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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: atpaula on September 04, 2017, 15:27:16
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Taken today.
Some sort of celebration was going on.
D5 & 105mm f/1.4E.
Thank you for looking.
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6126_zpssosphruj.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6126_zpssosphruj.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6127_zps981lj1bf.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6127_zps981lj1bf.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6124_zps1ssk0jnu.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6124_zps1ssk0jnu.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6153_zpsc9yt014t.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6153_zpsc9yt014t.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6156_zpsyxpzmaok.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6156_zpsyxpzmaok.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6187_zpszyffad5k.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6187_zpszyffad5k.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6173_zpsrm1icpjc.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6173_zpsrm1icpjc.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6184_zps6sejaa6m.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6184_zps6sejaa6m.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6139_zpssuwa0adg.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6139_zpssuwa0adg.jpg.html)
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(http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af237/atpaula/aD5S_6157_zpsu4yv2bns.jpg) (http://s1011.photobucket.com/user/atpaula/media/aD5S_6157_zpsu4yv2bns.jpg.html)
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Beautiful colors and kids, atpaula!
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Fantastic portraits, do you know what is the celebration about ?
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Beautiful colors and kids, atpaula!
I was amazed by them!!!
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Fantastic portraits, do you know what is the celebration about ?
Thank you Armando.
I have to ask.
I didn't want any guide walking with me, as always when I'm taking pictures, so I decided to discover later what it was about.
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Little devis, Kathmandu living godesses, a living tradition among the Nepalese tribes.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3065201/Kathmandus-living-goddess-survives-quake.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3065201/Kathmandus-living-goddess-survives-quake.html)
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From Wikipedia:
Kumari, or Kumari Devi, or Living Goddess – Nepal is the tradition of worshipping young pre-pubescent girls as manifestations of the divine female energy or devi in Hindu religious traditions. The word Kumari is derived from the Sanskrit Kaumarya, meaning "princess".[1]
In Nepal, a Kumari is a pre-pubescent girl selected from the Shakya caste or Bajracharya clan of the Nepalese Newari community. The Kumari is revered and worshipped by some of the country's Hindus as well as the Nepali Buddhists, though not the Tibetan Buddhists. While there are several Kumaris throughout Nepal, with some cities having several, the best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, and she lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of the city. The selection process for her is especially rigorous. As of 2010, the Royal Kumari was Matina Shakya, aged four, installed in October 2008 by the Maoist government that replaced the monarchy. Unika Bajracharya, selected in April 2014 as the Kumari of Patan, is the second most important living goddess.[2][3]
A Kumari is generally chosen for one day and worshipped accordingly on certain festivals like Navaratri or Durga Puja. In Kathmandu Valley this is a particularly prevalent practice. A Kumari is believed to be the incarnation of Taleju. When her first menstruation begins, it is believed that the goddess vacates her body. Serious illness or a major loss of blood from an injury are also causes for loss of deity.
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Thank you so much both for sharing these truly beautiful and stunning portraits and also for your detailed description of the Living Goddess tradition in Nepal.
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Aguinaldo, these are beautiful portraits! Interesting depiction of the mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism.
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Thank you so much Ann and Akira for the kind words.
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I believe that buying this camera (D5) and lens (105mm f/1.4E) was the most well spent money in photographic equipment I ever did.
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I feel the same way about my D5 — a totally amazing machine!
:) :) :)
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Very sober documentary style shooting ;) I like them!
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Very sober documentary style shooting ;) I like them!
Thank you Erik.
I'm glad you like it.
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Olé Atpaula.
I enjoyed the series a lot. Very interesting custom, beautiful with a mix of innocence and character. One before last (9) stands out for me as framing, action and gaze makes for a story inside the story of the image.
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Unbelievably beautiful children's portraits, I like the style in the bark you work! check this (http://fixthephoto.com/blog/retouch-tips/3-most-frequent-retouching-mistakes-how-to-avoid.html)