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A gas station in Ghana


A gas station in Ghana
Photo Information
Copyright: harry hansen (abulafia) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 818 W: 64 N: 572] (4279)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2001
Categories: Daily Life
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-02-10 12:18
Viewed: 2512
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This shot will conclude my Ghana uploads for now!
It was taken somewhere on the road between Kumasi and Tamale (i just put Tamale as the place, as it wasn't at a city anyway)
This gas station was one of the more sophisticated kind, on the way north i also bought gas of a guy straight from the barrel only using a small bucket to fill the car.
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To zips: This is the only one i haveabulafia 1 02-21 04:58
To dwilkows: thanks for the commentabulafia 1 02-16 16:49
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I like color compo, good picture, but less on action shot.

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  • siolaw Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3785 W: 393 N: 6193] (21216)
  • [2007-02-10 12:50]

Hi Harry,
Funny compo of this antiquated petrol pump! Good vertical framing, nice colors and focus with slightly blurred BG... Nice daily life life scene.
Laurent

Hi Harry
I think that this is a great daily life shot. It's well framed and has great natural colours. Nice one.
Best wishes
Mark

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  • adores Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2530 W: 48 N: 3495] (11273)
  • [2007-02-12 15:06]

Hi Harry!
Really nice and cute photo!What a curious station, so different from ours.Good shot indeed!
Regards, Anabela

Life is very hard over there inner Africa , Poeple very kind and places good but poor life, Good compo and very good colors
TFS/Regards

Hi harry
Nice composition and colors good POV
Well done
TFS/Regards

Hello Harry,
Nice photo--well balanced and showing the process nicely. However, anyone who has traveled in Ghana will know this kind of gas station has disappeared and is not the norm. Full stations with electric pumps looking exactly like those in any G7 country with convenience stores attached are now in almost all areas except the bush. You are misrepresenting Ghana's current economy and business climate by saying this is a sophisticated gas station. If you have really traveled from Kumasi to Tamale you would know without a doubt that it is a relic of the past.

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  • zips Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 439 W: 6 N: 503] (1933)
  • [2007-02-21 1:36]
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A good daily life shot of the types of gas pumps used in third world countries, and farms all over the world. I would also like to see a horizontal format of this shot to see how it looks.

Great Job.
Aloha, JB

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