planting rice is never fun, a photo from Zamboanga del Sur, Western Mindanao

Photographer's Note

planting rice is never fun
bend from morn till the set of sun
cannot stand; cannot sit
cannot rest for a little bit....

magtanim ay di biro
maghapon nakayuko
di naman makatayo
di naman makaupo....

belido, parbo, cunejo200, riclopes, jusninasirun, salvator, andante, dareco has marked this note useful

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erdna (5713) 2008-08-14 17:57

Very nice photo and write-up that made me sing with it!

You just made me homesick.

Andre'

Timmok (802) 2008-08-15 0:15

I saw some old Ifugao people who couldn't stand still anymore. Being always bent down for years destroyed their back so bad that they were still bending permanently. Sad condition for them...

macondo (20449) 2008-08-15 2:08

Hello Benedict.
I like this shot very much - the line of rice planters parallels the line of palm trees behind them. The red shirt stands out really well. I think the light and the green tones are really good. I would not last for five minutes doing this work; my back is already no good.
Regards,
Andrew

toto (0) 2008-08-15 4:27

Bonjours,
belle photo de ces planteurs de ris dans cette positions très dure.
Belle prise qui montre bien la dureté de leurs travail.
Jolies couleurs et bonne netteté, bien trouvé ce POV qui nous montre cet toit et ces palmiers, endroit d' ombres pour ces travailleurs a qui vous rendez un bel hommage.

Amitiés Thomas

siamesa (28231) 2008-08-15 4:57

Hi Benedict
A imagine that it is a very tiring work and you captured the daily life of these people very well.Note is very good.TFS.
Congratulations
Maria

belido (19934) 2008-08-15 5:20

Hi Ben,

it's nice you have found some time for posting, I know you have hundreds of images of your last trip to your homeland :) THe timing in this shot is really good. I like to see the workers aligned horizontally in that action which reminds me some of the olympic sports :)) Great job!
Regards,
Carlos

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parbo (11092) 2008-08-15 11:58

Hi Benedict,

A frame that shows very hard and difficult part of life. Great shoot while they are proving your lines... Congratulations.

Friendly Regards,

Ertugrul
PS. Sorry for my late visit and quite period while spending beautiful times in vacation.

cunejo200 (7281) 2008-08-17 12:35

A wonderful capture of a backbreaking work Bendedict. The song put a wide grin on my face. Well composed and exposed with good color management. Hala sige....Danilo

adores (46979) 2008-08-17 17:57

Hi Benedict!
You captured this daily scene very well with the people in foreground and the palm trees in background. Is the poem taken from a song? Guess it's right, this is not a very easy work to do!

Alaz (209) 2008-08-19 8:34

this is a classic philippine imagery--part of Filipino way of life---planting rice.
But what a pity --- it's over exposed, highlights are burnt in the foreground and the skies then what do you expect considering it's taken by P&S camera.
TFS

tinvin (486) 2008-08-20 21:59

nice one bro, i like the somehow synchronized poses of the farmers and the background is just a plus to this pleasant composition. makes me wish to be back home...

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-08-22 13:50

Hello Benedict:

Thank you for visiting my gallery and allowing me to know yours.

A well-established image in the frame, which detailed a trade arduous and tiring, as is the harvesting of rice.

There is a lot of dynamism, good shade and proper handling of enlightenment.

John

ifanik (21679) 2008-08-23 15:00

Hi Benedict
Very beautiful photo of a daily life in this exotic place
Nice colours
Best regards
Nick

riclopes (35577) 2008-08-24 4:09

Yes, I think you're totally right about this, Benedict. But it's fun to take pictures of those fields. And also to the people working on them. I'm imagining the strong pain on my back if I was one of those workers. Very well captured and presented in this panoramic format. Excellent human line in FG.
Give me some of that heat in LA, because in Lisbon the summer has been a bit disapointing.
ric

Jepoy (32) 2008-08-30 21:26

nice picture, clear and bright. Maybe when I get home ill try planting rice, i never got the chance to do that task.

gratz on the pic.

rodgerg (55767) 2008-09-01 8:10

Hello Benedict,

An interesting and beautiful vew of a scene of everyday's life in Philippines with a good composition: the line of plantermen is // to the line of palm trees.
Best regards of Belgium,
Roger

jusninasirun (17529) 2008-09-01 23:03

Hello Benedict. I like the way you captured this traditional way of planting rice. Tough work captured in good synchronicity. I like the light and the backdrop of the image. Well done and best regards. Jusni

salvator (19110) 2008-10-06 1:17

Hi Ben,
Nice sharpness and details, nice colors. The people bent over to plant the rice look nice and interesting.
Best regards. Salvator.

andante (7092) 2008-10-09 7:32

Excellent capture, Benedict.The horizontal composition and crossing lines drive the eye directly to the people working on the field.

Cheers,
e

serp2000 (47063) 2008-11-21 12:20

Hello from Holy LAnd, Benedict,
Fjne shot! And interesting note. I will can not to eat a rice after this information ;((
Have a nice weekend!
Serghei

bernardec (2241) 2008-12-12 5:05

Benedict,
I like this picture because it gives the exact dimention of the terrible work of millions of people in the world... planting rice
and your large plan give the good mesure of the space and the conditions of life and work.
Brenard

devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-12-15 12:46

Hi Benedict
this is an interesting composition on the work in the rice fields. Classical view but beautifull one.
Nice report on Philippines.
Bertrand

foozi (7101) 2009-02-08 6:02

Hi Benedict,
it is never fun. the bending will cause you a lot of problems. But to survive..you have to. In Malaysia, it is hard now to see this activity. They depend too much on machine.
Well shown and well presented, I like it as I missed shooting it here.

Regards,
Foozi

dareco (17136) 2009-03-31 11:52

Such backbreaking work!! And as I went past scenes like this the people always had a smile and a wave :) A very good picture! Nice detail. TFS

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