Walking Wood Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Island of Sri Lanka is almost hidden in the shadow if India and since long perturbed by political difficulties, and now also since last year recovering from a nature disaster; but this country truly is such a precious treasure that I decided to post a few Sri Lanka images this week for obvious reasons.

These ladies are walking home along the beach of Negombo carrying wood that will be used for cooking diner.
While the waves break on the beach and the wind blows hard, they walk along with rhythmic and sure steps in the tropical afternoon heat.
Their feet even barely seem to touch the fine and soft white sand as they move ahead, carrying the weight of walking wood.

I post a B/W version of this image in a WS, since the colours on the original are not very bright. I thought a B/W might work better?

Ralfhar, Gerrit, tinamunk3, don_narayan, Clairedelune, bibiweb, Luan, banyanman, Mistral has marked this note useful

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skeelerik (763) 2005-12-19 10:01

Hoi Sabine,
I don't agree with your choise for B&W in the ws. I like the colour of the sand and of the skirts of these 2 women. The only thing that I see is a bit of noise in the air. Maybe your diafragma was to big? I surely think Sri Lanka is a precious Island. CU, Erik

lukie (0) 2005-12-19 10:55

Dag Sabine,

en toch zie ik liever de kleurenversie, kwestie van smaak, hee. Als je de foto eerst in het klein ziet, zou men denken dat de twee dames een enorme haardos hebben.

groetjes,

Luc.

Gerrit (36615) 2005-12-19 11:16

Hi Sabine

Ik vind hem erg mooi, ook de zee doet het hier erg goed.
Weet jij hoe je een serie maakt? Ik zag laatst ook zo'n mooie van een stel met hout op het hoofd en ik heb zelf een mooie uit Guatemala.

Bedankt en groeten van Gerrit

tinamunk3 (6390) 2005-12-19 11:29

Hi Sabine,

No doubt - I prefer the colour-version. Even though it's not the most colourful image (they don't all have to be) you still have the colour of the sand and the womens dresses and I think that adds a lot to the image. The powerful waves also adds a lot to the image and so does the fact that the two momen are walking in step.

Good shot.

:) Tina

xavshot (63373) 2005-12-19 14:00

Bonsoir Sabine
très jolie composition. J'aime ces deux femmes de dos prtant leur bois pour le repas
c'est un joli moment de vie avec un paysage très bien rendu. Lumière et couleurs sont excellentes
amicalement
Xavier

gaby (19793) 2005-12-19 15:57

Sabine bonsoir - le noir et blanc, parfaitement traité, amène beaucoup à cette photo et je préfère de très loin le WS qui donne l'impression que les femmes marchent, marchent, marchent le long de l'immensité de la plage -
Bien pris
Bonne soirée
Gaby

don_narayan (2014) 2005-12-19 21:35

How, I didn't know you've been to Sri Lanka? You have been to all these places I want to go to... I am so jealous!! I like this image, the women walking with all that wood!! If only there was a water taxi to take them home!! I like this more than the photo you posted before.

Narayan

vapours (7957) 2005-12-19 22:41

Great daily life photo here, and I like the positioning of the women which seem to stand out really well from the background of the ocean.

Clairedelune (4885) 2005-12-19 22:48

Allo Sabine,
Cette photo est une petite merveille de beauté. Ton point de vue, le fait de cadrer tes personnages vers la gauche, laissant de l'espace pour la mer est une excellente décision. Je ne sais trop pourquoi, mais je ressens une grande douceur en regardant cette photo, comme le souffle d'un vent doux sur le visage. C'est magnifique!
Claire

bibiweb (8) 2005-12-20 1:13

Bonjour Sabine,
Je préfère nettement la version couleur de cette image qui ajoute un peu de douceur à la scène. Ces deux femmes, aux geste symmétriques avec leur fardeau sur la tête sont parfaitement cadrées et j'aime bien la vision de l'océan en arrière-plan. Très belle photo!
Amicalement, Brigitte

flydragon (0) 2005-12-20 4:17

hello Sabine
tres beau ces femmes sur fond de mer
j'aime beaucoup les couleurs un peu passées
cette image est bien composée et tres agréable
bravo
••simon••

wallie (110) 2005-12-20 6:47

Very nice pov and movement in this picture, Sabine. I like it and TFS.

Best regards,

Don

sebautourdumond (3104) 2005-12-20 9:56

Salut Sabine,
Une belle image, j'aime beaucoup ta composition de ses femmes portant ses fagots en bord de mer. Je prefere la version couleur.
A+
Seb

AmiBe (6042) 2005-12-20 10:44

Hello Sabine,
j'aime bien cette prise de dos, bien composé.
La relative nonchalance des femmes contraste avec ces vagues qui semblent bien puissantes.
Je préfère nettement la version couleur...
a+

jbweasle (9294) 2005-12-20 11:56

Hi Sabine, this is a wonderful picture of daily life. It's a beautiful composition with the backdrop of the ocean. The tide line meets the corner of the frame perfectly.

Luan (15935) 2005-12-21 10:22

Hello Sabine,
tu es alle au Sri...la chance, ca aussi c'est sur ma liste. Superbe cette image, quelle synchro dans la demarche, le paysage est aussi fantastique.
Superbe
A+
Luan (alors le D50 ?)

naxius (16679) 2005-12-21 17:22

Salt Sabine,
J'aime beaucoup cette photo que je trouve très équilibrée.
Un bon choix de PDC pour flouté la mer et ses belles vagues.
Des couleurs moins claquantes que l'Inde et pourtant si proche..
Bravo.
Alex

fixed (3831) 2005-12-27 4:20

hello Sabine
belle photo et sentiment d'évasion avec ces deux femmes seules
... en bord de mer ...
belles proportions dans le cadrage
très belle !
bravo
Arnaud

banyanman (7739) 2006-01-15 5:34

Apart from the noise, this is an excellent photograph, Sabine, and the colour version is definitely the best one because the sand merges with the water too much in the B&W version. In any event, I like the soft colours you have captured here. Framing and DOF are very good too. Cheers . . . David

imrek (4) 2006-05-05 8:36

Hi Sabine,
very well captured scene, nice backgorund and an intresting POV, I saw similar thing in Thai.
regards,
imre

veronika (6022) 2006-06-30 14:24

Hello Sabine,
the coloured one is perfect, i like it very much, the foreground with women and the powerful ocean in the back - great!
Vero

Mistral (13852) 2006-10-09 13:58

Ciao Sabine,
I was strolling thru your gallery reading your notes and watching your nice images.
In this one I like how you balanced the subjects in your framing, their walk and the white waves as background.
In my opinion the soft tones of the colours works very well to make me choose the colour version.
I think I will post some images of Sri Lanka too...
A smile
Luca

Amorinix (196) 2006-11-13 19:08

Hi again Sabine

In fact i prefer this one! The two women walking on the same step, and the grain causes a truly enjoyable efect.

Just that.

I agree with you: is a precious island!

Jorge Amorim

kwazireal (179) 2007-09-27 2:44

This is great subject matter, nicely composed.

The shadows are plugged (lack of detail) and the quarter tones are muddy (lacking contrast, color).

Photographer and reviewers noted image color rendered dull. Original image has better color than appears when image is rendered on TE. (See my workshop for corrective action.)

There is significant digital noise in the image which prevents further improvement due to the tendency of this noise to become really distracting artifacts.

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