ploughing 01 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Working on a paddi field in such an old manual way is probably not seen in many parts of the world anymore - but here its a daily affair.

My mum always says (probably came from my forefathers in ancient China) that we should not eat beef because they have worked so hard to provide us with rice staples. Both my mum and dad doesn't eat beef since young, and the smell and taste upsets them by nature. But as open-minded parents, they have never disallowed my beef eating preference.

Also see ploughing 02

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verge (1239) 2004-11-08 23:04

nice clear shot and the farmer seems enjoying his work. might be nice if you crop a little the top part...rgds

thebecky (686) 2004-11-08 23:50

This is a lovely image. I have posted a workshop.

Peeotr (2224) 2004-11-09 1:25

Hard work... Beautiful colors makes the image lovely. In composition I like very much horizontal lines. Maybe I would crop indeed but very little - just to crop out those sticks on the top.

Zanni (5893) 2004-11-09 2:24

Splendid colors and good sharpness. It is really a hard work especially for those animals with the legs in the mud. The man seems to practise water skiing! Two points also for your parents

flydragon (0) 2004-11-09 4:59

hello Joanne
a verry nice daily shot
i like your composition here
the ligne from the terrace
and his gaze
its verry interresting to see
the rice field work
tell your mum beef with mustard
is not so bad lol ,o)
regards
••simon••

yesterday (9787) 2004-11-09 6:17 [Comment]

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Davids (1034) 2004-11-09 9:17

beautiful picture and story.

Good to see the animals are not working alone. When I was on Bali in 1989, people had much less money, and I never saw two animals working on the fields, only one.

I must say your parents are right, more people should listen to them (I hope).

scalerman (25787) 2004-11-09 15:16

wonderful shot from BALI!!! Couldn't have done any better, just nice.

alimo3 (6826) 2004-11-10 19:24

hi Joanne,
a nice picture of the Balinese country side.
i like your composition and great and natural colors and especially the green.
(people who knows this place could remember how many green you can see in Bali)
Thanks for this nice moment.

Tom

Tom