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Hill-Tribe Grandpa
Hill-Tribe Grandpa
aimeethetoo


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-07 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Northern Thailand
Date: Jul 16, 2007
Aperture: 4.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Portraiture, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jul 26, 2007

 This is a Hmong grandfather - high in the mountains of Northern Thailand - with his grandson slung on his back. Usually it was the women or children carrying the babies but this man was clearly a pro.

These people work so hard as farmers - in the fields all day - their skin is so weathered and golden.

I spent two weeks in July as part of a missionary/medical team visiting different Hmong villages in the mountains of northern Thailand. Sharing the Gospel and much needed medical care. It was an incredible and perspective-changing experience. Although I was not there to take pic's I stole a couple shots now and then. This one is a little softer than I like but the composition pleases me enough that I decided to post it anyway.

Unfortunately not shot in RAW - I was conserving space. Elements - crop, selective color, minor cloning, dodge/burn, blur, USM, high pass sharpen, hue/sat, contrast mask, stroke, save for web.

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Place: 48 out of 651
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Avg (commenters): 8.4000
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Views since voting: 1627
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Votes: 131
Comments: 7
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/24/2007 06:12:57 AM
I'm glad this did well for you - this is an excellent slice of life that most people will never see. Thanks for sharing it with us!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSC-W7
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 08/06/2007 09:19:39 PM
He is still going strong! He seems like a very wise man :) Very nice photo.
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 08/06/2007 05:36:19 PM
National Geographic material here...very good portraits!
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 08/05/2007 08:00:37 AM
Wonderful expression on the man's face, excellent detail. 8
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Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
08/04/2007 09:01:11 PM
Great light, great texture, great background. Great photo.
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Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
 08/04/2007 12:33:57 AM
this is a great portrait, shows good balance and contrast. This is one of the pictures that should be square cropped, unlike most.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 08/03/2007 01:15:36 AM
Charming portrait.
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