Alpujarra daily life Photo

Photographer’s Note

Still in the region of Las Alpujarras in Andalucia. This daily life scene was captured in the village of Atalbeítar, which is at an altitude of about 1140m. I was doing a trek that passed through 7 villages, starting in Pitres and this was the last stop before returning to Pitres. It was very hot and I decided to rest for a while in this tunnel, well protected from the sun. I soon find out that it was also a good spot for photo opportunities. Unfortunately there wasn't many locals at the streets at this midday hour, but after a while I got this chance. I noticed that locals use these 'carts' to carry groceries and other heavy things of their daily life.

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mikolaj_kawa (31161) 2008-09-10 1:43

Hola Ricardo! Very good POV and moment. Original light and shadow. Very interesting natural frame. Good shot. Well done!

zeynepe (9360) 2008-09-10 1:50

Ola Ricardo,
Simplicity is the best... and I don't beleive that it is the easiest. The easiest is what we choose (or I choose):D
A lovely daily life scene from a simple life... Superb sharpness with difficult light conditions (I always have this kind of problem)...
totally beautiful composition
Congrats,
Best regards,
Zeynep

InasiaJones (20695) 2008-09-10 1:51

Hi Ricardo,

I like how you've framed that scene with the tunnel walls and ceiling. The way the man appears almost in silhouette, in front of this white wall is cool. It looks very graphic, almost illustrative (Michael Schwab).

Ciao!

André

delkoo (34726) 2008-09-10 1:53

hi ricardo
The frame is flawless as you have captured everything in the proper way.
clever shot

didier

ChrisJ (70443) 2008-09-10 2:23

Ola Ricardo

Good texture & lighting on the bg wall with perfectly exposed highlights. Excellent sharpness & the man add a good focal point. Tfs!

aadilj (17950) 2008-09-10 2:59

That framing that you have achieved is remarkable and so superb. I like the effect of lights and textures and the way this whole thing has been arranged and shot. nicely timed as well to get the action right

bantonbuju (48796) 2008-09-10 3:30

where the light and the textures dance together to define the world - there is a country of a lonely man who has to build his house...
poetic picture...
best, j.

rigoletto (26762) 2008-09-10 4:33

Ola Ric,
The silhouetted natural frame is very well done here. I like the motion, the cart, the red load and also the silhouetted flowers here. You found a very special corner in the depths of Granada. You usually have to get lost in order to find such hidden beauties.
Rgs,
Deniz

danos (33192) 2008-09-10 4:44

Ola Ricardo,
nice this daily scene with the man to transfer groceries and other heavy things in his trolley including in this natural frame.A difficult snapshot with an excellent management of the light and the dark parts of the scene.A clever idea with exrtaordinary sbarpness and clarity.Well done.

have a nice afternoon,Danos

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-09-10 4:50

Olá Ricardo,
essas áreas em sombra criaram um efeito bem interessante de borda nessa imagem, além de um ótimo contraste. Gostei da cena com o carrinho-de-mão também.
Parabéns e Abraço

carper (65598) 2008-09-10 6:57

a special shot here Ricard,
I like the pov, a fantastic effect you create, good composition and fine dark and light shot here, very good photojob here, have a nice evening.
regard jaap

gokanlam (6431) 2008-09-10 7:53

Hi Ricardo, It has a natural frame that shows the shadows softly.. the step of the man is the proof of the right timing i think.. nice daily life share it is.. i imagine it in B&W too.. how does it look? Let me try a WS with B&W..
Best wishes,
ReLa

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ninaL (19578) 2008-09-10 8:08

Simple scene but really attractive beceause of light and this natural irregular frame.
Best regards. Grazyna.

jmdias (19813) 2008-09-10 8:16

ricardo

ficou boa a idéia desta moldura urbana. O homem ficou bem posicionado e a luz mostra bem detalhes e texturas, a planta ajuda a quebrar a frieza da compo. Como era de se esperar, é um velho que trabalha, juventude espanhola, algo em extinção..

abraços

jorge

gilou530 (35642) 2008-09-10 9:08

salut ricardo
bien vu le POV avec ce léger contre jour sur la partier avant plan, presque tu aurai pu faire un N&B, beau boulot
amitiés
giblert

paura (39170) 2008-09-10 9:48

Ricardo,
A mensagem visual está muito bem composta, com uma eficiente moldura e bonito BG. Interessante é que aqui em casa, na garagem, existem uma pedra bastante semelhante a essa aí ... Sinto-me, portanto, em casa. :-)

Abraço

Paulo

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2008-09-10 10:09

Hi Ricardo
Great framing. Great light too. And interesting scene - this time man at work, not a woman ;).
Regards

Photo65Net (43096) 2008-09-10 10:53

Hello Ricardo,
I like how you controlled light here.
Contrasts too are pleasant, a very nice job,
Have a nice day,
JB.

adores (15741) 2008-09-10 16:59

Olá Ricardo!
È uma foto um pouco invulgar esta.Gostei da ideia de mostrares a parede ao sol como fundo e o resto à sombra. O homem ía tão distraido a transportar o gás que nem deve ter dado pela tua presença. Gosto dos gerânios à esquerda!

Stepan (27175) 2008-09-10 20:49

The "natural" frame is perfect and the light management excellent... You create a strong compo with a very daily daily life moment !! Great inspiration, great realization.
Stéphane

Tue (25608) 2008-09-11 1:26

Hi Ricardo,
A very good capture from this village, excellent timing too with this man passing by. I like the natural framing of the walls and also those plants included on the left hand side. The white wall is a good background with a nice texture. Good photo work!
Regards,
Lars

bostankorkulugu (33962) 2008-09-11 2:27

i remember a similar one from egypt... a frame in a frame... and you are good at it rcrd... if only the red was a bit more brighter... i like the silhouetted flowers on the left, adding a lot to the charm of the shot...

hugs

krkt

ribeiroantonio (21967) 2008-09-11 3:37

Neste caso, um botija de gás tem um peso suficiente para ver levada num carrinho de mão. À primiera vista pareceu-me que a foto era a P&B mas depois reparei na cor da botija e da cabeça do senhor.
A tua paciência foi recompensada com esta bonita imagem que tem um enquadramento perfeito e prima pela exposição excelente da parede branca.
António

papagolf21 (56715) 2008-09-11 4:13

Bonjour, cher Ricardo,
Très bonne idée parfaitement exploitée avec une excellente maîtrise des hautes et basses lumières.
J'aime beaucoup l'originalité de cette composition.
Le moment était en effet décisif.
Amitiés.
Philippe

ktanska (16695) 2008-09-11 5:22

Hi Ricardo,
Wonderful natural framing. A daily life shot that is more than it's contents. Pushing a gas bottle has never before looked this romantic.
It's not as sharp as one could guess with 1/200.
Kari

xuaxo (5835) 2008-09-11 9:27

Olá Ricardo,
Belo enquadramento. O homem não está bem focado, mas de qualquer modo estava em movimento, não é?
~
Não sei porque puseste esta foto com apenas 133KB, em vez dos normalmente permitidos 200KB. Além disso, hoje o TE aceita 300KB; não sei desde quando.
Um abraço,
F

Angshu (34089) 2008-09-11 20:57

Ola Ricardo
Here it comes...I liked it very well then, like it very well now! The texture of the wall behind, the slight motion blur, the framing through the passage all add to the picture. And yes, the exposure handling is excellent considering the amount of white here. Well done my friend!
Best Regards
Angshu

JCG (25741) 2008-09-13 8:02

Hi Ricardo,

Beautiful management high and low lights here. I like the point of view that you chose to emphasize this scene. According to your comment a place in the appreciable shade, the sun was certainly quite hot !!! Good composition.

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

AiresSantos (42826) 2008-09-16 1:06

Ola Ric
Em Espanha tambem se ransportam as garrafas de gas como em Portugal.
Uma vista excelente assim como a definicao. Gosto muito da textura de fundo com a luminosidade bem manuseada
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

manatee (4295) 2008-09-21 23:07

Ola Ric
Interesting capture and cleaver too. The frame is very nice and discret and I like the flowers give more enchant to the pic. The shadows in the wall is interesting and he is carry on a red cilinder can be a gasoline or maybe water.

Thank you for share this with us.

I wonderfing if the spanish people can undertand you. The mayority of the time thay dont understand Portugues, but the portugues can undertan perfectly to them, I dont know if this was you case?
See you Ric anc have a nice start of week

sacavem (8507) 2008-10-01 1:24

Olá Ricardo,
Gosto mesmo desta composição.Luz e contraste muito bem captadas.A moldura natural ficou bem.
Um abraço,
Filipe

Bluejeans (33017) 2008-10-18 3:08

Oi amigo ,
Sempre com o teu olho a funcionar e bem rápido , ficou bem interessante esta composição com o homem a passar com o carrinho de mão ele nem deu conta de ti ,gostei muito dos detalhes da parede , bom jogo de luz e sombra , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

jafadabret (40281) 2009-02-12 8:50

Olá Ricardo.
Belle maîtrise de la composition et de la lumière. J'aime l'ambiance dégagée par cette photo. Le rendu du crépi et du rocher est excellent.
Beau travail !
Jacques