Indian Influence Photo

Photographer’s Note

Wherever I travelled in the world which has been under french influence at some point in time, I remarked that the only trace of french daily life culture remaining after a few decades was the french bread :) In Sittwe, situated in western Myanmar not very far from Bengladesh and India, there is a visible indian influence and, no surprise, indian breads are everywhere. The best of both french and indian culture?

Note how the 5D Mark II behaves at 6400 ISO.

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wolf38 (12493) 2009-05-14 22:21

Hello Vincent. Everyday life photo, - realistically and alive. There is an idea of another culture. Worth seeing. Best regards, Wolfgang.

Wanda1 (10884) 2009-05-14 22:28

Hi Vincent,
The natural light source which seems to come from above is very nice and creates a soft light illuminating the interior. Nice to show us this culinary influence. I see your new camera performs really well in these dark circumstances and tehere seems to be virtually no noise at such a high Iso.
Regards
Wanda

scalerman (25619) 2009-05-14 22:46

V: Exactly - could be anywhere in India - great image with rarified light... best, c

Rafer (4098) 2009-05-14 23:04

Interesamte imagen de momento cotidiano muy bien capturado con muy buena luz y color...saludos

gracious (20017) 2009-05-14 23:06

Bonjour Vinc,
Truly awesome with the effect from the 6400ISO!
so sharp with perfect details and nice colour
great job man!
merci
Tony

mphotographies (1976) 2009-05-14 23:15

Bonjour Vincent,

Your 5D Mark II did quietly and behaved very well.

You captured a daily life situation which resolved into a meaningful image. It may look like 'an ordinary day at a bread shop', but the thing is our everyday situations are beyond a photographer's influence. Daily life is different, images are be viewed as a challenge, the makings unknown, waiting to be put together by that unique capture between the onlooker and reality that makes photography an art.

Sante ;)

Fransx (1453) 2009-05-14 23:15

Hi Vincent,
A way of life capture beautifully depicited by this presentation!
Nice available lighting and a not so happy expression on the man's face!
Well done,
Regards,

Francis Xavier

besnard (30118) 2009-05-14 23:18

Bonjour Vincent
Une photo intéressante et bien cadrée qui nous montre l'un des aspects de la vie quotitidienne des habitants de cette contrée.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

roges (1204) 2009-05-14 23:24

Bonjour Vicent !

Un beau et intéressant.
Félicitations. Surtout pour nous, Européens, est vraiment grande.
La description que vous avez fournie est également très bon.
Bonne journée,
Adrian

emka (21143) 2009-05-14 23:26

Hi Vincent,

You are right. When I was travelling in Asia, after some time I was missing bread and cheese terribly. So it was so nice in Laos to have baguettes and vache qui ri :)). Here nice photo of the Indian bread preparation. Good shot, very natural.

Regards

Malgorzata

delkoo (33924) 2009-05-14 23:54

salut vincent
les conditions sont difficiles, mais nous plonge au coeur de cette "boulangerie", on notera une tres bonnne qualité surtout a 6400 iso.
didier

MarcT (20983) 2009-05-14 23:59

Salut Vincent,
Très belle image d'intérieur.
Encore un nouvel adepte du MarkII... ;o))
Amitiés
Marc

omerozden (1241) 2009-05-15 0:01

hello vincent,
very good result for 6400 iso.
the dark mood of this shot has an attractivity. leaving the eyes in the shade creates a mysterious mood.
warm regards,
omer

ymrk (8333) 2009-05-15 0:46

The another moment of these share,Vincent.Very well capture!
Take care,

Yağmur

dip (12408) 2009-05-15 1:21

Hi Vincent,
nice scene good captured and composed with good timing and excellent light management,
and all that with ISO 6400!!!
great!
Dimitris.

bantonbuju (48334) 2009-05-15 1:44

light... is fabulous here...

what a moody photography...

best, j.

nirvana73 (8474) 2009-05-15 1:48

Hello Vincent
good details
good light and colors
very nice picture from daily lifes
thanks for sharing
best regards
Ozhan

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-15 2:18

Hi Vincent,

I saw iso 25600 from the mkII..!!!! Okay there was some noise, but still, the image was usuable for low printing quality...really amazing. So i'm not really surprised i see iso 6400 and it still looks good. Also on the play with light and shadow you captured a very nice scene and the note with our daily bread is nice touch don't you think....good work.

Regards,

Henk

JanD (14303) 2009-05-15 2:33

Howdy Vincz!
Very interesting man, interesting scene. Original light and colors. Good capture.
Regards.

AiresSantos (41322) 2009-05-15 2:37

Hi Vincent
Fine daily life picture about another culture. I like your POV and details
Good light management
Have a nice weekend
Aires

Longroute (8885) 2009-05-15 2:44

Not croissants? What a pity!
You are right, food is often the only thing that stays...
Your photo reminds me of my travel in India... it seems they have a taste for dirty walls! (:- (Probably tiles are too expensive). The arm of the man made your composition!
Not only it's a dynamic gesture but actually it makes the phot well balanced. And Yes, I've noticed how your damn camera doesn't produce any noise at 6400! (:- Lucky you, I got plenty of it just above 200 iso.
A good reportage photo, a fine composition.
Have a nice day,
Donato

atilgone (4749) 2009-05-15 2:58

Hello
good POV so sharp with perfect details and nice colour You captured a daily life beautifully by this presentation.
looks like great without noise at 6400ISO
tfs

Photo65Net (43084) 2009-05-15 3:44

Salut Vincent,
Uen ambiance d'intérieur très bien captée.
J'aime beaucoup l'expo et les contrastes, une belle ambiance.
Bonne journée,
JB.

Dyerco (8854) 2009-05-15 8:15

Hi Vincent
I am jealous. I have the Canon 40D but I have been thinking of getting the 5D MkII. This is a good add for it's ability to shoot at 6400 and be noise free. A good gritty slice of life shot.
Phil

patdeph (17406) 2009-05-15 8:30

bonjour vincent
ça me plaît toujours beaucoup de voir les intérieurs!Je connais quelques fines bouches qui ne voudraient pas manger après avoir vu l'état des murs!Je trouve très jolies les couleurs jaunes et rouges apportées par le pot d'huile , les galettes de pain et le panier de plastique. C'est bien sûr interessant de voir l'homme en activité!Pour 6 400 ISO,la qualité est superbe!Je remarque quand même qu'avec des ISO aussi élenés,la vitesse est tout de même restée très lente,ce qui me donne moins de regrets d'avoir oublié de faire mes réglages sur ma dernière photo.
Amicalement
Pascale

gilou530 (34681) 2009-05-15 13:53

salut vincent
une scéne capturée dans une ambiance naturelle et une lumiére douce la netteté est top et la photo est tréa agréable a regarder
amitiés
gilbert

Waylim (10717) 2009-05-15 13:59

Hello Vince,
This is the kind of image that attract me to TE in the first place, something that looks like a snap shots, but so much more to it are the story and cultural history behind it. I don't know much about 5D Mark II yet, only from what I read. This look great for a low light area. noise is visible but we couldn't never have been able to do it with film without flash. Excellent.

p.s. I use to sell French breads in the morning in the refugee camp in Thailand with pate, vietnamese version.
Way

hispic (7399) 2009-05-15 20:03

Hi Vincent,
Amazing fine tones with nice focus on a cook and subtle bokeh in the foreground despite a low lighting situation.
The motion blur of his hand is also great. Nice choice of the shutter speed and ISO speed.
Have a nice weekend, Hisashi

clio (22350) 2009-05-15 22:59

Salut Vinvent,
Très jolie scène de la vie quotidienne dans une harmonie de teintes très esthétiques. Tu as capté une très belle lumière qui vient éclairer ton personnage.
C'est étrange en effet, alors que nous mangeons beaucoup moins de pain qu'il y a quelques dizaines d'années, que nous restions si attentifs et si attachés à son goût. J'ai beaucoup moins voyagé que toi, mais pour moi, chaque pays a une particularité en matière de pain (parfois même chaque région. (mon préféré est celui de l'ex Yougoslavie!)
Très bon WE
Diane

bostankorkulugu (33334) 2009-05-15 23:23

the thumbnail looked like a renaissance painting... a well cought moment from the daily life of this guy... bon WE vincent...

Graal (57268) 2009-05-16 0:04

Good reportage. Really life. Fine captured theme and scenery. Well done photo.
Gr., Aleksander

anto95 (1774) 2009-05-16 5:24

Hi vincent,
This is very great moment for take a very nice picture
Antonello

holmertz (9284) 2009-05-16 8:26

Hello Vincent,
A very fine picture where the play of light and shades remind me of old paintings. These very simple street-kitchen are not only typical of India but all of South and South-East Asia. I wouldn't expect much French influence in Burma ("Myanmar") though.
Regards,
Gert

bernardec (2225) 2009-05-16 10:26

Salut Vincent,

...et ma femme qui est d'origine indienne me précise qu'on les nomme des "roti" (sortes de crèpes avec lesquelles tu enveloppe ce que tu manges!)
mais l'essentiel est dans la lumière, comme souvent dans tes opus, j'aime celle qui va sur le visage de l'homme.
ambiance!
Bernard

gildasjan (23333) 2009-05-16 23:50

Bonjour Vincent
La scène de vie est très bien cadrée et le bon choix d'exposition rend parfaitement l'atmosphère du lieu.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
gildas

bukitgolfb301 (4425) 2009-05-17 1:44

Hello my dear Vincent

Nice photo under the bad shutting condition.
The atmosphere is very good, I like this one very much.

Thanks for sharing and best regards

Takero

bobocortis (14114) 2009-05-17 10:53

Bonsoir Vincent.
Portrait de qualité d'un homme dans son ambiance. Très bon rendu du senseur à 6400 ISO. Image d'atmosphère qui nous conduit en terres lontaines.
Bien vu.
Amicalement, Bobo.

syd1946 (17807) 2009-05-17 14:19

Hello Vincent,
What a great daily life capture.Impressive and realistic at the same time and excellent handle of the interior light!
Greetings,
Thomas

axiotea (15919) 2009-05-17 22:07

Bonjour Vincent
6400 ISO, ça fonctionne bien ;)
Les chapatis, les pickles (je suppose, dans la boite en plastique) etc...le cuisinier, font tout à fait penser que cette photo aurait pu être prise n'importe où en Inde, comme le fait remarquer scalerman.
Amitiés
Marilyn

dvlazar (6468) 2009-05-18 0:46

Nice light - the darks and lights make for dramatic lighting. Some slight blur in the difficult moment to capture presumably with no tripod.

Interesting cross cultural note!
Dave

riclopes (32857) 2009-05-18 2:14

6400iso? Didn't know about such high iso. I guess this scene was completely under the darkness. Superb result, excellent daily life capture from the backstage.
ric

cunejo200 (7157) 2009-05-18 4:22

Hello Vincent,
Travel indeed affords us the best possibilities of understanding and enjoying other peoples' cultures. This is a mighty fine posting along with the Note (interesting reading about French and Indian breads). regards...Danilo

JCG (24827) 2009-05-18 11:01

Bonsoir Vincent,

Très belle qualité d'image à 6400 iso... Surtout sur l'individu. Conditions de prise de vue pas faciles mais que tu as bien géré. Un bon et intéressant instantané, merci Vincent.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne soirée,

Jean-Charles

Cretense (54794) 2009-05-19 4:45

Hello Vincent!

Excellent daily life scene, great portrait of a man at work, beautiful "natural" take, with no posing! Excellent light managment under dificult conditions, beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

jlbrthnn (36888) 2009-05-20 2:53

Bonjour Vincent,
Le pain, c'est le fondamental, celui dont on a impérativement besoin, il est peut-être normal de le retrouver partout, mais il n'y en pas de meilleur que le pain traditionnel français, cocorico! Excellent travail intéressant et bien réalisé. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

stego (22326) 2009-05-21 15:07

Salut Vincent,
Une observation très intéressante, bien illustrée para la photo. J'aime beaucoup le cadrage et la gestion de lumière admirable. Bien sur que la qualité étonnante du CCD de la 5D Mk II t'a aidé, mais ça n'est pas la seule raisonpour être si saisi.
Amicalement,
José

jhm (81687) 2009-05-22 3:44

Hello Vincent,

I see that the 5D Mark II makes very good picture, here in dark situation, but a very good result, sharpness and clarity are very well.
Presentation and composition are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Bluejeans (31553) 2009-05-25 10:40

Ola Vincent ,
Beleza de composição com este cozinheiro no seu dia a dia , interessante a cor da parede , os detalhes estão muito bons , bom controle de luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

saigon (5462) 2009-05-26 9:47

bonjour VINCENT.
on est loin de nos laboratoires qui fabrique le pain en FRANCE!
mais cette image nous montre ce que l'on peut voir ailleurs..
et la bas pas besoin de dire travaillé plus pour gagné plus!!
car travaillé plus ca existe depuis longtemps la bas!
merçi du partage.
amitiées ensoleillées....aldo.

John_F_Kennedy (30629) 2009-06-21 22:45

Beautiful capture of the daily life. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim