Camera: Sigma SD10 and Lens: Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX at F1.8 - 2.5
Yesterday, I went to a small village outside Kunming together with my friends Karin and Samuel Linde. When we first came to the village the village seamed to be totally empty. We were quite surprised. Soon we discovered that everyone had gone to the local market and it’s there most of yesterdays pictures where taken.
Best outdoor use of the 30/1.4 I have seen so far. I love that lens, and it is great to see other people have been getting great results as well (outside of the predictable complaints on the Canon SLR lens forum). I guess I will have to sometime take mine outside! :-)
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This is Karin and Samuel Linde. :)
What a pleasure, Carl - and I guess you don’t frighten children more without your beard than with ;).
I think you showed your friends the Lindes the best kind of visit in the village.
The little girl resting on the seed sacks is perfect.
It is such a pleasure to see such faces, all the older and young with good things in their faces, and also the mother or sister and boy, who are for a moment not sure.
Best as you know,
Clive
Great Stuff Carl!
Great shots Carl. Makes me want to return. Hope you’re still in Kunming when I finally manage to get there.
Great work Carl.
I like the composition … very inspiring.
Magnifique!
Full of joy and humaneness.
Great portraits. And of old persons, like old dog-eared books, full of hard life which gives sweet heart in the eyes…
Thank you very much dear Carl. These pictures are full of you…
Kind regards,
Georges
Nice work, as usual, Carl. Looks like you have a lot of fun with your work, and it looks like your subjects enjoy it, as well.
-pvs
Wonderful!
My favorite is the little girl with the puple and yellow
Carl,
Wonderful work—I am in awe! Just 4 more weeks to my 30mm…..
Cheers,
Chebb
Mike! COME COME COME! :D I’ll be back anyhow.
What’s not to love? Just perfect :)
Hate to ask..but, what lens and camera?
thanks for sharing.
i’ll be back to look again :)
David
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No text. Simply speechless.
Best outdoor use of the 30/1.4 I have seen so far. I love that lens, and it is great to see other people have been getting great results as well (outside of the predictable complaints on the Canon SLR lens forum). I guess I will have to sometime take mine outside! :-)
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-CW
I agree……….very well done. I’m not a gear freak but I am pleased that Sigma is offering that lens in 4/3 mount.
Great stuff man
Charlie
Lovely, captured the whole scene :)
Great set of pics, Carl. I enjoyed every one of them! Some of the faces are incredible to look at and soak in.
A few of my faves:
http://www.rytterfalk.com/vill/vill06.jpg
http://www.rytterfalk.com/vill/vill22.jpg
http://www.rytterfalk.com/vill/vill24.jpg
http://www.rytterfalk.com/vill/vill29.jpg
Excellent work. Thank you.
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Exelent photos, a delight to view Carl.
Great pictures, Carl, happyness shines through.
Halldor
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Great work … I like the composition … very inspiring.
Kostas Sarris
Nice work, as usual, Carl. Looks like you have a lot of fun with your work, and it looks like your subjects enjoy it, as well.
-pvs
in such situations I am always concerned that people would be offended if I took pictures of them…but it looks as if they really had fun with you guys!
Cheers,
Tif
way it shows the character of the faces. Both young and old…….
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Great pictures,baby!
you always say that i don’t visit your webpage!
now i am here and enjoy them!
they are so beautiful as usual and i like them because they can tell me stories!
i love you!
I love you too baby! Now I know you visit my homepage, and I’m pleased to hear that you enjoy my work. :)
Can you tell me what stories they tell?! :D
Very nice. I always like your portraits. They convey a lot of feeling.
Carl,
These are all wonderful, I really enjoyed the photos of the children. They were so bright and joyful, their eyes told so much of their excitment to see you photograph them. Thanks for sharing these fabulous shots…
-MKrause…
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I love pictures like these
Love your work as always! Man blir märkt…
Speciellt den skeptiska gullungen i vitt :)
Em
mmm.. Hon är skeptisk kan man säga.. Jag visade henne bilderna från kameran, i hopp om att kanske få ett leende, men nejdå! Det var inte min dag. :)
men bilden blev ju bra, så jag får väl åka tillbaka o tacka. btw, väldigt kul att du tittade förbi, visste inte om du vågade dig in. haha..
Höres!
nu ska jag skriva här
jag har favoriter, Inga nummer på bilderna men jag räknar
uppifrån och ner: you are good
1 Handen, händer är vackrast. Vad har han i halsen
5 låtsasbil med riktig cykel bakom, framträder så bra
14 vapen och prickar, Otäck
15 Säger massor
19
21 Har hon mer fokus i bild 2
23 Liten, oj oj den är väldigt fin
28 skuggorna och det gula, gillar den mycket
33 väggen, rörelsen men huvudet still, !!
Älskade Kalle…sitter här och grinar…är så stolt över dig. Bilderna är fantastiska…man blir så berörd! Framför allt blir jag så rörd över allas kommentarer! Det måste kännas!!!! Känner mig samtidigt lite utanför… det är så mycket vi inte vet om dig och ditt liv… längtar så efter att få vara med och få veta…Älskar dig!!!
Kram! Braitalaina
Britta! Skönt att pratas lite idag, och att se din kommentar! Allas kommentarer betyder massor. Det är som en flygande matta.
Men du känner mig, du ser mig i deras ögon. :) Det är iallfall så jag vill synas.
Hoppas nu allt går vägen och vi kommer härifrån snart. Linn är riktigt otålig och börjar spara in på löjliga småsaker som en burköppnare som vi behövde för middag jag lagde när Håkan ringde. :D Det blev bara en av tre burkar öppnade. Var för mycket jobb utan. haha.. Men kanske hundra burköppnare senare så har vi sparat ihop en tusenlapp eller så.
Nej, en vacker dag så står vi där, innanför dörren. Då ska jag berätta.
// Kalle & Linn
What was the working distance in these?
vill_08, _18, _19
Very nice effect.
rich
Also vill01
Rich: About a meter or closer. Thanks. :)
I thought it must have been close because of the nice selective focus effects. In my film days, I enjoyed doing that at outdoor festivals (such as our Charles Dickens festival) with my Nikon 50mm f1.2 lens. I would generally strike up a conversation with people and they never objected to a photograph.
Can you explain how you approached these people for a shot? Did you have a translator?
thanks,
rich
Awsome pic. I wish I could take pictures as nice as yours for my site
Great pictures!
I had a wonderful time following the story.
Now I want to go to china too:)
Best regards from Israel,
Erez Katz
这里是中国哪里 很简朴很纯真的人们
Hi 浩生! (hao sheng)
Well, this is a small village outside (or inside) Kunming city in Yunnan. Very very friendly and nice people. I will go back and say hi. :)
Btw, nice to have a Chinese visiting my site. Linn (Liu DongYun) says hi!)