Stop laughing at me, I can take a beer! Photo

Photographer’s Note

The third week of June Cusco celebrates its birthday, founded by the Incas. For this week, schoolchildren, company personel, and other luminaries from all over the province parade around the city wearing typical costumes.

Cusco was the capital of the inca empire and called the bellybutton of the world. During colonial times, a spanish style city was built using the old
inca stones as foundations. In the same way as architecture, mainstream peruvian culture is a mix of spanish culture based on indian foundations.

Took this picture in the streets at night where a dance troop was taking a break. I was really lucky to get this shot, as andean people are either shy about taking their picture or tend to do it for money with a totally unatural expression, here I caught them in the act!

gaby, Paolo, Emile, aloyho, fireflyz has marked this note useful

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gaby (19793) 2005-07-15 4:02

Daniel, très jolie scène avec toutes ces couleurs - J'aime beaucoup la compo - Merci et bon week end
Gaby

Paolo (40755) 2005-07-15 4:23

Nice image. i like the dinamism inside.
good colors a nice light and a great contrast.
thanks, ciao

summersun (4964) 2005-07-15 6:31

bien vu Daniel, c'est dommage que les peruviens ne se laissent pas photographier facilement, mais ici tu les as bien eues, elle a l'air un peu saoule la dame et sa copine se moque d'elle. les couleurs de leurs costumes sont tres jolies et ressortent bien sur leur chemisier blanc.
Vanessa

Marcelo_Almeida (1044) 2005-07-15 9:50

Olá Daniel,
Belo momento lindas cores,
Parabéns,
Marcelo Almeida

Emile (20127) 2005-07-15 10:39

Muy buena foto Daniel.
Esta llena de vivos colores y de movimiento.
Muy bien captada y muy buena iluminacion.
Felicitaciones.

Tue (25608) 2005-07-15 15:41

Hi Daniel,
Great colourful picture! I like the different expressions on the faces of the people. The slight unsharpness of the picture is good to make it a more lively one and that suits good to the secenery. Well done!
Groeten,
Lars

aloyho (6109) 2005-07-17 2:09

Hi Daniel,
Beautiful composition of this group of colourful people. I particularly like the movement here caused by the colourful stripes and the different positions of the heads. They create nice rhythm. The expressions are also exceptional. Congratulations!!! All the best.

Luan (15935) 2005-07-18 4:16

Hello Daniel,
quelle belle scene, il semble y avoir de la bonne humeur et surtout bcp de couleurs ici. T'as de la chance d'avoir vecu ca, j'espere que je verrais de telles scenes.
A+
Luan

nerve (10212) 2005-07-19 1:29

This is a beautiful composition Daniel,
colours are just wonderful here..
Great catch,
(but somehow your images always look "soft"
i suspect of your lens quality somehow Daniel ;)

Leonie (8647) 2005-07-28 19:32

Hey Daniel,
Such a funny and nice picture! Lovely expressions they have and beautiful costumes! Hehe...I would like to be there in this joyous atmosphere!

Cheers, Léonie

fireflyz (2079) 2005-10-03 21:26

Hi Daniel,
Haha.. I like the title .. very funny :)
Your timing is perfect! lovely colors and good POV. I like it a lot! Thanks for sharing..
Skye