bananes, a photo from Conakry, West

Photographer's Note

BonjourrnrnUne petite image de mes archives que j'ai scannée, cette image date de 1980 lors d'un voyage en Afrique là c'est le marché à Conacry en Guinée une dame vend des bananes dans la marché avec son amie.rnBelle journéernNc

pajaran, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, ikeharel, pierrefonds, Fis2, PiotrF, papagolf21, jemaflor, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (83300) 2019-07-09 2:41

Hello Nicolas,
The colours have suffered a lot, but it's still a good photo. I like how you got so close to the women so we could watch their faces so clearly. They don't look happy, but it was a hot day and they had to work hard for a meagre living. No reason to smile. Two years later I was in the same region, in Mali among other countries.
Regards,
Gert

Royaldevon (64322) 2019-07-09 3:23

Bonjour Nicolas,

The colours do seem a little faded but, perhaps, only to be expected from such an old, scanned photograph. However, the content more than makes up for the colours! The close-ups of the faces, their expressions of concentration, are very well captured.

The fruit on the lady's head reminds me of a wonderful children's book called "Handa's Surprise', where lots of different fruits are carried on a lady's head, only to be enjoyed by many animals along the way!

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

ChrisJ (152396) 2019-07-09 3:43

Bonjour Nicolas,

Well framed and composed with no wasted space. I might try a workshop as it seems to have a red color cast. A superb daily life scene from Guinea. Tfs!

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pierrefonds (93555) 2019-07-09 4:30

Bonjour Nicolas,

Tu as bien capturé l'action de la femme qui place les bananes dans le bol. La prise de vue permet de voir les détails du visage des femmes et des bananes. Une numérisation qui est réussie et qui fait ressortir les couleurs. Bonne journée.

Pierre

Gerrit (56617) 2019-07-09 6:34

Hi Nicolas,
good old photo from way back in Africa. I guess the scenery is about the same overthere except that they have all mobile telephones. I still have plans to go to Guinea with my bike because it is a very beautiful and unspoiled country.
thanks and regards,
Gerrit

Silvio1953 (191219) 2019-07-09 7:40

Ciao Nicou, gran bel ricordo dall'Africa, ottima qualità per uno scan, bravo, ciao Silvio

BennyV (30390) 2019-07-09 9:08

Ha, you've borrowed Gert's time machine, it seems! Quite an unexpected find to see you posting from Western Africa, Nicolas. Certainly a good picture. THe colours are a bit faded, but that just adds to the ambience, doesn't it? Tfs

Benny

Fis2 (142643) 2019-07-09 10:45

Witaj Nico!
Bardzo ciekawa scena z dnia codziennego.
Ciekawe twarze i banany na g³owie robi± wra¿enie.
Dobry kadr i interesuj±ca kolorystyka.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof

PiotrF (42670) 2019-07-09 12:07

Bonjour Nicolas,
A very interesting picture from your archive!
Attractive picture with good composition and nice colours.
Fine presentation.
Regards
Piotr

jean113 (16085) 2019-07-09 12:42

Bonjour Nicolas, one from the archive, well worth posting.
The women’s attention is taken by who knows what, but it suggests that they were unaware of you and your camera. So their poses seem very natural.
Thanks for sharing, an unexpected shot from you today.
Regards Jean.

mesutilgim (115430) 2019-07-09 12:58

Hello Nicolas,
Very nice "oldie" from your archive. Most probably a predigital work.
Good pov and sharpness. Nice warm colors.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

alvaraalto (38634) 2019-07-09 13:27

Bonjour Nicolas,
A surprising photo in your gallery. Perhaps inspired by Gert time machine a photo from the old box.
The lack of colour is no problem here. On the contrary, the almost monochrome palette enhances the mood of the photo.
Excellent work
Have a nice day. Groet Rob

ifege (20921) 2019-07-09 22:55

Hi Nicolas
You've borrowed Gert's time machine for this one. The narrow cropping is effective and colours are good.
Cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (145094) 2019-07-09 23:04

Bonjour, cher Nicolas,
Des trésors cachés, cela fait du bien de découvrir de telles images.
1980, cela ne nous rajeunit pas.
Très bonne journée.
Amitiés.
Philippe

jemaflor (125717) 2019-07-09 23:35

Salut Nicolas,
Bien fait ce portrait de profil avec le complément de ces bananes et de la coiffe colorée de cette femme qui porte sur la tête ces fruits.

COSTANTINO (93422) 2019-07-10 23:39

Salut Nicolas
tu as bien capture l action de la femme
qui place les bananes
lune photo de tes archives
qui est importante et
tres interessante
bien fait ce portrait de profil
Amicalement
Costantino

Miguel82 (35864) 2019-07-11 4:54

Nicolas, one rarely sees pictures from Guinea on Te. You should post new ones. The scanned picture quality is excellent. It shows a market scene in Conakry the capital city. The ladies are carrying bananas on their heads to sell them. Good memory. Amitié

carlo62 (81029) 2019-07-11 7:17

Ciao Nicolas
anche tu hai scavato nel tuo archivio e hai tirato fuori un bel ritratto d'epoca.
Le tonalità della foto sono sbagliate secondo i canoni attuali, ma rappresentano la sostanza e la storia di questa foto.
Saluti
Carlo

mcmtanyel (54551) 2019-07-25 20:21

Hello Nicolas,
I like your composition and the subdued colors of this photo. It is a pleasant daily life photo from almost 40 years ago. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT