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10-SEP-2006 Wojtas

5th: Kayan woman
by Wojtas

"Long neck village", Thailand

I took this shot on a 3-day scooter trip around Chiang Mai, Thailand. I visited so called "long neck village" near Myanmar (Burman) border. Female members of the Kayan tribe wear brass coils around their necks from the age of 7. This results in deformation of their chests, which makes their necks appear unusually long. The neck, the colors, her look, the guitar and (of course) memories the shot revokes - it all makes this particular picture my personal favourite of all taken last year.

Nikon D70s ,Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom
1/40s f/4.0 at 18.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Sep-2006 04:45:03
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D70s
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Sony Talk Forum 11-Jan-2007 12:16
That transfixed me. In my mind it sits alongside some of my favourite National Geographic Magazine pictures. Glyn Powell.
Katherine Stanback's Photos10-Jan-2007 01:21
Wonderful capture - I love the colors, and the expression on her face!
Sony Forums Challenges07-Jan-2007 15:12
Wow, this is such an interesting portrait...of a woman and of a culture. Beautiful colors and very well taken, Wojtas. MFC
Jerry Curtis05-Jan-2007 23:36
I agree with John... this mage is surreal. Hard to imagine someone deforming themselves like this in the name of some misgiuded concept of beauty. Very well captured, though and great colors.
Martin Polanic 05-Jan-2007 16:39
Beautiful portrait, Wojtas, one of the best I've seen!
Sony Forums Challenges04-Jan-2007 13:03
Portait of an alien playing on a guitare... Very unusual, I feel a kind a tension between the arifically deformed human body and the vivid colors. remarkable shot, no question. MCsaba
Sony Forums Challenges03-Jan-2007 23:31
Her head looks like it was pasted in from a different photo. Very natural and surreal at the same time. jrdu
inframan 03-Jan-2007 19:33
Amazing! Great colors, composition, lighting, expression & above all, of course, subject. Just about takes my breath away.