Photographer’s Note
Elephant sculpture near the Cathedrale Saint Paul in Abidjan.
Origin of the name "Abidjan" (from Wikipedia)
According to an Ebrié legend, the name Abidjan (formerly Abijean) came from a misunderstanding. An old man, returning from his field with an armful of branches that he probably intended to use to repair the roof of his house, happened to encounter a lost European explorer who asked him the name of the nearest village. Unable to speak the white man's language, the old man believed he had been asked what he was doing there. Fleeing in terror from this unexpected encounter, the old man shouted: "tchan me bidjan" which in the Ebrié language means "I've just been cutting branches!" The white man took this to be the answer to his question and conscientiously noted the name "Abidjan".
Exposure Time: 1/332
F-Stop: f/8.0
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 17/1 mm
Date Taken: 2009-03-03 12:00
papagolf21, lrw1966, dip, gracious, pierrefonds, lucasgalodoido, stego, plimrn has marked this note useful
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papagolf21
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(56159) 2009-05-06 4:22
Bonjour, cher ami Achim,
Un énorme éléphant n'a pas toujours d'énormes défenses.
[Proverbe africain]
La sculpture est à la hauteur de l'animal ! Impressionnant !
J'ai beaucoup apprécié l'origine du nom "Abidjan".
Un beau voyage, sans aucun doute.
Amitiés.
Philippe
Giorgio
(8670) 2009-05-06 4:39
- Impressive and funny slupture Achim, anyway a good idea, well done and TFS.
Greetings.
giorgio
Nicou
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(44491) 2009-05-06 5:08
Hello,
merveilleux captage de cet éléphant, quelle belle statue, j'adore le éléphant avec sa belle trompe en l'air, fantastique.
bravo et amitié
Nicou
wolf38
(12664) 2009-05-06 5:46
Hallo Achim. Hier kann man mit Recht sagen: das Bild ist ein wunderbarer Blickfang. Und ich muss gestehen, als Photograph kann man an diesem Motiv nicht vorbeigehen. Ein guter Schuss mit einem adäquaten Text. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.
dip
(12534) 2009-05-06 10:43
Hallo Achim,
ein interessantes Foto aus einem,für mich,unbekannten Land,
informative Notiz auch,
Grüße,
Dimitris.
gracious
(20017) 2009-05-06 10:59
Hello Achim,
Thank you for the interesting notes and the nice image of the sculpture!
captured well even this sort of weather condition!
best regards
Tony
anto95
(1794) 2009-05-06 12:41
Hi achim,
This is very great moment for take a very nice picture!
Antonello
pierrefonds
(26105) 2009-05-06 19:03
Hi Achim,
The presence of the persons has an effect of scale. The point ofvie is allowing us to see the details and colors of the scuplture of the elephant. It is well placed in the composition. The colors are enhanced by the quality of the light. Have a nice day.
Pierre
berek
(28849) 2009-05-06 20:16
Hi Achim,
interesting and funny statue my friend. nice presentation from Africa.
Greetings
Burak
Graal
(57647) 2009-05-07 0:10
Hi Achim,
unusual sculpture, amazing elephant, good shot and presentation from Abidjan. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander
Silvio1953
(41438) 2009-05-07 10:33
Ciao Achim, beautiful shoot with lovely elephant sculpture, great contrast against cloudy sky, very well done, ciao Silvio
jmdias
(19071) 2009-05-08 7:45
achim
wonderful sculpture and nice the shapes of the base, I think it is anice pov and interesting area around. sad the light wasn't the best in that moment
hugs
jorge
marietom
(31796) 2009-05-08 11:25
hello Achim,
I did'nt see this elephant in Abidjan.
Nice place.
Bonne soirée
Marie
gilou530
(35007) 2009-05-08 13:14
salut achim
un magnifique éléphant en contre jour qui semble majestueux au milieu de ce cadrage, belle image
amitiés
gilbert
lucasgalodoido
(16583) 2009-05-10 4:23
Hi John,
interesting statue of Abidjan here, and despite the weather, I´d like of the picture.
Regards,
Lucas
stego
(22350) 2009-05-10 9:14
Hi John,
An original statue in a place seldom seen in TE or anywhere else. And a funny story accompanying it!
TFS, Regards, José.
plimrn
(19600) 2009-05-11 22:47
Hi Achim,
I really like the way you framed the dramatic elephant silhouette against bright cloudy sky. Your note is also interesting.
HLJ, Pat
Photo Information
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Copyright: Achim Fried (John_F_Kennedy)
(31197)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-03-03
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Canon 40D, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/3.5-4
- Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: 2009/03 Westafrica
- Theme(s): Achim's favourites of Africa [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-05-06 3:28
