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Shyness

Fakrul Islam (Sylhet, Bangladesh)
Photographed October 2008, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Islam, who is president of his hometown photographic society, encountered this young girl in a tea garden. “It was evening when I saw her waiting for her mother to bring back fresh drinking water,” he recalls. “The eyes, the solemn look, the shyness of the girl compelled me to take this photo.”
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Exquisite

Posted by carol Arrington on July 22,2011 | 07:22 PM

This is one of those photos that you would never get tired of loooking at and sharing with friends. Those eyes! The colors! Superb!

Posted by Pat Hall on July 6,2011 | 07:39 PM

THIS should have been the 1st place winner! Excellent color, composition, interest, pathos. Just superb!

Posted by Pat Hall on July 6,2011 | 07:14 PM

Suberb. It looks like a masterful oil painting.

Posted by Mary Lozano on March 30,2011 | 02:38 PM

Everything about this portrait is stunning. Oh the color! I just seat here and stare at the eyes of this child.

Posted by Lucianna on March 26,2011 | 06:26 PM

The PERFECT photograph. Composition, lighting and color...perfect.

Posted by HYMAN RABINOVITCH on March 19,2011 | 02:56 PM

Superb ! Its like Steve Mccurry;s work.

Posted by Debashis Mukherjee on March 19,2011 | 12:17 PM

History in the making.
Excellent lighting. Even the pot has great character. The colors are definetly effective.
The eyes and the fingers in the mouth are great.

Posted by Sharon Carver on March 9,2011 | 12:22 PM

Great portrait. The eyes are very expressive

Posted by Ann Henderson on March 6,2011 | 09:33 PM

wao. very nice pic baiya. go ahaed.

Posted by khaled ahmed on March 4,2011 | 08:01 AM

excellent portrait Sir

Posted by Md. Arifur Rahman on March 1,2011 | 10:29 PM



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