Washing day in La Habana, a photo from La Habana, West

Photographer's Note

Although Cuba is still very difficult to find detergents and soaps, there are clothes hanging everywhere ... and that's part of spectacle.Pic taken in front of the Capitol, in the old center of Havana.

Anche se a Cuba è ancora molto difficile reperire detersivi e saponette,ci sono panni stesi ovunque...e anche questo fa parte dello spettacolo.Fotografia scattata di fronte al Capitolio,nel centro dell'Avana vecchia.

Bien que a Cuba est toujours très difficile de trouver les détergents et les savons, il ya des vêtements suspendus partout ... et ça fait partie du spectacle.Image prise devant le Capitole, dans le vieux centre de La Havane.

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mohammad_H (6600) 2012-03-11 0:58

hi
Eye-catching super-good resolution. Picture of interesting architecture and demonstrated the wide bed.
have a good day

besnard (48813) 2012-03-11 1:00

Bonjour Luciano
C'est le jour de lessive avec les vêtements qui flottent au vent sur les balcons de cette maison à l'architecture remarquable et colorée qui ressort de belle manière sur un beau ciel bleu.
Bon dimanche.
Nicole

JFS (32179) 2012-03-11 1:06

Ciao Luciano,
A picture plenty of life even that we do not see any people but we feel them. Exp`losion of colors and light, delighful shot my friend!

Cheers,
Juan

ebingul (1760) 2012-03-11 1:06

Hello Luciano,
As my neighbour of today,I wanna congratulate you for this beautiful capture.Fantastic,colours,clarity and framing.TFS and best regards,
Emin

ChrisJ (86902) 2012-03-11 1:10

Ciao Luciano

Perfect sharpness, a good upward pov, punchy light contrasts, wonderful color saturation, & superb warm cold color contrast, between the blue sky & pink façade of the building. The washing adds a touch of realism. Tfs! Have a great Sunday!

ikeharel (37378) 2012-03-11 1:10

Buongiorno Luciano,
I concetrate the view on the intriguing architecture's on this house, has a marvelous red/brown color, and details suggesting an origion from Spain.
Beautiful taken shot, flawless colors and outlines.
Buona domenica,
Ike

notrap (4692) 2012-03-11 1:13

Hello Luciano,
well seen, a nice smile-on-sunday-morning-post! The lovely icecream-colors are repeated, in the drying sheets and the building on the right side, and in the sky and the towel on the left.

Have a nice sunday,
Elvira

rbassin (11153) 2012-03-11 1:18

Ciao Luciano
Le cadrage est superbe la façade se découpe parfaitement sur un ciel bleu.
Belle scène de lessive, soleil et ombres.
Bon dimanche
Roland

SnapRJW (18784) 2012-03-11 1:27

Hello Luciano - This gorgeous pastel pink building looks superb against the clear blue sky. Every detail is beautifully captured and I love the washing hanging over the balconies. The wind looks like is gently blowing across the sheets as there is a hint of movement there. Lovely clean shot. Warm regards rosemary

Sergio82 (28) 2012-03-11 1:27

Très belle composition. Le rose du mur se détache parfaitement du bleu du ciel donnant à cette photo une douceur et une harmonie remarquables. Le linge qui sèche amène du mouvement et de la vie.
Amicalement,
Serge

siamesa (27449) 2012-03-11 3:03

Bom dia Luciano

This old house is charming. I'd like to know what they use to substitute soaps and detergents.The composition is very interesting.
Abraços
maria

Budapestman (82620) 2012-03-11 3:04

Hi Luciano,
a beautiful daily life photo. The composition is very nice, great details and colours, Tfs! Have a nice Sunday! Kellemes vasárnapot kívánok!
György

agjika (4015) 2012-03-11 3:08

Hi Luciano,
That building looks spectacular and in very good condition which is a surprise. Beautiful colonial house with slpendid colours.

I have noticed from your Cuba photos that you hardly require high ISO setting!

Regards

aleks

siudzi (23939) 2012-03-11 4:00

Hi Luciano,

What a nice view of this great architecture presented on the clear blue sky! You have achieved a perfect clarity, sharpness and saturation. A top quality work! Have a nice day!

Malgorzata

peppe59 (14547) 2012-03-11 4:03

Ciao Luciano,
questo balcone mi ricorda molto una delle prime foto che ho postato su TE, molto caratteristico, si intravedono i colori delle tipiche case caraibiche, ottima come sempre la qualità.
buona domenica
peppe

Fis2 (73124) 2012-03-11 4:42

Witaj Luciano!
Beautiful building.
I like this daily life shot.
Good frame and colors.
Well done.
Nice sunday
Krzysztof

Sergiom (39298) 2012-03-11 6:28

Ciao Luciano,

On se croirait presque en Italie avec ce linge qui sèche au soleil . La maison est remarquablement entretenue pour La Havane et utilise parfaitement le ciel comme arrière plan.

Amicalement

Serge

cebe (1139) 2012-03-11 7:18

Hi Luciano,

Beautiful facade so well presented. Bright, sharp, perfectly symmetrical. Like the fact that the clothes happen to be in opposite corners.

Bon dimanche,
Claude

carlo62 (12636) 2012-03-11 7:32

Ciao Luciano
bella la foto e bella la nota, ottima la nitidezza e molti i particolari.
Saluti
Carlo

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4435) 2012-03-11 8:34

CIao Luciano!

Very nice exposition, well presented, framed and composed! Love the colors and the brilliant lighting. The clarity, sharpness is really nice. Remarkable work!

best regards,
Matt

bergese (6699) 2012-03-11 11:12

Bonsoir Luciano
Une image très originale par son cadrage et son bâtiment qui semble s’élever dans les airs.
Couleurs et netteté parfaites.
Bonne soirée
Isabelle

ktanska (21527) 2012-03-11 11:23

Hi Luciano,
Quite special looking building, pink tones showing against the blue sky. The laundry of course adds extra character to the scene.
Kari

Sonata11 (28375) 2012-03-11 11:28

Hello Luciano,
Wow!!! This is an eye catching photo of this loundry picture of daily life. Beautiful and impressive architecture and with splendid colors, sharpness, clarity and fabulous POV. Love it. Awesome photo.
All the best and have a nice Sunday,
Barbara

cornejo (18116) 2012-03-11 13:02

Ciao Luciano, un quadro affascinante con POV bene di questo splendido edificio decorato con la fusione del giorno, dimostrando che le persone che vivono in quel vestito e in forma. Lavoro molto buono e interessante il mio amico, complimenti. Buona notte e felice inizio alla settimana. TFS.

I migliori auguri.

Angel.

Gigidusud (8098) 2012-03-11 13:39

Ciao Luciano,
Très belle architecture rose qui ressort sur ce beau ciel bleu.Très beau cadrage et belle lumière.Le linge apporte de l'originalité à la photo.
Bravo!
Ghislaine

dkmurphys (36831) 2012-03-11 14:13

Ciao Luciano,
Very picturesque, a little bit of Sicily there:P. Well catch, have a good night.

Daniel

PaulVDV (15017) 2012-03-11 14:55

Ciao Luciano,
No gray backstreet this time but a brightly coloured facade. The blue sky on the background makes the pink colour look even more pretty.
The drying clothes on the two different floors bring more balance into the picture.
Best regards, Paul

macjake (39235) 2012-03-11 17:53

Hi Luciano
you are seriously making me want to travel to La Habana! with scenes like this, and architecture like this....! wow
i can almost feel the wind breezing through the screen :)
great shot
cheers
craig

adores (28236) 2012-03-11 19:50

Hi Luciano!
Another good photo of Cuba, with great colours! It's a really nice colonial building. The light was very good and the clothes drying are just perfect! - seems it was windy:)! Good capture!

emka (58194) 2012-03-12 0:03

Hi Luciano, In Poland in the end of communist time you also had difficulties to but detergrents and soaps (and everything else as well), Why? The system changed and now we can buy everything (if we have money). Nice house, looks lately renovated. Beautiful colours.
Have a nice week

MAlgo

jjcordier (62366) 2012-03-12 0:56

Luciano
Excellente photo, très colorée, de cet original washing day cubain.
Amicalement
JJ

Kielia (20467) 2012-03-12 4:10

Hi Luciano,
a very beautiful daily life shot. The perspective is excellent. The light and the wonderful colors that are characteristic of Cuba create a pleasant mood. That was a successful washing day!
Warm regards
Harriet

cavli (1874) 2012-03-12 4:13

Hello Luciano,

very good architecture and daily life capture. very nice details indeed. very nice soft colors. tfs
regards..

dta (51480) 2012-03-12 4:19

Ciao Luciano ,
Grand ciel bleu , beaucoup de vent : le linge va vite sécher à la Havanne . Belle prise , toute bien cadrée .
Amicalement

Silvio1953 (98217) 2012-03-12 6:39

Ciao Luciano, gran bel washimg day con deliziosa palazzina, splendida nitidezzae magnifica luce, altra gran documentazione da Cuba, bravissimo, ciao Silvio

angel66 (1006) 2012-03-12 8:44

Ciao Luciano
Una foto allegra incredibilmente a fuoco! che nitidezza!. Colori con saturazione perfetti. Cmq riesci sempre a dare un tocco in più che va oltre la tecnica, come dire...un tocco artistico? :) Bravo
Ciao
Giuliana

chrisostomou (568) 2012-03-12 10:06

Hola my freind!

very beautiful synthesis..full of colors and sharp details! i really like the washed clothes theme…and i m jealous of your trip to cuba! i love this place and i hope i ll be there in the close future…however, beautiful composition full of life!

my greetings!

lpi (4424) 2012-03-12 11:07

L'architecture et la couleur de ce bâtiment sont très jolies!
J'aime ce linge suspendu et qui sèche au soleil!
Amicalement,
Lpi

patdeph (35738) 2012-03-12 11:44

bonjour Luciano
l'architecture et les couleurs de cettte façade sont magnifiques, et j'adore le mouvement du linge qui sèche au vent.Le rose ressort superbement sur le bleu du ciel,c'est gai,lumineux, et superbent détaillé.
Amitiés
Pascale

Cricri (86501) 2012-03-12 12:52

Ciao Luciano
J'aime l'architecture, les couleurs, la lumière, les détails de la façade, et oui même le linge qui sèche au soleil!!! magnifique
Belle soirée
cricri

jurek1951 (35765) 2012-03-12 22:21

Hi Luciano,
Very interesting architecture. Original POV and composition. Very good shot. Well done
Georg

baddori (18988) 2012-03-13 0:59

Luciano
La strada l'hai "scannerizata tutta,
Questo palazzo si innalza più alto sulle costruzione e favorisce la visione raccolta ed il tema dei panni stesi .
Ottima fattura .
GF

mauro61 (52527) 2012-03-13 4:35

ciao Luciano,
bel palazzetto rosato e situazione perfetta per cogliere questo washing day cubano.
Definizione al top e bellissimo il colore della foto,
buona giornata
maurizio

Yiannis84 (2824) 2012-03-13 5:44

Ciao Luciano..

La Habana!! excellent colors and light.. i really like the excellent sharpness & clarity..superb sky color! i loved it! very well done

Best regards..Yiannis

emilbo (20862) 2012-03-13 13:25

Allô Luciano!
C'es bien la vieille Havane, j'ai vu çà moi aussi à la-bas et des cordes à linge qui traversaient les rues. Une magnifique prise de vue qui me rappelle de bons souvenirs. L'harmonie de couleurs est merveilleuse.
Cordiales salutations du Canada,
Amicalement,
Emilius

pajaran (36270) 2012-03-13 14:25

Dobro vece.
Lepa kuca sa metalnom ogradom na terasi i odecom koja se susi, kao da setam ulicama moga grada i vidim istu sliku.
Dobra ostrina snimka, kontrast i prikaz, lepe boje.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje.
Paja.

Google.

Buona sera.
Bella casa con una ringhiera in metallo sul balcone e l'abbigliamento ad asciugare, come se sto camminando per le strade della mia città e vedo la stessa immagine.
Buona nitidezza, il contrasto e la visualizzazione dei colori bellissimi.
Piacevole serata e tutto il meglio.
Paja.

diomed (13926) 2012-03-13 16:46

Ciao Luciano,
oh, che bella casa linda e ben tenuta. Quasi non si direbbe che è a L'Havana. L'anima popolare di Cuba sventola comunque nei panni stesi al sole. Bella luce perfetta inquadratura giocata sulla simmetria, atmosfera solare e allegra.
Buon giovedì
Antonio

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-03-14 0:17

Ciao Luciano,
La casa dispone di classe e un passato. La lavanderia asciugare sui balconi, ci vuole un po della sua nobiltà, ma la foto mostra una piacevole vita popolare. I colori chiari e la nitidezza sono belle. Bravo.
Buongiorno.
Amicalement
Joël

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-03-14 3:11

Hello Luciano,

This is a fantastic image with super sharpness and colors. I like the color contrast between the pink tones of the building and blue sky. What a view showing these clothes hanging from different levels. The architecture is very nice. A well lit image with beautiful colors.

Lakshmi

jusninasirun (17138) 2012-03-14 5:24

Hello Luciano.
I like this capture full of brilliance and details. Love the scene of a fine day with wind blowing for good drying.
Thanks for sharing and have a nice day.
Jusni

holmertz (26980) 2012-03-15 5:38

Hello Luciano,
I like this very "clean" composition of a house and a lot of laundry. The sheets on the upper floor swing nicely in the breeze and give some sort of action to the picture. The colours and details of the façade are very nice and I also like the small glimpses of the surrounding buildings. They give stability to the composition and also provide even more colours.
Regards,
Gert

yeln (11502) 2012-03-15 7:40

hello Luciano
čestitke za izjemno ostrino in odličen pastelen motiv!!!
mislim, da sem ostal brez besed. samo to si želim, da bi bil ta trenutek tukaj.
lep strel!!! TFS!
vojko

chris04stop (6787) 2012-03-15 17:27

Panni stesi al sole? Ma no! Bandiere sventolanti a testimoniare la dignità e l'orgoglio cubano!
Che bella foto, Luciano!
Anna Paola

abmdsudi (26295) 2012-03-16 9:04

Hi Luciano
This is great street scene captured when the light quality is at its premium and Cuba is all about color so well presented here. The bright colors of the building somehow drags the eyes in. And the laudry is something special an added bonus, complimenting the main interest, the unique architectural beauty full of character and charm which is synonymous with Hanava. What a great shot my friend, amazing, Well done
Best regards

pierrefonds (48369) 2012-03-17 5:19

Bonjour Luciano,

Tu as bien saisi une activité de la vie quotidienne, le lavage. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails et les couleurs de l,architecture de l'immeuble. La bonne luminosité fait ressortir les couleurs. Bon weekend.

Pierre

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-03-17 6:14

Ola Luciano ,
Uma boa foto desta fachada em tons de rosa faz um bom contraste com o azul , está muito bem cuidada , boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jmdias (45820) 2012-03-17 7:20

luciano

I like this kind of compo, showing façades and architecture. the colors and details are perfect and I liked the contrast of colors. the presence of clothes created a sense of life. beautiful compo.

hugs

jorge

josepmarin (55063) 2012-03-17 11:37

Ciao Luciano,
un bonito edificio en la Vieja Habana, bien conservado y con un precioso color rosa en su fachada.
Me gusta el contraste gráfico de la ropa colgada en los balcones, para secarla al sol, y el bonito juego de luz y sombras sobre esta bella arquitectura.
El encuadre está muy bien escogido, y la composición es magnífica.
Excelente trabajo, caro amico.
Un abbraccio,
Josep

annjackman (13227) 2012-03-17 22:57

Hello Luciano,
I am enjoying your Cuban pictures very much. The pastel pink house looks beautifully restored. You have captured all the detail of the fine architecture in this sharp and well exposed image. The washing hanging put to dry is very typical of La Habana and has made a super composition.
Best wishes, Ann

dale54 (4932) 2012-03-20 5:25

oh you got some wonderfull pics of cuba!! very nice stuff.this one really grabs me.nice ol'building,like those light colors,with great contrast too! have a great day luciano! dr

ybx (251) 2012-03-20 14:42

Ciao Luciano, non sapevo che fosse difficile anche trovare sapone e detersivi! Nonostante questo, dalle foto traspare il carattere e la voglia di vivere di questa gente.
Emblematica questa immagine, un edificio nato in un'epoca lontana mille anni luce dalla realtà locale attuale, ma ancora tenuto bene (almeno così sembra dalla foto).
Splendidi i colori, si capisce che siamo nei Caraibi.
Complimenti per tutta la tua serie di fotografie di Cuba.

Ciao

Corrado

Fellini (6401) 2012-03-26 6:36

Che belle queste foto di Cuba Luciano!
Mi sono sempre pentito di non aver fatto abbastanza foto, di non aver avuto la compagnia giusta e forse anche di esser stato troppo timoroso...ma Cuba mi è rimasta un po' sul gozzo, perchè per le foto offre molto, solo che bisogna essere indipendenti con il mezzo e con persone che condividono un minimo di passione per la fotografia...invece il mio amico era attirato da ben altro all'epoca...evabbhè.
Guarda il WORKSHOP...è del 2007, ma anche altri scatti che hai fatto più o meno ci siamo, abbiamo occhi silìmili insomma.
Complimenti per le regolazioni, luce al top, contrasti tonali e saturzione perfettamente gestiti.
Ciao, ALex

[workshop] [compare] +

bayno (16213) 2012-03-26 20:55

Ciao Luciano,
delizioso questo washing day, la casa rosa è una bomboniera e contrasta benissimo con il cielo limpido e blu (ma non avevi detto che ha piovuto tutto il tempo che sei stato lì?), la luce è potente e ben gestita...
buona giornata...
Valter

mkamionka (24559) 2012-03-28 3:41

Ciao Luciano,
very attractive capture here. It was not only washing day but apparently also a windy day :)
Charming piece of architecture nicely decorated with the washed clothes.
The colors are beautiful.
Very well spotted,
M

kiks (11387) 2012-04-18 12:42

So strange to see the wash hanging from such a building. What a contarst. Well seen
Best regadrs
KIKS