Tuppence a bag

Posted by Shutterbug (Chennai, India) on 17 August 2007 in People & Portrait.

A lady selling peanuts on a beach in South India. Strangely reminded me of Mary Poppins bird lady, hence the title.
It is my first successful experiment with using focus colour on a black and white image. Not there yet, Rahul, but will get there soon! :)

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Comments (20)

tyan from Singapore

i wanted to do that for my feet yesterday!This is so well done!:)

17 Aug 2007 7:05am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ tyan, thanks! but it could get better... it must!

17 Aug 2007 7:46am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Nice experiment Shutterbug! I love the red - the b/w really emphasises it! :)

17 Aug 2007 7:56am

Vanessa from Kent, United Kingdom

Good shot, i like these real life photos it keeps you in touch with the world around you

17 Aug 2007 8:24am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ Bron, Hmmm... I was wondering if it made it starker than it should. alreadily i've overexposed the other areas a bit...

@ Vanessa, sure thing! thanks for stopping here?

Something's the matter with this comment box, it keeps swallowing up my comments!

17 Aug 2007 9:48am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I love it, I think you've done a great job! :)

17 Aug 2007 10:40am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ MaryB, you are very kind, Mary!

17 Aug 2007 11:42am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

a good composed, strongly contrasting image there

17 Aug 2007 12:13pm

alla from Toronto, Canada

Cool experiment!

17 Aug 2007 12:43pm

celialee from Kyoto, Japan

Well, I think you did a good job!

17 Aug 2007 1:08pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Beautifully moving portrait that speaks a very real human story...Thank you for sharing this with us, Shutterbug!
IMO, both the capture and processing have been done really well.

17 Aug 2007 1:20pm

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ Dimitrios, thanks, there!

@ alla, thanks...

@ Celialee, thanks so much! :) really means much!

@ Rebecca, you are most welcome, of course! appreciate your comments!

17 Aug 2007 1:43pm

Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States

well processed.. a great scene you captured here

17 Aug 2007 2:28pm

Suby and Sinem from Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Good good work here :D

17 Aug 2007 2:34pm

Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States

I love the fact that we all come from different places because we see what daily life in those other places is like, thanks for sharing.

17 Aug 2007 3:24pm

ChaCha from United States

cool shot!

17 Aug 2007 5:01pm

Maysam from Tehran, Iran

nice and lovely

17 Aug 2007 5:29pm

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ Nick, thanks!

@ Suby, thanks, thanks so very much for stopping by

@ Dawn, it is awesome isn't it? a gentle blend of innumerable cultures!

@ ChaCha, thanks! would kill for a leica though! :)

@ Maysam, welcome here, and thank you!

17 Aug 2007 6:00pm

stijn from brugge, Belgium

i didnt really notice that it was b&w in the back due to the high light ... a nice photo

18 Aug 2007 8:03am

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

@ Stijn, yeah, a lil over exposed...

18 Aug 2007 10:13am

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