Always Coca-Cola! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Problably the most famous drink in the world, Coca-Cola can be found in the most unexpected and remote corners of the planet. Not the case here since Salta is a big city in Northern Argentina.

One thing I liked in Argentina was the way they use painted façades as billboards.
As usual, I waited for a chance to include a human element and I was lucky to have a red shirt on a bike.

From Rough Guide to Argentina:

"The city of Salta is undoubtedly one of the country's most traditional, most hospitable and best preserved, with an architectural harmony and aesthetic beauty lacking in many other urban centres in Argentina. Fabulously set in a cool, high valley surrounded by wooded mountains, its enchanting music, colourful processions and excellent facilities are all added attractions.

SALTA, historic capital of one of Argentina's biggest and most beautiful provinces, easily lives up to its well-publicized nickname of Salta la Linda (Salta the Fair), thanks to its festive atmosphere, handsome buildings and dramatic setting. In a region where the landscape and nature, rather than the towns and cities, are the main attractions, Salta is the exception. Fifteen hundred kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires, at the eastern end of the fertile Valle de Lerma, nationally famous for its tobacco plantations, and bounded by the Río Vaqueros to the north and Río Arenales to the south, the city is squeezed between steep, rippling mountains; 1190m above sea level, it enjoys a relatively balmy climate."

bakes888, holmertz, Wanda1, Cricri, josepmarin, stego, Amaz, Gerrit, bostankorkulugu, lucasgalodoido, ChrisJ, JCG, xuaxo, macjake has marked this note useful

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bakes888 (18155) 2009-10-23 1:54

Hi Ricardo.
Excellent colourful photo, well chosen POV and composition gives this shot nice dynamism and of course the young cyclist adds his presence also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

holmertz (9586) 2009-10-23 2:04

Hello Ricardo,
A spectacular building, well seen from the corner creating nice diagonal lines. The boy in the red teeshirt fits well into the composition. Fine sharpness and nicely saturated colours.
Regards,
Gert

npecanhuk (13713) 2009-10-23 2:10

Olá Ricardo!
Gostei bastante dessa foto!
Nitidez, exposição, profundidade e cores estão excelentes!
Ponto de vista muito bem escolhido e uma composição acertada, eficiente e bem atraente e curiosa, com belos detalhes da arquitetura e do modo de vida locais!
Parabéns, abraços e até logo!
Neyvan

Urs (2770) 2009-10-23 2:51

Ola Ricardo

That looks like Malaysia, not Thailand, they don't paint buildings like ads. Very colorful, I guess I will have to look for my Fuji house shot. The colors are extremely vibrant, the contrast are bold and the sharpness is high. This boy cycling towards the Coca-Cola house adds life to the photograph, well done

Best regards
Urs

delkoo (34244) 2009-10-23 4:23

hi ricardo
nice red corner, you waited the right moment to get that cyclist with red shirt crossing the street, the saturated colors are very attractive.

didier

Wanda1 (10923) 2009-10-23 5:00

Hi Ricardo,
Nice bright colours from the blue skies to the coca cola red and the turquoise and yellow buildings. I like the boys shirt matching the coca cola red and he adds a nice dynamic to the shot.
Regards
Wanda

siamesa (12744) 2009-10-23 7:04

OLá Ricardo

Meu pecado e de muita gente, creio. Aqui em casa a bebida está meio proibida, mas os dribles para escondê-la são constantes.Super interessante foto.Uma cena real da vida diária. Parabéns.
Abraços
maria

yquem46 (7842) 2009-10-23 8:22

Nice colorful and luminous shot carlos
taken at the right place letting us see the 2 streets and at the right time with the biker as the human element of the compo
Nicely done
have a good WE
best regards
patrick

Cricri (43030) 2009-10-23 10:42

Hola Ric
Bel angle de prise du bâtiment qui certes attire comme souvent est le cas chez coca cola et j'aime beaucoup, pas le coca, mais leurs pub :-)
bon moment avec l'arrivée du cycliste, les détails et ce ciel super que filtre une très belle lumière
Have a nice week end
cricri

josepmarin (33785) 2009-10-23 11:28

Olá Ricardo,
sinduda, Coca-Cola es una bebida refrescante universal, algo que se puede comprobar en esta bonita foto.
Me gusta mucho el contraste entre los vivos colores, sobre todo el rojo y el azul, bajo una luz radiante que da un excelente resultado estético. El ciclista añade el detalle vital y dinámico.
Buena composición, amigo mío.
Un abrazo,
Josep

stego (22350) 2009-10-23 12:03

Olá Ricardo,
Acho que estou de volta...
Bem garrida, cheia de uma certa alegria que se associa imediatamente a essa zona do mundo, pelo menos se nos esquecermos de como o tango é nostálgico. Toma lo bueno! Gostei! E o pormenor do pequeno ciclista estar de vermelho é genial.
Um abraço,
José

Bluejeans (32083) 2009-10-23 12:10

Oi amigo ,
Sem duvida deve ser a bebida doce mais vendida no mundo , ficou uma foto bem colorida , interessante o semáforo na frente da porta se fosse uma taberna já estava dobrado ao meio de tanta pancada com a cabeça :), bom contraste de cores, boa inclusão na foto do ciclista , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

coco (27790) 2009-10-23 12:12

Hi Ricardo.

Excellent and beautiful work with the exposure and the composition. Also I like you waiting to that boy: he improves a lot the picture.

Regards.

Amaz (6622) 2009-10-23 12:46

Belíssima composição, amigo Ricardo!!
Ótimas cores e interessante nota!!

Estupendo travalho!!

Um abraço,

gilou530 (35082) 2009-10-23 13:32

hello ricardo
un rouge qui flashe et le blanc du coca cola mis en valeur, attention a la pub , netteté magnifique
amitiés
gilbert

chris04stop (2307) 2009-10-23 14:24

Bravissimo Ricardo! A great piece of life full of colours! I like so much! W Coca Cola....
Anna Paola

Gerrit (35613) 2009-10-23 15:28

Beautiful Ric,
the shirt of the biker between all these other colours.
great one

emka (21261) 2009-10-23 15:38

Hi Ricardo, Coca cola can be in strange places. In so called Nubian village near Assuan the tourists visit very primitive houses, but at the end there is cold cola for them. This cola is very colourful. in peru they hace their own product, inca Cola and it is even worse.

regards

Malgorzata

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2009-10-23 22:49

you know i like this one rcrd >:D... so red, so good... bon weekend...

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-10-24 6:13

Olá Ricardo,
impressionante mesmo como o Vermelho Coca-Cola se destaca nessa foto, acho que depois da água, deve ser a marca de bebida mais consumida no mundo, pelo menos no Brasil ela domina, hehe. Mas ainda perde pra cachaça e cerveja!
Parabéns e Abraço

ChrisJ (70125) 2009-10-25 2:57

Hi Ricardo

Yep there's no escape. Even in the Russian Far East!

http://beta.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=7&p=761308

Superb warm cold colour contrasts between the red & blue, with excellent sharpness. Tfs!

jmdias (19115) 2009-10-25 5:32

ricardo

bom flagrante do uso da propaganda na fachada do edifício. gostei do resultado estético e gostei da foto que vc fez, bem colorida, boa luz, personagem bem colocado, bom enquadramento e qualidade. é um daqueles detalhes que o visitante que gosta de fotografar não pode perder

abraços (já de volta ao lar)

jorge

jhm (82319) 2009-10-25 6:00

Hello Ricardo,

The most real advertisement for these soft drinks.
A lovely cityscape too.
Nice depth and perspective, nice photograph job.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

ribeiroantonio (21891) 2009-10-26 21:07

Será que eles recebem alguma coisa com este tipo de publicidade?
Foi frutuosa a espera e o miúdo com a camisa vermelha não podia ter sido melhor. Gosto muito.
António

JCG (25207) 2009-10-27 2:58

Hello Ricardo,

Not really good for the health but which belongs to the world culture this famous publicity !!! Typical district of Argentina nicely emphasized with this coloured shop. The cyclist arrives at the good moment in your composition adding a beautiful dynamics I find. The light is extra also emphasizing well the bright colors. Well done Ricardo and thank you for the interesting note.

With all my friendships to you and Ana, of Versailles under a beautiful sun today, and a very good day,

Jean-Charles

xuaxo (5703) 2009-10-29 11:46

Olá Ricardo,
Já vi um tema ou série de fotos dedicadas à Coca-Cola. Esta seria uma bem original.
Bela foto. Nem os fios incomondam.
Esta foto tem qualquer coisa de México (Tijuana, o único sítio do México que vi).
Cumprimentos,
F.

Manamo (3472) 2009-10-31 7:53

I think this is amazing! Not just because it's beautiful esthetically, but because it's nice to see how universal some things are.
what luck would it have been to see smeoe coming out of the place with a coke in his/her hand? or even better, someone who comes out, stop on the porch and drinks a bit...or even better, someone comes out and just stick the bottle to his/her forehead to cool himself down. That would be just awesome! But you might have to wait a long time!!!Especially that they might not sell coca-cola in there (because of the fotocopias writing).

have a beautiful weekend Ric!

Marc

InasiaJones (20060) 2009-11-06 2:59

Hi Ricardo,

A lot of South American countries look similar, but I really, really like to see these villages all the time. Like you are mentioning, this one is in particularly good condition, with nice colourful facades, shot under good light and with a perfect cloudy sky.

Good timing to include the boy on the bike in the frame.

Cheers!

André

macjake (1578) 2009-11-26 3:34

Hello Ricardo, you're right, the coke symbol can be seen in any country - rich or poor - and is easily recognizable.
very bright, standing out very much so, in this daily life photo.
great to see the city life in Argentina, thank you
Cheers
Craig