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Photographer’s Note

When I travel in Asia I`m allways fscinated when I see older people siiting in the way he does.
Can you do it ?
Maybe 30 minutes or longer?
He did for more than one hour!!!!!
This is interesting foe me.
I`m head of department for physiotherapie in a clinic for orthopedic rehabilitation.
About 80 % our patients are 60 + and come 10-14 days after surgery and implantation of a hip or knee prothesis.
Please see the workshop.
Last year in Germany there have been about 3000000 surgeries for implantation of an artificial joint.
And it will become more the next years,so I don`t worry about unemployment........
The main reason is arthrosis.
The WHO says:in Europe and north America everybody,older than 60 years has arthrosis in at least one joint.
The main reasons are:bad food(too much meat and fat),overweight and the lack of movement.

Another phenomen is:Last year in Germany happened 120000 femurfractures.If this happens at the femoral neck,in most cases it`s neccessary to Implant an artificial joint.
The main reasons:a bad balance and koordination and osteoporosis.
I`m nearly sure,India with about 13 times more people living there had less....

Taken with 200 mm close to the lighthouse.

holmertz, romuszka, carper, trekks, vasilpro, ruisc_pt, zanzi, papera, buscape, danielswalsh, dareco, Budapestman, BurhanettinMasa, Cricri, dantor has marked this note useful

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holmertz (9725) 2009-05-19 10:04

Hello Leo,
Portraitwise, this is well done with clean lines, few colours and a neutral background. It's also a break with the general conventions to see the man in profile, almost from behind. Your note is also interesting and discusses a phenomenon that I have often had in mind when travelling in Asia. A few years ago I was invited to several traditional dinner parties in Afghanistan and found it impossible and unbearable to sit properly on the floor. For the Afghans it was such a natural thing.
Regards,
Gert

romuszka (351) 2009-05-19 10:22

Witaj leo!
Picture is amazing. Calm colours, Blurred man's and very interesting position background. I thank for note, it is instructive very.
Gratuluje i pozdrawiam - Roma

carper (64962) 2009-05-19 10:29

very good photo job here Leo,
good composition, fine details good dof, very good photo job here, well done, have a good evening.
regard jaap

trekks (14320) 2009-05-19 10:34

hi Leo

Very interesting to read your note. Now I realise why your intro page has a x-ray photo.

:) to answer your question, perhaps I know some good reasons. In old days and still at present, you will find some squat toilets at home or in public places where you really squat on the toilet pan. Some people will stay on it for 30 minutes, some can finish the job quickly.

But that is a good exercise for this same position. And in old days, older people eat meals in this position too, no tables or chairs.

Except we do not sit in this way when we sleep :)

I like this capture. Very simple man about to jump into the water or sea. Caught by the photographer, so he stays and sits for a while. I think your WS is bad for TE influence :) hehe

Good work.

tfs, bill

vasilpro (8852) 2009-05-19 10:53

Hello Leo,
Very nice photo with lovely soft colors and very good DOF. The notes are very interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Regards, Vasilis.

ruisc_pt (6206) 2009-05-19 10:57

Impressive image Andreas.
The light and colours are really appraising.
R

zanzi (4540) 2009-05-19 11:58

Hi Leo
The picture is good (nice framing, very good sharpness...) but your note is even better. Yoga is really something that we should be more interested in....
Bravo
Chris

jurek1951 (26002) 2009-05-19 12:11

Hi Andreas,
Great shot, well captured scene with fantastic light and wonderfull warm colours. My compliments,
Georg

Bartleby (4924) 2009-05-19 12:17

Hi Leo,
interesting note and portrait. Exposure is fine and the half-turned posture makes for a great portrait. I like it.

Philippe

papera (5358) 2009-05-19 13:40

hi Andreas,
it's interesting that the man's position caught my attention even before I read your note - maybe because I was thinking that I could not squat like that for long... =)
your portrait is very interesting because, as gert says, it's unconventional in its visual approach to the subjects and because the position of this man makes his whole body the focal point of the image, and not only his face. the colours of his clothes underline this sense of "unity" of the focal point.
have a good evening,
cris

buscape (3759) 2009-05-19 18:19

Hallo Leo,
schöne Aufnahme und ein sehr interessanter Kommentar dazu. Wirklich erstaunlich, dass man in dem Alter noch längere Zeit in so einer Haltung verbringen kann. Beneidenswert. Nach 30 Jahen Fussball machen das meine Knie heute schon nicht mehr mit. Der verschwommene Hintergrund in kalten Farben gefällt mir sehr gut und ist ein toller Kontrast zu den wärmeren Farben in schönem Licht im Vordergrund.
Viele Grüsse aus dem sonnigen Donautal,
Helmut

danielswalsh (13324) 2009-05-19 21:08

Great Portrait Andreas!

Yes, I feel the same way- and I've been living in Asia for the past 11yrs! I could't get anywhere close to the way this guy is sitting, and if I did- surely not for more then five seconds! Nice bokeh - I just might have been tempted to sharpen up the face a little tiny bit (just my personal preference).

All the best Andreas!
- Dan

MarcT (21099) 2009-05-19 21:50

Hallo Leo,
Schönes Portrait. Gut ins Bild gebracht. Farben und licht sind natürlich und gerade richtig.
Gruss
Marc

dareco (17104) 2009-05-19 22:36

This is funny to me because I ALWAYS wonder the same thing!!! In fact I hurt just looking at this. A very interesting and informative note! Great capture, excellent color and detail. TFS

Budapestman (42084) 2009-05-20 2:10

Hi Andreas,
It is an interesting and effective manifesto for health. I believe it so, I will not "rest" in my old age in the same manner. Excellent POV and clarity, very impressive work. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

Cricri (43178) 2009-05-20 4:22

Hi Andreas
C'est un très beau portrait, j'aime sa position et le visage de profil,
Yes une note très intéressante ainsi que le WS, ça fait réfléchir....
Friendship
cricri

ilvao (2248) 2009-05-20 14:05

Hi Leo
this is a good Te photo
it explains the difference between people of our Earth
it's something i noticed too
incredible way to sit and look or chat
it's like when Indian want to say yes with their head and first we understand no
thnks for this one

emka (21662) 2009-05-20 23:09

Hi leo, Nice view of this Hindu man. Indeed, it would be difficult to me to sit like this. But I read your note with big interest. So you are a doctor.. there are some on TE. Well, I could be your patient. According to what you write, I should have to go to the doctor. But it seems to me the best way to feel healthy is not to visit the doctors. I do not know even where they are.
I liked the note of bill about toilets, indeed it is very characteristic to the oriental countries.

Warm regards

Malgorzata

P-S-I-G (24482) 2009-05-21 22:00

Hello Leo,
Encore une fois un portrait qui évoque au premier regard l'Inde. La couleur des vêtements, le turban y contribuent beaucoup. Très bonne netteté et profondeur de champ. Bien cadré en incluant le sol couvert de reste de coquillages.
Amicalement,
Fabrice

Angshu (33737) 2009-05-29 0:43

Hi Leo
I come back, because I had to comment on this one. This posture is so Asian, that we do not find it unnatural & awkward, until someone mentioned it in one photograph that this is a typical Asian style. The rural folks can (but I can't because I never grew this sitting habit) sit in this posture for hours. And I liked your note as well & the WS shot you included. Do you mean to say that this way of sitting actually strengtens the knee joint? I might be surprised!!
Regards
Angshu

dantor (118) 2009-06-06 20:53

Hi Leo,

You have a lot of stunning images. All of them well exposed, with good contrast and sharpness. I especially like this one. The subject as well as his pose are indeed interesting. The image is well composed with good light and excellent colours. The background is perfect to keep out attention on this man. Your note is most informative.

There seems to to a white halo on two parts of the man's clothing, his chin and the top of his nose and the top of his foot. Is this the result of over sharpening (I think) or is it due to the lens?