spy management Photo

Photographer’s Note

A still life...

This picture was taken in front of a school building in Taihuai (Wutaishan), but it could have been Anyplace, China really.

The title is a pun on the two characters on the wall. The first one is pronounced /ba/ and can mean 'manage' or 'handle'. The second is /te/ and can be short for /tewu/, which means 'spy' or 'special agent'. The characters were part of a much larger slogan on the school wall.

P.S.: Apologies for explaining away the intrigue...

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Morac (21113) 2007-12-19 7:57

Bonjour

Merci pour l'explication sur les caractères chinois, et sinon belle photo par sa simplicité
Les photos de bicyclettes sont souvent intéressantes. Dans celle-ci je trouve aussi une très belle harmonie entre le différentes couleurs et une bonne composition
Amicalement
Marc

everlasting (10942) 2007-12-20 2:30

Welcoem to TE Benny, anything with foreign script or old textured walls grab my attnetion, so your thumbnail grabbed me on two accounts. Maybe a bit dark, and i am not sure about the flowerpot? in the foreground, but the idea is good and you have framed it well.

Tibo (1842) 2007-12-20 10:45

I love it!!! great idea! Tibo

marietom (32280) 2008-01-23 2:25

Hi Benny,

Jolie portrait de mur, avec ce vélo posé devant.
Bien vu.
Je repasse
Marie

wautersw (3615) 2008-01-30 12:46

Dag Benny,

ziet er heel gewoontjes uit, maar als je de betekenis van de tekens kent kan je er wel een heel verhaal bij verzinnen. Heel mooie fotokwaliteit voor deze geslaagde compositie. TFS

Wolf