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Nomad Woman

by Richard Sandor

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted December 3, 2016183 views3 comments
This is a portrait of a nomad woman living in the high mountain state of Ladakh in India. She lives at altitudes ranging from 13,000 to 16,000 feet. I photographed her in her tent made of yak wool which is the black material in the background. The light came in from an opening in the yak wool and lets smoke out. She has wonderful facial features which have been weathered by the elements. Olympus E-M1, 40-150 lens at 1/125, f/7.1 and ISO 5000. Richard

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3 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 5, 2016 at 4:01 AM
Excellent portrait of a woman whose expressive  face is lined from a hard life.
Sandy
 
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on December 5, 2016 at 2:46 PM
Beautiful image.  While I like the color version, I could also see exploring this image with black and white.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 10, 2016 at 11:02 PM
congrats on a great WP - a priceless face.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments