Old Lady from Lisbon, a photo from Lisboa, South

Photographer's Note

Lisbon streets are full of old poeple. I made this one some years ago walking on the streets of Alfama.
Back to TE but maybe not for a long time.
I would to post my forgotten photographs from Lisbon and my new photos from Paris.

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Ber (8242) 2013-02-08 11:55

strach sie bac - taka ma powazna mine ta kobieta, powiedziala cos do Ciebie? zlagodzilas te mine zostawiajac w kolorze
czekam na nastepne
pozdr

holmertz (101988) 2013-02-08 11:57

Hello Grazyna,
Old age and hard times may explain why she doesn't look quite happy. Maybe she didn't like your camera either. She is well captured in a perfect light and the blurred background shows us some of the environment in which she lives.
Regards,
Gert

polter (7239) 2013-02-08 12:26

Piękność Alfamy ! Przypomina mi moją stuletnią ciocię. Ludzie z wiekiem często upodabniają się do ptaków - rysy im się wyostrzają a w spojrzeniu dominuje czujność i nieufność. Piękne.
Prawie zapomniałam, jak to jest być na TE :)

jasmis (58653) 2013-02-08 13:29

Podwójny portret. Znakomita scenka uliczna. Zastanawiam się nad wersją B&W.

tedesse (25147) 2013-02-08 14:09

Witaj po dlugiej przerwie na TE!
Super portret starszej pani! piekna glebia.
Spokojnej nocy
Tadeusz

Polonaise (5802) 2013-02-08 15:54

I'm quite sure, that's her happy face!
Much too much in the frame...No reason to show us a half of Lisbon. Her 'happy face' alone is more than enough.
:-)

Juzo (2151) 2013-02-09 3:18

Hi Grazyna,
I have been dreaming of Lisboa of late, that city had such an effect on me, and I can see it's winding streets here, the face of tradition it keeps with the women here. I thought B&W may be best, but I find I like the muted colours here more.
Cheers
Justin

bantonbuju (51815) 2013-02-09 9:50

juras ma rację... no i szkoda, że nie wyczekałaś /pewnie się nie dało/ żeby ta kobitka za nią zniknęła z kadru....

pozd. j.

mark88 (2) 2013-02-10 5:41

Nie wiem, co myśleć o tej kobiecie w tle.. Wyglada, to trochę jakby pociągała tą starszą panią jak marionetkę za sznurki;)

Jak się Tobie podoba moje skojarzenie? :)

Marek

willperrett (14195) 2013-02-24 9:45

Hello Grazyna
Hey, you've started posting again. I thought we'd lost you! This is a great return and you're right on form. The forbidding expression here is clearly the vital element in this composition. She looks as if she's about to take a swing at you! Confrontational photographs like this take guts and a thick skin to make, but the results are worth it for the raw immediacy and unvarnished humanity they show us. Thanks for doing what I find very difficult.
Warm regards
Will

KristinsCamera (2384) 2013-05-29 19:11

hello Grazyna,

great shot, and unlike an earlier comment, i don't think there is too much going on in the background. i love the sets of angled verticals on each side of her, and the aggressive stance of the woman behind her seems to match the anger and tensions in the old woman. even the colors are great ~ well captured!

kristin