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Muthashi
Posted by Mithun Varma (Bangalore, India) on 18 October 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
"Muthashi" means grandmother in my mother tongue and this gracious lady is my grandma :) The woman who is my role model.
I was trying to make her pose for a photo. She wont agree to. Finally I got her in this hearty laugh. A laugh at her first grandchild's desperate attempts to take a portrait of hers :)
"Grandmothers and roses are much the same. Each are God's masterpieces with different names."
-- Unknown
Thank you for stopping by my photoblog.. Pls provide your comments on my snaps.. Its greatly appreciated..Your valuable suggestions will help me learn and improve my photos.. Have a nice day!
sreekala from India
this is the best photo of my mother and i feel proud of my elder son for taking this photo.
19 Oct 2008 3:22pm
Rajesh Pai from Bangalore, India
Varmaji., the way you presented the photo was really delightful. :)
20 Oct 2008 5:26am
Nithin from Kodungallur, India
Etta,
What I saw was her grace,
What I read was your heart,
What they said was, "Great!!!".
And what I felt is beyond words....
20 Oct 2008 11:25am
Oscar from Mollet del Valles (Barcelona), Spain
Fantastic portrait, you've got something more than an image. When I look at her eyes I can not stop smiling
24 Oct 2008 1:37pm
Swetha Iyer from New Haven, United States
Her smile is addictive and you have done a great job in getting it at the right moment. Kudos!!
24 Oct 2008 11:10pm
Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates
beautiful portrait and so natural, nice in BW.
29 Oct 2008 8:49am
Bipin from United Arab Emirates
man, there is a life in all photographs. really, this is photography. and u did the best colour correction. really great snaps.
15 Nov 2008 4:07pm
vinod varma from India
HEY MITHUN...GREAT JOB...YOU HAVE CAPTURED VALLIAMMA'S TRUE GRACE...
23 Nov 2008 6:24am
Laura from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Great portrait - worth all the effort you went to to persuade her to pose for you
4 Mar 2009 12:13pm
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
A fantastic portrait of this wonderful matriarch! Well done Mithun!
6 Jun 2009 10:07am
Canon PowerShot S5 IS
1/80 second
F/3.5
ISO 200
34 mm