Photographer's Note
In one of the many villages that you can found near Niger river, I have spend some time to walk by the narrow streets. It's hot and sun burns the land. There is not body in the street, as a phantom village. When suddenly I see this two boys. They look at me as an stange man (I was an strange there,...), and then they come to me, they have said something, they bring me some smiles and then they follow to walk. It was an strange feeling to walk along this empty streets, nothing to compare to the crowded streets of Bamako or Mopti. In this kind of villages you can feel that you are in another time, may be in another world.
Finally, what is really interesting, is that this is the same time and the same world where we lives.
In this picture I don't look for an estetique picture, I look for to brings an special atmosphere of this moment. I have centred the picture on the two boys, with all the lines that goes straight to them trying to gives a point to focus for us.
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GG_Poland
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(722) 2007-10-14 8:07
hi Javier
very emotional and well captured scene. of course technical aspects are not so important in photography like this but everything is good done. I like it a lot. good title and note.
take care
Grzegorz
albertopiubello
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(2623) 2007-10-14 8:14
Hola Xavi,
me parece una imagen llena de atmosfera saheliana: muy bien escogido el blanco y negro que da mucho valor a las casas en "banco"!
La posición de estos dos niños le añade mucho intrés: muy bien captada!
Alberto
clio
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(27961) 2007-10-14 8:31
Bravo Javier, tu as très bien rendu cette atmosphère que tu décris. Ces maisons sans ouvertures sur la rue, ces murs plats avec comme décoration, les goutières énormes, quand on regarde ça, on s'interroge sur ce monde si différent dans lequel on vit. La présence des enfants vient pour nous assurer que ce village a bien une vie tandis que je suis en train de taper sur le clavier de mon ordi...
En plus, je trouve cette photo très belle dans sa simplicité accentuée par le traitement Net B
Félicitations
Diane
kdialyna
(3148) 2007-10-14 8:32
Exactly as you wrote to the note. All the lines go straight on them.
I would have made the same photo. I would have felt the same as you felt there. I feel like if i am there to the empty narrow streets of the ghost village.
Bravo Javier. Great shot with a very good note.
Best regards
Kosta
Galeota
(10352) 2007-10-14 8:32
Hola Javier. Ton image me plaît beaucoup, même si j'aurais aimé un peu plus de contraste telque je le montre dans le workshop que je te propose. Après tout, la chaleur écrasante demande des zones à la limite du brûlé. On dirait une scène de western filmée en amérique centrale.
saylan-cb
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(12738) 2007-10-14 8:42
Hi Javier
A very good captured scene.Great perpective and composition good B&W work...
TFS/Regards
Truja
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(4953) 2007-10-14 12:19
Hola Xavi!
encertada de ple tant en el blanc i negre com en el misatge que transmeten aquests dos bailets.
Et felicito company!
Des de Catalunya, Jordi.
Dyerco
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(10185) 2007-10-15 9:35
I always like these types of images and especially in B&W. The alley creates a nice leading line. My only comment is it would have been nicer to see the boys in the sunlight area to provide a little more detail.
Well done.
Phil
MarcT
(20964) 2007-10-16 9:50
Salut Javier,
mignon tout plein cette photo très dépouillée.
Bon choix du N&B et du titre.
A bientôt
Marc
Anna--
(7801) 2007-10-18 12:19
Ciao Javier,
bonita captura de los dos pequeños niños en este rincón de aldea. Óptima la conversión en B/N que pone en evidencia la luz y las sombras.
Anna
Iva_R
(1352) 2007-10-19 16:35
Je tombe sur celle-ci avec quelques jours de retard... D'une sobriété époustouflante, et un n&b qui met magnifiquement en valeur cette scène.
Superbe.
Ivana
Photo Information
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Copyright: Javier Sanchis (xavis)
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(3180) - Genre: Pessoas
- Medium: Preto & Branco
- Date Taken: 2002-10-00
- Categories: Vida Diária
- Camera: Nikon F60, AK-S Nikkor 24-85, Kodak 400
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
- Tema(s): A Mali trek, In black and white [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-10-14 7:59
- Favoritos: 1 [ver]
