Child Photo Competition 2014 No 2 : Entry Number 251

Judges Comment

A really outstanding photo! The light composition and her face, as a part of the blurry background, transfers this picture into a real dramatic scene. You put the focus on the hands of this child and not on her face. Unusual but effective! My first impression was a recollection of religious scene. It really conveys feelings for me! Congratulations to the winner!!

Photographers Comment

Thank you so much! As a persistent travel photographer with focus on Asian culture- and biodiversity, I am seldom at home. The scene - shot on the fringe of an almost arid plateau near Savanketh, Laos - shows one many girls who carried heavy water buckets on a coffee plantation. In the middle of the dry season, every break is welcome.. (135mm @ f2.8 FF, moderate post) I thank the jury from the bottom of my heart and would like to express my kind respect to everyone who has been honored here. All the best from Germany, Wolf
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