Ida at the Paoay sand dunes

Ida climbing the soft sands in Suba, Paoay, Ilocos Norte

I just like this photo. The utter simplicity of the composition, the two toned colors dominating most of the image and the seeming movement of Ida, the subject, struggling to climb the soft sandy hill just captured my eye.

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15 February 2010

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  • http://www.jerycgarcia.com Jeryc Garcia

    Don’t you think the subject is too centered and too far? The composition is taking away the inherent tension of the woman struggling up the hill. My two cents :)

    • http://www.estancabigas.com estan

      pre, thanx for your comment. personally, the person is really not that important that I need to go closer as well as follow strict compositional rules. i want to see her amidst her environment.

  • http://www.jerycgarcia.com Jeryc Garcia

    “The person is really not that important” — but you said Ida was your subject.

    Anyway, my comment is not about following strict compositional rules. It’s about taking the inherent story of the situation and reinforcing it visually :)

  • http://katpalasi.com kat palasi

    i am amazed at the starkness of the light. i sympathize with the “struggle” she seems to be going through. i like feel of the sand–as if i too were struggling with her…I enjoyed the photo. beautiful work, estan!

  • http://www.estancabigas.com estan

    jeryc, i prefer it subtly. hehehe

    kat, thanx.

  • http://www.fudot.wordpress.com michael terence fudot

    what a nice pic! what camera did you use?

    • http://www.estancabigas.com estan

      hi mike,

      thanx but is it related to the camera being used? I would rather not say it that way. :)

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