Porters in the mountain Photo

Photographer’s Note

There are only a few roads in Himalayas. Porters
carry most of the things.

These men and women supply goods to mountain villages, travelling up and along perilous paths. They carry heavy loads. They're generally not very well equipped and have bad shoes.

*A porter's gear is simple but effective: The load goes into an oversized basket, or doko, which rests against the back. A strap runs underneath the doko and over the crown of the head, which bears most of the weight. Each porter also carries a T-shaped walking stick called a tokma. At each stop, they use their tokma to support their load, which allows a standing rest. *Natianal Geografic

cigdom, faubry, papagolf21, zeynepe, shad0wjt, giorgimer, Photo65Net, gaby, salvator, dip, siolaw, stego, mafegan, ruisc_pt, pboehringer has marked this note useful

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cigdom (2262) 2008-07-29 6:15

Merhaba Figen Hanim,
Bu insanlarin fotografini cok basarili bir sekilde yakalamissiniz. Detaylar,netlik,renkler cok iyi.Paylasiminiz icin tesekkurler
Saygilarimla
Cigdem

Fakir (0) 2008-07-29 6:16

Fine portrait of men at work. Maybe it lack sharpnes, what do you think?
Regards.

fallan (1860) 2008-07-29 7:50

I would have liked a little more room for the gentleman on the right, but otherwise a great photo. Nice exposure, getting some light on the eyes, even in shadow. A tough life.

izmirli (3283) 2008-07-29 8:10

merhaba figen hanım
harika bir komposizyon ve günlük yaşam fotoğrafı.başarılı bir fotoğraf tebrik ederim.Nepalde bayağı bir gezdiniz çok ilginç bir ülke olsa gerek.
saygılarımla.
gürkan akçakır.

faubry (32417) 2008-07-29 14:14

very nice daily life with a good portrait of this man at work,great image
soon
francine

Morac (20843) 2008-07-29 15:20

Hello Figen,
Fine portrait of men at work.
Nice exposure.
Thank you
Regards
Marc

papagolf21 (56733) 2008-07-31 1:36

Bonjour, chère Figen,
Voilà une photographie très réussie et qui entre tout à fait dans l'esprit de TE, apprendre le monde par la photographie !
Un sujet parfaitement maîtrisé et particulièrement intéressant.
Mille mercis.
Amitiés.
Philippe

amazon (10873) 2008-07-31 3:47

himalayalar'dan nefis bir ikili portre bu,son derece sade ve hayata dair...
ellerinize saglik,
sevgiler,
iffet

veyselk (3813) 2008-07-31 4:38

merhaba figen hanım

himalayalardan çok başarılı bir portre çalışması gelmiş.
netlik, renkler ve komposizyon çok başarılı olmuş.
ellerine sağlık

veysel

zeynepe (9360) 2008-07-31 7:48

Merhaba Figen Hn,
Harika bir cift portre bu, inanılmaz güzel ülkeden. Zaten hepsi biririnden güzel karelerinizin. Bir arkadasimla paylaştim TE'deki nepal fotograflarinizi o kadar begendi onumuzdeki bayramda gitmek istiyor ama Katmanduya ucuz bilet bulamiyor . Katmandu harici baska yerde bir havaalani var miydi diye merak ediyor. Bir gun insallah ben de gidecegim/
Cok tesekkurler.
Zeynep

shad0wjt (45) 2008-07-31 21:42

I quite like the framing, the pack on the right-hand man's back seems particularly outsized. And that's quite a snappy shirt he's wearing.

Joel

yedirenk (7541) 2008-08-02 10:14

Merhaba Figen hanım,
bu gizemli ve güzel ülkeden ışığı ve renkleriyle oldukça doğal iki portre çalışması.emek ve umutu hissettiren ifadeleri çok güzel.emeğinize sağlık.selamlar

Cevdet

giorgimer (21478) 2008-08-03 15:30

Hi Figen,

very interesting subject and note. Good POV, composition and moment capture.

TFS

Gio

tober (4052) 2008-08-05 3:24

Ulaşılması zor ülkenin, ulaşılması zor dağlarından çok güzel fotoğraflarla dönmüşsünüz gerçekten. Râkımı yüksek, oksijeni az olan bu ortamda o yükleri taşımak herkesin harcı olmasa gerek. Siz de bu iki temiz yüzlü, çalışkan Asyalının yaşam mücadelesini güzel betimlemişsiniz. Elinize sağlık.

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-08-05 10:03

Figen,
Superb portraits here.
I like how the men attitude tells us about effort and hard work.
Nice catch.
Regards,
JB.

gaby (19793) 2008-08-05 23:56

HI Figen
Very nice image - love the compo in diagonal - a great capture of these two working men
Regards
Gaby

salvator (18933) 2008-08-06 2:12

Merhaba Figen Hn,
Isik kullanimi, adamlarin yuz ifadeleri, netlik ve renkler guzel.
Elinize saglik.
Selamlar. Salvator.

dip (12844) 2008-08-07 12:56

Hi Figen,
nice shot of daliy life,good clarity and lighting,
well captured and composed,
Dimitris.

siolaw (25830) 2008-08-07 22:10

Hi Figen,
A nice close up of the porters, with good framing and POV and a natural attitude of the guys. Colors are fine, it could be a little sharper, but i like it the same!
Greetings
Laurent

johannes68 (2882) 2008-08-08 10:03

Hi Figen,
this must be one of the toughest jobs anywhere - nevertheless they look quite content. Beautiful photo, showing something about the world.
Regards, Johannes

stego (22448) 2008-08-14 17:27

Hi Figen,
A vivid portrait of those impressive men. I remember seeing some in Annapurnas carrying heavy loads with apparently less effort than we carry our small backpacks.
Regards, José.

mafegan (4483) 2008-09-01 1:47

Hello Figen
A great capture of porters hard at work - I have added this photo to my theme. Very good notes also. Marlene

KemaLMerT (11210) 2008-09-03 1:56

Merhaba,
koşulları ve insanı anlatan çok hoş bir çalışma olmuş.
Kutlarım.
selamlar, sevgiler.

ruisc_pt (6207) 2008-09-13 16:20

real and fantastic daily image Figen
Congratulations for the splendid shot

R

batalay (21193) 2008-09-16 19:43

Merhaba Figen,

I love the composition, colors and resolution in this photo. It reminds me of the porters, the "hamals" that I would see in my youth, sometimes carrying more than their own weight. Excellent photograph actually posted the day I left for the Mediterranean. I was away for almost a month, and for just thirty hours I was in Istanbul.

Selam ve saygilar,

Bulent

pboehringer (770) 2008-09-29 10:02

Figen,
nice framing of the two porters in Namche Bazaar. I obviously passed this little outpost on my way to Mt Everest Base Camp. I was deeply impressed with these people carrying literally everything on their backs. I barely was able to carry up there myself ...
Peter

foozi (4735) 2009-02-14 20:09

Hi Figen,
what a job. Such a strong guy and you really depict them very well with gestures and facial expression.
i like the complementary colours of their attire, in amkinf this shot very effective.

regards,
Foozi