Archive 2023 · Mountain Girl
p.1 #1Mountain Girl
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I visited a remote mountain village in Himachal Pradesh, India, where I met this young girl. She had an endearing smile. The views were spectacular, as the image suggests.
-Charles
Jun 06, 2023 at 07:54 AM
p.1 #2Mountain Girl
Charles,
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
Jun 06, 2023 at 11:37 AM
p.1 #6Mountain Girl
Danpbphoto wrote:
Charles,
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
Dan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-Charles
Charles,
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
Dan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 07:30 AM
p.1 #7Mountain Girl
Dave_E wrote:
A beautiful image, wonderful smile.
Dave
Thanks a bunch, Dave. She had such a sweet and innocent smile, untouched by modern society and all its complexities.
-Charles
A beautiful image, wonderful smile.
Dave
Thanks a bunch, Dave. She had such a sweet and innocent smile, untouched by modern society and all its complexities.
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 07:31 AM
p.1 #8Mountain Girl
douter wrote:
Charley, your processing is top notch!
Douglas
Thanks a bunch, Douglas. I really appreciate that!
-Charles
Charley, your processing is top notch!
Douglas
Thanks a bunch, Douglas. I really appreciate that!
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 07:32 AM
p.1 #9Mountain Girl
bcguy wrote:
What a warm, modest smile she has. Very beautiful!
She had an air of innocence about her. You really see how uncomplicated and more pure this sort of life is!
-Charles
What a warm, modest smile she has. Very beautiful!
She had an air of innocence about her. You really see how uncomplicated and more pure this sort of life is!
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 07:33 AM
p.1 #10Mountain Girl
charley5 wrote:
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
DanDan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-Charles
Thank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote
Charles,She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
-Charles
Thank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
Dan
Jun 07, 2023 at 08:40 AM
p.1 #11Mountain Girl
Danpbphoto wrote:
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
DanDan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-CharlesThank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2...Show more →
I always love your stories, Dan! Thankfully, I am not in a war zone here. Mountain people are naturally friendly, particularly when I supply them with prints a few days later. Then they always welcome me back.
-Charles
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
Charles,She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
-Charles
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2...Show more →
I always love your stories, Dan! Thankfully, I am not in a war zone here. Mountain people are naturally friendly, particularly when I supply them with prints a few days later. Then they always welcome me back.
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 08:56 AM
p.1 #12Mountain Girl
charley5 wrote:
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
DanDan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-CharlesThank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
DanI always love your stories, Dan! Thankfully, I am not in a war zone here. Mountain people are naturally friendly, particularly when I supply them with prints a few days later. Then they always welcome me back.
-Charles
The Hmongs and Monty's were always friendly when paid respect. They had been colonized by so many Country's and hated by the Chinese.
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.
Danpbphoto wrote
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
Charles,She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
-Charles
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
Dan
-Charles
The Hmongs and Monty's were always friendly when paid respect. They had been colonized by so many Country's and hated by the Chinese.
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.
Jun 07, 2023 at 09:13 AM
p.1 #13Mountain Girl
Danpbphoto wrote:
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
DanDan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-CharlesThank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
DanI always love your stories, Dan! Thankfully, I am not in a war zone here. Mountain people are naturally friendly, particularly when I supply them with prints a few days later. Then they always welcome me back.
-CharlesThe Hmongs and Monty's were always friendly when paid respect. They had been colonized by so many Country's and hated by the Chinese.
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.
So interesting to see without looking. One has to drop a lifetime of looking, and bring in something far more subtle.
-Charles
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
Charles,She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
-Charles
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
Dan
-Charles
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.
So interesting to see without looking. One has to drop a lifetime of looking, and bring in something far more subtle.
-Charles
Jun 07, 2023 at 09:17 AM
p.1 #14Mountain Girl
charley5 wrote:
She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
DanDan, yours is a classic shot. It says so much if one reads between the lines. The fact that they were barefoot to me just shows how much more in touch with planet earth the indigenous people are.
-CharlesThank You Charles!
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
DanI always love your stories, Dan! Thankfully, I am not in a war zone here. Mountain people are naturally friendly, particularly when I supply them with prints a few days later. Then they always welcome me back.
-CharlesThe Hmongs and Monty's were always friendly when paid respect. They had been colonized by so many Country's and hated by the Chinese.
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.So interesting to see without looking. One has to drop a lifetime of looking, and bring in something far more subtle.
-Charles
The human senses can become a litany of non primary areas of use.
Thanks Charles!
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
charley5 wrote
Danpbphoto wrote
Charles,She indeed has a beautiful smile and bare feet!!!!
I posted a photo awhile back of 2 Montagnard girls seeing their 1st American in 1968.
While there was not the engaging smile, the timidness of the younger sister and the curiosity of the elder sister had to take that shot with an Instamatic.
The indigenous peoples of SE Asia were almost 100% barefoot at this time.
I always wondered about sharp objects and such.
Again wonderful engaging image!
Dan
-Charles
It was a surreal experience for my team. Our translator spoke at length to the 2 young girls and they led us to the village elder. The village is in our right rear.
I told this story before but I used my ration card to buy cigarettes, liquor, candy, and "womanly things" and presented them to the village elder as a sign of friendship as well as the courtesy of letting us pass through his "property" without a confrontation. All over the area of operations I was working in and/or Country at the time.
It worked 100% of my 2 years in SE Asia. We were always welcomed and spent some time drinking their "village brew". It was nasty stuff! It was fermented in the ground and with a liquid I wilI not disclose what is was, “Ba Moui Ba”(not the real beer) learned how to pretend to drink without swallowing. So as not to offend the elder or his wife. The wife of the elder was especially kind and especially nasty if we did NOT present her with a "gift". She came 1st.
Just some blabbing about people meeting a people never seen before. Yes they had seen French soldiers but no Americans.
Thanks!
Dan
-Charles
I learned my preface to the story from my mentor upon arriving in SE Asia. He was an Inuit eskimo. A seal tracker. He taught me how to "see" without looking.
I carried all of his teachings through 40 years of federal service also.
-Charles
The human senses can become a litany of non primary areas of use.
Thanks Charles!
Dan
Jun 08, 2023 at 08:34 AM
p.1 #16Mountain Girl
Zeno973 wrote:
Such an innocent shot.
Indeed. There is a purity there.
-Charles
Such an innocent shot.
Indeed. There is a purity there.
-Charles
Jul 04, 2023 at 10:27 AM