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ifege (46923) 2020-06-18 0:26

Hi Gert
Another good group of life photos from Mali.
cheers
Ian

pajaran (114891) 2020-06-18 1:14

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa deca u tradicionalnoj nosnji.
Lepo pokazano sa fotografijama u radionici. Lepe fotografijer i secanje. Dobar rad skeniranjem slajdova.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.


Greeting.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautiful children in traditional costumes.
Nicely shown with photos in the workshop. Beautiful photographer and memory. Good work by scanning slides.
I wish you a nice day, all the best.

Royaldevon (85606) 2020-06-18 2:36

Hello Gert,

This is the innocence of youth; the thought of having their photographs taken by a white photographer must have been such a new experience. Older females often loose this confidence which seems to have happened in this case.

I know I had trouble photographing ladies in Pakistan, though the young girls were very amenable.

Those young girls look as if they have inherited their clothes from a more senior person. You know, older siblings pass their clothes on to younger members, sometimes but not always appreciated!

Just like you, when we were children, we were threatened by eviction to Timbuktu if we miss behaved. The place was almost fictional in our minds!

Looking at your photographs, there seems to be evidence of once grand stone walls, mixed with those of dried mud. It must have had a grand reputation to be so well known in distant places.

I love the dress fabric of the lady in green! She makes a good focal point, though the guy behind her makes a pleasing diagonal with the wood he is carrying. The expression on his face suggests it might be heavy!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

CLODO (45116) 2020-06-18 7:05

Hi Gert

You have time to spend hours searching in your slides some street scenes. I feel the young girls were happy te be taken in picture, whereas the old lady doesn't want. I have heard that muslims don't want to be taken in picture because we are stealing their soul and they won't go to the heaven.......
Cheers
CLODO

jhm (211734) 2020-06-18 9:39

Hello Gert,

Nice taken out of perfect position.
With the three girls, was maybe the mother, she was maybe shamed for the western man.
As always excellent photographed.
An excellent composition, lovely presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jmdias (114262) 2020-06-18 12:32

gert

the main post has a better quality, but I liked the personages of the other two posts. a pity the man and the woman were mixed in the image in one of the posts, it would be nice to see them isolated in different photos. but, of course, these kind of photo isn't the way we want. nice view of the area.

take care

jorge

Tue (91564) 2020-06-18 13:45

Hej Gert,
Et godt billede med de tre piger go deres store smil og kvinden som skjuler sit ansigte. Det klare lyse hjalp med at få farverne på deres tøj godt frem mod den grå væg i baggrunden.
Lars

GyurMaster (24668) 2020-06-18 14:20

Dear Gert,

All three photos are nice, but this time it is beyond doubt that the main upload was the ultimate choice. Its composed very wisely, but of course its the human interaction between the subjects and the photographer, which sells the photo. I have to add it to my faves.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PaulVDV (62802) 2020-06-19 0:40

Hello Gert,
Very good title for your picture. At least the 'NO' didn't run away.
I also like your second picture in the WS very much. Besides the man it shows the fascinating architecture in Timbuktu.
Interesting story on your experiences in that legendary city. I'd also think Timbuktu must be one of those places you should see.
A pity there were only few traces left of its old glory. In addition, the residence conditions were particularly harsh. Hopefully the stamps could ease the suffering.
PS: you haven't seen all pictures in my recent WS.
Best regards, Paul

emka (157280) 2020-06-20 1:02

Hello Gert, Nice view of these girls looking with interesting at the pale guy with a camera. I looked also at the Workshop photos and all your previous ones, some of them posted twelve years ago. Can you believe it?
New7Wonders of the World (2000–2007) was a campaign started in 2000 to choose Wonders of the World from a selection of 200 existing monuments. Even if it was a strange and perhaps stupid idea, inspiring for someone who wants to see everything (can you guess who? hahaha). There were chosen seven wonders and 13 other finalists. I haven't seen two out of twenty - Acropolis and Timbuktu. No problem to go to Athens but I will never see Timbuktu :(.

have a nice day

MAlgo

tyro (30513) 2020-06-20 9:14

Hello Gert,

Exactly. Who would know, after nearly 40 years, what exactly were the emotions of the woman on the right in your main photograph? The young girls seem happy enough, even anxious, to have their pictures taken and the lady at least hasn't sown any anger. And the place does look a bit dusty and hot and probably not very exciting in all three images. For me it certainly doesn't have the immediate appeal which your photographs of Bobo had.

I do like your photo of the man and woman passing each other as they proceed in different directions, he carrying two planks of wood while she appears quite elegant with her upright posture and rather heavy and warm looking clothing carrying what appear to be some washing bowls. Interestingly, in that picture and your main one (which you say were taken very close to each other), the walls we see appear to be made of brick - though I presume these are mud bricks.

However, in your other workshop picture, the building with the doorway at which the man is waiting appears of adobe construction and it also seems to have those protruding wooden spars in its walls. I presume that this isn't a mosque so would it appear that those spars could be in any building of this type?

And, still on that particular shot, it is interesting to wonder what it is he is waiting for. That tall wooden stick is not in his hand (I think it is nearer to the camera than he is) but he does appear to be gesticulating with his right hand - maybe to someone we cannot see in the darkness beyond the doorway. We shall never know.

Three fabulous photographs and a fascinating note too.

Excellent!

Kind Regards,

John.

ChrisJ (171220) 2020-06-21 11:27

Hi Gert

Even today, there are still a few Muslims who honestly believe that having their photo taken is some kind of witchcraft that captures a person's soul. The adult woman might also just being extra cautious in case her husband ever sees the image and asks her why she is smiling at a foreign cameraman? Some jealous husbands are like that. Tfs!

alvaraalto (42804) 2020-06-23 6:09

Hello Gert,
Timbuktu is certainly a name more represented than just any city in Africa.
The name has a special place in Dutch culture and can be found in a Dutch teen film, a television program and in various books.
The city must have a magical appeal from its past.
The three beautiful photos do fit in this image.
Have a nice day, groet Rob

worldcitizen (15956) 2020-07-06 13:02

Hello again Gert,
The three girls squint against the sun as they welcome your camera, while the older woman is trying to disappear! It's a street scene with character, and I like the dress of the young girl standing up, too.