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The Tigre man
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: Rolando Wallusche Saul (woladorsky)
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| Genre: People |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-07-11 |
| Categories: Daily Life |
| Exposure: f/5.6, 1/250 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Theme(s): BLUE COLOUR [view contributor(s)] |
| Date Submitted: 2007-07-21 5:02 |
| Viewed: 791 |
| Points: 12 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
After two hours travel east of the city of Keren, driving across rivers and uphill sinuous gravel roads we finally arrive to the little village of Marat at 2700 meters above sea level. This area hosts the Tigre people a mixture of African and Arab people. For a while I thought I had arrived in Afghanistan, but I was still in Eritrea. The water is very scarce, and the geology of the area is amazing, huge outcrops of granites, granodiorites and gneisses make the area unsuitable for underwater reservoirs. The only hand dug well collapsed a week before due two heavy rains; today they collect water from a small fissure in the bedrock. A villager told me that it was almost four months ago since the last time he took a bath. Water is a precious treasure and its use is strictly for consumption. Twenty years ago this area was green and water was scarce but not as it is today. The climatic changes are felt everywhere…nobody escapes.
The picture was taken outside the village office and this man is one of the village leaders. |
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| To nivaldo: hi | woladorsky |
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07-21 05:31 |
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Hello Rolando,
a very informative note and a well done picture.
TFS,
With my best wishes,
Nivaldo
Nice straight on portrait shot Rolando. Colors and lighting look a little off but that is your style and this photo doesn't rely on color or lighting. It is all about the man's expression and intense look.
Great catch.
Good note also.
John
Hi ROlando, this is a very good portrait!
i like a lot the blue tones here...
very good
ciao!
Valeria
Ciao Rolando,
Really a nice portrait with great colour combination and excellent sharpness!
Regards, Cristian
- ifanik
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(14328) - [2007-10-25 12:41]
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Hi Rolando
This is a beautiful portrait. Very nice face
A photo with nice colours and light
Thank you for your critigue
Regards
Nick
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- nbj
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- [2007-11-04 4:40]
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hey rolando!
what a beautiful face.. i like the contrast between the color of his skin, and the blues and whites around him.
nana
