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maesai july 2004
Published: 2005-06-06 06:44:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 8114; Favourites: 399; Downloads: 1354
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thailand 050704 - 180704(not a posed picture, its an spontaneous instinctive shot)
my sincere thanks to all for your kind words, esp ravinss and diamondie. this picture was taken in the edge of northern thailand (maesai). i was walking around holding a dslr looking like a tourist. this child was playing with other kids, somersaulting off a bridge (top left in the background) and i tried to shoot them in action (didn't get a good shot). they saw me, ran over and asked for some change. quite a common "10 baht?" expression in those areas...
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May I use your picture for a non-profit advertising campaign for our school. We are trying to raise funds for a worker in Thailand.
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Im off to thailand in November, hopefully ill get some good shots like yours.
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wow this shot is amazing...great work! definately a favourite...i'm thinking of going to thailand at the end of this year
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That's really amazing. Sorry I don't have something more interesting to say but I figured I should say something.
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Wow. I love everything about this photo. I'm going to Thailand on April 29th and the thing I'm most excited to do there is take photographs. I love the tone quality and how the background is slightly blurred so the boy really stands out. So much emotion. Amazing.
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he's actually "wei"-ing (showing you respect) in an effort to get your money.
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I love your deviation. I have to do a little project about emotions, gestures etc. in my school. Could I use your deviation?
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yeah ok, what would u wanna say about this picture?
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I just want to put it into a kind of gallery with other great deviations and write there your name and web-adress. You know, sometimes is better to leave photo without any comments
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fantastic capture, great shot!
Congrats on the DD...
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It's a great photo!!!!!!!!!! Amazing even!!!!
Watchout from the admins to remove this picture.
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this is so natinal geographic!
focusing is good!!
brilliant!!
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this is so "national geopraphic"!
focusing is good. brilliant!!
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The image contains a lot of dignity in itself, and his expression is respectful. Technically it is excelent too.
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did u give him any change >_> ? And its a splendid capture.
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probley already heard this but......................AWESOME PHOTO!!!! AHHHH!!!
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Wow. . . the look in that boy's face speaks quite a few words. Incredible pic. I can see how it wasn't posed even though it looks so. I'm guessing he was asking for change and you snapped a pic. Beautiful peace. I agree that the somersaulting pics would have been awesome, but I think this one is even better. Wow. I really don't know what more to say.
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congratulations exelent shot exelent angle exelent light all is in the right place
MELOLONTATIONS
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Reminds me of when i was living there. nice shot, brings back memories ^^
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Awwww, this is so beautiful. I love it.
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It was the same in Lao too. I was in the Morning Market, and a boy about 3 was digging through ashes for cans. He looked so hopeless... I turned around to ask my mother for some money to give to him, and her hand was already out with 60 baht. I had to chase after him to give him the money. He just silently thanked me and ran off. I wanted to cry.
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The innocence of a child.. is greatly amazing. The look in this little boy's eyes simply haunts me, to say the least. Though his gaze is also calming. Very beautiful on how you've captured this image. It definantly hits home in some areas, but then it also gives this distant sort of feel. Magnificent. Keep up the great work, and hope to see more of your photography as DD's. I definantly intend on adding this to my favorites. 
~Melanie "MJ" Mitchell/ ~KeiSparrow
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Truly a beautiful shot. I am left perplexed on how you were able to take the shot so fast while boy was looking at you and maintain focus?
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Wow beautiful photo, the boy as such a beautiful eyes I just love the photo!! So... 
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This is such a captivating shot. The mud and the water I can almost feel. Very moving.
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Amazing!
Did you give them some money?
Anyways... what I like is of course the expression, but also the DOF... It isolates the subject, but it also shows the environment which he lives in.
Kudos!
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wow! i saw this on the daily deviations side bar, and was sucked in! this is an unbelievable shot! the sand on the childs hands and the independant streeks of liquid whether it be rain, pool or tears, maybe even sweat... it all says so much. then the final gripping point are the praying hands, they seem to be pleeing, pleeing for something i can't give. it is a powerful picture on that the world should see. this goes to my favorites! thankyou for sharing this one!
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Have you consider working for National Geographic?
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OMG that is such a sad picture u can just see all the pain and sadness of the boy. It's great how imotions can be captured in a picture. I wish my art was more emotional keep up the good work.
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This shot is suitable for National Geographic cover. Great job man!
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