Viejo sentado, a photo from Samana, East

Photographer's Note

Samaná is a lovely town in the North-East coast of the Dominican Republic. Known for its coconut production and for being the first city where the Wesleyans landed in the XIX Century. Also, Samaná is the best place to watch Whales in their mating game.

I was in Samaná April 1st 2002 during a trip with some friends, and after walking in and out the most interesting places (including the little keys in this shot), we were ready to return to Santo Domingo.

The plaza near the sealine was restored and recently painted, and it made a nice contrast with the old man resting in that bench, so I stopped the car and took this shot.

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dob_31 (0) 2003-10-24 6:30

Nice colorful shot, I like the horizontal lines in this view (bridge, water...). But it could be crop on the right side to eliminate the roof and the bridge could be leveled, it seems a bit tilted! Anyway, I stll like it, well seen!

hantulaut (3441) 2003-10-27 7:33

nice view, beaches always overwhelming me

Emile (20352) 2005-03-16 23:12

Se me paso esta foto, la encuentro muy buena, con muy buenos colores y foco, excelente composicion. Una pena que debido al zoom se acorto el espacio entre el malecon de Samana y la pasarela de un cayo al otro. Parece mas un canal que la bahia que esta frente a la ciudad.

Ulises (1026) 2005-04-14 20:54

dario,
le hubiera cortado el techo de la derecha y enderezado el horizonte, excelente composicion, felicidades
ulises

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Timmok (802) 2005-05-23 12:34

Nice overall composition, but it might have been nice to rotate it clockwise, as it is not really horizontal. Beautiful colours ;o)

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-05-23 12:55

Hola Dario,
me gusta mucho el concepto de la foto, en pricnipio, pero le falta un poquito de nitidez y el horizonte esta un poco chueco. De todos mosdos un bonito trabajo, espero ver mas cosas de ti pronto, un saludo
Daniel

pablominto (53746) 2006-04-18 2:18

Hello Dario,
To me... Here the good elements are the guy on the bench and the bridge!
I feel the trees are disturbing the composition slightly, maybe a different POV where you leave them out?
Well done in capturing people on the bridge, adding extra life and scale!
Regards,
Pablo -

aralda (1240) 2006-06-14 12:43

Hi Dario,
This is a nice shot. Too bad the compression is a bit too high. The colors and horizontal lines make for an appealing composition.
Raluca

dragonslayero (3592) 2006-08-19 17:07

Just to make things clear, I have never been to Caribia and I ahve never really considered a place of my interests. But this view is something that really changes my mind.
Truly an very queit, tranquil place.

The view is good but I think there is a slight lack of focus point.
Composition looks good, the man on the bench, the bridge, the tree etc. are nicely placed, but I still feel there is something lacking.

Ok obvious parts:
Lots of grain in the photos, especially around abrupt colour changes.
Tilted horizon, you said it yourself. If you add a horizon make sure it is level.
Then again this is an old photo, I'm pretty sure you have improved since then!
I'm giving you BIG :) for the view.

Odd Jarle

gervaso (28177) 2020-02-11 4:23

Hola, Dario!

De las partes de República Dominicana que visité, la península de Samaná fue la que más me gustó, sus lindas playas no tan explotadas turísticamente como las de Punta Cana (fui en abril, entonces no sé cómo es en alta temporada) y su gente tan amable... Esta imagen muestra un poco de la belleza que encontré por allá y de la tranquilidad de la mayoría de los lugares a los que fui. Lindo trabajo!