Coke Triangle Photo

Photographer’s Note

Taken from the balcony of my hotel in Harar. I liked the shape formed by the ladies, the road and the sign.

Harar is a very beautiful city in the eastern part of Ethiopia. Its a muslim city, but contrary to my preconception, its not a muslim oasis in a christian country, as Ethiopia is roughly about 50% muslim now.

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Photo65Net (43084) 2006-10-05 13:50

Salut Daniel,
Très belle photo, une de celles qui racontent une histoire, pas besoin de long article.
La plongée et l'utilisation de la diagonale apportent beaucoup de dynamisme.
Bravo !
JB.

bantonbuju (48334) 2006-10-05 13:53

hi daniel,
its a good work,
creative pov and creative composition with the diagonal;
that coca cola ad looks so strange in that place, but as an element composes very well in this photo;
best wishes, j.

MiguelP (14290) 2006-10-05 13:57

Hola Daniel, una composición original esta que nos enseñas hoy. Me gusta, al mismo tiempo me produce cierto desasosiego. Los colores son magníficos. Cuando menos te lo esperas, en el sitio menos inesperado, salta una buena foto. Un beso.

KevRyan (22297) 2006-10-05 14:12

I really like all the components from your high point of view here Daniel but i can't help wondering if the orientation of the main diagonals- just a little more tilted right - would have added some thing just a touch more dynamic to the composition.

Nice idea - nicely seen and executed.

best wishes KEv

scalerman (25633) 2006-10-05 14:15

Daniel: really good one from you lately. Innovative POV. Simple and effective compo. It's a nice image. regards, c

yanseiler (20) 2006-10-05 19:31

Hi Daniel, nicely composed, I like the contrast between the vivid colors on the right and the plain ones on the left, well seen... With this lens I think that you should have closed the aperture a little bit more in order to get a little bit more of sharpness...
Cheers
Yan

brevbrev14 (370) 2006-10-06 3:37

Hi Daniel!another beautiful shot here! great the diagonal line that divides the image in 2 parts!great POV and compo!i love it!

CIao!

Valeria

ChrisJ (69588) 2006-10-06 5:33

Salut daniel

Interesting high pov with good composition & colour. I like the color symmetry between the white hijabs & roof at right. Merci!

andante (7092) 2006-10-06 9:53

Daniel, gracias por tus amables palabras. El punto de vista de esta imagen se me hace muy interesante debido a la triagunacion que forma entre el letrero/pared de Coca-Cola y el vertice de la composicion formado por la gente caminando. Bien viu.

Amities,
Enrique

vascao (190) 2006-10-06 10:48

Hi, Daniel.
A National Geographic worth, indeed. Spectacular.
Regards.
Sergio

ndb1958 (9228) 2006-10-06 13:29

Hi Daniel,
a good perspective and a nice composition. I like these colours with the bright green and red and the traditional ladies.
Nino

delkoo (33966) 2006-10-06 15:47

bonsoir daniel
une belle image forte en symboles ou deux mondes s'affrontent, c'est vrai que coca cola polue le monde avec ces publicités = boycott.

bon W.E
Didier

Cuba-Junky (2795) 2006-10-08 1:23

Hi Daniel,
Shots from balconies often suprises its results. Mostly taken fast while you are dreaming away and suddenly see a nice topic.
Also this one, great contradiction between an underdeveloped country and the commercial developed Coca Cola ad. Love the colors too.

An

maciekda (19587) 2006-10-09 9:15

another good photo from Ethiopia, simple and very effective, lovely colours and a very good composition, very good stuff

arnabchat (6992) 2006-10-12 3:08

Hello Daniel, this is a lovely compo, something with the diagonal, and great use of space.
Thanks, Arnab

m_s_s (1649) 2006-10-17 16:37

Hello Daniel,
nice composition, well captured advert and 2 ladies. good colours as well. this red looks really nice. well done. thanks for sharing.
regards.