Childhood

Oh the feeling in this shot great job.

Such raw expression here…. humbling.

you have style/ amazingly well captured

taken in 85.you must have more!

this is stunning life shot!

super capture of a lovely pair of children… such a lovely smile – great photo!

this is so gorgeous!

Wow..what a fantastic portrait!! The desaturated colours work so well

This is a brilliant capture!

What a contrast, such obvious poverty and such pure happiness in those smiling eyes. A very poignant image, captured with much humanity. Very well done.

What a great expression on the little girls face! Nice capture. Ken

Great capture

Great portrait

wonderful picture. well done, what a moment

Wow- great image

majestic!

what an extraordinary image!

wonderful editorial shot…..stunning capture

Wow such a fantastic shot.

Wow, this is an impressive portrait! You`ve made good use of available light, perfect exposure and selective depth to give this a 3 dimensional quality. Very natural pose and expression, you must have made her feel very comfortable to get that natural smile. But what I think I like the most is your strong composition and crop, and subdued tonal balance. This picutre stands out amounst the best I`ve seen in the reportage genre, and it would certainly not be out of place on the pages of National Geographic. I can`t think of any better way of telling you how much I like this, and I`m really surprised there aren`t more comments here. Killer shot !!

PS: forgot to mention the catchlight in the eyes. Nice touch!

Good art is supposed to evoke an emotional response. This image does just that. I see such innocence and hope in her eyes, but the texture of the skin on her hands speaks to how hard her life is. The setting speaks of squalor, but there is also joy here. Simple, powerful. Extraordinarily sharp, in more ways than one.

Hi Roslyn
If I wore a hat I’d take it off to congratulate you on this excellent artwork.
I love it.

Wonderful portrait. great smile and look.

Wow beautiful work- were you doing aid work?

great job. right time, right place. perfect!

This is gorgeous, there’s so much feeling in her eyes.

National Geographic would love this one! They do have a submit your own images for review. I would suggest you submit this. The composition, colors, emotions and tones are really spot on!

This is great. I agree with Shell4art…I can see this being in the NG magazine. Just stunning.

Billyboy hit the nail on the head. Have you though of submitting it to Nat Geo?

great capture ! such a nice sister caring her little brother. lighting good.

I’m in awe!!

Splendid shot!

Wonderful shot.

Hi Roslyn, you have a wonderful portfolio. With my “other” life being a photo director for an international news agency I see so many different sides of you, all of them sensitive, but unique. Congratultions.

Wow, what an amazing shot !! Must have been an incredible experience :)

this is brilliant.. a stunning shot perfectly captured..

Such a wonderful portrait!

Brilliant portrait. You’ve captured the innocence of children beautifully despite the harshness of life. A really special image!

Oh precious little children. Great image.

This is one of the warmest portraits I have ever seen. It is very moving and so natural. Bravo!

very powerful

Unbelievably stunning!!

Stunning portrait.

Wow – amazing and very powerful portrait, awesome work!

What a magnificent & powerful image.

wow! this is such a powerful image – so emotive. love the tones/colours and light… well done!

This is such an amazing image, there is such age in the girls eyes and hands-wise beyond her years.

beautiful photo, so intriguing!

Stunning shot Roslyn. I love the different emotions. Well framed too. Best wishes

Roslyn, This is my second comment on this image. I view it in my favorites often and am stricken each time by how captivating the image is. I don’t know if you ever saw the NG cover with the Afghany (sp?) young girl with the stunning/captivating green eyes but this image has a very similar impact on me. Regards, Ken

Terrible poverty , YET Love & Caring in this beautiful girl’s eyes. Great emotional sensitive photo. Love it.

Excellent capture….a very powerful image.

A very good composition. Would love it in B&W as well

An Absolutely Gorgeous Portrait, simply Gorgeous!

there is so much joy and love. very touching.

Now that’s a completely great portrait.

Great capture – well done!

This image is definately a classic and to me it plays on more than one emotion. As soon as I saw it and before I read other comments I thought that this was as good as I’ve ever seen in the National Geographic Magazine. It joins my favourites.

What a beautiful shot…

I revisit this photo from time to time, a proper Geo photo that is!!!

very touching…..thank you for sharing….

An enchanting capture

Super picture, at the same time sad and glad….

Amazing portrait! Truly a superb capture.

Beautiful portrait :)

You have beautifully captured a precious moment in time!! Wonderful!

Wonderful picture.. so cute and beautifully captured

Absolutely so adorable !!

Thank you elbambino. They were beautiful children.

Thanks Rosina.

Evocative, wonderful, heart warming, soul touching – just stunning.

Thank you so much for your kind comments.

I have just quickly looked thru your stuff whilst preparing the kids for recharging, you have some great work. Well done! Enjoy that retirement – I am sure you deserve it.

You are so kind Simon. I am just a happy snapper who works in fits and starts. However I am learning lots and am keen to learn more about photoshop.

this is the most touching image that I have seen for a while. amazingly beautiful

Thank you Zuzana. The children were from a very poor and remote mountain village.

GOOD Shot !!!!

Thanks so much for your interest.

awe.. they look so cute.. amazing..

Yes they were beautiful children. Thank you for your comment Chetan.

This is a superb image, Roslyn – love it!

Thanks for taking the time to look at my work Colleen. Thanks for the fav too. I look forward to seeing more of your work.

powerful! fab!

I can´t believe it, what an amazing moment!!! Fantastic work. Straight fav!!!

wonderful image

Wow absolutely stunning…everything about it is perfect..

Hi Angel. Thanks for your comment.

Hello Eva and Klaus. Thanks for taking the time to look at my work. Children really do have a way of reaching your heart. Thanks also for the fav.

Thanks for your kind words Babbler :-)

Hi Alecs. Your kind comments are really appreciated.

Great shot!!

PRECIOUS!!!!

We would love to have this image in the Good News Group – Sharing & Caring

Amazing!

This is a winner!

What an exceptional shot, so young and yet sooo old! Haunting and disturbing at the same time, the art of photography to capture a moment and then spend hours in the reflection on it :)

stunning shot !

Oh my God, these kids break my heart :( I can’t believe they they can put that beautiful smile on their faces, in this hard life!! May God save them and bless there heart…

really can’t take off my eyes out of her hands and the little baby…Thanks a lot Roslyn for the beautiful capture and for sharing it, very well done!

congradulations on your feature

What a marvellous and intense capture!

Aww, this is really touching! Beautiful photograph, Roslyn! Congrats with the feature!

Very beautiful capture!! It would be an honor if you would add it to our group, All Street Portraiture & Photography.