reluctant goat (just for laughs) Photo

Photographer’s Note

Colour version is really not good, photo taken end of the afternoon...
You can see a desaturated, larger version of the same crowd with another FG on TL : also interesting to watch if you enjoy travelling :))

One of my last photos from Mahboobabad (also called Mah'bad), a small farmers town where there is no reason to go for tourists ; I spent some days there to visit 2 schools in neighbouring tribal villages, one of my best moments last time in India although it was not very comfortable (slept on the floor of the NGO office as there was no hotel).

In fact the place receives so little visits from foreigners that my passing in the local market was like a small event, impossible to remain unnoticed... But the kid in the arms of his father was more interested in the reluctant goat :))

Whereas during my previous travels I had been very much annoyed by such attention, this time I joked a lot with the crowd that was following me and on several occasions asked them to pose for me : no great photos, but I hope that you'll laugh with me... (And if you have time, you can see many other photos of the same town with the link mentioned above : a collection of 14 shots).

indoka28, delkoo, faubry, patshoo, imtiyaz, ChrisJ, trekks, SteveH, adelune, didemay, patdeph, pcp has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

jasmis (49731) 2008-07-08 1:39

Superb exotic scenery. Crowd against the pots. And the goat... Many meanings, great impression.
Regards.

aadilj (17950) 2008-07-08 1:40

I love the way you have captured the colours of life in this b/w image that has a lovely perspective and pov. the goat sur is an interesting aspect but the image has far more quality than something to simply look for just for a laugh. Its a well ideated image

Emily_Carolyn96 (0) 2008-07-08 1:44

hahaha...Lols, the reluctant goat??? who ever heard that?? Heh, is it reluctant to give milk?? Haha...

indoka28 (5183) 2008-07-08 1:47

Hello catherine,

What a great daily life shot you have captured here..wonderful composition and also the choice of B/w has been excellent...beautiful contrst and i loved the pots kept with different direction openings in the fg..!!!

Tfs,
Regards
Indro

delkoo (33988) 2008-07-08 2:32

bonjour catherine
bien belle photo que tu nous proposes, j'aime bien le cadrage avec cet homme dans le coin, les pots qui sont tres graphiques et la foule au fond qui ferme bien la photo et evidemment le coté humoristique de cette chèvre qui apparait au milieu des gens.

didier

faubry (32197) 2008-07-08 2:44

Bonjour Cath, alors là j'aime tellement.... un très bon traitement du noir et blanc, une scène animée, j'entends presque le brouhaha des conversations...un grand bravo
amitiés
francine

cayden (1673) 2008-07-08 2:54

Hi catherine,
Amazing photo the whole town are in your scene. The man on the left also brought his goat and pointing where to pose.
thank you
Cem

patshoo (944) 2008-07-08 3:10

Well capture street scene,Full of parody in this documentary style scene,Many story and detail in every actor in this real life theater.well composition in entire frame.Outstanding work, TFS.

imtiyaz (997) 2008-07-08 3:37

Hey Catherine,

Excellent B&W shot,
really impressive the details is simply amazing,

Good one.

TFS,

- imtiyaz

giorgimer (20750) 2008-07-08 4:16

Hi Cath,

another very beautiful daily life shot. Excellent use of B/W, good moment capture.

TFS

Gio

MarcT (20983) 2008-07-08 4:18

Salut Cath,
Très beau cadrage avec une inclusion élégante du marchand et des ses poteries.
Amitiés
Marc

ChrisJ (69618) 2008-07-08 4:36

Hello Catherine

A superb daily life scene, with good sharpness, contrast & tonal range. Tfs!

Polonaise (5629) 2008-07-08 6:43

One hunfred of eye balls starring at you, babe...

Oooops... make that: One hundred and two...!

India differently... Bless your soul, sister Katarzyna

g.

...................

trekks (14262) 2008-07-08 7:29

hi Cath

You can get so close to capture all the crowd and yes, the goat is the center of attraction in this moment's capture. Good daily life scene in B&W.

tfs, bill

dilane (10212) 2008-07-08 8:44

Bonsoir Catherine,
j'aime beaucoup ce face à face , potier/foule. Le demi cercle formé est très chouette pour la compo et ton N&B est bien géré- belle scène de rue, comme je les aime - amicalement
daniel

siolaw (25702) 2008-07-08 10:11

Salut Cath,
Super cette compo! le potier dans le coin et ses pots font un parfait premier plan, la chèvre dans le coin opposé et la rangée de badauds un superbe fond. Le noir et blanc met bien la texture des pots en valeur...
Bravo
Laurent

MarianneS (14262) 2008-07-08 15:36

Bonjour Catherine,
Super cette compo et ton traitement noir et blanc fonctionne parfaitement!
Ce que j'aime, c'est la façon dont cet homme intime à la chèvre de te regarder :-) Et puis, on sent la joie et la bonne humeur ambiante, c'est génial. Merci de nous partager ce moment.
Bise. Marianne

SteveH (3859) 2008-07-08 22:31

Hi Cath, terrific POV you chose for this shot, looking over the shoulder of the seated man, across the pots and into the crown. Good sharpness throughout. A winner! cheers, Steve

adelune (2) 2008-07-09 1:31 [Comment]

Show Comment

didemay (2417) 2008-07-09 4:29

Cath Hellooo,
This should be a hit photo for a superb article you might think of focusing on one day. Superb choice for using B/W. A wonderful daily life photo showing no barriers of facial expressions.

patdeph (17462) 2008-07-09 9:19

bonjour Cath
ça doit être impressionant d'être le centre d'attraction d'une telle foule,et apparement tu t'en tires très bien en plaisantant avec eux!C'est sûrement ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire!Je me souviens d'une de mes amies qui était venue en Inde avec moi,et qui ne pouvait pas supporter ça!elle est repartie en France au bout d'une semaine!:.(
En ce qui concerne ta photo,jaime bien cet arc de cercle formé par la foule,autour du potier,qui lui,passe inapperçu car ils ont tous leurs yeux rivés vers toi!Je retrouve bien l'ambiance de l'Inde,et j'adore ça!
Amitiés.
Pascale

pcp (3346) 2008-07-09 19:24

Hi cath,

Wow.. what a lovely documentry shot.. i love this why you did't post earlier ?? funny, infromative, nice title, useful note, wonderful BW,Prefect composition. Welldone.

TFS

Senthil

ninaL (19300) 2008-07-10 3:42

Une grande scène d'ensemble, très bien cadrée et unie grâce aux vêtements homogènes des enfants.
J'adore, cela est impressionnant par le nombre et l'harmonie. Malheureusement, je n'excelle pas dans ce genre de scène...
Amitiés, Grazyna.

DannyJ (278) 2008-09-08 10:00

Having been to many of those "no reason for tourists to go" places in Andhra, I love this picture! I was constantly surrounded by mobs of children who were very interested in my camera and me! Great shot!