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"Exuberance": Great Grandmother: Kenya 2002
"Exuberance": Great Grandmother: Kenya 2002
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2002 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Kenya
Date: Nov 16, 2002
Aperture: F2
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Portraiture, Travel
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2006

 When the 2002 challenge was announced, I was over the moon because I had a digital camera and I had been to Kenya twice. We have a school there.

On the day this shot was taken, we took our year 8 students on an excursion to a tea factory...something that schools don't really do. After the excursion, we went to one of the teacher's (Donnie)houses for dinner (stewed rabbit). They live on a tea field where worker pick leaves for 12 hours for about $1 a day.

This is Donnie's grandmother. No one knows just how old she really is, but they estimate around 95. She still chews tobacco apparently.

The shot was taken with a Canon G2. In order to have my batteries recharged, I had to go to the local barber shop about 5km from our school because we didn't have power at our school.

We started with 5 students in 2001 and today we have three schools and almost 400 students in one of the poorest areas in Kenya.

As for the photo, she posed for me in the doorway of her house and gave me that amazing smile while her great grandchildren were screaming their heads off in fear of this white man!

I did a bit of dodging and burning and USM, pulled back the saturation, border and resize.

Thanks to everyone who got me into the top 10. It's nice to finish there after just 4 months.


Statistics
Place: 9 out of 201
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Views since voting: 2752
Views during voting: 309
Votes: 192
Comments: 28
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 02/03/2007 07:19:04 PM
I rediscovered this shot tonight while searching for photos of Kenya, and it makes me excited for the possibilities of what I might find if I get to go. A close friend is involved in a project to build a school in Kenya, and she's working on convincing the sponsor to pay for me to go along as a photographer to document the project. No clue if it will happen, but it would be an amazing opportunity if it does. :-)
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 12/16/2006 11:54:24 PM
So much "life" in this picture... Lovely lady and a beautiful picture..
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 06/21/2006 06:35:48 PM
This is a great picture, nicely done! Congratulation on your top 10!
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 05/19/2006 06:53:00 PM
Wonderful expression here. Great portrait!
Regards, B.
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 05/15/2006 05:26:45 PM
What a wonderful look on her face.
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 04/09/2006 10:29:11 AM
I'm really happy for you, Congrats on such a beautiful photo!
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 04/09/2006 03:06:56 AM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. Wonderful shot!
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 04/09/2006 01:57:03 AM
Congratulations on an extremely fine finish and excellent shot. It's so natural and the lighting and colour contrast are amazing.
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 04/09/2006 01:40:03 AM
super nice
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 04/08/2006 08:15:28 PM
SUPERB !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/08/2006 01:37:51 PM
great shot of a great model. this is one of my top 3.
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 04/08/2006 08:51:39 AM
I really do like this photo.
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 04/08/2006 01:34:16 AM
Fantastic textures,colors and shadows. Great work.
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 04/07/2006 09:52:23 PM
Beautiful colors and tones. Great expressions and balance in framing. Beautiful piece!
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 04/05/2006 05:37:42 PM
beautiful. i hope this goes in the top 10..... best one ive seen so far in this challenge
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 04/05/2006 12:02:06 PM
Wonderful capture and colour 10
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 04/03/2006 01:35:01 PM
Nice shot
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 04/03/2006 08:57:52 AM
Great shot! Like the color and lighting.
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 04/02/2006 07:58:23 PM
Just awesome expression, lighting, and color! Great stuff! 10 if I could!
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 04/02/2006 04:22:30 PM
Beautiful portrait!
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 04/02/2006 03:31:32 PM
An interesting portrait. I bet she has stories to tell.
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 04/02/2006 03:22:15 PM
Nice shot, you can feel the love. Good Job 10!
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 04/02/2006 07:43:01 AM
Nice, very nice.
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 04/02/2006 05:41:09 AM
Great personality caught in this portrait. Perfect use of the lighting!
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 04/02/2006 03:12:07 AM
An excellent photo. I particularly like the clarity and the depth of field. You are really talented. Well done.
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 04/02/2006 03:05:08 AM
I really love this as she has a great smile and it is also a great image as well.....
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 04/01/2006 11:53:10 PM
Amazing quality and sharpness considering the equipment we had back then! Wow! 8
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 04/01/2006 07:11:55 PM
Bravo. My favorite so far. I love the series of strips in her sweater and on the wood! Great colors and the lighting is kick A!!
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