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There's a stranger in our street


There's a stranger in our street
Photo Information
Copyright: Gert Holmertz (holmertz) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 596 W: 54 N: 589] (3460)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1982-01
Categories: Daily Life, Event
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Kids from the World Part III [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-01-17 1:37
Viewed: 790
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It's late afternoon, the sun is getting low, the children are hurrying home after collecting the laundry, doing the shopping and filling the bucket with water. But they're not so hurried that they can't find a moment to stare and giggle at the stranger with the camera.
This is from Ouagadougou in early 1982. Only the major streets were paved. In the residential areas the streets were covered with the typical African red sand.
Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.
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Hej Gert,
A fine and balanced composition, the bucket is the is well placed in the "golden point". There is a good harmony in the soft colours and it is quite amazing thar you have managed to avoid cars in the picture. Were there no cars?
Hälsningar
Gunnar

This photo is really nice. It's a good representation of the daylife in Burkina Faso.

Réjean

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  • toto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2360 W: 107 N: 2491] (13369)
  • [2008-01-18 9:10]
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Belle photo de cette rue animée et de ces gens qui s' activent, ces jeunes qui posent pour vous nous montre le moyen de transporter tant de choses chez eux, sur la tete, et cela n' est pas aisé, je l' ai essayé a plusieur reprises et le mauvais placement de la charge fait qu' elle se retouve a terre, lourde bien sur.Jolies couleurs et belle prise.
Je vous souhaite a vous et votre famille mes meilleurs voeux pour cette année 2008, j' espère que cette année sera un grand cru pour ce que vous avez décidé de faire ou avez espèré .
Amitiés Thomas
Je reviens

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