praying, a photo from Rome, Lazio

Photographer's Note

Young polish scout girl praying before the JPII funeral mess in Circo Massimo in Rome.

I desaturated most of the picture to emphasise the polish colours on her clothes. Rome was red and white that days...

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bscheller (56) 2005-04-13 2:02

czuwaj piotr!
dziekuje, ze dodales te zdjecie. jako harcerski instruktor, ktory zabiera udzial w organizacji polskich harcerzy na uchodzstwie. takie zdjecia sa wazne, papierz byl bardzo dobrym bohaterem dla harcerstwa, i wielkim rodakiem. znalazlem zdjecie w naszej kronice z 1969, gdzie biskup karol wojtyla przyjechal do Hamilton, zeby Polakow odwiedzic, dziwnie patrzy sie na takie zdjecie.

i like the desaturation, and the emphesis on the national colours, the girls sad pose, and the focus on the uniform.

thanks alot for sharing piotr!
Czuwaj and God bless
-Bart

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-04-13 8:00

Hi Piotr, very original portrait, I like the ocntrast between the coloured patch and the rest. You have trully captured th emood of that girl. Regards
Daniel

Paker (2650) 2005-04-13 10:31

Pieknie ujete.... Mozna sie wzruszyc tym zdjeciem.
Gratuluje Piotrze... dobry z Ciebie fotograf, nie ma co!
pozd.
Krzysiek

kdien (9367) 2005-04-14 4:08

Wspania豉 reporterka, pi瘯nie pokazana. Gratuluj�, Krzysztof

manny (22032) 2005-04-22 7:36

Good work Piotr. Nice partial desaturation work..makes the gesture more powerful!

merpb (2001) 2005-05-12 16:51

The portrait gains significant power from your selective focus Piotr by minimising the individual (her features)and emphasising the collective (the uniform).
Can't comment on the red as I can't see it.