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I dont have any experience about other countries than America and Vietnam, but I over-heard that American pays most of their attention to credit history, Vietnamese to dress and vehicle, and Mexican to hat, shoe and belt. I have no chance to verify this experience yet, but during my recent trip to the city of Melchor Muzquiz (Coahuila State, Mexico), I was lucky to capture this picture. Please share with me.
As you can tell, all you need to spend is a dollar (about eight Pesos) to be a kind-of king for a few minutes while someone shinning your shoes or leather boots.
The Spanish were skilled at manufacturing leather goods and were able to utilize leather from both wild and domesticated animals to continue making such necessities as leather botas (boots), chaquetas (jackets), chalecos (vests), chapareras (chaps and leggings), and even the flat crowned wide brimmed hat, (bolero / Santa Fe style) was made of heavy leather. These leather tanning and leather working skills were passed on from generation to generation and as Spanish and Mexican families spread north and west these skills and styles were passed onto many of the early frontiersman. Two items of vaqueros clothing which have best endured over 6 centuries are the cowboy hat and cowboy boots. The botas (boots) first arrived as high bucket leather boots secured above the knee with leather thongs or tassels, and like the noble and proud Spaniards of yesteryear, to this day we make fashion statements about our station in life by donning exquisitely made boots of the most expensive and exotic leather. Instead of wearing ostrich feathers in the hats, they may wear ostrich leather on their boots. Because it is so functional, comfortable and stylish, it is still virtually the same boot that arrived with the Spanish settlers and was adapted and perfected by the Mexicans.
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Olienka, ngythanh, chaitee, huynt, PSYOPS, gaby has marked this note useful
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Nice colours! Probably I would focus on the boots, not on the men, but it's ok. Good picture, Son!
Not only lovely colors, I admire the PoV you applied to this beautiful picture.
Keep posting, mi amigo.
Thanh
- huynt
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Hi Son
I met this image in the American when i attend the congress of my professional in a Convention at Chicago. I like your view as well as good note. A colorful and meaningful shot. Thanks for sharing. Huy
I don't enjoy wearing boots, but I am sure I am enjoying this well-composed colorful photo of boots.
Keep shooting, Ngocson!
George
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Hi Son,
Splendid compo - I like a lot this shot and the colors of the boots -
well done
Thanks
Gaby
Good composition and PoV Son, but I agree with Olga that it would have been better to focus on the boots so that the background was more OoF. Cheers . . . David
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- pnphan
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Cha`o anh Son
I like the way you compose you picture. Very good colors and point of view
phuoc
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- H-tung (11)
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I like your composition with strong colorful boots in the foreground.
Yes, this picture best describes the image of Mexico that I had in my imagination.
TFS,
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