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This Is Not A Swiss Cow


This Is Not A Swiss Cow
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Copyright: Javier Sanchis (xavis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 343 W: 84 N: 571] (2794)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2002-10
Categories: Nature
Camera: Nikon F60, AK-S Nikkor 24-85, Kodak 400
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): A Mali trek, In black and white [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-10-12 12:50
Viewed: 970
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is not a Swiss Cow,...in many places they don't have too much water,...in many places they don't have many green land for vegetables,...in many places they don't have rain usually and the sun burns the land,...in many places they don't have many things for an occidental, and they are poor for us,...but they have a good tea, they have good subjects of conversation, they have great rivers, they have great landscapes, they are proud to do what they do and to eat what they eat, ot to meet the people that they meet,...they are poor in many case? may be,...but they are rich too. It's up to you to think what you whant to think.
But in any case,...this cow is not a swiss cow,...and she is too much thin to give something to the inhabitants of this region of the country. Sometimes live it's not easy,...

In this picture I have overexpose a little the sky and land to gives an atmosphere of burn land.

I will post others pictures about this trek, and you can see other pictures in my gallery.

Thanks for your comments.
xavshot, nicol_g, MarcT, Dyerco, abanibi, pancla, mossphoto has marked this note useful
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Bonsoir Javier
très belle gestion de la profondeur de champ qui permet de bien mettre en relief l'animal. Belle conversion n&b également. Bien joué.
Xavier

Hi Javier,
I think the overexposure works really well here: it's not so obvious in the sky but has a great effect on the land, emphasizing the barrenness idea. Wonderful accompanying note.

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  • Iva_R Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 133 W: 57 N: 95] (1205)
  • [2007-10-12 14:52]

Re,
En la voyant, je me suis demandée: en couleur, elle donne quoi?
Ivana

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  • MarcT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1864 W: 522 N: 3667] (14798)
  • [2007-10-13 0:50]

Salut Javier,
superbe ta vache. Un peu maigre mais le N&B lui va très bien.
J'aime bien son regard et ce contre-jour très bien managé avec un ciel riche.
@+
Marc

Yes the slight over exposure works well. The land is very stark and it shows in the animal. It is a shame that so many people and animals face hunger everyday in these countries. We are truly blessed.
Phil

Hola, Javier! Definitivamente, esto no es Suiza! Buena idea la de tu foto, documentando y contrastando riqueza y pobreza, y cuestionándolo con tu nota. La composición funciona muy bien. Y la exposición ayuda a la foto a expresar la dureza del lugar. Muy bien también el fondo desenfocado (a pesar de que tendrías la lente bastante cerrada por la luz, abrirla para sobre-exponer ha contribuido también a la profundidad de campo).
La imagen desde luego es muy triste (además las vacas, con esos ojos tan grandes y tan húmedos, siempre tienen una mirada un poco triste), y contraste mucho con las demás fotos de Mali que nos presentas, haciendo que veamos el país en sus muchos matices.
Buen trabajo!
Hasta pronto!

YO Javier!!

i really think the black and white works well with this kind of landscape. Dry and rocky... It's a great expression of the cow and well positioned to the side of the frame allowing us to view the horizon.

Cheer

Yes Javier-

The overexposure in this scene helps the viewer to feel the heat and dryness of the African plains.

Nice perspective.

~Vic~

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  • arturo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 345 W: 57 N: 17] (31)
  • [2008-07-02 13:38]

Hi Javier,

I will probably remain indifferent to the suffering of this cow;-) but I really like how you managed to present this burned piece of Earth in your photograph...cheers, arturo

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