Photographer’s Note
I had asked this young fellow to help me wish everybody a Happy New Year on TE, then one morning as I was passing by his field, he had gone and I have not seen him again! It was pleasant going past him everyday on my way to and from work; unfortunately, his masters must have had other plans for him!
However, I decided to post his photo to thank him for all the silent chats we had for a few years.
His field is by the lake shown on my photos 50 and 51, which I will post in WS to this one again.
MARTIN is the usual name given to a donkey in France! It's also the most common surname and first name in our country, and 485 towns are called St Martin.
broken_nail, UlfE, papagolf21, jlbrthnn, gildasjan, JCG, stego, josepmarin, quillo, Charo, vbbreizh, woozbman, xuaxo, degani has marked this note useful
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paprika-jancsi
(1927) 2008-02-01 11:33
Lovely, sweet, strong and much ridiculed animal
deserves a photo. People associate stupidity with donkeys. I associate stupidity with people. Fine photo. Best, Janos PL
UlfE
(8837) 2008-02-02 2:46
Hi Marie Louise,
An excellent donkey shot. Nice light and colours. I really like your POV. The donkey look very good indeed. Personally I would, however, had tried to place his ears against the sky in the opening between the trees in the background by moving a little bit to the left. It is hard to tell if the donkey would have looked better. You never know such things before you have tried. TFS and have a nice week-end!
Cheers,
Ulf
papagolf21
(55926) 2008-02-02 11:29
Bonsoir, chère Marie-Louise,
Je suis fermement persuadé que les ânes, quand ils s'insultent entre eux, n'ont pas de plus sanglante injure que de s'appeler hommes.
[Heinrich Heine]
Cela vérifie le dicton "il y a plus d'un âne qui s'appelle Martin". En tout cas, Le sir Martin vit dans un environnement bien agréable.
Très bien vu. Merci pour les photographies présentées en atelier.
Amitiés.
Philippe
jlbrthnn
(36842) 2008-02-03 1:07
Bonjour Marie-Louise,
C'est un beau petit âne. Il a une belle stature sans avoir celle des baudets du Poitou, mes préférés puisque "compatriotes" :)
Une bien belle image naturelle et loin des villes.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
Joël
bazal
(7898) 2008-02-03 1:13
Bonjour, Marie Louise.
Il est sympa, Martin! Et il n'était apparemment pas géné par la présence de l'appareil photo. La motivation venait aussi peut être du fait qui s'attendait à recevoir quelque chose en échange de son travail de mannequin!
Merci du partage!
gildasjan
(23291) 2008-02-03 2:00
Bonjour Marie Louise
Toujours attendrissants les ânes,je suis certain qu'il attendait une friandise en échange de la visite et de la photo.Un très bon rendu de sa couleur sur cette image.
Bon dimanche
Amicalement
Gildas
UnTrained
(0) 2008-02-03 6:03
Salut Marie Louise,
I have some friends and family members with that name, I will tell them about their name relationship :-)
Good view on Martin and also good texture of the fur. I like the ears up looking at us.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf
JCG
(24791) 2008-02-03 6:13
Bonjour Marie-Louise,
J'aime l'âne si doux
J'aime l'âne si doux
marchant le long des houx.
Il a peur des abeilles
et bouge ses oreilles.
Il va près des fossés
d'un petit pas cassé.
Il réfléchit toujours
ses yeux sont de velours.
Il reste à l'étable
fatigué, misérable.
Il a tant travaillé
que ça vous fait pitié.
L'âne n'a pas eu d'orge
car le maître est trop pauvre.
Il a sucé la corde
puis a dormi dans l'ombre.
Il est l'âne si doux
marchant le long des houx....
Francis Jammes
Jolie prise de vue sur cet âne "breton", je l'aime bien aussi sur le WS de face. Je t'en rajoute un pour ta collection...
Avec toutes mes amitiés et un très bon dimanche,
Jean-Charles
gunbud
(27523) 2008-02-04 11:47
Hi Marie Louise,
A very handsome beast captured here with very intelligent expression on his face.
Regards, Tom
BL
stego
(22322) 2008-02-08 11:34
Salut Marie Louise,
Lovely portrait of a really sympathetic animal, so unfairly ridiculed, as apparently they are quite intelligent and certainly have a strong personality. The green backdrop and the pretty sun light makes his brown body stand out and the POV is simple, but adequate.
Interesting story, that of the "Martin's". :-)
Amicalement, José.
Silvio1953
(40711) 2008-02-10 0:28
Ciao Maria Luisa, bello e simpatico quest'asinello, foto bella nitida dai magnifici colori, brava, ti auguro un buon week end, ciao Sivio
quillo
(7064) 2008-02-13 10:02
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Desde San Martín de Valdeiglesias desde donde te escribo estas letras, te felicito por tener amigos tan sabios de los que tendríamos que aprender algunas cosas, no sabía como llamáis a los burros en Francia ... es simpático y curioso.
Has tomado un retrato de Martin muy interesante y sobre todo me gusta su mirada entre paciente y curiosa. Enhorabuena amiga Marie Louise.
Un saludo.
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broken_nail
(190) 2008-02-16 0:51
Ciao Marie Louise!!!
splendido ritratto per questo splendido animale!
Grazie per averlo condiviso!
A presto in TE!
Gatti Matti
evanrizo
(456) 2008-02-27 0:34
Hi Marie Louise,
the lovely being trusts you and poses very calm.
A very nice image with good sharpness and light.
Have a nice day.
Evangelos
later...
Charo
(31651) 2008-03-01 2:45
Hola Marie Louise,
Me gusta este simpático burro en medio de ese campo tan verde, no le faltará comida. Excelente luz y colores.
Cordialmente
Charo
josepmarin
(33573) 2008-03-03 11:27
Bonsoir Marie Louise,
C'est un beau portrait de l'âne, qui se pose pour toi avec beaucoup de professionnalisme. C'est une photo très sympathique et amusante, dans une bonne mise au point et avec une note de renseignements très intéressante.
Un bon travail.
Amicalement,
Josep
vbbreizh
(2622) 2008-03-04 10:43
Bonsoir Marie-Louise,
Sympa cet âne !..
Il a l'air de ne pas en revenir de finir sur TE...
Amitiés, Gilles
xuaxo
(5627) 2008-04-09 14:46
Hello MarieLouise
Very nice portrait of Martin. Très sympathique!
Amitiés,
F
Ninello52
(3214) 2008-05-01 9:01
Ciao MarieLouise,
Hai reso celebre l'asino Martin. Le tue foto sono carine, e sopratutto ci propongono soggetti, usi e costumi tradizionali di cui giustamente non bisogna perdere la memoria!
Saluti, Nino
Ps Ti ho mandato una mail con spiegazioni su foto Azalee.
degani
(2876) 2008-05-03 2:47
bonjour MarieLouise,
nice picture of a nice animal, it seems it was posing for the picture, brava
kind regards
franco
woozbman
(366) 2008-06-21 9:22
Hi MarieLouise,
Nice portrait... the texture of its hide shows very well. Good expression on the face too. I love the color of the green grass, and it contrasts well with the brown.
Best regards,
Lamberto
Photo Information
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Copyright: MarieLouise Davies (maloutim)
(3899) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-11-02
- Categories: Daily Life
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Donkeys, My favorite photos (9) (Gatti Matti), At My featured photos [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2008-02-01 10:49
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