roadblock Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Ho what is this in the middle of the brown sugarcane fields of the south of Jamaica.
A roadblock. How did it get here. Why is this truck faalen over on this flat countryroad.

Look in the WS to solve the riddle

jhm, parbo, riclopes, papagolf21, snunney, Budapestman, Floydian, patdeph, Photo65Net, ChrisJ, danos, fulvio52, TopGeo, bobocortis, lucasgalodoido, phwall, hispic, gracious, jlbrthnn, feather, Cricri, Philippe, gunbud, ALIRIZA, paura, jaywalker has marked this note useful

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baladeva (202) 2009-02-08 23:26

Woau!
unfortunate. well captured.

AiresSantos (43270) 2009-02-08 23:28

Hi Gerrit
Well captured this street scene. Fine POV and colours.
Have a nice week
Aires

parbo (11054) 2009-02-08 23:57

Dag Gerrit,

You were lucky for staying far away from this curve. Your timing is good for capturing moment instantly while your friends are still on bicycles. Seems no body injured, hope he can drive more slow next time. Nice documentary and journalist shoot. Congratulations. Have a nice new week.

Best Regards,

Ertugrul

delkoo (35024) 2009-02-09 0:14

hi gerrit
big trouble on the road, So, in this case bicycle is the "queen of the road"...

best regards
didier

riclopes (33143) 2009-02-09 0:42

Olá Gerrit, impressive fallen of the truck. At least doesn't seem to have hurt anyone. A diferent daily life scene from Jamaica. Fine capture with a good inclusion of one of your partners in FG.
rgds,
ric

Nicou (46211) 2009-02-09 0:47

Hello,

Et bien il a versé comme on dit, très belle image de photo reporter, ce camion dans le fossé avec de très belle couleur, j'espèque qu'il n'y a pas eu de dégât pohysique au chauffeur, superbe image.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

papagolf21 (57015) 2009-02-09 0:54

Bonjour, cher Gerrit,
Intéressante méthode pour décharger les marchandises ! Je pense que le chauffeur a sous-estimé le poids de son chargement. En tout cas, une très bonne photographie prise sur le vif.
Les couleurs sont superbes.
Amitiés.
Philippe

snunney (35840) 2009-02-09 1:05

Hello Gerrit,
You arrived at the opportune moment to capture this scene of woe. The workshop tells us everything we need to know. I like the inclusion of the cyclist, who helps to provide a good sense of scale. Fine daily life image with good colours and clarity.

Budapestman (43292) 2009-02-09 1:35

Hi Gerrit,
Surprising sight, indeed. Maybe... a big ditch was beside the road. Spectacular photo report from this unfortunate moment. Have a nice week!
George

Floydian (30970) 2009-02-09 1:51

Hallo Gerrit,

Een ongeluk wat ik ozo vaak heb gezien op mijn reizen. Oud materiaal, onveilige wegen en dan heb je dit al snel. Wel fraai in beeld geplaats trouwens, vooral ook hoe die fietser langzaam komt aanrollen om dit eens van nabij te zien. Hij zit ook lekker fraai in de verf, kleuren spetteren hier van het scherm.....zeer fraai.

Groet,

Henk

jhm (83786) 2009-02-09 3:06

Dag Gerrit,

Ik had deze morgen reeds zitten kijken naar deze foto, het is een spectaculair zicht met de gekantelde vrachtwagen.
Uw WS foto toont mooi de lading samen met de plaatselijke bevolking, maar wel op een bergfiets.
U heeft goed gewacht tot uw fietsgenoot een eindje voor de vrachtwagen was, ik vind uw foto fijn om naar te kijken.
Bedankt.

Prettige dag verder,
John.

John_F_Kennedy (32340) 2009-02-09 3:15

Nice riddle and a good presentation. Very good composition and framing too.

Best wishes,
Achim

patdeph (18606) 2009-02-09 3:42

hello Gerrit
I wonder how and why it has fallen,as the road seems to be empty,maybe the driver was sleeping!Anyway,this is nice shot under a very beautiful light that gives superb colours!Was it your friend on the bicycle?
Regards
Pascale

Photo65Net (43106) 2009-02-09 3:48

Hello Gerrit,
Superb colors, great geometrics and balance.
I like too the daily life scene you caught.
Have a nice day,
JB.

danos (33730) 2009-02-09 4:02

Hello Gerrit,
Wow what a tipping truck! Great the snapshot that is in the same moment a good reportage shot.I like the cyclist that is found in this accident and general the contrast of the colours.Well done.

ChrisJ (70521) 2009-02-09 4:03

Hi Gerrit

A magnificent colour contrast between the blue sky, & yellow/red ochre earth, in the fg. The man on the bicycle makes a good focal point. Excellent sharpness & saturation. Tfs!

fulvio52 (8314) 2009-02-09 5:14

Hoi, Gerrit.
Timing en kleuren zijn helemaal top, vooral de aankomende fietser zorgt voor een perfecte portie spanning en dynamiek. Lullig wat hier gebeurt, maar helaas een bekend verschijnsel in veel van dat soort landen. Meestal ligt het aan het verouderd materiaal, soms ook aan de rum... zo gaat het! Ik wens je nog een fine dag, de hartelijke groeten.
Fulvio.

siamesa (13415) 2009-02-09 5:17

Hi Gerrit,

Very, very good capture of the scene.If we don't open the WS we think in a troble. Intelligent idea to unload the sugar cane. Very well done.
Regards
maria

TopGeo (22495) 2009-02-09 7:11

Hi Gerrit! A picture surprise the inversion of lorry gave interesting snapshot the moment where reached the cyclists Good WS
Georgios

bobocortis (14146) 2009-02-09 11:15

Hello Gerrit.
You make me remember my holidays in bike, many years ago.
Great shot full of light and colors.
Best regards.
Bobo.

lucasgalodoido (16945) 2009-02-09 12:05

Olá Gerrit,
esse tipo de acidente é bem comum aqui no Brasil também, mas por sorte ninguém se feriu. Uma bela cobertura jornalística aqui.
Parabéns e Abraço

gilou530 (35984) 2009-02-09 13:02

salut gerrit
oula oula quel accident une chance d'avoir été la pour immortaliser cet accident avec en plus des couleurs saturées qui dédramatise l'action
amitiés
gilbert

phwall (5817) 2009-02-09 15:24

Hi Gerrit,
Looks like the driver cut the corner and the road shoulder gave away under the weight, how embarrassing.
Good bit of photo-reportage, well composed with the biker in the foreground and a perfect POV.
Great afternoon colours, the golden light looks superb.
Cheers
Peter

hispic (7399) 2009-02-09 18:58

Hi Gerrit,
Atchar!
This shot has definitely an incredible attractive force. Both of we viewing this and people on the image can not stop solving what happened. The cyclist in the foreground has been wisely placed at good position.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

ribeiroantonio (22058) 2009-02-09 19:05

Oh well, s..t happens everywhere! Even in Jamaica.
Nice shot with a good composition and superb tropical light and colours. Well done.
Antonio

rodgerg (25535) 2009-02-10 1:30

Dab Gerrit,

A scene of life very well collected, an excellent photo reportage. Nice balance in the composition. Colours well collected under a superbe sky. I like too the WS.
Vriendschappen,
Roger

gracious (20017) 2009-02-10 3:11

Hello Gerrit,
I truly loved the colour contrast in this image with a wide open field shot!
I think the driver must have taken a tide turned and let the truck fallen into the side! great incident shot!
many thanks for the sharing
tony

jlbrthnn (39501) 2009-02-10 5:11

Hello Gerrit,
The image is a report. A local incident which does not seem ready to be solved by the only contemplation of the witnesses. It is seen and realized well well under a superb lighting. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

feather (50560) 2009-02-10 6:34

It seems to have attracted a lot of on-lookers; I hope no-one was hurt. Very interesting daily life presentation.
Kath

zmey (7282) 2009-02-10 7:00

hi Gerrit
funny, it seems the locals are quite amused by the accident. a nice journalistic report!

regards,
kristaps

bracasha75 (22523) 2009-02-10 9:55

Hi Gerrit
The traffic is everywhere dangerous and this happend when the truck overloaded is .He have trow in field the overbalance,but the important thing here no body is hurt
TFS
Cheers,Braca

Cricri (44115) 2009-02-10 10:41

Hi Gerrit
Une scéne de rue bien capturer, c'est a ce moment là qu'on est heureux d'être sur son vélo:-)
toujours de merveilleuse couleurs
Friendship
cricri

ymrk (9266) 2009-02-10 10:43

Gerrit,
A wonderful sharpen,and dynamic view!Very fine colors,beautiful shade!
Have a nice day,take care of yourself!

Yağmur

Fis2 (46713) 2009-02-10 11:21

Witaj Gerrit!
Very interesting scene.
Super reportorial photo.
Good frame and curious coloring.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Philippe (11791) 2009-02-10 13:53

Dag, Gerrit. Mooi contrast tussen de vrachtwagen en de fietser. Goed gebruik van de weg om ons naar het hoofdonderwerp te leiden. Ook de mensen aan beide kanten van de truck en de boom laten hem goed uitkomen. Mooie kleuren.
Een prettige avond verder,
Philippe

gunbud (28295) 2009-02-10 20:55

Hi Gerrit,
The closeup looks one gets while on a bicycle vs. being in a car and wizzing by.
A beautiful big blue sky to blend with the golden tones of the dirt road.
Regards, Tom

aadilj (17950) 2009-02-11 3:28

Another great capture Gerrit, I love the saturation and the hues, the low dof and the overall perspective and pov are superb. I like the ambient light

trekks (14336) 2009-02-11 19:38

hi Gerrit

It is hard to believe you can get color deep color tone of the sky without polarizer! The gradient even looks like a ND grade effect! Very good contrast here especially with the dirt road and brown/golden color of the bright sun. Of course the truck in this kind of odd position and tilt will be very eye catching at any place.

You were good in the way of framing the cyclist at the FG, that is what fast fingers and photographer reaction is all about.

tfs, bill

ALIRIZA (16197) 2009-02-12 10:09

Hi Gerrit
Good POV and well captured scene. The composition and the colours are beautiful. Well done my dear friend...
Have a nice day...
Ali Rıza

paura (39608) 2009-02-12 13:15

Gerrit,
Uma imagem bastante incomum, tomada com extrema competência. Lindo trabalho, amigo.

Abraço

Paulo

jaywalker (12415) 2009-02-13 7:13

Hi Gerrit, You are in the right place at the right time for a photo like this, maybe not for the driver, I looked at the WS & yes it explains a great deal, a brilliantly piece of work & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Angshu (34243) 2009-02-17 0:31

Hi Gerrit
Overload...that's a common problem in my country as well for a lot of such accidents. Fine saturated colours with a good contrast between the earth colours & the blue sky. Well done!
Regards
Angshu

sacavem (8693) 2009-02-17 6:40

Olá Gerrit,

Excellent photographic moment. Very nicely captured and composed shot from a very good POV.
Well done.
Best wishes,
Filipe