La Petanque Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

An image took in Antibes, close to the Plage de la Salis, few hundreds of meters from the Cap d'Antibes, where on a small corner there is an area given to the "petanque" players.

Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing with the feet together in a small circle, to throw metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a "cochonnet".

The game is normally played on hard dirt or gravel, but can also be played on grass or other surfaces.
Sandy beaches are not suitable. Similar games are bocce and bowls.

The current form of the game originated in 1907 in La Ciotat, in Provence, in southern France.
The name comes from Les Ped Tanco in the Provençal dialect of the Occitan language, meaning "feet together."

The casual form of the game of Pétanque is played by about 17 million people in France, mostly during their summer vacations.

Model: NIKON D40
Software: Ver.1.10
Exposure Time: 10/8000 sec
F-Stop: f/5.6
ISO Speed Ratings: 200
Focal Length: 240 mm
Date Taken: 2007-04-27 04:36
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 195 kb

rigoletto, papagolf21, tehanu_f, fabio_ts, ChrisJ, bobocortis, bostankorkulugu, fulvio52, AiresSantos, noborders, jhm has marked this note useful

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rigoletto (26846) 2008-09-19 2:02

WoW!
Good to see different, creative things from you Paolo.
Superb focus on the ball, and the blurred, cropped blue figure and the orange light on the ground make a fantastic natural framing. The best photo i've seen today.
Complimenti.
Deniz

horatiuTT (4566) 2008-09-19 2:08

Hi Paolo,
nice focus here,and nice idea I like also the colors mix here,
with that blue and the yellow,nice reflections also.
well done,
Horatiu

Budapestman (42876) 2008-09-19 2:29

Hi Paolo,
Spectacular and expressive impression from this game. Likes it a shape blurred in the forefront and the special perspective. The sight like that, as if I would be playing! Splendid shot, Have a nice weekend
George

ribeiroantonio (21975) 2008-09-19 2:45

I like it. I can sense the ball rolling towards the little green one, which is the main target to get the closest possible. I used to play this game some 28 years ago. And I enjoyed a lot. I also took pictures of things getting serious as in here.
The inclusion of the person gives a good perspective and was important for the composition. Well done.
Antonio

papagolf21 (56765) 2008-09-19 2:48

Bonjour, cher Pablo,
La preuve que Dieu est ami des joueurs de boules, c'est que les feuilles des platanes sont proportionnées à la force du soleil.
[Marcel Pagnol]
Une image originale bien pensée et fort bien réalisée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

mesutilgim (37324) 2008-09-19 2:59

Hi Paolo,
Wonderfull capture with very good pov and amazing graphical effect. Very creative and a good sample for contemporary photographic art.
TFS and
Have a nice weekend
Best regards
MESUT ILGIM

tehanu_f (6874) 2008-09-19 3:11

this is a different shot from the ones in your gallery, paul and I like it. your crop is creative and the colours are very nice.

fabio_ts (13674) 2008-09-19 3:14

"A good shot"... ottima interpretazione Paolo, un bel connubio tra creatività e tradizione, bel lavoro Paolo, complimenti!!!

ciao e buon weekend,
Fabio.

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-09-19 4:03

Ciao Paolo

Striking colour contrasts, between the warm & cold colours, with textbook use of a shallow dof. Excellent shadow details, & well managed light contrasts. Tfs!

bobocortis (14144) 2008-09-19 10:50

Ciao Paolo.
L'idea è molto buona, ma la figura sulla sinistra ai miei occhi, forse per la posa assunta, è poco armonica. Avrei magari concentrato tutta l'attenzione sulle bocce, l'effetto sfocato/perfettamente a fuoco è eccellente.
Ciao.
Bobo.
P.S. : vedo che con questa foto o al massimo con la prossima fai cifra tonda.. che fai, si va tutti a ubriacarsi insieme?

bostankorkulugu (33984) 2008-09-20 2:04

an extraordinary beauty from you paolo... i like the blue sky reflecting on the focused ball, also the blue on the player... well composed and cropped paolo, complimenti...

korkut

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-09-21 2:39

Ciao Paolo,
la creativita` regna indiscussa in questo shot.
Inquadratura e colori bellissimi, spettacolare il gioco degli effetti a fuoco/sfocato. A me poi le bocce son sempre piaciute un sacco, unitamente ai "quartini" nostrani, 8 insieme fanno 2 litri, dopodiche` le bocce vanno a finire dappertutto all'infuori di dove devono andare... he, he!
Buona domenica, a risentirci.
Saluti carissimi,
Fulvio.

AiresSantos (42964) 2008-09-22 0:30

Ciao Paolo
Fine photojob from a nice POV.
Excellent low DOF and colours. I like the focus in the ball and reflections
Have a nice week
Aires

noborders (14201) 2008-09-22 2:40

Great and very amusing idea, so simple and so clear, I love it !
Congratulation,
Cath.

jhm (83378) 2008-09-24 23:02

Hello Paolo,

Pétanque one of the national sports in France, but also in Begium is this sport very popular.
One ball as is very sharp, you show here a excellent atmosphere through the blurred image.
very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

John_F_Kennedy (32032) 2008-10-01 1:54

Nice portrait of this game we can see very often in France. Simple but very nice captured.
Best wishes,
Achim