Carriedo Cafe, a photo from Manila, NCR

Photographer's Note

In the middle of the chaos of Manila, she sat at an adjacent table to mine at an outdoor cafe. Pondering, meditating, reflecting - a human oasis of calmness and peace.

It was a totally candid point-and-shoot portrait and the obscuring object in the bottom-right does detract, but on the whole I think it works well.

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georgemoeciu (1150) 2006-03-08 18:18

very beautyful picture ..well done .and girl
regards -george

postvikram (1199) 2006-03-08 18:33

Rew,
I agree A human oasis of calmness and peace.Nicely captured.the obstructing white line does not matter.
A kind of clarity of thought and concentration reflects on her face.TFS - Vikram

pablominto (53746) 2006-03-09 1:38

Hello Rew,
Let me guess... she is texting!
Good portrait, nice candid shot with good colours and details...
Maybe I'd crop some behind her and give her more space in front?
Regards,
Pablo -

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peter1892 (1681) 2006-08-07 18:37

Hi Rew - just looking through some of your earlier postings & I came across this. I think you've nailed the DOF here, it's really good. The bottom right portion is a little distracting, I'd suggest a minor crop to remove the person on the extreme right (bare skin & black top), good shot other than that.

paura (25802) 2006-09-17 7:10

Nice shot, Rew.
Very expressive the girl's face. The photometry also is very nice. Beautiful hear reflections.

Paulo