'Economats' Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

An old shop front seen in the little village of Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne, a hardware shop by the look of it. I just liked the tones and textures.

Saint-Saturnin-de-Lenne is a quiet unassuming village in the Aveyron Départment of France. With a population of under 400, which has been steadily reducing over the past 40 years, it lies part way between Rodez and Millau in the valley of the River Serre. Its inhabitants are known as Saint-Saturninois.

Its economy relies heavily on agriculture including the raising or pigs and sheep and the making of Roquefort cheese and wine. There is also a saw mill locally. Not a place that merits a long detour but worth stopping for a while if you are passing through.

saxo042, Gerrit, besnard, Budapestman, macondo, KLB, ChrisJ, feather, gelor, jlbrthnn, PixelTerror, gunbud, trekks, westcoastgirl1 has marked this note useful

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saxo042 (16316) 2009-02-09 0:27

Hi Stephen,
Business doesn´t look too good for this company, but they certainly provided a very good and colourful motive here. What does 'Economats' mean?
Kind regards
Gunnar

Gerrit (36313) 2009-02-09 0:29

Hi Stephen,
good photo of this old wooden gable.
I wonder what these economats are.
Regards, Gerrit

besnard (31114) 2009-02-09 0:38

Bonjour Stephen
Elle a connu des temps meilleurs cette vieille boutique mais elle est pleine de charme. Les couleurs sont bien saturées et l'escabeau laisse peut-être supposer qu'elle va être rafraichie.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

chinchini (27823) 2009-02-09 0:57

Salut Stephen,
Quelle belle devanture ! C'est du vieux, rustique, c'est bancal, mais l'enseigne est solidement ancrée ;o)
J'apprécie la présence de l'arrosoir... pour arroser les quelques maigres plantes en pots qu'il cache en partie.
Joli coup d'oeil mon Ami !
Pierre

Budapestman (42876) 2009-02-09 1:24

Hi Stephen,
A photo composed nicely with the play of the forms and lines. The lights are superb, attractive daily life shot. Have a nice week!
George

macondo (13273) 2009-02-09 2:02

Hi Stephen.
This one jumped out of the gallery today! Very good straight-ahead shot of this colourful little shop. The owners kindly left out some paraphernalia and let the weeds grow for your shot. Great colours, shapes and light. Nice one.
Regards,
Andrew

KLB (18281) 2009-02-09 2:33

Hello Stephen

Lucky you to find this marvelous shop-sign.
I devote a theme to these old shops and if you don't mind I would like to add your composition.
You've captured a great light to enhance the rasp wood and the strong combination of colors.
The stool and the watering can add life and it seems less abandoned.
Very nice subject, you've got a great eye !

Regards
Karine

John_F_Kennedy (32032) 2009-02-09 3:19

Very nice POV gives a good view on that interesting old "architectuer". Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

omerozden (1241) 2009-02-09 4:07

hello stephen,
with the ladder the shop looks interesting. i wonder what they sell there. colors are charming and very warm.
regards,
omer

jalab_temen (1990) 2009-02-09 4:10

Dear Steve, I like this simply composed photo, the natural lights and colors. It has a certain home-feeling, because of the lovely little objects: grandpa just went inside. Thank you for sharing, Jalab

ChrisJ (70443) 2009-02-09 4:10

Hi Stephen

Excellent sharpness, with superb colour & saturation. I like the effective tight framing. No part of the frame is wasted. Tfs!

feather (50168) 2009-02-09 4:21

There is something very appealing about these old worn shop fronts. You have captured the textures and pealing paint very well. I'm surprised that the step ladders and the watering can haven't been 'appropriated' by now! ;D
Kath

jonathan_hart (22627) 2009-02-09 5:23

don't know the english for the details "escabeau et arrosoir", but it's a fun and nice bonus,
wonderful texture and color of this frontage
jc

gelor (3224) 2009-02-09 5:53

Bonjour Stephen,
Il fallait la trouver cette boutique ! Belle image de temps révolus. Merci.
Gérard

giorgimer (21478) 2009-02-09 6:45

Hi Stephen,

WONDERFUL! It makes me think to a Hopper's painting. Excellent composition and tones.

TFS

Gio

TopGeo (22249) 2009-02-09 8:47

Hi Stephen! The simplicity and the good note give in your picture a great importance Are the small villages that maintaining genuinely simple popular finesse that in certain like as and i I am their lover
Kind regards
Georgios

dta (6189) 2009-02-09 9:17

Bonjour Stephen ,
C'est magnifique ! Bien cadré , très coloré . Et le témoin d'une époque disparue .
Bravo
Denis

jlbrthnn (39039) 2009-02-09 9:29

Bonjour Stephen,
Excellent, tu fais revivre pour l'éternité cette façade à l'ancienne, et cette vieille échoppe. Superbes couleurs. J'aime bien les ustensiles laisser à la vue. Bravo.
Bonne journée
Cordialement
Joël

PixelTerror (86861) 2009-02-09 11:43

Hi Stephen,
Nice shop front with strong vintage feeling the word economats remins me of the army long time ago, I was not aware it was used outside of the military field.
Have a nice day JY

Fis2 (46449) 2009-02-09 12:15

Witaj Stephen!
Very interesting place and object ;)
Good frame and composition.
I like the colors and light.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

gunbud (28165) 2009-02-09 17:10

Hi Stephen,
Beautiful rural image of this charming old shop.
The lighting here is expert bringing out all the lovely weather worn details of this compelling store front.
Scenes like this are getttng far and few between so thanks for sharing.
Regards, Tom

trekks (14334) 2009-02-09 21:33

salut Stephen

In this time of global crisis, this name is definitely very interesting catch word to see! I suppose the owner will claim the name is there for a long time before the modern day economists exist? Very nice composed view of such a lovely discovery!

tfs, bill

amaryllis (17844) 2009-02-11 8:33

bonjour Stephen
en effet, une tres belle photo de cette ancienne boutique aux textures et tons colorés
l'arrosoir d'un côté et de l'autre l'escabeau
une belle luminosité en plus
belle photo
juliette

Flavia (10202) 2009-02-22 9:10

Salut Stephen,

Charmant ce petit magazin avec les detail mignon comme l'escalier, les plantes, etc! Jolie couleus et textures.

A+

Flavia

westcoastgirl1 (1567) 2009-10-18 6:52

Hi Stephen

Hi thanks for sharing info on small town life. It's a welcomed shot compared to the more famous shots of landmarks and such. Your picture is certaintly a one of a kind. I agree it has good colours and tones. I like that it is worn and rundown. The ladder and watering can adds some interest to this as well.

Have a great weekend,
Tosca