a stranger has come in our house Photo

Photographer’s Note

A fırst photo from my last travel ın East Turkey, before postıng more ın a few days when I'll be back ın Brussels : I travelled from one small vıllage to the other between lake Van and the east Black Sea and ın thıs partıcular small place, I was allowed to sleep ınsıde the mosque ; had my breakfasts prepared by the wıfe of the ımam but my dınners were taken ınsıde dıfferent houses. GREAT HOSPITALITY EVERYWHERE AND VERY WARM PEOPLE !!!

At the end of the afternoon, I was drıven back by the owner of thıs house and could not escape the ınvıtatıon for yet another tea ; a crowded house, the wıfe of the sort of "agha" the only female (apart from me) allowed ınsıde thıs partıcular room and lookıng at me wıth smılıng curıosıty...

Thıs ıs an extended famıly wıth brothers lıvıng sıde by sıde and quantıtıes of chıldren (dıffıcult to understand the varıous relatıons) ; a rıch famıly ownıng varıous trucks but lıvıng very sımply as you'll see wıth other photos to come from the same place - other meals were taken wıth much poorer famılıes.

(Photo taken in Somkaya village)

See you ın a whıle and best regards from Turkey,
Cath.

gokanlam, ChrisJ, holmertz, jonathan_hart, Fraipont, rigoletto, burGu, Vasa has marked this note useful

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gokanlam (6451) 2008-08-19 6:06

You had used the light well and managed it perfectly.. i love interior photos.. and every touch of the light on the people is great.. i like the green door and wooden parts of the ceiling.. good idea to show the people in this composition..
ReLa

aadilj (17950) 2008-08-19 6:08

Welcome back cath and what a rocking image to return with! Has all your charateristic features and much more. the colours and lights, the hues and the tones have been so deftly nuanced. A winner all the way

jasmis (51313) 2008-08-19 6:09

After holidays?
Smart photo. Difficult light but you've done it well. I like such sceneries. Children behind the door are marvelous.

Regards!

mirarer (4461) 2008-08-19 6:32

Hi Catherine,
Great and dificult light and very well managed. Nice composition.
Regards,
Mirari

fanni (9037) 2008-08-19 6:57

Hello Catherine,
the lighting was really challenging but you managed it very well! I like this group sitting on the floor: the composition of the photo is perfect! And the colours are great.
regards,
Elena

MarcT (21105) 2008-08-19 7:25

Salut Cath,
Te revoilà avec ta nouvelle cuvée? Elle est bien dans la lignée de tes portraits de famille ;o))
Bizzz
MArc

holmertz (10115) 2008-08-19 7:33

Hello Catherine,
Great picture, especially considering the difficult light-conditions. To my mind the main feature, the most typical thing, is the two women sitting outside the main room, eager to listen to the conversation and to watch you but unable according to traditions to fully take part. A very interesting glimpse of daily life in this part of the world.
Best regards,
Gert

amazon (10931) 2008-08-19 7:58

senin anadolu evlerinin içine girip sanki o evin içinden biriymiş gibi fotoğraf çekmeni çok seviyorum,yapaylıktan uzak anadolu insanını yansıtma şeklin olağanustü,bunun üzerine eklenen ışık ve golgelerle birlikte cok güzel kompozisyonlar ortaya çıkariyorsun,aslinda bu köy insanlarına olan merakın ve ilgin çok dikkat çekici,üstelik yabancı bir ülkede bu kadar içten ve içindenmiş gibi olabilmeni hayranlık ve biraz da hayretle takip ediyorum...
sevgiler,
iffet

TopGeo (22495) 2008-08-19 8:40

Hi Kath! A original scene with the indirect lighting and the composition that has a uniqueness and a descriptive place of internal life in t o home of family!Are impressive the picture and the subject!Great picture,
Georgios

Fraipont (104) 2008-08-19 8:52

Formidable atmosphère rendue par la lumière et par les couleurs chaudes. L'accueil que tu as reçu est palpable. Très bien fait !
Jean

mesutilgim (37583) 2008-08-19 12:42

Selam dear Cath,
Nice to see you again, with this wonderfull capture. Amazing compo, nice notes and wonderfull light management.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

abdulkadir (2324) 2008-08-19 13:33

Sevgili Catherine merhabalar;

çok hoş bir iç mekan karesi daha.evin erkeği ve hanımı ve kapıda yüzlerine ışığın vurmasıyla ışıldayan küçük çoçuklar.çok hoş ve sıcak bir kare.

ellerinize sağlık..

Morac (21131) 2008-08-19 13:40

Bonsoir Catherine,

Belle composition en demie teinte, dans un contexte difficile tu as fait un bon travail avec les ombres et les lumières.
Bonne soirée
Marc

cknara (567) 2008-08-19 13:58

Nice one.I like the composition and the naturalness of the photo.

rigoletto (27082) 2008-08-19 17:32

You and our people of great hospitality and warmth: a marvellous combination :)
The situation, how they investigate you with curiosity, is worth seeing. And you turned the scene into a baroque painting with this lovely light. Reveranza madam ;)

burGu (4558) 2008-08-19 23:25

Hi Catherine,
It makes me happy to see daily human scenes from your camera :)
You know, you are a strange lady; you are coming from very far away, entering these people's lives, you live with them...
And you say; "GREAT HOSPITALITY EVERYWHERE AND VERY WARM PEOPLE !!!", what about you dear Cath, are you someone else? Great hospitality and very warm person; this is also you :))
Hugs,
Burcu

jonathan_hart (22739) 2008-08-20 0:45

cette lumière naturelle donne un contraste difficilement gérable, mais tu t'en sors bien, c'est une bien belle prise qui n'est pas sans rappeler certains de tes posts précédents, en intérieur avec des effets de lumière des plus intéressants
amicalement
jo

ChrisJ (70521) 2008-08-20 0:57

Welcome back, Cath!

Fantastic backlighting, in this superb group portrait & daily life scene from Turkey, with good sharpness and graphism also.

Bon mercredi!

dilane (10289) 2008-08-20 10:08

Bonsoir Catherine
Belle photo de famille sous un éclairage naturel très séduisant - une petite question : leur adresses-tu à ton retour un exemplaire de la photo ? simple curiosité de ma part- mes amitiés -

marietom (32284) 2008-08-21 1:36

hello Cath,

Toujours ces belles ambiances prises en intérieur.
Très belle image, comme d'habitude !
Bonne journée
Marie

rbcy1974 (20746) 2008-08-21 4:52

Bonjour Catherine
Une photo tres intime. J'aime bien coment tu as matrice les conditions de lumiere. Il en a deux zones clairment definies dans la photo qui est aussi un bon documents sur la vie des gens
Tres bien fait
A+
Daniel

scalerman (25787) 2008-08-21 13:11

Catherine: What you did with the light and shadow here is dead on - a great vignette. regards, c

alibasarir (14597) 2008-08-22 0:12

merhaba catherine,
nerelere kayboldun seni bir müddet göremedik.inan çok merak ettim döndüğüne sevindim.
harika bir kompozisyon olmuş bu karen.evin atmosferini nefis yansıtmışsın.özellikle netlik ve keskin detaylar çok iyi eline sağlık.
selamlar sevgiler
Ali

kensimage (8543) 2008-08-26 8:18

An excellent depiction of a traditional way of life, Cath. The people are smiling, and they are friendly in a shy kind of way, but their faces are shadowed--we cannot really see into their souls or understand their way of life, not without spending a lot more time with them. Yet everything has a warm glow of harmony. Very nicely done. Regards, Ken.

Vasa (6665) 2008-09-10 15:45

La photo qui m'inspire a discuter, apres l'admiration tacite. Donc, un beau portrait de famille, avec le rayon de lumiere qui contribue formidablement. Le detail que je souligne est juste ce rayon sur le visage de l'enfant tenu par la la mere. Si tu croppes ce portrait des deux, en gardant les mains de l'enfant et de la maman...

Bravo pour cette image, chere amie,

Branko