When I saw the challenge I first thought: bagpipes and a Scottish gent in a kilt playing it on a hillside. Then reality set in. I don't know anyone who has a bagpipe nor of any gent who would dress up in traditional Scottish dress...and I am nowhere near the scenic Scottish highlands:-)
I phrase I have said a lot lately is 'use what you have'. I then remembered my youngest has traditional Russian Nesting Dolls. For those interested in learning more about this cultural Russian Dolls: Matryoshka Nesting Dolls My thanks to my youngest doll for posing with her Matryoshka dolls:-) Hope this is well received.
UPDATE 11/25/09
Thank you everyone for the great compliments and the votes. Tis much appreciated - and a ribbon to boot:-) My daughter is pleased to have helped me get another ribbon:-) She even wanted to stay up til rollover to see the score - ack the update button bug is spreading LOL!:-) And no, she did not stay up.
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Congrats on your ribbon winning image, and on such a sweet faced youngster as the model. For what it's worth, I think you should have let her stay up just this once for the rollover.
I came across the first use of the Matryoshka dolls in a David Ogilvy piece where it was stated that the dolls were used by Ogilvy to convey a powerful message to his managers contained in a slip of paper inside the last doll - if you hire someone less capable than you, this is what you will end up with.
Lovely portrait - nice use of the light! Congrats on your ribbon! And I don't think Sander's comment in Russian translated very well... :-) I do like how you can see the differences in the dolls - that's one of the fun things to find with these.
This is beautifully lit, love the duotone and emotions shown in the shot. I just don't like the background, I have a feeling its a bed-sheet to give a faux wallpaper look, but the wrinkels are giving it away. Still one of the better shots in the challenge! 8
excellent photo, love B&W's and this is no exception. The little girl is so classically Russian in appearance it adds a nostalgic feel to the photo. good lighting. I would have gone even higher with a little shallower DOF. Nice 7
A fantastic shot and it captures many aspects that we associate with Russia: the dolls, youth, and a certain sadness that we glimpse in her eyes. Well done.
Matryoshka - Little Russian Nesting Doll(s)
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