Now Under Water Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a dassanech village. The dassanech are a seminomadic tribe originally from the Turkana lake region.

Just about a week after I was there due to unseasonal rains, the river OMO inundated the whole region including this village.

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vts_ch (2624) 2006-09-29 13:02

Hi Daniel,
To be honnest I do like the ambiance, but I don't feel the tilt was necessary, it is neither not enough nor too much, it does not bring anything to the image.
Sorry it does not work for me.

Vince

Photo65Net (43078) 2006-09-29 13:29

Hi Daniel,
I like this compo.
Don't know if the tilt was necessary, but I like the pic like that with the little child vertical on the left.
Nice.
JB.

sabyasachi1212 (19521) 2006-09-29 13:38

Hi Daniel,
I guess these people haven't changed much over the years except perhaps some additional clothes. The tilt --- I am not so sure if it was necessary but then it does not take anything away from the essence of the picture.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

bantonbuju (47448) 2006-09-29 13:40

somehow i agree with vince, bu6t on the other hand the tilt does not annoy me here (its simply unnecessary),
but, but - there is something mystic in this composition, something that makes me curious about the whole scene,
bottom line - i like this work,
j.

bibiweb (27530) 2006-09-29 14:23

Salut Daniel,
J'aime particulièrement les couleurs de cette image. Le tilt n'apporte pas grand chose, mais j'ai lu ton explication à ce sujet et je comprends donc mieux la raison de celui-ci. Alors, pour une image photo je trouve que c'est très bien cadré!
Bon week-end.
Brigitte

bombilla (3401) 2006-09-29 14:46 [Comment]

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ndb1958 (9228) 2006-09-29 15:02

Hi daniel,
nice image about life of the village people.
I like the perspective.
Nice the kid on the left side of your image.
Good composition,
Nino

t0mmm1 (5432) 2006-09-29 15:56

Hi Daniel,
I like this one very much, some because of this basic colours and some because of the tilt. I don't know about the others, but I really like it here... now I see that many didn't like it... but like allways I won't take a part of the mainstream ;))
Have a nice weekend,
Tomi

vincent24 (9032) 2006-09-29 17:28

Salut Daniel,
En connaissant ta technique on comprend le pourquoi du tilt...pour un shot "au jugé" je trouve que c'est reussit,cette scene de la vie quotidienne est vraiment chouette,
bon week end,
vincent

rozy975 (3045) 2006-09-29 18:59

What a great composition.
And tilting your camera gave a new deimension to the photo.
Well done!

yanseiler (20) 2006-09-29 20:50

Hi Daniel, if you have tilted it in order to have the whole huts in the frame I understand, otherwise I would be a bit sceptical, anyway the light and colors are great and the compo is also nice...
Cheers
Yan

SamB (1948) 2006-09-30 0:21

Maybe the tilt wasn't necessary, but i don't know that that really has much relevance... i don't really see necessity as the root of photography anyways.

But beyond that, i like the mood of the picture. The dark sky where i would expect a bright blue sky seems an ominous indicator of the rain to come.

Thanks!
sam

jinju (14259) 2006-09-30 4:40

Hey Daniel,

not concerne at all wit the tilt, to me its fine, because for me the focus isnt on the village but the boy in front.
The conditions you describe give good reason for this yilt and the result is what you wanted: a spontaneous photo showing life in the village.

brevbrev14 (364) 2006-09-30 4:52

I Daniel, i like this shot, your compo with the boy on the left for me works well.I think this is a goog shot wit or without tilt..
Bravo!

Ciao!

Valeria

eleparc (24059) 2006-09-30 12:28

j'adore ce garçon au premier plan à gauche, il sert de point d'ancrage pour regarder la photo . Cerise sur le gateau il a un tres bo visage.. triste ta note sur linondation.. j'espere que tous auront survécu...

Eric

Angelillo (9051) 2006-10-01 14:38

Hola Daniel,

¡Cuánto me gusta el color terroso dominando la foto de este modo! Creo que nos introduce muy bien en la escena. Me gusta mucho elniño en primer plano, mirando fuera de la imagen, y el goto de la mujer, con tanto color es excelente. Muestras muy bien las condiciones de vida. Creo que la inclinación es muy buena y da mucho dinamismo al conjunto. Gracias.

Angel.

barrufeto_77 (24439) 2006-10-02 1:16

Hola Daniel.

Unos colores buenísimos. Además, este plano inclinado le da un toque de dinamismo que me gusta mucho.

Un saludo, Oscar

tjanze (5674) 2006-10-02 5:59

Hi Daniel!
I like the simplicity of this shot.Goats and peoples together,nice warm colors,beautiful arhitecture...
Regards!

scalerman (24228) 2006-10-02 16:34

Daniel, I'll disagree, the tilt is something new. Anyone can take a straight shot. It seems to add to the sense of motion. Anyway, great picture and note.

Bien (4727) 2006-10-05 13:06

Hi Daniel, A beautiful shot with fantastic colours. I'm behind the tilt I must say as I feel the focus is on the boy and this way you have given him a good position in your frame (I like how he seems to have a little hairdo, with the twig from the hut) and you manage to have the huts in its entirety. The scene of women and children behind the boy is exquisite. Superb shot! Sabine

abulafia (4734) 2006-10-17 4:17

Hi Daniel
I love the tilt, very original.
the light and the details are also spot on.
A shame about the flooded village, does this happen often, and what happens to the people of the village? do they just start again somewhere else?
Harry