Beka Nightmares, a photo from Yogyakarta, Java

Photographer's Note

Hello Everyone:

I am back from Indonesia. I spent most of my last days in Yogyakarta and I havent been able to shake the nighmares from my head:
Yogyakarta has an oversupply of bekas (bycycle rickshaws) so now everywhere I go I keep seeing short mustached men saying: Miister transport!! Yes!! Ok Mister Beka Yes Miister. The torture is so much that I am, even having nightmares with them.

Someone please helllpppp.

ak47apache, happypoppeye, Tue, ribeiroantonio, john_c, Angelillo, nicoz has marked this note useful

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ak47apache (217) 2007-08-19 12:20

hi,
nice angle and great sky colour.
well done!

all the best, dany

delic (6735) 2007-08-19 12:23

Welcome back, Daniel!
At first I thought it was too dark, but then I could discern the tones better as I looked more. Really a great shot with a unique mood. The inventive tilt helps the composition. Regards,
Hakan

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-08-19 12:24

Haaaa, good note Daniel. Hope you had a good trip...other than the rickshaw part.

Good note to explain and convey your feelings of the photo, especially with the tilited horizon, adding a sense of "rickshaw hell". I love the colors in the sunset and the shadow of the rickshaw driving awy from you. Although not the sharpest or best exposed shot, it still really conveys a sense of the nightmare that I think your trying to show.

Nice work.
John

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-08-19 13:13

Salut Daniel
Tu rentres d'Indonésie et cela va être intéressant de suivre tes posts.
Il y a incontestablement une atmosphere dans cette image. Les coleurs sont belles dans lme ciel et le tilt est intéressant
Amicalement
Bertrand

Tue (91564) 2007-08-19 13:42

Hej Daniel,
I think sharing your bad expierences with bekas, like you do with this photo, will help to overcome your nightmares! I hope you had a nice time in Indonesia, apart from the bekas.
I like the light conditions in this view, with a good addition of the headlights. The colours in the sky are pleasing too and I like very much the idea for the tilt here. Good work!
Regards,
Lars

naxius (16685) 2007-08-19 13:49

Salut Daniel,
Combien de photos peut on voir sur le même sujet sur TE?? beaucoup mais je trouve celle-ci originale et bien différente des autres..Les couleurs sont subtiles, toute en nuance et ce tilt, hyper dynamique donne un superbe cachet! Bref, j'adore
A+
Alex

AmiBe (6042) 2007-08-19 14:02

Salut Daniel,
tu commences très bien, j'aime beaucoup ce tilt et la couleur du ciel.
Excellent ambiance dans cette photo bien équilibrée.
a+

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-08-20 2:55

Very beautiful night shot. Excellent composition. Sharp, colours, light and frame are perfect.
Best wishes,
Achim

ALSOM (6616) 2007-08-20 3:20

Jolie photo, belle lumière, le jeu d'ombre est super, qu'est-ce que j'aurais aimé avoir une filet de lumière plus visibale sous bekas !

Bravo !

ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-08-20 5:37

Wow, this photo could well be from Madura Island. The same thing happens here, with lots of bicycle rickshaws and motorbikes too. Even those flags look very similar. I like the colours of the sunset and the tilt. Well done.
Antonio

john_c (24666) 2007-08-20 7:24

Hi Daniel,
A fascinating shot, with the tilt apropos and perhaps demonstrating the intensity of your rickshaw nightmares...The silhouetted man is well seen, and the headlights behind him really create a sense of tension, all beneath an ethereal pink sky, with muted views of shops on either side. An interesting capture, well conceived. Glad you made it home in one piece...
John

leo61 (0) 2007-08-20 10:22

Hi Daniel!
The tilt works well here and shows well how this kind of transportation works.....Good shot with enough light to see some fine details and nice pink/purple tones in the sky.
Regards,Leo

ndb1958 (9289) 2007-08-20 10:48

Hi Daniel,
back from Indonesia. Would love to see and hear (read) more from this trip. I imagine your nightmare. It's the same in Bali even if they don't have any rickshaws you can't make ten steps without someone asks you about transport.
Nice nightshot with beautiful purple sky.
Nino

Angelillo (9374) 2007-08-20 12:46

Hola Daniel,

Bienvenido después de las vacaciones! Puede que estos "taxis" te hayan dado pesadillas, pero también te han dado una buena foto. La inclinación ayuda a sentir un poco el caos de la ciudad y los colores del cielo son preciosos, dan a las siluetas de la noche un toque delicado. Gracias.

Un saludo,
Angel.

molla (7129) 2007-08-20 15:51

Hej Daniel.
My thought about the becak in Yogya is, some years ago. ( befor 9-11,terror, etc...) Indonesia had much more tourists so those "small words" poor people invested in those bikes and suddenly the world changed the market vent down and everybody had depts, so when a Tourist apears it could mean more then avarage salary.
Othervise a good early evening shot even if your exif file tells the time somewhere else.
Even I spend some week husling with people in Yogya some time ago
Anders Mohlin

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-08-21 0:28

Hi Daniel!
i like a lot this composition and the tilt works very well here...
you hve captured a very good silohuette on the road and also some details of the town..
bravo!
ciao!
Valeria

gary91 (15348) 2007-08-21 1:59

Salut Daniel,
et welcome back !
Tu sais bien que partager ses angoisses est le début d'une bonne thérapie ;-) Tu vas donc pouvoir oublier rapidement les bekas pour nous poster le stock d'images superbes que tu nous a ramené. Tu as tout fait pour rendre l'atmosphère de celle-ci oppressante avec ces couleurs mauves foncées et le tilt bien sûr qui accentue le côté surnaturel de l'image.
Bonne journée à toi et bon courage pour la rentrée.
Amicalement, Christian

nicoz (1979) 2007-08-22 5:26

Salut Daniel,
Tres coole cette photo. Elle reflete bien cette ambiance qu'on retrouve dans ces pays tropicaux. D'un point de vue technique c'est bien fait aussi.
Je suis alle en indo aussi il y a qlq temps, et je rigole en lisant ta note.
"yes yes mister, sunset? dolphins? snorkling? temple? arak? yes yes, bemo? mister yes, surfing? sunset tanah lot? yes good price for you my friend yes yes...!"
HAAAAAAAAAAAAA....
Nicolas

jakafahrial (213) 2007-09-04 4:33

nice angle, great moment