An old sugar cane scale Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is an old sugar cane scale in the Central Romana sugar fields , Central Romana sugar mill is the largest sugar mill in our country, it is located on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, adjacent to the tourist town of La Romana.
The picture was taken about 5pm during a beautiful sunny day.

Hope you like.

john_c, PJE, Scharan, AiresSantos, Gerrit, jhm, Cricri, Tue, TeresaT, ChrisJ, andante, atus, singuanti, riclopes, weswang, P-S-I-G, alvaraalto has marked this note useful

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john_c (24635) 2006-07-18 18:44

Hi Emile,
The perspective here is well chosen. I like the graphism in the foreground as the eye moves from grass to track and orange fence. The proportion of sky is well managed. Good crisp clarity throughout. Well done, Emile.
John

PJE (19421) 2006-07-18 21:50

Emile excellent details at this mill. Your timing is excellent and the details give a wonderful viewing. Thanks for sharing Emile!

Scharan (13951) 2006-07-18 22:03

Olá Emile
O colorido dsta foto chama atenção; o preto e laranja escuro em contrate com o céu claro ficou lindo.
Bonito trabalho Emile, parabéns.
Grande abraço,
Vera.

barrufeto_77 (25745) 2006-07-19 1:13

Hola Emile.

Una imagen de esas que transmiten una gran sensación de paz y tranquilidad. Me gusta.

Los colores que conseguiste están muy bien.

Un saludo, OScar

Gerrit (35649) 2006-07-19 3:15

Hi Emile,
interesting object. Not the most attractive part of your beautiful country. I've crossed the sugarfields from Hato Mayor to San Pedro on bike; it was a hot experience that gave us an idea how hard labour must be here.
Regards, gerrit

AiresSantos (41990) 2006-07-19 3:32

Hi Emile,
Excellent contrast between the orange, black and remaining colors. I like the perspective and the subject. I didn't see before something like this. Very good note.
Thanks and greetings

jhm (82341) 2006-07-19 9:21

Hi Emile,

This is for my not known this type of sugar mill, you did very well the foreground with railway taking, also the mountains at the sky line gives a twisting view, excellent composition too.

Best regards,
John.

Cricri (43092) 2006-07-19 10:41

Bonjour Emile,
Intéressante composition, détails, jolies couleurs, bon POV, félicitations
amitiés
cricri

izmirli (3105) 2006-07-19 16:29

merhaba my friend emile
very good intresting picture.beautiful colours.interesting composition and note.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Tue (25608) 2006-07-19 18:53

Hej Emile,
A good capture of this sugar cane scale. The open area behind it, makes it stand out very well against the nice blue sky. But I like there are some clouds too. The colours are very pleasing, well done!
Hilsen,
Lars

TeresaT (10733) 2006-07-19 19:11

Hi emile,
A very pleasant image...with a nice balanced compostion.
Perfect details.
Great natural colours and light.
Regards
teresa

rosaline (0) 2006-07-21 4:07

Hi Emile
Sugar mills this old are becoming rare in the Carribean. I saw one as a child in the sixties in Guyana. Interesting shot and nice crisp details. Good colour and nice brightness. A good pespective. Well done.
Aubrey

ChrisJ (70153) 2006-07-21 5:58

Hi Emile

Good sharpness, color & lighting. Perhaps the inclusion of an old cane train in the fg, if they're still running? Or a person to add scale? Well done & tfs!

andante (7092) 2006-07-21 10:42

Excelente en todos y cada uno de sus aspectos. Me gusta mucho como has perfeccionado tu tecnica para refinar las images, se ven mucho mas naturales. Composicion y exposicion 1A+.

Saludos,
Enrique

atus (15452) 2006-07-21 10:43

hello Emile,
very nicely composed interesting shot to this old scale. Very well taken in diagonal with good lighting and very nice and well saturated colors. TFS and have a nice WE!
Attila

singuanti (15240) 2006-07-21 23:20

Hi Emile. I'm starting to find some time for TE again and I must say I really missed it. That old structure is very interesting to look at and makes for a fantastic focal point. I like the light you had at that time of day too. Great shot Emile!

riclopes (32971) 2006-07-22 5:54

Hi Emile,
Good shot of this old structure, in a beautiful sunny day. The colors are great and the landscape seems nice for some walks. That bridge is quite interesting and I can imagine some closer shots that explore the perspective and graphic potential of it. The contrast of colors in foreground is well captured and I especially like the reddish stripe of the ground, under the bridge.
Have a nice weekend,
Ricardo

feather (49858) 2006-07-22 6:05

Interesting shot of the old structure. I guess it is placed next to the railway purposely for transport. You made a good decision to include lots of the attractive sky.
Kath

weswang (18223) 2006-07-23 0:54

Hi Emile, A nice and sharp image of the old scale. Although it is out of shape, it may be still in working condition as all pieces are in touched. You did a good job to this driving and shooting picture. Nice clarity and sharpness.

sergio1 (12150) 2006-07-23 16:18

Hola amigo Emile

Me gusta mucho está vista que consigues de esta factoria de azucar. Tanto el cielo como los contrastes parecen estar vivos y este detalle aporta mucho vida a la textura también.
Y de la definición ni hablemos está genial.
Este fin de semana viajo a Andorra mi pais vecino con mi mujer huyendo un poco del gran calor de Barcelona. El domingo regreso para puntuarla.
Un gran abrazo y disfruta este fin de semana.
PD: Saca muchas fotos pero que no sean de lugar paradisiacos que ya sabes que me das enviadia jajajaj) Un placer
Sergio

P-S-I-G (24482) 2006-07-24 13:45

Hola Emile,
Me gusta ver esta vieja factoria de azucar.
Buenas colores y definicion.
Muy bien hecho.
Saludo y amistad,
Fabrice

alvaraalto (5231) 2006-07-27 18:11

Hi Emile,
I like the story of this picture. There is a great desolation in it. Not a picture I should associate with sugar. It is a great memento of some industrial/agriculture activities on a forgotten place.
Groet Rob