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04-MAR-2006

Portrait of a Childhood, Shanghai 2006

Canon EOS 20D
1/1000s f/3.5 at 145.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time04-Mar-2006 08:12:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length145 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Guest 01-Jun-2006 18:57
As I beheld her old city face there was yet a spark of youth within her eyes.I felt her skin peeling with countless layers of soiled folds.Their creases often scored like deep dark scars.And from among these injuries of age she glanced in return.Glowing with the charm and mystery of a black pearl.A child growing into tomorrow in spite of it all.
Ken McColl13-Mar-2006 13:28
I'm on the edge of the big, bad world, I can still hide behind something and have a little drink...hm, that wall is leading ?? Why I like your images so much Kal is ..its all in the reading, ... our construction of meaning. You have left so much out , yet your images contain the desired information.
Galina Stepanova12-Mar-2006 01:59
I think the title is perfect. Few very childish and so very good definitions of childhood speaking from your image: curiosity and uncertainty. Proportions chosen just exact to compare the huge world with little world around the child.
Well done meaningful and thoughtful work.
Dougie Young11-Mar-2006 18:32
My first realisation is she doesn't even know you are there. And the image doesn't show a lot but it shows she hasn't got much. Excellent work :>ote
Guest 10-Mar-2006 19:26
im enjoying your wierd composition :-)
Guest 10-Mar-2006 04:28
cute looking girl! very nice image.
Guest 10-Mar-2006 04:02
I'm too tired (and too lazy) to read the comments... I'm only going to tell you I like the DOF and the framing, it works wonderfully to emphazise the expression of the little girl. I love how she's partially hidden. Interesting and beautiful image, Kal.
Phil Douglis09-Mar-2006 22:58
Ana is right, Kal. Your images of Shanghai must be looked at cumulatively, rather than individually. You have revealed a city in great change, yet still very much reflective of a unique culture. Whether you call yourself a
documentarian or photojournalist, you give us a deeply humane sense of place. This particular image give us a half hidden child, oblivious to your presence and to her own future. Your softly focused worn walls speak of
time and poverty. You make us wonder how she manage her life once she exchanges that bottle for
a work permit.
Ana Carloto O'Shea09-Mar-2006 14:48
Through your photos we are seeing a whole different word unfold right in front us... This is worth much more than a simple comment on Pbase...
Guest 09-Mar-2006 13:21
Parting curtains for a shy glimmer ,as a pearl amid weary wrinkles of a shelled existence.
~V!~
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