fills the frame. :thumbup:

 

[The_Traveler]

Well since you were so nice about that one, here are two more

Our waitress at a small town in the hills of south east Burma.
She worked as many hours as needed, every day for about $22/month

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[The_Traveler]

This man sat next to me at a small bar at the rear of a river ferry boat in Myanmar. He spoke no English and I no Bamar. He had never seen a digital camera and was amazed at the images on the LCD

 

[PhotoTish]

Wow! I like these as much as I did the first one and for pretty much the same reasons. The lady is beautiful but you have also captured a quiet, thoughtfulness about her. I like how there is just enough of the hat visible to frame her face. The guy in the last photo has such a wonderful face, he too looks thoughtful but more in an amused way, almost as if he is stiffling the urge to smile; great expression. :thumbup:

 

[The_Traveler]

Both of these latter two were taken in approximately the same lighting situations, under shade but with brilliant sun overhead bouncing off a reasonably reflective surface thus giving a very soft diffuse light - in her case, the ground, in his case the water. The woman was taken with the 70-300 Nikkor and teh man with the 24-70 Nikon.

 

[PhotoTish]

Thanks for adding the extra info. I would not have thought of using the light reflecting off the glass of water but shall definitely bear that in mind the next time I can persuade one of my camera shy family/friends to pose for me.

 

[The_Traveler]

I can't take credit for planning either of these, the situations just happened, sort of like garage photos.

 

[Trever1t]

very cool, love seeing people, places from lands far off. Did you find any red stones on your visit?

 

[The_Traveler]

Travel in Burma is very tightly controlled.
Tourists can't go into any of the areas of the country where gem stones are mined.
You can't get onto buses or trains for those destinations and no one will rent a bike or taxi for that trip.
There are routine roadblocks where everyone has to get off the bus and show papers.
Lots of gems are for sale in Scott Market, large tourist center in Yangon but I know nothing about gemstones.

 

[Propsguy]

Very strong images.... nicely done.