Niger Sunset Photo

Photographer’s Note

Niger sunset,
two fishermen,
the end of a perfect day
- Ségou

Ségou is a city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres northeast of Bamako on the River Niger. It was founded by the Bozo people in 1620, on a site about 10 kilometres from the present town. With 100,000 inhabitants, it is now the third largest city in Mali.

analogue shot, standard zoom 55-180, no PP

maralca, devimeuxbe, Blairfraser, lilimih33, avene, leo61, gbarto, SAMANDI trouve(nt) cette note utile

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devimeuxbe (56030) 2008-05-02 13:39

Hi benny
Very beautifull light on the river; The shadows of the boats are very beautifull.
Really amazing
Bertrand

Blairfraser (847) 2008-05-02 14:50

Wow!

What more do I have to say Benny? This is just a great picture. You have taken this at a perfect time with the sun setting. This gives a great reflection on the lake. In my opinion, you couldn't of positioned these two boats better!

Quite Fantastic!

Blair

tomescuc (2837) 2008-05-02 14:53

Superb image. i like the sun's reflection in the river, and the silhouettes of the fishermen. Excellent tones.
tfs,
CT

lilimih33 (9874) 2008-05-02 16:05

Hello Benny!
Lovely colours in your sunset and nice mood!
Beautiful point of view and great reflection!
Best regards!
Lili

angela926 (1882) 2008-05-02 20:14

Hello Benny,
Fantasic sunset, beautiful colors, lovely light, excellent compo and good pov.
aNGELA

wolf38 (12947) 2008-05-02 23:06

Hello Benny. The photo is very tendencyful. Everything works peacefully. One feels the coming night. Really a fantastic photo. Best regards, Wolfgang.

avene (11066) 2008-05-03 5:29

hello Benny,
beautiful minimalist shot, I find that the almost perfect symmetry works well to emphasise calm and peaceful evening, I like it a lot. the dark silhouettes look like drawings making the scene elegant and even delicate, it reminds me a little of Japanese paintings. excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

leo61 (43448) 2008-05-03 5:42

Hi Benny!
A wonderful sunsetimage,well composed with the sun between the two boats.Nice soft tones and I like the silhouette of the oposite shore.The image has a nice,very calm atmosphere.
Regards,Leo

gbarto (1273) 2008-05-16 7:06

Bonjour Benny
Très belle vue de la rivière
Belle composition et lumière magnifique.
Bonne technique pour trouver l'exposotion correcte.
Merci
Georges

thuyhien (92) 2008-05-20 16:29

Wow!! Good timing!! I have taken many sun set photos and understood how difficult to catch the right moment, since at such position, "he" goes down so quickly. I like the half sun and the reflection. However, I would prefer the sun in either side of the photo, instead of the middle :D

Leonie (8647) 2008-08-22 2:12

Such a beautiful picture! A nice atmosphere comes through here...lovely! Congrats,

Léonie

bernardec (2235) 2008-10-17 12:29

Benny bonsoir,

Formidable fleuve des fleuves!
Et un couché de soleil "de compétition"
avec en plus, une judicieuse position des piroguiers qui situe parfaitement l'image;
Bravo

Bernard

monty323 (644) 2008-11-28 1:51