Children of Papua 19
A couple of happy faces for the weekend….
Rubber Lady
She was waiting to get paid for the rubber cakes she delivered to a trading post near my guesthouse when I asked to take her photo. She agreed and gave me this million-dollar smile.
Sunny Boy
He was viewing the displays in a store when I asked him for a photo. He was a bit shy but nevertheless struck this winning pose accompanied by a wide, sunny grin.
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The drag of endless mental work in a strange land takes its toll. Fatigue can kill so petty escapades provide hopeful deviations from the brewing madness. An aging DSLR keeps good company to a walk around the neighbourhood, a short drive to a scenic place, or a silent recollection in a quiet nook granting that the host community and the elements of nature would allow one a safe passage to solitude and contemplation. Loneliness quickly turns to joy when something exciting gets captured by the cam’s shutter then set free into the laptop’s screen followed by electric words that rush from the fingers to the keyboard in an effort to describe the moment. Alas, the brain is alive once again!
Such beautiful life in the smiles of the children
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Sweet the smiles.
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Both beautiful smiles! I think I’m smitten with Sunny Boy!!
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🙂 He does look like a lady charmer.
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Great smiles….but the teeth look so good, white and straight. Yet we in the western world spend a fortune at dentists for much less attractive results
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Beautiful smiles and perfect teeth! Must be the excellent diet of native foods without the Western diet horrors of high fructose corn syrup and other additives. Dr. Weston A. Price would be proud! Thanks, Shutter Bug!
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Thanks, T Hollis and David. How observant of you to notice the teeth. And mind you, it was not like I choose those with the best teeth from the crowd. The decision to photograph them was perfectly random.
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Love these two picture, you captured them with vivid smiles!
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Thanks, gamaraca.
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Beautiful smiles…..great shot!
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Thank you, Cyn Strang.
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The photos intrigue me. You imply that they are snapshots, quickly taken, yet the lighting is good, providing the “just right” highlights.
I’d read your statement under your picture (upper right corner) before, but it means more to me now because, as I’ve spent quite a few days alone in this foreign city recently, I have had similar thoughts and feelings.
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Hello, Mona. I very, very rarely use the flash or set-up artificial lighting for my photos. So, yes, these photos were taken using only ambient light. Thanks.
And welcome to the club! I’m glad you can now relate with my melodramatic statement above. 🙂
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Those photos are generous and gorgeous – love those happy faces. Great job!
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Brilliant! Love the B&W!
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Thanks a lot.
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