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angela petrarelli 2 years ago

Ssssssssss :-) Love it!

KoPi 2 years ago

hadn't seen this before. very good. terrific composition

Balazs Pataki The funny thing is, there's no composition. I didn't even notice this pic on my memory card. Taken totally by default. Lucky me. Thanks!

Monique 2 years ago

:)))
smart composition....lovely girl :)

Balazs Pataki Thank you Monique and again, sorry for the late reply.

Antonio Arcos aka fotonstudio 2 years ago

faboulous image,Balazs, an splendid portrait full of expression and stories behind, congrats!!

Balazs Pataki Thanks Antonio and to you too my apologies for not answering earlier.

Faddoush 2 years ago

Perfection.

Balazs Pataki Thanks Faddsoush and sorry for the late answer.

furesz 2 years ago

Már máshol is láttam ezt a képed. Nagyon remek, beszédes, érzö kép!
Kicsit emlékeztet a kompozíció James Nachtwey egyik képére, igaz ott csak az orrától látszik a gyermek és az más téma, másik fotó.
Mégegyszer gratulálok!

Balazs Pataki Itt is nagyon köszönöm!

Codrin Lupei 2 years ago

An incredible image, Balazs, love everything about it! A huge fave!

Balazs Pataki Thank you Codrin, I was very lucky with this one.

Guido Franssens 2 years ago

A special shot Balazs! Congrats!!

Guido

Balazs Pataki Thanks Guido!

anicolas 2 years ago

excelent :)

Balazs Pataki multumesc :)

Maurizio Vicedomini 2 years ago

Ohhh Balazs ... a simply beautiful photo, very very good ... love it a lot!

Balazs Pataki :) Grazie Maurizio.

Akos Kozari 2 years ago

Nagyon jó kép, megérdemelten került ide. Gratulálok. Ákos

Balazs Pataki Köszönöm szépen Ákos!

gwichin 2 years ago

Très beau! Bravo

Balazs Pataki Merci bien!

Peter Davidson 2 years ago

Love this shot, glad to see it published, it got my vote!

Balazs Pataki Thank you Peter, I'm also glad to see it published of course...

Cheron 2 years ago

Super !

Balazs Pataki Thank you.

FourHandsPhoto 2 years ago

Love it!

Balazs Pataki Thank you!

Slavomir M. 2 years ago

excellent shot

Balazs Pataki Thanks!

Helmut Schadt 2 years ago

WONDERFUL Balazs !!!:-)

Balazs Pataki Sometimes I get lucky.. thanks Helmut!

Al Seyedain 2 years ago

Just beautiful. Full of life.
Brilliant!
al

Balazs Pataki Thanks a lot!

Mal Smart 2 years ago

absolutely delightful image, simple yet so strong. mal

Balazs Pataki Many thanks Mal.

sasson haviv 2 years ago

great to see you back:))
shhhhhh:))

Alex OBrien 2 years ago

Beautiful image Balazs, I have missed your works very much. :)

Balazs Pataki That's good to hear and I'm glad to see you survived my absence :)) I also missed my works, but so far this seems to be the only one that made it thru... Thanks Alex!

Alex OBrien I'm experiencing the exact same thing. Balazs just a question, was this taken with flash?

Balazs Pataki Yes. It was necessary for several reasons. First, the skin overthere is dark and it must be flashed to avoid underexposure. Second, the sun is strong and casts strong shadows around the eyes. Third, the glorious and hyped 5DMarkII needs the extra focusing help from the 580EX's AF assistance beam - in my experience, it focuses more accurately with the flash on. The fourth reason is that this in particular was a typical situation when a flash is necessary (dark alley at dusk).

Alex OBrien Ah thanks Balazs, normally I am not a fan of using flash at all however it looks surprisingly good in this picture. I was shocked when I found out almost all studio portraiture involves flash. Well I've learnt something new, thanks a lot Balazs, and again, great photo.

Balazs Pataki That's studio flash, something completely different than the mounted flash. For a long time I was also against using it, and because I didn't know how to use it I called what I was doing "available light photography" :)) ...for which I never owned the fast lenses needed. Anyway, now the flash is always mounted on my camera!

Leif Westling 2 years ago

GREAT portrait!

Balazs Pataki Thank you Leif!

Dragan M. Babovic 2 years ago

Psssst, sssssss, mrrrrr................Bravo.

Ricky Siegers 2 years ago

I like the way you compose the picture...and can you tell me the secret also...:))
Great picture Balazs.

Balazs Pataki Her secret was her name, whch was Sopna, wich means something incredibly explicitly sexual in Hungarian so I tried to forget about that name ;)

Ricky Siegers :)) great secret Balazs, I am gonna be in Budapest the first week of november. I hope I can get nice street pict there...:) any sugestion?

Balazs Pataki It might sound a little macabre but on 2 November we have the day of the dead, and a visit to "Fiumei úti temetö" (the Hungarian equivalent of Arlington/Westminster Abbey/Pere Lachaise) could be worthwile. If weather will be good, the cemetary looks beautiful with the colored trees and graceful monuments, and you'll also have the chance to take some "special Hungarian" people shots that day. Otherwise, if you are good in martial arts or have a bodyguard, you can try to enter the Gypsy district (district VIII and parts of the IX), but be prepared for Bronx in the '70s conditions. This two districts have a special feeling which is disappearng now with the new building projects. You can try your luck in Ráday utca, which is frequented by many young people for its restaurants and cafés (if they will still be open in November), and the Nagykörút (the big ring road) in general. If you are into more hardcore socio-graphic stuff, you can also submerge to the metro stations at Nyugati pályaudvar and Blaha Lujza tér, which can be sometimes like a true human zoo. Good luck!

Ricky Siegers Thank you for your usefull information. Offcourse I will becarefull...I know my limit :)) hope friends of mine will company to visit those place. I will let you know Balazs...Thank you again...:))

Niels Christian Wulff 2 years ago

Nice, perfect DOF and composition :-)
/Wulff

Balazs Pataki Thank you Niels!

Biliana 2 years ago

sweet!

Balazs Pataki Thank you!

yuan 2 years ago

ssttt,, ups okay dont tell anyone, hihih... nice portrait :) salam senyum -u1-

moses stell 2 years ago

this is wonderful Balazs

Balazs Pataki Lucky moment it was... thanks Moses!

Fabio Giannelli 2 years ago

that's really cute! beautiful photo!

Balazs Pataki Thanks Fabio!

Semir 2 years ago

great one :)

Balazs Pataki Sometimes it happens :) Thanks!

JBA 2 years ago

I'll say it quietly. . . lovely shot.

Balazs Pataki You got her message! :))) Thanks on her behalf...

Anna Hurtig 2 years ago

Great pOV

Balazs Pataki I loved that 17-40 lens, too bad I can't make it to marry me. Thanks Anna!

aldo feroce 2 years ago

really great

Balazs Pataki Thanks Aldo.

Mitchell Kanashkevich 2 years ago

Nice one!

Balazs Pataki And it's nice to hear this from you Mitchell, thanks.

Frank Michael Helferich 2 years ago

Great expression.

Frank

Balazs Pataki Thanks Frank.

Stefania Cruceru 2 years ago

excellent portrait! and wellcome back! :)

Stefania

Balazs Pataki I had to travel again since I posted this but now I'm finally back for good... thanks Stefania!

Richard Ford 2 years ago

The bokeh is a little harsh - but otherwise this is a very endearing shot. Well done!

Balazs Pataki Yeah, I already complained to Canon about it and they told me they are working on it :))

marius grozea 2 years ago

good one!

Balazs Pataki Thank you!

Colmar Wocke 2 years ago

Balazs,

Nice one from your trip - Congratulations!

Hopefully lots more.

Colmar

Balazs Pataki Nothing so far, but at least I know that I made ONE that's good. Thanks Colmar (did I tell you I survived India in perfect health and got amoebic disentheria from that burger in London?...)

Robert 2 years ago

I hope you keep it for you too!:-))))

Robert

Balazs Pataki Yes, but pssst! :)

johnpainter 2 years ago

Nice one, Balazs! Love the glint in the eyes.

Balazs Pataki That's from the fill-in flash which I used extensively this time. Thanks John!

Phyllis Clarke 2 years ago

Excellent story here..with your usual superb b/w work. Welcome Home! Phyllis

Balazs Pataki It's not so superb, the secret is to pop up contrast another 10% when you think it's ready and perfect ;) Nah, Canon's L lenses can deliver great results IF they decide to focus on the spot where you want it... Thanks Phyllis!