Waiting, a photo from Bamian, East

Photographer's Note

These guys are just waiting. What they are waiting for I don't know. Maybe for a customer to arrive at their shop, maybe for a delivery, maybe for anything that provides a change from the monotony. Whatever they were waiting for, I'm sure it wasn't for a minibus load of tourists.

Stefania - in your critique of my previous post you said you were waiting for some people. Well, maybe these people are waiting for you :-)

This place is Syadara - a tiny village but with a tea house. It made for a convenient breakfast stop after leaving Yakawlang at 6am.

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don_narayan (2014) 2005-11-14 14:06

hi Jonathan. Fantastic shot! the composition is great, well balanced... such genuine photo of daily life... not much to do... no place really to go... the man squatting like that reminds me of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. these guys come in handy when your taxi doesn't know where to go, and you can almost always find a guy squatting on the side of the road, even in the strangest places.

Narayan

xavshot (69835) 2005-11-14 14:08

Bonjour,
très belles couleurs et bravo pour le moment d'attente. On a l'impression d'attendre avec eux. J'aime beaucoup
Amitiés
Xavier

rosaline (0) 2005-11-14 14:16

Jonathan
This reminds me of my Indian trip. In Northern India the people look very similar. The posture is familiar and relaxed.

good work
Aubrey

cengiz (3593) 2005-11-14 15:04

hi jonathan
one more fantastic afghanistan shot..great balanced of colors and composition
congratilations
cengiz

MiguelP (14470) 2005-11-14 15:21

Maybe they are waiting for a chance to have a normal life free of inner or foreing wars... I love this photo Jonathan, I love their corious gestures. Thanks for open a window over Afganisthan.

ahmet54 (3484) 2005-11-14 15:27

Hi Jonathan,
great shot of three waiting men. It's archaic. You feel that time is not a matter of a clock. You captured the mood.
Great job.
Kind regards,
Roland

jafadabret (56501) 2005-11-14 15:30

Jonathan, c'est un tableau très bien composé comme savaient le faire les peintres de la Renaissance. L'équilibre est parfait. C'est vraiment l'attente à l'état pur qui est dépeinte.

Gerrit (56607) 2005-11-14 16:03

Hi Jonathan,
Good portrait of three machomen.
The colors and defenition are strong.

Thanks and regards, Gerrit

onmax (849) 2005-11-14 17:48

Hola Jonathan, excelente toma de la vida cotidiana de estas personas, me gusta mucho las caras de estas personas.
SAludos desde Argentina.

ONMAX

Tue (71862) 2005-11-14 18:13

Hej Jonathan,
A very nice shot of those men just sitting before there house. I like the expressions on their faces. You put them in a good composition too, well done!
Hilsner,
Lars

Bien (4745) 2005-11-15 1:43

Hi Jonathan, A very simple but beautiful scene that was waiting for you to photograph it. The details and colour are truly excellent and I find the composition outstanding. The different expressions on all men's faces give quit some impact. Very well done! Sabine

AmiBe (6042) 2005-11-15 1:56

Hi Jonathan,
I like this scene, the compo is excellent as the colors.
All the guys are well placed.
You captured well the atmosphere of this place... Relaxed, nothing to do...
Well done

riclopes (35577) 2005-11-15 3:37

Hi Jonathan,
I love this shot along with your funny note! It's nice for a change of your beautiful landscapes. The way these guys are standing make a wonderful and funny composition. Actually it remind me of some remote places I've visit before. The life there is allways so unstressed. Very, very nice!
Thanks fot sharing,
All the best,

Ricardo

Luan (12971) 2005-11-15 3:40

Hello Jonathan,
you have caught a very nice picture, I think they was waiting for you ;o) I hope you have bought some stuff after taking their portrait ;op. It's a nice scene, well composed and well exposed in spite of the hard light.
Cheers
Luan

sergio1 (12152) 2005-11-15 6:03

Hola amigo

Bonita escena diaria de la vida afgana. Me encanta en encuadre y la composición. Los colores están realemente bien.
Saludos
Sergio

gebala (0) 2005-11-15 10:32

Hello Jonathan:) what a nice photo and funny note:) true maybe they are waiting for me:) really nice young men;) handsome ;) ahahah:) if they have a good cup of coffee I will stay with them for chatting :) why not:))) I could know them better:)))))but I need a bodyguard:)you know it is not safe there;)any ideas?:D

what about photo: I like compo becoz how u managed it,it is really nice how they are on the picture, 2 men are sitting and one is standing, I like their faces, really nice compo of daily life in this country:) well done Jnathan and thx:)))

rgs

Cormac (26565) 2005-11-15 10:49

Nice slice of life shot! I like the composition, with the 3 men arranged around the door, not lined up. The door is in the centre of the shot, and the black space with nothing visible inside adds a bit of mystery. Great colour combination too, with the blue of the door and the clothes contrasting nicely with the tan coloured wall. Great work!

weswang (18223) 2005-11-15 11:25

Hi Jonathan, A fun daily life shot. I like the expressions you have captured in this picture. It looks that watching time pass by is their job :D. Nice contrast and good sharpness. The darkness inside the door provides some mystery together with those mystic faces.

Stepan (27210) 2005-11-15 16:00

I like the blue atmosphere here (on the door, in theirs clothes).
You compose that very well and the manage the space very very well.
Great light and sharpness too.
Good job.
Stéphane

Teten (582) 2005-11-16 14:01

Really good composition Jon, with a nice colors and very well framed. I like it very much.
Well done!
Teten

devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-11-17 5:40

Hi Jonathan
nice composition. I like the colors, the expression of the people.
This picture is like an old one.
It's great
Bertrand

coco (30439) 2005-11-17 16:31

Hi Jonathan.
Simple but good composition.
The three men against the camara. Their poses looks very natural and I like that.

Regards.

banyanman (7797) 2005-12-25 22:49

Hi Jonathan. Although this photograph looks posed, it is also a good capture of daily life. Your composition is well balanced and I like the fact that the only colours in it are tones of brown and blue. I assume the steel rod to the right of the door must be used to secure it every day, because from the marks on the wall it looks like it stands in the same position every day - and has done for year. Cheers . . . David

hajle (1087) 2006-06-07 2:48

when i'm passing your afghanistan's shots, i think that we are in Africa; the same people, the same situations, the same behaviors, only the colour of the skin is a difference:>
i envy you that beautiful trip to that beautiful, and gorgeus country; was that absolutely safe for you?
greetings!
Slawek

qadirsh (85) 2006-10-21 7:57

Excellent sharpness and natural blend of colour. I think you are making magic.

noborders (1010) 2007-08-23 7:07

Great expecting atmosphere, how I'd like to travel there one day and see such place fro myself ! These Hazaras are certainly so interesting as an ethnic group...
TFS,
Cath.