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El Puesto


El Puesto
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Copyright: Enrique Sallent (andante) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1388 W: 141 N: 1341] (6624)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-09-19
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 20D, Tamron 11-18mm f/4.5
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Trip to Dominican Rep
Date Submitted: 2008-07-20 14:16
Viewed: 813
Points: 38
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Changing from the Vision of New York series, this one was taken back in the Dominican Rep.

'El Puesto', means the point and it is how dominican refer to the point of sales by the side of the highway. At this place around noon, you can buy your meal of Pig on the Stick, which rotisserie pig. It is delicious... but for those not Dominicans it can be a serious hazard to your health.
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Bonjour Enrique,
Très bonne idée que de montrer une vue des Caraïbes en noir/blanc.
Joli compo bien contrastée et bien équilibrée.
Pourquoi ce cadre décentré?
Amitiés.
max

I am sure the food is delicious :)
We use to sell cheese and honey and ...tuica ( some traditional whisky made by plums ):)))
Nice to share our customs here on TE
Here in your image I like this strong and well contrasted b&W
The car there ...maybe the driver is waiting to come someone to buy something :)
Hugs

Hello Enrique,
this is a beautiful black and white, very well contrasted and with the beautiful view given by the wide angle. Quality is excellent throughout with well visible details. I like it.
Thanks for sharing it and regards,

Igor

Is this just a B&W picture or did you use an IR filter too? I am finding the whites too strong and quite distracting. However, I like the composition and the contrast between the old shack and the modern car and road.
Antonio

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  • Hunkar Gold Star Critiquer [C: 298 W: 0 N: 7] (2075)
  • [2008-07-20 14:48]

An amazing B&W road image with the wooden ruin stand..
Good contrast..
Good light..

Buenas!

Una foto del gran Enrique!!!! Pero dónde te metes tio? Arggggggggggg...deja de currar ya tanto hombre! O, por lo menos, trabaja y pon más fotos...como quieras.

Bonitos contrastes B&W por cierto!

Cuídate tio!

Enrique went Ansel and I love every bit of it...

Yosemite... Dominicana...
What's the difference if you know your idea...
If you have an ambitions to show something differently...

Enrique - this is the first time in my life I see something smart coming (photographically speaking - that is) out of Dominican Republic !!!

Good for you, buddy pal.
Keep kicking strongly...Please !!!

g

..........

And I've seen some smart things around... :-))

Hi Enrique,
Looks like an IR photo. Bright and with good tones and contrast. I like your composition. Interesting to read about your Note. Greetings! Danilo

Hola Enrique... Curiosa foto esta, es extraña, pero sugerente. La definición, el enfoqued quiero decir, esta genial, y es como si tuviera algo de relieve, de 3-D... Samaná es uno de los rincones más bonitos que yo conozco en todo el mundo, siempre es un placer verlo de nuevo. Cuídate.

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  • Emile Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4104 W: 137 N: 4443] (16127)
  • [2008-07-20 21:38]

Hola Enrique.
Que buena sorpresa verte en TE de nuevo, hacían ya unos días que no veíamos tu buenas fotografías.
Sabes muy bien que no soy muy fan de fotos en B&W pero esta me gusta mucho, la presencia del puesto con la carretera al lado es muy típica de nuestro país como muy bien dices en tu nota y has captado muy bien su significado, la pena que el puesto este vacío de gentes y medio abandonado pero quitando eso tu composición es excelente.
Un fuerte abrazo amigo y espero que tu esposa y todo por tu casa este bien.
Que pases una linda semana.

Hello Enrique,
I like the strong contrast and the balck and white. Good scene taken.
Best regards,
Fabrice

Hi Enrique. Nice photo. I love the BW treatment. Well composed and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Hola Enrique my friend,
after the urban serie from New York a great Jump in to a complety different world, I love your choiche of B&W here, composition is, as always, at the top.
A first class work, compliments!!!

have a nice week,
Fabio.

Hola Enrique!

Madre mia, que maravilla de foto, amigo!!! Parece come IF! Perfecta composicion, gran encuadre, perfect opcion de b&n, y un cielo que corta la respiracion! Muy impresionante! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

What a contrast with your New York work. The IR filter has resulted in an image with a lot of impact. Good idea to include the road on the left to emphasise the fact of this being a road-side stall. It sounds like I would have to give the Pig-on-a-stick a miss. :)
Kath

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  • aadilj Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1859 W: 62 N: 1497] (10708)
  • [2008-07-23 0:25]

This marvel in b/w is so well compsoed. I like the pov and the way you have used the lights and textures. great work indeed.

Hola amic Enrique,
bonita imagen de tu país, con este elemento tradicional y que tiene una función muy interesante. El tratamiento que has dado en la conversión a B/N da un aspecto muy efectivo y mucha fuerza a la imagen, que tiene una exposición especialmente atractiva.
Me gusta, a pesar que ya sabes que prefiero el color, y esto quiere decir que es una buena foto.
Una forta abraçada para tí y para Gaby,
Josep y Pili

Hi Enrique,
I'm very busy at work right know but try to catch up during the weekends and scroll fast through the pages hunting for some good ones ;-)
Here it looks like an infrared picture with high contrast and a very interesting pov with the old hut on the right and the passing car on the left. I like this kind of work and shows your diversity in taking pictures from NY and from the countryside like this one...great.
Have a great weekend, Henk

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  • toto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2468 W: 107 N: 2700] (14253)
  • [2008-07-26 9:23]

Bonsoir,
belle photo de ce building, ho pardon, après cette série sur les hauts bâtiments, celui si semble tout frèle, mais cette prise et ce superbe NB, cette luminosité en font une magnifique prise qui montre bien le peu que certains ont en République dominicaine et ce peu est souvent détruit par les ouragants, tornades, orages tropicals etc...
Bien fait de nous montrer ce côté que l' on ne voit pas quand on va dans nos hôtels luxueux.

Amitiés Thomas

Bonjour, cher Enrique,
Je ne pense pas que les services vétérinaires visitent souvent cette rôtisserie ! Il faut admettre que la publicité de la rôtisserie n'est pas exagérée !
Une très bonne photo où se mêlent architecture et humour.
Le noir et blanc convient très bien pour cette réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Hi Enrique, I love the old shack, B/W was the perfect medium, brilliant texture & light, beautifully composed, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

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