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Myanmar series - Portrait 1
Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 28 January 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
This special nun has inherited the task of protecting the Po Win Daung Caves near Monywa, Myanmar.
These caves, carved from sandstone, contain thousands of Buddha images and murals. Quoted dates range from 5th Century AD to 16th - 18th centuries. It is definitely worth the time to travel there.
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Untitled from Kyoto, Japan
OMG! This is absolutely wonderful! A really really excellent portrait!
28 Jan 2007 7:00am
Wayne from Melbourne, Australia
Great portrait! I love your choice of the white background to bring her darker skin tone out. And the smile in her eyes are just priceless. Great job!
28 Jan 2007 8:05am
Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand
And look at the size of that cigar!!! (I'm presuming that's what it is!!). Awesome expression in her face.
28 Jan 2007 8:22am
@Bronnie: The 'cigar' is called a cheroot. Home-made cheroots look this huge one in the countyside and both men and women smoke them or chew betel nut or both. They are made by filling flattened Tha-nut hpet leaves of the Sebesten tree (Cordia dichotom) with shredded tobacco leaves, about an equal amount of chopped tobacco stalks and some kind of additive like tamarind pulp, jaggery (raw sugar cane sugar ) or maybe even cloves and cinnamon. In Burma, home industries make thousands of these (smaller) for the local and export markets.
Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany
Portrait full of emotions and character! The face says millions ... excellent!
28 Jan 2007 2:04pm
Michael Zhang from New York City, United States
I love the colors. Very harmonious and a very photogenic subject.
28 Jan 2007 6:40pm
Amit from Santa Clara, CA, United States
brilliant portrait..beautifully captured
28 Jan 2007 6:50pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Excellent portrait. I hope I look that happy when I'm that old!
29 Jan 2007 2:49am
Kelvin Chan from New York City, United States
oh my god that is a FATTTTTTTT JOINT. HAHAHAH i'll be damned. He looks like he's high as hell right now. Please tell me how you get his job. please please please. Do i submit an application or something?
29 Jan 2007 3:33am
seventhray from Wayland, United States
Agree Excellent portrait Helen! Wonderful, Wonderful Photo!
29 Jan 2007 8:31pm
Yvon from Meerkerk, Netherlands
She is beautiful. You must be very proud on this photo.
29 Jan 2007 9:39pm
