Village in Suzhou, China, 2004 by Jennifer Zhou

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07-NOV-2004

Village in Suzhou, China, 2004

Age has put its marks onto the wall, onto the stone, and onto the face of this old woman. I imagine that she and this village have both endured many changes and hardship over the years. It was quite moving to see her gentle smile move over her aged face.

Canon EOS 10D
1/1250s f/5.6 at 15.0mm iso200 full exif

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Ashley Hockenberry		03-Dec-2011 17:30
nice

Paradoxal Studio Classic		27-Jan-2007 09:01
What a beautiful picture, full of wisdom.

Harald Schillhammer		25-Nov-2005 08:44
Nice pic. I wish you would capture more of the "old" China before it is gone for good. With your talent, the results would surely be overwhelming. I have been to China 3 times within the last 12 years (mainly to more remote places) and the excellerated rate at which the old, charming places vanish is alarming - well, that's the downside of progress. Keep up your excellent work.

Guest		17-Dec-2004 22:05
I like this one, the old and kind looking woman suits very well with the old sorrownding, the warm light also helps to give this kindness to the person. But I have a question, don't you think that perhaps if you just croped it a little little bit you wold not have achieved a bit more strenght on the women's face?

alibenn		11-Dec-2004 19:50
Hi Jen, I have admired your images for a while and have been steared back onto them recently by Phil. I like the use of empty space here very much, the sweet light emphasises the textures of her skin. I love it.

Guest		16-Nov-2004 01:51
Very Good

Guest		10-Nov-2004 18:38
absolutely great

Phil Douglis		10-Nov-2004 05:56
***A very simple, straightforward portrait. Everything in it speaks of age. It works because of the way you've integrated the colors of old building and old earth with the old woman. The key to the image for me, and probably for you, too, Jen, is the bench of stone. It is a primitive, hard, and old bench, but she seems right at home on it. It is part of her, part of her world and her life. She is old China, poor China, yet to her, it is her China, a China that looks back, not forward.

Guest		10-Nov-2004 03:43
Rostic and wrinkled, full of history and stories, lovely texture and hue.

A Reid		10-Nov-2004 02:46
I like the composition. Many people would put the lady in the center of the picture but I like how you moved her to the right of the frame.

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