In Mandara mountains Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Far North Province, also known as the Extreme North Province (from French Province de l'Extrême-Nord), is the northernmost constituent province of The Republic of Cameroon.
The province is one of Cameroon's most culturally diverse. Over 50 different ethnic groups populate the area, including the Shuwa Arabs, Fulani, and Kapsiki. Most educated inhabitants speak French, and the Fulani language, Fulfulde, is a common lingua franca.
The Fulani (Fulbe) make up a large portion of the Far North's population.
More than 974,408 people in the province speak one of the various Chadic languages and thus comprise the plurality of the population. Many of these are Kirdi, (pagan in Fulfulde) peoples who refused to convert to Islam during the Fulani conquest of the 19th century. Many of these Kirdi today live in the province's mountainous western border, as this areas was more easily defensible against he Fulani invaders.
Sustenance farming serves as the primary occupation for most Far North residents.
Village farmers typically sow in concentric circles around the farm. Hedges surround the farm to keep away animals. Farming tools are typically simple hoes, sickles, knives, and machetes. Farmland is burnt during the dry season, then crops are planted at the first rains. These farms can be quite extensive, as in the Mandara Mountains area. Here, farms climb up the mountain slopes in terraces held in place by stones.
(From wikipedia)

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gabrielpat (6543) 2006-08-28 18:50

hi alberto,
jolie vue de l'activité du village,le tout très traditionnel.:)

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wolf38 (12719) 2006-08-29 6:53

Hello Alberto. Beautiful idyl in a village in Cameroon. The people attend to their usual occupation. And nevertheless the picture works like one animates stage in the theatre. The participants are well distributed. The picture is composed good and pleases me very well. Many greetings, Wolfgang.

DougC (47) 2006-09-03 4:14

Well done, Alberto. Excellent sharpness, and good color contrast without going too far. The photograph is well-composed without having been artificially arranged; in other words, artistic but natural. Of course, any photograph of Cameroon automatically rates higher with me!

brevbrev14 (372) 2006-09-05 11:43

Ciao ALberto una BELLISSIMA immagine!una davvero bella immagine di vita quotidiana del Cameroon!!Bella composizione, colori e POV.
Bravissimo!

Valeria

gigicacco (645) 2006-09-10 15:42

Ciao albert hai proprio delle belle foto. Questa mi piace molto, una scena di vita composta molto bene con bei colori e molto naturale. complimenti ciao gigicacco

Wanda1 (10945) 2006-09-13 13:57

Hi Alberto,
A wonderful clear image showing daily life. I love the bits of colour that pop out here and there from the peoples clothing. Very nice shot!
Regards
Wanda

nika (0) 2006-09-14 7:42

Estoy realmente alucinado con tu pagina de fotos y tu presentacion . Son imagenes preciosas que muestran tanto la belleza de esos lugares y sus gentes como la sensibilidad de su autor . Un auténtico regalo para bucear en los detalles , notas y descubrir los lugares que nos enseñas y presentas .

Me gusta esta foto (todas en general) y la destacaría por la referencia o dimensión humana , la presencia de gente en su habitat cotidiano , sus actitudes , gestos , colores .

No tengo muchas referencias del Camerún salvo el recuerdo de 2 niños , Salim y Rougui que fueron acogidos durante 1 año por mi familia a través de una ONG .

Un placer disfrutar de estas imagenes

PD: muy bella introduccion o perfil

Nos vemos !

THEGHAT (43) 2006-09-18 12:13

Bonjour Alberto,

Ton essai pour la couleur est parfait. Ton cadrage aussi: tu as "supprimé" le ciel lors de ta prise. Bien joué; il n'avait pas d'intérêt.

Belle scène de la vie quotidienne

rossofuoco (6352) 2006-09-21 2:29

Ciao Alberto.
Bella foto di vita quotidiana. sembra di tornare indietro di qualche bel secolo. Bei colori caldi ed è bello tutto il colore delle donne immezzo al marrone delle case.
Renzo

atus (15452) 2006-09-25 17:13

Ciao Alberto,
le foto che ci mostrano la vita di tutti i giorni di questi popoli remoti sono tra quelli che preferisco. In più se c'è una descrizione così interessante ed esaustiva a corredo dell'immagine...Foto tecnicamente molto ben fatta con luce giusta e colori vivi e ben saturi. e bello anche che dei presenti nessuno ti bada e i loro atteggiamenti sono naturali e spontanei.
Grazie e complimenti!
Attila

sc07 (1288) 2006-11-05 10:46

Ciao Alberto!
Superbe photo, la compositipon est très habile et très bien réalisée. J'aime beaucoup cette scène de vie, la façon dont tu l'as photographié: personne ne pose pour la photo, les expressions sont naturelles, on est vraiment ainsi immergé dans la vie de ce village. Bravo à toi! Tu as vraiment un style particulier, un style propre dans tes photos africaines, très différentes dans leur composition, dans leur couleur de celles d'autres membres TE (Gaby par ex)
Seb

maximage (13367) 2006-12-15 10:50

Bonjour Alberto,
Je découvre aujourd'hui ta gallerie photo, tes photos d'Afrique sont superbes, bravo pour ce beau travail.
J'aime beaucoup l'ambiance que dégage celle-ci en particulier.
Amitiés.
max

a1b2j (153) 2007-01-19 17:53

salut
c est une belle photo
belle prise
Bien centrée
les couleurs sont magnifiques
GOOD WORK
BYE