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Image Title:  Mehndi.4
 
 By: fotogr@vi   
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Photographer fotogr@vi   {K:55649}
Project #6 Minimal Depth of Field Camera Model 400d
Categories Weddings
Film Format
Portfolio Bengali Wedding
Lens 50/1.8
Uploaded 12/20/2007 Film / Memory Type Digital
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Country - United States   United States
About Mehndi (or Henna) is the application of henna (Hindustani: हेना- حنا- urdu) as a temporary form of skin decoration, most popular in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Somaliland as well as expatriate communities from these areas. It is typically employed for special occasions, particularly weddings. It is usually drawn on the hands and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of keratin, with which the colorant of henna, lawsone, enters a permanent bind.

[For all my friends, who wanted to see a better focus on BOTH hands :)]
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There are 117 Comments in 1 Pages
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Keith  Growden   {K:21755} 12/20/2007
Amazing. Thanks for explaining it. Well done. Cheers Keith


Robert Kilgore   {K:1615} 12/20/2007
Wow, the face adds so much to this photo. A true classic image and documentary.


Alicia Popp   {K:84892} 12/20/2007
Buenísima captura!!!
Seguro esto tiene un significado, y me parece estupendo cómo lo has capturado!
Felicitaciones!!!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
Thanks, Keith !!


Gust@vo Sch3v3rin   {K:126321} 12/20/2007
Excelente toda la serie Avi, muy buena.
Felicitaciones!


D e b     {K:8601} 12/20/2007
good good!!!


Saikat (Boney) Das   {K:2167} 12/20/2007
very dramatic shot... fantastic


soumya     {K:5493} 12/20/2007
eito eta ekdom ghyama hoyechhe. focus, DOF, sab perfect.
kintu tight. besh tight. landscape framing korlei bhalo korte aagertar moton.


soumya     {K:5493} 12/20/2007
infact second time dekhe aar ekta jinis mone holo. chhobi tar left (viewer's point of view) e dekho khub sundor ekta bokeh dekha jachchhe alpo (kete gyachhe half). j khane kichhu lights aachhe mone hoy. ota include korte parte. fatafati hoto.


Dave Stacey   {K:121049} 12/20/2007
Very nicely composed, Avi!
Dave.


Debjit Ghosh   {K:3593} 12/20/2007
beautiful...kono kotha hobe nah...


Atish Sen   {K:3791} 12/20/2007
very nice.very well presented also


Rajib Banerjee   {K:1415} 12/20/2007
FATAFATI

But Border- ta chokhe lagche.

Thanks

Rajib Banerjee


ventrix drogo   {K:60505} 12/20/2007
Very good image, great shot.

I like it.

Bye.

enrico (ventrix)


txules  .   {K:35661} 12/20/2007
very clever with a fantastic compo as usual; nitpicking: hands are a bit overexposed, just a tad and I'd like a better symmetry of the head turning it a bit to her right; having said that, i love it....cheers...jd


Annemette Rosenborg Eriksen   {K:55404} 12/20/2007
I absolutely love this one, Avi. Thanks for the explanation and great angle and decoration! This one I would like to see awarded.
Warm wishes
Annemette


Paolo Barthelemy   {K:25074} 12/20/2007
Ohhh!...great presentation with perfect use of the large aperture of the 50mm
Lovely lighting and perfect symmetrical composition too.
All the best, Paolo :)


Johan Sorensen   {K:3446} 12/20/2007
Excellent study on texture


j esford   {K:13413} 12/20/2007
A unique and interesting shot with great geometry. -john


Bijit Bose   {K:5404} 12/20/2007
Very innovative compo Avi.


avishek roy   {K:104} 12/20/2007
ei ta ager tar cheye o onek bhalo laglo :)


1301307 60   {K:42377} 12/20/2007
I guess I spoke too soon, I think I like this better from this henna series... wonderful concept with the inclusion of the face for the background.. wonderful avi:)
regards...


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
tight crop korte holo karon uncessary details chhilo chhobitay.. ami shudhu eitukui dhorte ar dekhate cheyechhilam..


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
:) .. I think her head was ok, I as a photographer should have moved the camera horizontally abt 6 inches to get it perfect !! :)

Cheers !


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
Thanks for the wishes, Anne !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
Thanks, my dear friend !!


a. gianfranco baccelli   {K:19414} 12/20/2007
Great woks here, Avi... I return in next days to visit the new beautiful shots.


sascha jonack   {K:18479} 12/20/2007
Hand shots. I love them. It is a challenge to get good handshots. Well my friend you have proved that you know how to do it. Impressive artwork on the hands. Such great clearity makes it more fantastic. Excellent use of DOF, the face of the lady ( I believe from India) looks very good and makes it to an eyecatcher.
Sascha


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/20/2007
It's my sister. She got married on Nov 26th. These hand decorations are a part of our cultre.. done by young ladies, especially during the marriage.


Pablo Dylan   {K:56114} 12/21/2007
Without words....Fantastic!!!!

Pablo


Tim  Schumm   {K:27168} 12/21/2007
This practice has always fascinated me. You have presented it in the most beautiful way. Love your composition Avi


arijit(ratul) talukder   {K:5200} 12/21/2007
darun composition !! r about tao darun likecho
bhalo laglo
ratul.


Anupam Dasgupta   {K:1324} 12/21/2007
Darun hoyeche Avi Da


Maja Godec   {K:11769} 12/21/2007
Fantastic!!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/21/2007
Thanks dear Maja !!.. I was missing you :)


Srna Stankovic   {K:114888} 12/21/2007
Sorry Avi, I loved previous one much more ... so very beautiful feeling were coming out from it and it is still in me ... this is good, but not as good as the first !
Hug
Srna


Joao Sousa   {K:10224} 12/21/2007
Great work Avi ! Really strong!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/21/2007
I love both (because BOTh are pictures of my sister .. ) :) :) .. so it's ok..

Wish you a very happy Christmas !!


Jan Hoffman   {K:39373} 12/21/2007
The best of the series!!!! Fabulous!!!!!!
--jan


Jan Hoffman   {K:39373} 12/21/2007
PS The 50 mm F/1.8 is really an impressive lens for the price. You have inspired me to pull mine out and use it more often.
--best to you, Jan


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/22/2007
There.... you just gave me my Christmas gift !! :)

Let's raise our glasses to that, shall we ??


sascha jonack   {K:18479} 12/22/2007
Well my friend, thank congrats for you and your sister. Wish her many blessings from me. I will be in Washington and NYC over the holidays, who knows it might be that we see us and don't even know.
All the best and blessing holidays.
Sascha


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/22/2007
Hey, wait.. when will you be in NYC ?? tell me..we can meet...


sascha jonack   {K:18479} 12/22/2007
He, I know you would jump on that. Well we leave on X-mas day towards Washington, and we will stay there until the 28. We will be staying in the Navy lodge Staten Island until the 01.01.08.
I will travel with my 3 kids and wife. We have a programm, but maybe we can indeed arrange a meeting.
Sascha


Shirley D. Cross   {K:143396} 12/22/2007
Absolutely wonderful, dear Avi!


Afsaneh Sarvghaddi   {K:2599} 12/22/2007
Hi Avi!
very nice capture.
Excellent


Fabrice Gourbilleau   {K:53288} 12/22/2007
Superb frame givong all the power to your composition. Good use of DOF too.
Compliment Avi


mahassa bahri   {K:10958} 12/22/2007
yeah the focus is very good with a very nice dof,
only I wish the face was more symmetric,
best, mahassa


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/22/2007
I am assuming that you will have access to the internet once you are in Staten Island. PLEASE PLEASE drop me a line (my email id is neo_papilon@yahoo.com) and then I can call you up and we can try and meet sometime in the city.

Let's hope for the best, and wish you a wonderful journey and fun with your family !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/22/2007
Send me your email, I will give you my phone no. too - so that you can call me anytime when you are in USA.


sascha jonack   {K:18479} 12/22/2007
sjonack@web.de
cellphone 757-748-0045
We'll see what we can do, as I said I am only three days in NYC, and we surely want to see the Big Apple.
Cheers Sascha


Aline Nedelec   {K:1073} 12/22/2007
An intense look, a superb focus, and the strong presence of these tinited hands ...
Just a little detail, I regret the face is not rightly aligned with the hands.
Nevertheless, it is superb !


Jan Hoffman   {K:39373} 12/22/2007
Avi -- Congratulations on the POD; well deserved!!!!!!!
--Best to you, Jan


Srna Stankovic   {K:114888} 12/22/2007
CONGRATULATIONS DEAR AVI !!!
Warm hugs
Srna


txules  .   {K:35661} 12/22/2007
congrats my friend, a very well deserved award....txules


Pablo Dylan   {K:56114} 12/22/2007
Perfect...now i'm happy.
Congrats my friend.

Pablo


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Thanks Sascha. I have sent you a mail with my phone no. I will call you once you are in NYC.


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Yes, it is true. Thanks Aline.


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Thanks JD !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Thanks my dear Pablo !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Thank you very much, dear Jan !!


Srna Stankovic   {K:114888} 12/23/2007
So happy for You !!!


w k   {K:2943} 12/23/2007
wow...excellent work, avi!
congratulations on the POD!

merry christmas and a happy new year!

best regards,
winfried


Hussam AL_ Khoder   {K:64692} 12/23/2007
I love the HENNA Work, It's work of art.
One of our tradition how you know about it :)If I may Ask.

♥.•:**:•.•♥ Very nice drawing ♥.•:**:•.•♥

congratulations on the POD!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Thank you very much my friend.

I wish a MERRY Christmas and a fabulous New Year for you and your family too.

Cheers.
Avi


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/23/2007
Mehndi is very very popular in India also Hussam, especially during marriages.

Thanks for the well wishes.


Larry Fosse   {K:65869} 12/23/2007
Just WOW!...Avi...superb presentation & cgrats on a well deserved award


Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:179654} 12/23/2007
congrats.. almost this one..
mery christmas avi!
roby
7+


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/24/2007
Many thanks dear Larry !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/24/2007
thanks Roby, but I didn't get what you meant by 'almost this one'..


Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:179654} 12/24/2007
maybe i have used a bad-word!?!?

finally i have seen an award in your great hands-series.. only this one , my say!

roby


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/24/2007
ohh.. now I get it.. you menat 'at least' this one :) :) ...

Merry Christmas once again..
Enjoy to the fullest my friend !!
Ciao,
Avi


Riny Koopman   {K:61437} 12/24/2007
Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year also to you... May it be filled with all the good things in life... Love, Family, Friends and Health... :)Is that your family dear Avi..?


Keith Saint   {K:11221} 12/24/2007
Superb use of depth of field
Well done on the award Avi
Merry christmas to you and your family


Robert Chin   {K:20363} 12/24/2007
Superb image Avi.
Congrats on the award.
Merry Christmas to you & yours
Robbie


Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:179654} 12/24/2007
right...

you are a big... 'at least' .. you!
hug
ciao
roby


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/25/2007
Thanks Riny.. no, that's my sister.. she got married in Nov.. these Mehndi shots are taken during the marriage itself..


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/25/2007
And I wish the same to you and yours.. thanks !!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/25/2007
Thanks dear Robbie.. best wishes to you and your family, too !!


Nicole Besch   {K:54695} 12/25/2007
Great shot and a very interesting about Avi!Congratulations on your well deserved award!
Merry Christmas to you too!
Best regards,Nicole


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/25/2007
Thanks Nicole.. and I wish the same to you and your family !!


absynthius .   {K:17346} 12/26/2007
Avi, no doubt this deserves this award. very unusual as much as the hands decoration, to me, and the way it was technically concepted and realised.
thanks for the explanation, i must say it is beautiful tradition.
regards and happy season holidays,
V.


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/26/2007
Thanks Visar.. and warm wishes to you and your family for the festive season !!


Atish Sen   {K:3791} 12/26/2007
Congrats for the POD


John Hatz   {K:149382} 12/26/2007
...and so that... and I agree absolutely with the site... it's a great photo that diserve at least one award! EXCELLENT!!!
be well... happy holidays!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/26/2007
Thank you Atish-da, tobe eta cliche shot.. ad-e ei dhoroner chhobi khub use hoy.. ami shotti-y chai je eita apni dekhun (ektu bhalo kore dekhben.. manush-er chhaya ta):

http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1386040


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/26/2007
Thanks again, my friend !!!


Debjit Ghosh   {K:3593} 12/26/2007
Many Congrats for the POD! well deserved.


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/26/2007
Dhonnobaad.. :)


1301307 60   {K:42377} 12/26/2007
Hey Avi, congratulations for the well deserved award, as i have said, I like this best from this series...
Cheers!!


Chasseur  I.S.P.   {K:-282} 12/27/2007
Lovely done,,,texrure work here so good.


Saeed Al Shamsi   {K:47644} 12/28/2007
A fine art photography work, the selective focus made this image a great work, no wonder has POD.
Congrats on such wonderful capture.
Saeed


Robin Wickenkamp   {K:16448} 12/28/2007
Hi Avi...good to see you back, and back with a bang! Congratulations, well deserved recognition for a beautiful image my friend...love the entire series. :)

Take care...Robin


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 12/28/2007
Thanks very much, dear Saeed !!


Marian Man   {K:69877} 12/28/2007
amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congratulations dear Avi for the more than well deserved award!!!
all the best
Marian


biljana mitrovic   {K:44151} 12/29/2007
Great picture with very informative about .Congrats.my ear friend
and than you:))
big hug
biljana


Jordi Codina   {K:1655} 12/30/2007
Hey Avi, this is great! Both hands focused, face unfocused as background, excellent tones... Very nice!
-jordi


Erland Pillegaard   {K:23891} 12/31/2007
Excellent
Congratulation
erland


PK- Photos   {K:13257} 1/1/2008
Hi, I want to wish you a wonderful and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 !

Kisses, *Pia*


Hercule Poirot   {K:1353} 1/1/2008
also an exquisite picture depicting traditions from the east. best compliments, Avi.


pan giannakis   {K:17101} 1/3/2008
That's awesome, wel deserved the PoD !


Arif Ertan Ersoy   {K:27188} 1/3/2008
simply beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!
great work!!
kind regards,
arif


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 1/3/2008
Many thanks, Pan !! :)


Nilanjan Mitra   {K:12715} 1/4/2008
jio to ei ta kobe pelo .. jantei parini byapok byapok.. :)


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 1/8/2008
oi ar ki .. :)


John Melskens   {K:5112} 1/17/2008
GREAT !!!


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 1/17/2008
thanks John !!


Mary Brown   {K:68588} 1/19/2008
This is a marvelous composition. I is well deserging of hte Award. I thought that it was a paint kind of substance. However, this appears to have a raised nature. Does it feel smooth or can one feel the design?
MAry


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 1/19/2008
Well, when first applied, it feels a bit like jelly, which dries up to leave the wonderful motifs on the applied parts. Once dried, you can wash off the top portions so that just the imprint remains.

Thanks Mary.


Nick Lagos   {K:765} 1/27/2008
The framing and composition are perfect here Avi...very appealing....congrats


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 1/27/2008
Thanks Nick !


Edlira Voges   {K:6410} 2/9/2008
This is so beautiful dear Avi.
great work


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 2/9/2008
Thank you for taking the time and checking out my recent work, dear Edlira.

best,
Avi


reyhan yaz   {K:565} 6/18/2008
vuuuuuu....perfecttttt


Andre Denis   {K:56160} 10/3/2008
A well deserved award for this beautiful hand study Avi.
Andre


fotogr@vi     {K:55649} 10/3/2008
This was last November. The day before my sister got married. Thanks !


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