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Camera shy
Photo Information
Copyright: Bill Laucp (trekks) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1284 W: 95 N: 1954] (7548)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-02
Categories: Daily Life, Humorous, Portrait
Camera: Nikon D80 Digital SLR, 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6GED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Ni, SD 2GB
Exposure: f/5.3, 1/50 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Beautiful Portraits [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-06-04 20:52
Viewed: 281
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Early June 2, our trekk group was supposed to penetrate the deep tropical rainforest jungle of Kampong Bengoh for 8 hours and then stay overnight in village and next day explore the primitive Bidayuh villages. But the heavy morning rain at 6am stopped the plan. Instead we drove to Kampung Bunan near Indonesian border and visited the Bidayuh village. We saw these sisters last year when the elder Charlene was shy and stayed away mostly, this year, the reverse happened. The younger Charmaine kept covering her face.

This was taken at the Cultural Center near the door by natural filtered light. I find Charmaine's reaction very interesting contrast to the smile of Charlene and capture this moment to show the innocence of children. It is a joy looking at them behaving so carefree and loving to each other. After this, the girls went to nearby village stream and had fun swimming for 1.5 hour. Needless to say, our group had a fund time at this village.

P/S - Bidayuh girls are said to be pretty, so when these 2 grow up, I can imagine they will be great models. I note too, these 2 were actually posing for another TL shooter, I simply tagged along to snap the scene. Very seldom I would ask for a portrait and direct people in front of the lens to pose, I would just stand beside the MAIN photographer and see whatever moment I can capture. However, in the case of my Mum, I normally ask her to ready herself for my camera. Thank you for viewing.
tsesler, kross1, manujmehta, kiwi_explorer, Jong, japiey, Janone, dareco, ating76, CyberMeritam, jusninasirun has marked this note useful
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hello bill

lovely portrait of sisters
expressions of both are good
nice color saturation
good lighting and exposure

well composed!
tfs
js

Lovely capture bill, particularly of Sharlene of course - it's her photograph! A pretty girl and her eyes are beautifully captured with great catchlights.
Good crisp detail with the slow shutter speed, and nice saturation also.
I like it!
Rew

very nice portrait

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  • kross1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 352 W: 9 N: 460] (1785)
  • [2008-06-04 22:25]

Bill,
This such a nice shot of these sisters. The little one looks bashfull while the older sister is happy to have her picture taken. The image is well composed and very sharp. Well done.
Regards,
Kevin

merhaba dear bill
wonderful double portrait picture.excellent lovely models and colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

hi bill
lovely post
wonderful moment captured
sharp colours
good details
nicely presented
lovely dark BG
good DOF

regards

Hi Bill,
Lovely portrait and well captured. Beautiful smiles and vibrant colors. I like the overall contrast and skin tones. Well composed! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 385 W: 0 N: 223] (2264)
  • [2008-06-05 2:22]
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i love this, very cute contrast of expression. wonderful lighting and moment. tfs, Bill

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3231 W: 78 N: 2471] (17020)
  • [2008-06-05 3:08]

Very Lovely child portrait, Bill.
Indeed the different reaction makes it an interresting looking picture.
The pink clour of Charlene's shirt adds a lot to make te picture a pleasure to look ad.
Greetings from Holland.
Jan

Hi Bill,

BEAUTIFULL IMAGE.
Colourfull..
Take care.

jp

I love this!! They are so sweet! A really cute capture of this little shy one covering her face :) An excellent double portrait! TFS and have a great day!

Bill
This is an excellent Mother child portrait.
Nice close shot, and beautiful expressions captured.
Yes, good informative note.

Rgds
John
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Hi Bill,

Great capture. You really did capture the innocence of these two girls especially shy Charmaine. Such honest smiles and reaction to a camera lense. Skin tone colours are pretty spot on and I think natural light will always be the best source of light in photography.

TFS.

Regards,
Alvin

HI Bill,This is i consider one of the best natural portrait shot here.I like the moment here,nice detail,great contrasting colors and light.Nicely composed and well frame too.Well done.

CM

Thank you very much for the wonderful critique on my "WEDDING S1" picture...:)

Hi Bill; this is a great shot of two beautiful girls ... well, at least the one we can see!! Great light - vibrant colors in the foreground, muted in the back.
Trudy

Hi Bill,
beautiful portrait indeed,
rich vivid colours, perfect clarity and sharpnes, superb compo....
welldone and tfs,
regards,
Taner
:) soon

Another good portrait Bill. I like the lightness of the image in natural lighting. Well exposed with pleasant skin tone and I like the cheeky face of the camera shy girl. Well done and best regards. Jusni

Lovely natural portrait with a little humour too, great detail and colours, well photographed :)

Hi Bill,
ha ha ha what a cute shot!! Love the colors and the beautiful smile!! Nice portrait of a beautiful young lady and the shy one too. ! TFS
Donna:o)

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