Fishes Market, a photo from Atlantique, South

Photographer's Note

Marché aux Poissons en fin d'après midi, à Abomey au bord du lac Nokoué au Nord de Cotonou.
Depuis cette embarcadère, on attend en 1/2 heure de barque à moteur, la cité lacustre de Ganvié,la"Venise verte" du Bénin !

Fish Market in the late afternoon, in Abomey on the edge of the Nokoué lake, north of Cotonou.
From this the pier,we can reach in an half hour motor boat, the lake city of Ganvié, the "Green Venice" of Benin!

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BennyV (11781) 2011-10-21 11:09

Bonjour Vincent,

Every country seems to have its own Venice, most of these place only have water and boats in common with the original. Still, all these Venices say a lot about their respective countries.

This is a great picture & a great location. I think I'd prefer this Venice to the Italian one, but that's jut me. A good wide sweeping view, with that yellow in the middle attracting some attention too.

The composition is good, but I wonder about possible alternatives. Here you went for the overview, but the shot seems to hesitate a bit between the people on the left and the boats on the right. So we end up with the yellow jerrycan in the middle... This composition is intriguing in its own right and I do like the shot very much, but I wonder if there's more to follow.

Looking at the date this pic was taken (yesterday!), you're probably still around there. Enjoy your trip.

Benny

smarcell (19571) 2011-10-21 11:46

An interesting image, describing a world so different from the one we live.
Regards
Stefano

brianmcc (3270) 2011-10-21 14:51

hi vincent,
this is a fascinating picture. the scene is very interesting. the landscape also looks incredible. great viewpoint.
regards,
brian

CLODO (20067) 2011-10-22 1:08

Bonjour Vincent

Il est pas frais mon poisson? Tu nous fait rentrer de plein pied dans l'effervescence de ce marché arfricain, coloré, au retour des pirogues.
Bon WE
CLODO

holmertz (20504) 2011-10-22 3:16

Hello Vincent,
The dirt and the mud would make it less appetizing in my mind to buy fish here, and I can imagine the smell. But it's a fine picture with the crowd of people to the left, the boats lined up centre and right and the various containers and baskets up front. You have captured the African market atmosphere very well.
Regards,
Gert

mafegan (8340) 2011-10-22 6:10

Hello Vincent
You have managed to capture a scene with so much in it. This wide view is very informative and you are hiding nothing - not even the rubbish in the foreground. Cheers, Marlene

jjcordier (51942) 2011-10-22 23:12

Vincent
Te revoilà en Afrique et pour une photo très intéressante et très caractéristique de la vie aux bords de ces lacs très fréquentés.
Amicalement
JJ

jemaflor (58971) 2011-11-03 0:14

Salut Vincent,
Bien équilibrée cette photo animée et colorée, bon effet de profondeur d'image,scène typique d'Afrique.

Gerrit (43069) 2012-03-14 14:05

Magnificent view over the boats, the folks and the landscape.
Excellent photo,
Regards, Gerrit