Lighting a Fire by Hand, a photo from Central, North

Photographer's Note

We went on a "Kalahari Bushman Walk" while staying at the Deception Valley Lodge. They demonstrated Bushmen hunting and survival techniques. Here they are lighting a fire by rubbing sticks together.

It's a lot, lot harder than we thought!

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christina (2040) 2004-11-30 17:25

i liek the low warm light in this image. The smoke adds another interesting effect. I would love to see other portraits of these men because they look very interesting . Nice image of a different way of life!

fmg (4) 2004-11-30 18:32

Excellent composition and color rendering. A better scanner would help you to put this photo in another dimension.

arnabchat (7225) 2004-11-30 23:37

like your shot, color tone and light (levels and variations in one shot).

joebatista (133) 2004-12-01 1:44

The lighting the composition the background all work perfectly here.
Fantastic shot

t0mmm1 (5436) 2005-07-18 6:41

Hi. I like this picture very much. I think that it deserves much points that are accumulated here. First of all I like the colours and the composition, but what I really like, is the fact that beside walking on two legs, also making a fire has distinguished us from other species of mammals (or if you like - animals). This is like making a picture of prehistory. TFS.

fijiphil (1353) 2006-05-31 17:44

This is a wonderful photo, well framed and with great intensity captured in the expressions of the two men.