Ethiopia: Mursi lip extension Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

With this picture, I'd like to show you, how the lip of a Mursi woman looks like without the clay made plate. Sincerly, I'm more impressed when they don't wear the plate. Also what impressed me is that her eyes are almost completely invisible. And what about you? You can easily make a comparison, clicking on my previous photo.
On the same page you can read about the experience I had, when visiting these people and some infos about them, included the reason for practicing the lip extension or wearing the plate.

This is my last upload for a while, because I'm going to leave on next Sunday and will be back in February.
I posted this one for two reasons: 1) I promised it to Tina (tinamunk3), 2) my next destination is Africa, once again.

Take care and see you soon!

Paolo, Gerrit, PixelTerror, marjan, riclopes, parbo, Cricri, chrisnet, siolaw, Photo65Net, ahmetgedikli, Vato_Law, john_c, bostankorkulugu, flory, tigra, MikiM, sufi, Rosa_d_MonteLua, Wanda1, sabyasachi1212, leo61, Graal, vinicio, Emile, kermit350, turkamerikali, benkrut, prezntime, josepmarin, TeresaT, sergio1, maximage, axiotea, stego, AiresSantos, abulafia, balatrek, arne, sowhat ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Paolo (40723) 2007-01-11 4:38

Brrr...buongiorno Attila...stupendo ritrtto, con colori stupendi e ottima composizione con lo sfondo sfuocato.
sembra una di quelle famose foto di Leni Riefenstahl scattate 50 anni fa in Sudan!
non avevo mai visto le labbra senza il classico piattino...e devo dire che l'effetto non è esteticamente...bello!

buona giornata, ciao

[workshop] [compare] +

PixelTerror (86334) 2007-01-11 4:47

Szia Attila,
Wow what a portrait, I have to tell I'm of course impressed by the lip but as well by the mix of white color and the skin color that gives her a somewhat frightening aspect, nice portrait with good placement in the frame and the good DoF that helps her stand out.
Have a nice trip in Africa !
Jean-yves

Gerrit (35883) 2007-01-11 4:49

Hi Atilla,
the workshop version is still more horrifying in my opinion. Good picture, this one.

Have a great btrip.,
regards, Gerrit

bantonbuju (48708) 2007-01-11 4:55

stunning!
this is truely top notch stuff, attila, and the "naturalism" of this scene is so powerful...
man, definitely stronger than with the plate in the mouth!
best wishes, j.

marjan (6085) 2007-01-11 5:06

hi Attila, another of your fantastic shots. Good OOV and cmposition . Excleent coloures and informatin about photo.
Marjan

vincz (19043) 2007-01-11 5:34

Very very impressive... Not only the lip is impressive but the painted face and the beads around bringing different colours. An excellent picture.

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Angshu (33863) 2007-01-11 6:04

Hello Attila
Superb stuff! The portrait is perfect & comparing the two shots definitely privides a complete picture. The colours on her face, the almost shut eyes & the bright coloured flowers cascading down her side..this is as good a portrait shot as any
Have a great trip & bring us great pictures from Africa
Regards
Angshu

riclopes (33035) 2007-01-11 6:54

Hi Attila, I love this portraits of yours from Africa. I hope that you bring more photos like these from this trip. For me are both very impressive, with or without the plate, but you are right about the eyes, as if he was on drugs...Excellent details and interesting b&w version. It works well, but I still prefer this one. Tfs and enjoy the trip. I envy you...
Best regards,
Ricardo

parbo (10970) 2007-01-11 8:15

Hi Attila,

Your photo is ending many peoples curiosity about details of lip extension when lips are naked. I’m very impressed too about effects of stretching skin and open her eyes. Her make up is simple but effective with yellow-white beads. Congratulations.

I wish you a good trip and lot, lot of beautiful frames as you did everytime. Take care.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul

Cricri (43270) 2007-01-11 10:18

Bonjour Attila,
Hum...trés impressionnant, des traditions un peu "barbare" que oui bien sûr que je respecte...
bon voyage et à bientôt pour de nouvelles découverte
amitié
cricri

sadeik (3159) 2007-01-11 10:42

A good portrait and good use of DOF

sIMON

chrisnet (20376) 2007-01-11 11:17

Hello Atttila,
Very impressive face indeed, it's well photographied, I can see many details, very well done!
Bedt regards
Christian

siolaw (25790) 2007-01-11 11:36

Hi Attila,
I saw a docu about the Mursi and they seem to be quite demanding in money for photos!!! Anyway...here is a spectacular portrait, perfactly framed and composed, natural colors and nice DOF and BG bokeh
Real good!
Laurent

Ulishna (2246) 2007-01-11 11:59

Hello Attila,
wery impressive portrait... so dramatic and natural... Very good work, just I can say...
Julia

markstaples (15670) 2007-01-11 15:34

Ouch! That looks quite painful. The portrait is however well framed, sharp with nice blurred background. Good work.
Best wishes
Mark

xavshot (62707) 2007-01-11 15:48

Bonsoir Attila,
Excellent portrait ! la netteté est excellente et le visage est très impressionnant. Bravo pour cette belle photo.
amicalement
Xavier

gilou530 (35374) 2007-01-11 16:17

salut attila
wouah quel masque, impressionnant de netteté ce cadrage bravo
amitiés
gilbert

ahmetgedikli (21954) 2007-01-11 16:46

Hi Attila,
An interesting portre! Amazing view, excellent colors and good DOF. Best regards.
Ahmet

lestans (15462) 2007-01-11 17:06

Certo che è impressionante anche così. e forse anche di più, come dici tu.
Che bella foto, che bel ritratto. Aspetto i prossimi!!
Ciao!

Livia

Vato_Law (11682) 2007-01-11 17:08

Hello Attila,
impressive portrait once again I thank you to show us more about the culture of some native tribes thru your photos. This approach is fantastic by her experession and by the colours on the face and hair.
I wish you a good trip.
Cheers.
Paulo

paura (38670) 2007-01-11 18:13

Attila,
Impressive portrait here, friend. Amazing the lips. Nice colors. Very well done shot.

Paulo

john_c (24635) 2007-01-11 20:00

Hi Attila,
An amazing comparison between this and your recent post. A superb close-up with an interesting blurred backdrop. Very fine work. Take care on your next African adventure.
John

bostankorkulugu (33710) 2007-01-11 21:10

:0
the colours are just superb, also the patterns on the face... cheers attila...

andante (7092) 2007-01-11 21:58

Bon Voyage, my friend, may the gods of the light bless your trip so we can enjoy the fruits of your camera. Cheers, Enrique.

Impressive portrait.

flory (4804) 2007-01-12 1:42

szia Attila,
whau,whau..this is an amazing portrait,I'm really impressed by the lips..of course the life of this people is something mysterious and fascinating for me...I wait to come back with interesting photos from there and you have a very,very nice trip!
flory

AthaPan (0) 2007-01-12 3:03

Hi Attila!

1A photo, well managed the positioning and great expression.
Colours are so vivid...

Excellent job again, my friend.

Have a nice we
Sakis

tigra (2966) 2007-01-12 4:09

Hello Attila
Brrr... very impressive portrait, scaring and at the same time gripping.
Your trip to Ethiopia should have been very interesting and exciting!
Katia

imrek (4) 2007-01-12 9:11

Hi Attila,
wow...what a mouth, it's really expressive portrait of this Mursi woman! She looks a bit as alien....good work my friend!!!
Have a nice trip and come back with wonderful pictures from Africa!!
imre

sufi (9568) 2007-01-12 9:22

Merhaba Attila, my friend...
Oh my God!... What a striking photograph... It's also amazing like the your previous picture... The point of view and the depth are perfect... Also perfect details on the mans face...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

Rosa_d_MonteLua (1504) 2007-01-12 12:34

Hi Attila!
Excellent portrait of this Mursi woman, with good details and a perfect blur on the background.
Nice colors and perfect luminosity.
Sorry for my late response, but I've been out for a few days.
TFS and have a nice weekend!
Rosa

Photo65Net (43096) 2007-01-12 13:27

Hello Attila,
A very nice Mursi portrait, with these paintings.
Very impressive.
Have a good trip !
JB.

t0mmm1 (5434) 2007-01-12 13:27

Ciao Attila,
certo che fa l'impressione vedendo la cosi, ma per me e' ancora piu' impressionante l'altra foto con il piattino... sembra una creatura da Guerre stellari... pero' come ti ho gia' detto, queste sono le loro abitudini e tradizione e di certo loro troverebbero qualcosa di strano e impressionante in nostra cultura. Ma torniamo alla foto... il ritratto e perfetto, forse convertendolo in b/n e aumentando il contrasto sarebbe ancora piu' impressionante... ma lo so, che non sei il tipo da b/n. ... ojlala... adesso ho visto che Paolo ti ha fatto un WS su questo tema... ... Io arrivo sempre l'ultimo ;))))))
Ciao e buon weekend... e buon viaggio!
Tomi

thea0211 (1355) 2007-01-12 18:04

szia attila ... ouch - ez faj! ... de akkor is africa csodalattos es nagyon szines kontinens - szerintem a legszinesseb ... igaz hogy ezt ingab akkor fogom mondani amikor mar oda jutottam :)!
nagyon jo utat kivanok es nagyon vigyazz magadra!
dora

Didi (36208) 2007-01-13 3:13

Hello Attila
Ethiopia is openned for tourism ?
Nice hot lips brrrr :) Thank's god shes not my wife.
But very interesting portrait.
Strange similitude with south american tribals.
Yo should take it a little bit wider with a crop in the right.
Cheers

Wanda1 (11003) 2007-01-13 7:20

Hi Attila,
An interesting portrait. Nice and sharp showing us all the great details of her face and the beads. Good off centre composition.
Have a wonderful trip.
Regards
Wanda

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2007-01-13 10:45

Hi Attila,
Impressive, Most Impressive. I don't remember having seen anything like this. Have a nice trip.
• With Greetings from India •
Sabyasachi

tinamunk3 (6382) 2007-01-13 12:05

Hi Attila,

Oh thank you for showing us this photo. I find it so interesting to see different customs and rituals of people around the world.....how people use different kind of decoration on their body. I find the look of those "clay plate" people amazing and......the look without the plate is just as great.

Hope I'm not too late to wish you a fantastic trip to Africa.

:) Tina

leo61 (43438) 2007-01-13 13:51

Hi Attila!
This is a very impressive portrait and a well composed photo with this nice blurred background beside.
I wish you a great trip to Africa,
take care and bring home more good and interesting photos like this one.
Best regards,Leo

Fis2 (46011) 2007-01-13 15:03

Witaj Attila!
Uuuuuaaaaa..... very interesting portrait! I like the composition and colors. Good frame and deptch. Congratulations.
Regards
Krzysztof

Graal (58209) 2007-01-13 15:22

Jó napot Attila,
unusual face and portrait, amazing shot. Good composition. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

papagolf21 (56483) 2007-01-13 16:59

Bonsoir, mon ami Attila,
Stupéfiant ! tel est le premier mot qui vient à l'esprit en regardant ce portrait.
Bravo pour cette présentation impressionnante.
C'est un succès.
Je te souhaite un excellent voyage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Henryk_Bilor (20367) 2007-01-13 17:09

Hi Attila
Wow, what a horror picture... But very interesting, how human can damage themselves. Great quality and depth of field.
Regards

vinicio (22416) 2007-01-13 17:44

La mia donna ideale, senza dubbio...
A proposito della foto, ottimo il primo piano staccato dallo sfondo, sembra un "collage" di ue foto, bravo.
Buon divertimento
Ciao
Vinicio

Emile (20007) 2007-01-13 18:05

Hola Attila.
Wow, both pictures are very impressive, excellent portrait, the white colors mixed with her black skin gives a very scary impression. Very well captured, good POV and DOF. Sharpness and colors are very good.
Well done.

kermit350 (8988) 2007-01-13 21:05

Hello Attila, the very pretty portrait, because tight framing amplifies the charisma of the subject, sincerely excel background which grows blurred for a dynamism and a strong image, .......................Hello Attila, le portrait très joli, parce que le cadrage serré amplifie le charisme du sujet, excellent arrière plan qui s’estompe pour un dynamisme et une image forte, bien amicalement

turkamerikali (4772) 2007-01-14 2:49

Hi Attila,
Excellent portrait from Africa my friend.
I like your excellent pov,focus,sharpness,colors,note,framing,lighting and blurred bg.Bravo!
Have a Safe Trip to Africa My friend.
Talk to you next month :)
Tolga

benkrut (3395) 2007-01-14 10:06

Hi Attila
Your pictures from Ethiopia and Namibia are extraordinary. This is one of the photos which tell me to forget about everything around and hit the road again - the world is so amazing.
Enjoy your trip and don't forget to share the newest photos from there.
Henryk

izmirli (3219) 2007-01-14 20:33

merhaba my friend attila
beautiful interesting portrait picture.
very good composition and light.
good colours.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

prezntime (3945) 2007-01-14 21:33

Hello Attila.
It...it is just amazing the different things that are attractive to people around the world. I have enough of a hard time talking right now. It is a very cool combination of colors in this shot. The B&W of the face paint coupled with the bright yellow beads look so foreign against the natural background.
Great shot and good framing.
Regards,
Chris.

Have a great trip.

josepmarin (33839) 2007-01-15 10:56

Hi Attila,
Perfect capture of this spectacular image. The photo of the face of this man with his paintings and especially the lip pierced to put the plate, has a great detail and high quality of image, is impressive.
Good work with the DOF.
Good stay in Africa.
See you soon.
Josep

TeresaT (10733) 2007-01-15 17:12

Hello Attila,
This is a fantastic portrait.
The lips of the woman are so bizarre.
The white paintings on her face are amazing.
You’ve positioned her very well on the composition and the blurred background is perfect.
Colours and light are great too.
Regards
Teresa

sergio1 (12150) 2007-01-16 7:44

Hi Attilla

My friend you are and artist. Really this shot is beuaty, colours, sharpness, depht all is PERFECT. Nice portrait to tribe people.

Congratulations
Sergio

maximage (13480) 2007-01-17 8:13

Bonjour Attila,
Image complètement folle!!
Tout a été dit.
Amicalement.
max

axiotea (16163) 2007-01-19 8:41

Hello Attila,
I'm really fond of this kind of portrait and it's true that it's more impressive to see the lips(because of the huge pierced hole and the hanging lower lip)without the clay plate. I remembered well the previous post(which I kept as a fav.)which was amazing.
Have a good trip...
Marilyn

stego (22374) 2007-01-19 21:47

Hi Attila,
Really impressive. As you note, the eyes are almost as impressive as the lips.
Extraordinary sharpness and colors, perfect dof.
I hope you are having (or had, depending the time you are reading this) a good time in Africa.
TFS, Regards, José.

coco (27940) 2007-01-20 7:51

Hi Attila.

First, have a nice time in Africa.

And, second, really this is a true TE picture.
Shows to us things about the world and at the same time about photography.

I don't need explain why because is obvious why.

Regards.

(I don't wish you a nice trip because, sure, now you in Africa... then, have a nice time there)

Scharan (13955) 2007-01-23 16:06

Impressionante este retrato Attila.
Ótima qualidade da foto, cores e detalhes muito bons.
Bom trabalho, parabéns.
Grande abraço,
Vera.

AiresSantos (42374) 2007-01-26 3:24

Hi Atila,
Great portrait of the Mursi woman. Excellent colours and focus. I like how you framed the picture.
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

abulafia (4802) 2007-02-12 15:13

Hi Attila
Very professional portrait, the DOF is perfect for this kind of shot, and the guy is in perfect focus.
Nice one
Harry

Giorgio (8730) 2007-02-14 2:23

- Impressive portrait, very good quality for color, sharpen and light, many thanks for the sharing and cheers!
giorgio

compdrw (750) 2007-02-15 8:17

Wonderful ...
Bravo
Reynald
Note: (see, Les peuples de l'Omo, Hans Sylvester, Edition de La Martinière)

balatrek (7419) 2007-02-17 10:13

Hi Attila,

Impressive photography, the composition is very interesting, background out of focus is perfect not to distract the attention of close-up, I like the expression of the face of this woman, the light and the colours are perfectly balances. Good work and thanks to share.

Regards
José

MichaelTrezzi (3170) 2007-02-22 15:57

Hi Attila, just stunning photos from a different World. Excellent DOF making the face standing out of the rest of the picture. Excellent work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Michael

sowhat (981) 2007-03-17 14:06

I m looking through your african photos and I m hardly catching my breath.
Another spectacular image, so telling and, I'm sure, so truthful! This is one of things that matters to me in photography.
About the technicals I can only say this is perfect. And also this image is peculiar because usually we saw colourful images of persons on a neutral (from the pov of colors)background. Here the person is a like a sculpture superposed over a collor-filled background, a live sculpture by all means!
I m sorry I can't express myself better,
Ioana

happypoppeye (4062) 2007-03-22 23:31

Simply stunning photo.

Albrecht (11147) 2007-05-16 16:18

Hi Atilla
Such a frightening but interesting face....so contrasting the surrounding...you must look closer....again a great shot!!!
greetings Albrecht

sacavem (8345) 2007-06-12 11:15

Hello Attila,

This is one great portrait.I like your sharp and good portrait. Good colours and well cropped and simple framed.

with My compliments,
Filipe

Photo Information

Copyright: Attila Szili (atus) (15476)
Genre: Gente
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-09
Categories: Vida cotidiana
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX, Hoya Super HMC PRO1 67mm Sky
Exposición: f/8, 1/640 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versión de la foto: Versión original, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-11 4:22
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