Rush hour in the Nile Photo

Photographer’s Note

Public ferry arriving to Aswan in the morning. It's rush hour and everyone is in a hurry to go to their jobs in Aswan downtown. They live in the west margin of the Nile river, in the blue villages that I showed you in my previous posts. In spite of being packed with locals, the ferry has distint areas for men and women. You can see that most women are still sat in their area while the men at the right are looking impatiently for an opportunity to jump to the pier instead of waiting in the line.
No visitor to Aswan or Luxor can fail to notice the dozens of cruise boats moored along their Corniches and here you can see three of them parked side by side as giant floating buildings obstructing the view.

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carper (65646) 2008-11-13 3:51

a lot of people on this small boat Ricardo,
it's a fine capture, good perspective and fine light in the shot, good photojob, have a nice day.
regard jaap

jasmis (50995) 2008-11-13 4:05

Interesting report photo. Really teaches us about the world.
Regards.

paura (39258) 2008-11-13 4:27

Ricardo,
Interessante não apenas o barquinho lotado mas também as embarcações no BG. Acho que quem está melhor dessa situação toda é quem está dentro do barquinho à vela ao fundo, que deve estar rindo como nós da situação. Fico pensando no esforço da gorda senhora descendo pela táboa e se todos aqueles que estão atrás estão torcendo ou não para que ela caia...

Abraço

Paulo

jhm (83328) 2008-11-13 4:28

Hello Ricardo,

According to my is this public ferry and dangerous boat, to much people and a dangerous entry.
Excellent background, good summer picture.
Very well composition pleasant picture for look it.
Very nice done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

bema (9080) 2008-11-13 4:29

Hi Ricardo,

don´t want to know what happens if one of this ferris will sink in case of overloading,

very ffine daily-life-capturing with pretty colors, good pov and a fine sharpness..

Have a nice day, Bernd

serp2000 (9707) 2008-11-13 5:00

Helloo, Ricardo,
Good shot! I remember views in this part of Egypt like the same. Superb colours and fine details. TFS!
Serghei

jmdias (19861) 2008-11-13 6:15

ricardo

foto bem ilustrativa, a gente pode viajar nela. O contrast entre a embarcação maior e a menor é gritante, a paisagem desértica e as águas criam outro grande contraste e os personagens apinhados na embarcação formam uma cena muito bem apanhada., belo trabalho

abraços

jorge

feather (50144) 2008-11-13 8:03

My goodness! I wonder how many people drown in a year. The boat is dangerously full. Can you imagine the furore this would cause in Europe who likes to wipe our noses for us! ;D Excellent daily life shot with great learning potential.
Kath

robiuk (10763) 2008-11-13 8:04

Good post, Ric, showing the local side of life - as opposed
to the tourist one that most of TE members would do!
We can see here that due to calm water of Nile it IS
possible for those boats to carry a huge amount of people,
but god knows how would that work if they only
had some sort of 'health & safety' regulations, the way
we have here in the West.
And those cruise boats in the BG - if I remember corrrectly,
when they're moored like this (close to each other),
it's possible for passengers to cross from one boat to
another without wetting their feet!
;-D
Cheers,
Robi

Gerrit (36269) 2008-11-13 9:15

Hi Ric
What a giant cruise ships for a river. The crowded ferry is a great capture, especially the lady walking the thin line.
Regards, Gerrit

stego (22448) 2008-11-13 9:16

Olá Ricardo,
Muito bem apanhada, apesar de poder passar por um instantâneo banal para os olhares mais distraídos. A compo (enquadramento, arranjo gráfico / posição dos barcos) está excelente, com o ferry na diagonal e os barcos de cruzeiro a conduzirem o olhar para a visão típica de Assuão: veleiros e grandes dunas atrás de margens verdejantes. E tb há, claro, todas aquelas pessoas, afinal o mais importante de tudo.
Um abraço, José.

delic (6735) 2008-11-13 9:19

The cruise boats and the half-empty public ferry make an interesting counter-point. Nice juxtaposition and impeccable timing, Ricardo. I also like the tight composition. Regards,
Hakan

emka (22319) 2008-11-13 12:16

Hi Ric, so you travelled to the other side of Nile by this ferry? I would be afraid that it will sink. But I think the felukas are more pictuesque. Are they still there? I think I see one on the other side. Interesting observation of the life on Nile. These cruise boats are imposing. Have you made such a cruise?

Regards

Malgorzata

kevinos (6927) 2008-11-13 12:42

This is a lovely, vivid slice of Egyptian , daily life, Ricardo.The angles are just right, one can feel the rocking of the boat.The sense of a moment caught in time, is great.I love the woman precariously walking the plank.You even have a cruise boat, a few sails and a bit of desert, just to give some relevant context. regards Kevin

chris04stop (2509) 2008-11-13 13:47

So an old world, Ricardo, ans SO an intelligent photo. Ciao,
Anna Paola

giorgimer (21478) 2008-11-13 14:28

Hi Ric,

nice to see a daily life scene, istead of the usual touristic ones. Good moment capture.

Very well done!

Gio

adores (15755) 2008-11-13 17:02

Olá Ricardo!
Uma boa cena quotidiana! Este grupo da direita está muito bem captado, gosto das caras deles a olhar para a senhora que está a atravessar. Também gosto do contraste entre este barquito dos locais e os barcos do cruzeiro.

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-11-13 18:12

Olá Ricardo,
isso sim é superlotação, e bem engraçado ter captura bem na hora que a senhora gorda atravessava, uma situação difícil pra ela. O interessante é que no Rio São Francisco em Minas esse tipo de cena é bem comum também, assim como nos rios da Amazônia.
Parabéns pela foto e Abraço

hispic (7399) 2008-11-13 19:03

Olá Ricardo,
It's an excellent shot shows a glimpse of the local life, very suitable for TE's mission. Your choice of the motif and composition are accurate and marvelous.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

shevchenko (10072) 2008-11-13 19:16

Hi Ricardo,
So much to learn through the journey, good pov to show a little boat against bacground large ships, lively daily life shoot to show situation of local people taking trasportaion, thanks for sharing.
Ally

wolf38 (13111) 2008-11-13 22:10

Hello ricardo. During the hasty running over the TE pages I see your beautiful photo. It pleases me very well. With regards, Wolfgang.

trekks (14334) 2008-11-14 9:16

hi Ricardo

The famous Nile!

I like the candid daily life scene of this ferry scene and showing how river transport is so important to the people in this region.

And the wooden plankwalk is such a typical thing even in Sarawak.

Good to see the vessels in the background.

tfs, bill

Cricri (43738) 2008-11-14 11:08

Hola Ricardo
Incroyable comme un petit bâteau peu transporter autant de monde a la fois, pendant la traversé il vaut mieux ne pas se mettre prés du bord!!!
belle scéne bien capturer
Have a nice weekend for you
cricri

pablominto (41354) 2008-11-15 1:37

Hello Ricardo,

I like the contrast between the water taxi and the large sightseeing boats behind!
And that gangway seems to require a steady foot, hehehe...
This is a fine documentary, showing a fine slice of daily life!

Greetings,
Pablo -

JCG (25749) 2008-11-15 11:26

Hi Ricardo,

I will not be reassured on this boat taxi !!! Fortunately that water of the Nile is calm… I think that all that is not lawful !!! Moment nicely photographed, I like much the light and this felouque which sail in background which contrasts with these ships. Well seen Ricardo.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

Emile (20125) 2008-11-15 12:13

Hola Ricardo.
Scary shot with so many people on this small boat, interesting your note about the women still seated while the men are ready to disembark, as you know in our world the ladies first. very well captured. Excellent daily life shot. Good colors and great composition.
Well done.
Best wishes.

xuaxo (5835) 2008-11-15 13:27

Olá Ricardo,
Mais um excelente apanhado da vida local. Os caixotes de cruzeiro lá atrás não têm graça nenhuma. O barquito faz a foto, mas o conjunto é mais que a soma das partes.
A minha mãezinha não desembarcaria por uma prancha desse tamanho ;-)
Um abraço.
..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. ---

ribeiroantonio (21969) 2008-11-15 15:21

O mais curioso aqui é a insegurança daquela madeira que faz a ligação ao cais. Eu teria muitas reservas em a usar!
E, em qual dos barcos tu viajavas?
A perspectiva está muito boa e o contraste dos barcos é extraordinário.
António

Bluejeans (33049) 2008-11-17 12:07

Oi amigo ,
Que perigo quanta gente no mesmo barco uma cena muito bem apanhada parece um comboio da região de Lisboa em hora de ponta , aqui neste caso o pessoal que coma muito feijão ao pequeno almoço e um perigo dentro de um barco destes caso lance uns foguetes do traseiro o pessoa se atira a agua :), parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

sacavem (8519) 2008-11-24 6:41

Olá,

Uma captura cheia de pormenores,Ricardo.Num POV apertado tem tanto assunto, mas no essencial o 1º plano está muito bom.Porque capta a nossa atenção e a dos passageiros para não caírem na agua:)

Um abraço,
Filipe

zeynepe (9362) 2008-12-22 1:50

Ola Ric,Where are u ? Like your style, I have 2 greenies that I should give to you but you didn't upload any photo :)Anyway, really I wonder how many people and total weight of these people in this small boat.On the other hand, I said to myself that who cares , we're living and they're living , important thing is that both sides are happy.After seeing your and Izzet's beautiful photos of Aswan like this one, I decided to go to this place but at that time I'm sure that I don't prefer this boat :P
Enjoy your day and Merry Christmas to you& Ana:D
Zeynep

Urs (3262) 2009-11-16 6:12

Ola Ricardo

Excellent contrast, big and small vessels, the ferry certainly looks rather overloaded but charges little - can everybody swim just in case? - while the big cruisers are rather empty and overpriced. That is daily life as it is. Well seen, framed and executed. Congrats!

Best regards
Urs