Bai beauty, a photo from Yunnan, South

Photographer's Note

China is a unified nation consists of fifty-six different ethnic groups that make up the great Chinese national family, and The Bai is one of the more prominent minorities in Yunnan Province. With a population of about 2 million, eighty percent of them live around Dali Bai Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province, whilst the rest can be found in neighboring Guizhou (Bijie area) and Hunan (Sangzhi area) provinces.

The traditional clothing of the Bai ethnic group is very colorful, and unique to their minority group. The favorite color of both men and women is white. They believe that white represents dignity and high social status, and this can be seen in their clothes. It is typical for men to wear white outer upper garments and white trousers. Women have more choices of colors. They like to wear white, light blue or pink outer upper garments and rosy, purple or black waistcoats. The clothing is usually adorned with camellia flowers because they view these flowers as a symbol of beauty. They also like to wear a red scarf on their shoulders, a combination that resembles blooming camellias. The hair is usually tied with a red rope and wrap it with colorful decoration and the most prominent is the rainbow-colored headdress.

Picture of Bai beauty, shot staken at Dali ancient town

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yquem46 (38752) 2011-03-13 8:23

Hi Abmdsudi
A nice, clear, sharp, colorful portrait of a smiling young woman
very pleasant
have a nice sunday
Best to you
Patrick

npecanhuk (79329) 2011-03-13 8:24

Hello Abmdsudi!
Beautiful lady!
Lovely portrait!
Sharp fg, blurred bg, horizontal format, black & white borders, colors and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

siudzi (34141) 2011-03-13 8:52

Hi Abmdsudi,
Lovely, colorful portrait picture of this beautiful woman. Great DOF, point of view, sharpness. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Best, Malgorzata

BennyV (34746) 2011-03-13 10:01

Classic portrait, Abmdsudi. Good dof to create that bg blur & rule of thirds. A fine tribute to one of China's many peoples.

Benny

InasiaJones (31566) 2011-03-13 10:17

Hello Abmdsudi,

You are presenting an interesting subject with traditional clothing, full of colours and details.

I appreciate the fact that you've placed her away from the centre and plenty of space for her to look into, although it's a little bit too much on the edge to my taste.

A fine particularity that I like a lot, is to find similar colour in the background as we can admire in her costume.

Good overall portrait with nice soft light, tight crop and pleasant figure.

Cheers!

André

janusz2054 (2) 2011-03-13 10:55

Hi Abmdsudi

Great portrait shot!
There is a captivating contrast between the woman and the background.I love the colors.
Best regards
Janusz

Ber (8242) 2011-03-13 11:01

Hello Abmdsudi!

Beautiful lady!
Excellent portrait!
regards

CLODO (45116) 2011-03-13 11:04

Hi Ambdsudi

Good sharp portrait on the right side of the picture with an interesting blurred bokeh to enhance it.
Bye bye
CLODO

Bartleby (13552) 2011-03-13 11:28

Hi Abmdsudi,
superb portrait : light, sharpness, exposure and composition are all well-controlled. Love it.

Philippe

saxo042 (38078) 2011-03-13 12:42

Hi Abmdsudi,
A beautiful girl in beautiful colours. A perfect portrait and an equally interesting note.
Kind regards
Gunnar

patdeph (35750) 2011-03-13 13:58

hello Abmdsudi
one more time,a splendid portrait where I love the colors,the way you have framed,and the superb blurred background. I was wondering if I would make a dead end on Dali, but such a superb picture say me to go there.
Regards
Pascale

emka (157280) 2011-03-13 14:48

Hi Abmdsudi,
Excellent portrait of the minority woman from Yunnan. I ;like her cap and the expressio n. From all China I like most Yunnan but I was not in Dali. Maybe I will go mthere in autumn.

Warm regards

Malgorzata

ciakgiak (30) 2011-03-13 15:27

Ciao Abmdsudi,
la perfetta DOF ti ha permesso di isolare il bel soggetto sfocando lo sfondo.
L'effetto è meraviglioso, i colori sono bellissimi.
Un caro abbraccio
Giorgio

adramad (72592) 2011-03-13 16:15

Hello Abmdsudi.
You made a very beautiful portrait, both by the beauty of the model, for the conception of it. I love the background blur, with various shades of color, blending well with the showy colorful headdress of the young, all their clothing is ideal.
You have also captured a very nice expression on his face, conveys serenity and tranquility. The sharpness is evident, as can be seen the little details and textures in the skin and are also colorful and bright. Well done.
Have a nice week. Best regards.
Luis.

Charo (51290) 2011-03-13 16:24

Hello Abmdsudi,
Magnificent portrait of this beautiful woman with a very colorful costume colorful.
Excellent light and detail.
Best regards,
Charo

wolf38 (30) 2011-03-13 23:26

Hello abmdsudi. My compliments for this wonderful portrait. Best composition, beautiful colors. Well done. Rgds, Wolfgang.

josepmarin (59385) 2011-03-14 1:41

Hi Abmdsudi,
I have noticed that yesterday was your first anniversary here. Though with a day of delay, congratulations!
I like this portrait, you have caught the face and the colorful clothes of the girl very skillfully, with an excellent control of the field depth, creating a totally blurry background for to emphasize her beautifully.
An excellent work.
Best regards,
Josep

corjan3 (2109) 2011-03-14 3:15

Hello Abmdsudi,
Very beautiful lady very beautifully dressed as they do there. And a very useful note. Thank you and best wishes.
Neels

Angshu (56760) 2011-03-14 9:40

Salam Abmdsudi
A superb portrait! Excellent in execution as well as in beauty. Your subject is very beautiful indeed & I notice you took this picture using the long end of the zoom. Her dress is not only beautiful but very colourful as well...like the floral designs almost everywhere...her hat, her earrings. The shallow DOF isolates her from the blurred BG. A classic portrait executed to perfection my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

Cricri (176) 2011-03-14 12:48

Hi Abmdsudi
Très joli portrait aux vêtements colorées et plein de jolis détails, bon cadrage sur un joli flouté, très jolie
Belle soirée
cricri

shevchenko (20560) 2011-03-14 20:17

Hi Abmdsudi,
Creative shot with framing a young lady to right side,
clear to show her costumes and ornaments,
distinct portrait, good shoot.
Ally

dkmurphys (79209) 2011-03-15 1:50

Hi Abmdsudi,
Very beautiful portrait, you sure have a talent to capture this kind of scenes. Nice colors, well done.
Have a good day.

everlasting (19680) 2011-03-15 2:36

Very well composed and with an excellent DOF creating such creamy colours in the bokeh zone.

delpeoples (60342) 2011-03-15 3:44

Hi Abmdsudi

You have positioned your beautiful subject in a good place at the right of the frame. The Depth of Field is excellent and the light is well-managed. A masterful shot, thanks for sharing and I wish you a lovely day.

Warm regards
Lisa

humayun (3129) 2011-03-15 5:42

HI DEAR............
PORTRAIT AND VERY NICE PORTRAIT...........
VERY NICE COLOSEUP AND GOOD FACE..........
GOOD WORK...........
WELDON..........
TFS..........

holmertz (102066) 2011-03-15 8:29

Hello Abmdsudi,
This is a very well balanced photo of a remarkable woman dressed in remarkable clothes. A photo that really makes us learn something about the world. And maybe the most remarkable fact is the very nicely matching blurred background.
Kind regards,
Gert

peppe59 (14555) 2011-03-15 8:52

Ciao Abmdsudi,
Portrait of a woman's fantastic, beautiful colors of clothes, great quality.
compliments
peppe

adores (46979) 2011-03-15 18:30

Hi Abmdsudi!
A very good portrait! I like the way you framed her and especially the colourful clothes - the details are so eyecatching. The blurred background is perfect here!

siolaw (38294) 2011-03-16 2:52

Hi
Fine portrait here: interesting ethnic clothes and nice lady, and a background bokeh with matching pink tones in it...
Well done
Laurent

geoant68 (331) 2011-03-16 11:17

Hi Abmdsudi,
very nice the portrait of this Bai beauty as wearing her traditional costume.Her colourful cap with the beauty of the young woman make the scene more interesting.

Peter

jlbrthnn (76043) 2011-03-16 14:00

Good evening Abmdsudi,
This feminine portrait is remarkable. I like very much the choice of the framing. The light and the colors are very beautiful. A beautiful portrait, a good realization. Bravo.

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2011-03-17 1:32

Hi my dear Abmdsudi, teman yang terhormat

A wonderful portrait shot indeed with great framework and color/sharpness as usual. Many thanks for your warm regards and sincere attention. The situation has changed by the minutes but do HOPE that everthing will go well, as the present situation at the bottom of bottom.

Thanks for your sharing fine work and have a good day,
Best regards,
Takero

jhm (211734) 2011-03-17 5:44

Hello Abmdsudi,

I am a very great fan of portraits, certainly very well taken.
Lovely position of the head.
Excellent sharpness and clarity.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

ManuMay (36447) 2011-03-19 0:22

Hi Abmdsudi!

Wonderful capture, very beautiful, very well composed, great colours and textures and an absolute focus...Great...And, of course, a helpful and informative note...Thanks!!

Have a nice day...

Manu

danos (110407) 2011-03-19 23:15

Hello Abmdsudi,
nice the portrait of the young native woman as wearing her traditional clothes.She is placed perfect in the scene with the light and the colour management to brings out the details of her face as the beautiful ornaments of her hat.

Regards,Danos

daddo (28748) 2011-03-20 0:12

Salam Abmdsudi. Sounds as if these folk have been given room to breathe, unlike the Uygur. There must be a reason. She is a beauty with a lovely natural glow.Interesting composition, putting her against the edge. i think psychologically it works as her enigmatic gaze and that smile invite us to participate and imagine the object of her interest. The colours are beautiful of course. Salam. Klaudio.

mauro61 (53411) 2011-03-20 0:12

ciao Abmdsudi,
molto bello il volto di questa ragazza che hai ottimamente ripreso.
Luce ben distribuita e perfetta inquadratura,
saluti
maurizio

jmdias (114360) 2011-03-21 3:03

abmdsudi

another fabulous portrait, excellent framing with the model in a side and the blurred landscape in the opposite side. Light and sharpness are perfect here. the model is really a beautiful woman and her typical clothes added more beauty to the image. well done

hugs

jorge

fabianoleite (13575) 2011-03-23 19:21

I like the strong face dominating the right side of the picture. The colors are strong and contrasting, and the lines beautifully built. Congratulations for capturing all that.

eldancer1 (36343) 2011-03-24 9:27

Yes, she is beautiful and nicely captured. Very good framing. Great use of the dof with sharp details. Very nice colors. Well done, tfs.

Longroute (19600) 2011-03-28 0:22

A very fine portrait, well framed and with a fine clarity. The colours are splendid and I like the discrete smile of the girl.
I don't know why I prefer a portrait with the person looking towards left like here and not he other way round...
A really fine work,
Donato

Silvio1953 (220717) 2011-03-28 23:23

Ciao Abdmsud, beautiful portrait of lovely girl, splendid light and wonderful blurry BG, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

vasilpro (41801) 2011-04-01 14:00

Hello Abmdsudi,
Another beautiful portrait of a lovely lady, excellent light management and colors, very good clarity, sharpness and contrast.
Have a nice weekend, Vasilis.

sacavem (18620) 2011-04-03 3:42

Olá Abmdsudi,

Not the theme (picture) that I like to see on TE.
Great sharpness on subject with blurred background...excellent job.

Cumprimentos,
Filipe

akh (277) 2011-04-05 2:13

Hi,

What a lovely portrait it is! I love its quality, color and depth of field. Vivid colors in her costume made it fabulous.

TFS

Azadeh

kato (11630) 2011-04-07 9:20

Hi admdsudi,

Well captured, excellent tone and beatiful portrait with smile!
It's interesting to see traditional dress by which she is getting togged up, so it looks so colorful and unique. The contrast between clear front and the background with blurred image draws out a good effect.

China composed of 56 races as written in your note thinks that ruling them cares very much. The side that cannot be understood as seeing from a single nation like us is abundant.

Regards,
mikio

magalik (6103) 2011-07-03 11:45

Hi again,

You have many portraits very interesting in your gallery. The kind of shots I hope to have the opportunity to take in the future. Here I think you could have reduced a little the blur in background, just for making us feel the shapes but perhaps you had good reasons to do like this. It's a detail because this portrait is very nice, perfect orientation of the face, good sharpness, strong colors, good framing. Undoubtedly an attractive portrait.
Have a nice week.

Magali

claudeD (47754) 2011-07-04 10:20

Hello,

another portrait shot of excellent quality.I like the perfect sharpness and the very good clarity.The background is unsharp, an excellent idea to fix the focus on the face ...Very well done.TFS.Have a good week.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

No_One (4) 2012-10-20 0:50

Hi Abmdsudi,
A very nice portrait indeed, the positioning of this young lady in the shot wiht the blurred backgrond is really nicely done, and the colours are fantastic. This is topped off by your note, which explains the colours and their meaning perfectly. Thanks as always for sharing.
Noel

aliabazari (21387) 2012-12-16 17:38

Hi abmdsudi Dear
Portrait of an attractive and well documented. I like this look beautiful with lovely depth. Well ...

Respectfully

COSTANTINO (115605) 2017-04-05 22:15

Hello dear abmdsudi and have a nice time
and a happy new day
impressive portrait describing the
beauty of this young lady dressed
in traditional dresses I like your description
that generaly the clothing is usually adorned
with camelia flowers because they see these flowers
as a symbo of beauty
regards
Costantino