le sombre ( I ), a photo from Mopti, South

Photographer's Note

one of the villges on the banks of river Niger, somewhere between Mopti and Timbuktu. Part of a series.

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Paolo (41258) 2005-04-27 7:29

Beautiful image.
the light probably is too strong on the left side, but the composition and the colors are really nice,
thanks, ciao

gringofil (0) 2005-04-27 8:11

Excellent compo (but you know that). I like how the clothes the woman is wearing is the only splash of stark color in this scene. The fact that mom & kid are looking in the same direction is a bonus.

kensimage (8563) 2005-04-27 9:50

Another vote that it's a very nice composition. Great colors, too. It would be nice if she were located where there was more context, if we could see beyond her to a village or landscape, but that was probably unavailable!

You might try cropping 20 percent or so off the bottom and the right, to see how that looks.

bullabulla (3488) 2005-04-27 10:36

very well done the POV is great and it is nice to see how african people look for shadow to be cooler.
Very nice
Laetitia

Elise_d (1943) 2005-04-27 14:02

I would maybe add a little contrast to this image but beside that, I love this simple composition. 2 colors, great light effect, beautiful expressions. Thanks for sharing.

Albrecht (11283) 2005-04-27 14:10

Hi Swiatek
Nice and interesting to look at this picture. A good compo and well chosen. Greetings Albrecht

oochappan (4880) 2005-05-01 12:22

Picking out some and this one I like, you maintaind a supurb compo in function to spot your target, a good example.
thanks

coco (30439) 2005-05-12 17:28

Nice scene.
It's a way of life so different than ours... but they seem so happy... I like the photo.
Well done.

Perhaps fails the contrast or the light, a postprocessing could be good.