Photographer's Request for Critique
--Ray Stofberg
Washing Lady
Vanuatu '97. Some places are still devoid from electricity and life is
much simpler than we know of. This lady wash doing her laundry and
suddenly it began to pour as it can only happen in the Pacific.
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Critiques
Carlo Mogavero 
, January 06, 2009; 03:46 P.M.
fantastic...I like the red color of her dress in the grey atmosphere
Eden Grzunov 
, January 06, 2009; 04:12 P.M.
Marta Eva LLamera 
, January 06, 2009; 05:36 P.M.
Impressive image. Congratulations, you caught the moment. Regards.
Vincenzo Corbo , January 06, 2009; 06:29 P.M.
Iftikhar Ahmad 
, January 06, 2009; 07:20 P.M.
Dramatic but real life with a dash of color. Great capture and marvelous PP with impressive outcome. Thanks for sharing.
Rarindra Prakarsa 
, January 06, 2009; 10:44 P.M.
Jef Van den Houte 
, January 07, 2009; 03:38 A.M.
A strong and expressive image
Lovro Barbalic , January 07, 2009; 03:56 A.M.
great shot,congratulatios
Keith Lancaster 
, January 07, 2009; 06:25 A.M.
Excellent dramatic shot..with lovely p/p work
Suresh Randadath , January 07, 2009; 09:34 A.M.
Amazing. The contrast of colours and monochrome is wonderful. The rocks on the background with the lone woman adds drama to the picture. Great!
Emma Parra , January 07, 2009; 02:28 P.M.
Good story, acomplished of an apropiated treatment to enhance the shoot. Well done
Wendy de Kok , January 08, 2009; 01:26 P.M.
Cantone Giovanni , January 08, 2009; 01:27 P.M.
Ian Cameron , January 08, 2009; 06:42 P.M.
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This looks like an absolute epic shot in the same style as my favourite travel photographer Steve McCurry and his monsoon series. Just love the atmosphere it oozes.
Ralton Bentley , January 09, 2009; 01:37 A.M.
this is so good! well done!
Ray Stofberg 
, January 09, 2009; 02:22 A.M.
Thanks everyone for your nice comments. Taken during a travel of 2 months through the pacific. This is taken on Tanna Island part of Vanuatu. At that time there was no electricity on the Island besides several diesel generators. It also has a very active vulcano which I visited as well.
This is one of my favorite shots ever. This shot is part of a series of 3. The lady started doing her laundry when the weather was still fine. This was take one.
Suddenly the sky started to turn pitch dark and the first drops of rain were coming down. She looked up to see what was happening. Take two.
It began pouring like it can only happen in the tropics, the lady decided to take advantage of the sweet water from the rain and continued to wash her clothing without taking into consideration her less than comfortable own situation.
The camera I used fortunately could weather this, the lens turned out it could not I remember.
Andrew Blyth , January 09, 2009; 05:09 A.M.
That's amazing to see, and very well taken photo. Thanks for sharing.
Armindo Lopes 
, January 09, 2009; 01:51 P.M.
Different kind of work and very well executed. Lucky catch and great visual effect. I can see cats and dogs... Congrats.
Vicente Concha , January 09, 2009; 05:54 P.M.
Hello Ray.
Exceptional moment, stunning graphic document. Congratulations, Best wishes. Vicente.
Bettie Coetzee Lambrecht , January 11, 2009; 12:43 P.M.
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Just so stunning, Ray. Worth sacrificing a lens, I think, for such a special moment. Thanks for sharing
Ray Stofberg , January 11, 2009; 02:19 P.M.
Andrew,
Thanks for your comment!
Ray Stofberg , January 11, 2009; 02:20 P.M.
Armando & Vicente,
Thx! Sometimes you need to have a bit of luck to stumble upon a compelling image I guess :)
Ray Stofberg , January 11, 2009; 02:22 P.M.
Bettie,
No worries, the lens lasted for the trip. It fell apart a few weeks later. It wasn't one of the most expensive lenses anyway (AF 28-105/3.5-4.5). Nowadays I use weathersealed lenses but frankly I have never again tried it under these circumstances.
Len Marriott 
, January 12, 2009; 10:17 A.M.
Ray
An above average travel shot elevated to the 'Dramatic' category by the rain. Luck favours the prepared! Fine result for your efforts. Too bad about the lens but, judging from this shot, it didn't die in vain. Best, LM.
Steven Richardson , January 22, 2009; 01:10 P.M.
Ray ,, Great capture. I love the way this photo portraits the drama. The Gray contrast adds to this effect. Great composition, and nice choice of shutter speed for the failing rain. Congrats on a great shot.
Shea Riggenbach , February 22, 2009; 03:22 P.M.
rama krishna reddy aluka , July 12, 2009; 04:22 A.M.
thank u Ray i saw a
good pic. color is really point out the lady
Ivan Mikulandra , July 15, 2009; 06:10 P.M.
srujan punna , July 17, 2009; 10:44 A.M.
Egri Eduard , July 29, 2009; 09:54 A.M.
Valentin Mihailov , August 11, 2009; 01:44 A.M.
Martin Bauer , August 31, 2009; 05:52 P.M.
hi ray,
stunning work!! i added it to my favorites...
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