Beside the banana tree by Anthony Begovic
Anthony Begovic

Beside the banana tree by

A woman in a bright orange dress looks out over the backwaters in Kerala, India.

That is a banana tree she is standing next to. Not only is it’s fruit delicious and sweet (much better than the crappy bananas we get in Melbourne), but the large leaves are used as plates for eating spicy ‘thali’ throughout Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

I would like to have framed this a little differently, but it was taken from a moving boat, and only seen at the last second.

Favorite

Tags

tree, dress, female, birds, environment, indian, alone, farm, tropical, tropics, banana, lifestyle, swamp, kerala, alleppey, backwaters, equator, india, rural, orange, travel, portrait, woman

Comments

  • drec
    drecalmost 4 years ago

    great use of depth of field and focus, her dress gives good contrast as well. nice work

  • wellman
    wellmanalmost 4 years ago

    I reckon the framing is spot on! The hands exude such calm – a brilliant capture indeed

  • Susan van Zyl
    Susan van Zylalmost 4 years ago

    Love it! Those white spots seems like it could be birds she’s looking at. Love the dramatic foreground, accentuate the lovely orange dress…. ummm orange is my favourite colour,
    ovely orange, not lovely dress ;-)

  • Stephanie Johnson
    Stephanie Johnsonalmost 4 years ago

    The framing is great Ant. It really tells a story too. Fantastic shot!

  • Jane Keats
    Jane Keatsalmost 4 years ago

    Well great effort from a boat! I love it, the colours and the figures of the woman and the tree :o)

  • Alf Caruana
    Alf Caruanaalmost 4 years ago

    very nice capture Anthony, I can’t believe how sharp it is being taken from a moving boat. You can certainly make your own story out of this…and nothing wrong with this framing

  • kazcook1972
    kazcook1972almost 4 years ago

    It’s a great photo Anthony, such wonderful light… And my mouth is watering at the thought of Thalis – yum!

  • Wendy  Slee
    Wendy Sleealmost 4 years ago

    a beautiful image, she seems deep in contemplation….wonder if she would ever get glimpses of our world, the way we just have of hers…
    thank you Anthony….

  • JaneAParis
    JaneAParisalmost 4 years ago

    I love the bright orange against the surrounding greens. The distant birds are nice too, that she is viewing. The way her hands are positioned adds to the photo interest. Thanks for sharing the knowledge about the leaves and bananas. That is very interesting. I have never seen a banana tree. Smiles from Jane:-)

  • migaloomagic
    migaloomagicalmost 4 years ago

    how well you did to take this from a moving boat….
    we used to grow banana trees at Tottenham (western NSW) and Port Macquarie (at the watchhouse/local luckup keepers residence)…..and we have many photos of me under
    the banana trees…..i find this image takes me right into it…… i’m really drawn to it,
    wonderful wonderful work!