Noname Village Photo

Photographer’s Note

Noname Village in the North-East of Haiti

Haiti remains one of the least-developed countries in the Western Hemisphere. Comparative social and economic indicators show Haiti falling behind other low-income developing countries (particularly in the hemisphere) since the 1980s. Haiti now ranks 154th of 177 countries in the UN’s Human Development Index (2006). (from Wikipedia)

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Paolo (40741) 2007-09-25 1:31

Hi Achim, beautiful pciture of this poor noname village, with hig quality, excellent POV to view all that roofs and the distant mounts.
thanks, ciao

AiresSantos (42544) 2007-09-25 1:43

Hi Achim,
Very nice view of this noname village, excellent details, well framed.
I like the POV and lovely clouds
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

fayeulle (26543) 2007-09-25 1:59

Des tôles, des bouts de bois, de la terre battue.. C'est ainsi que vivent des millions de personnes dans le monde... Dans le dénuement le plus total mais toujours avec le sourire... Et nous, nous faisons la gueule !
Amicalement
JP

gildasjan (23969) 2007-09-25 2:02

Bonjour Achim
Bon POV qui met bien en valeur cet environnement.Un cliché très instructif.
Bel ouvrage.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

papagolf21 (56483) 2007-09-25 2:15

Bonjour, mon ami Achim,
Je suis toujours admiratif devant l'homme qui parcourt le monde et nous fait voyager pour notre plus grand plaisir.
Ici, encore, vous savez nous montrer que le monde ne respire pas la joie (nous le savions, mais, là, l'image ne ment pas).
Un grand merci pour le partage.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Budapestman (42424) 2007-09-25 2:29

Hi Achim,
Suggestive and impressive image, details are talkative and effective. Composition is spectacular, this is a sad and expressive reportage. Splendid shot, Have a nice day
George

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-09-25 2:49

Hi Achim,
Sad to see poverty here, there is so much imbalance of wealth in the world at the moment. Well seen and captured. Good presentation and description. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Giorgio (8742) 2007-09-25 3:48

- Very typical village like african atmosphere but in central america, alas, poverty is everywhere even if it gives you the apportunity of a beautiful photograph, cheers!
giorgio

ChrisJ (70357) 2007-09-25 4:05

Hi Achim

The third world poverty is coming through loud & clear in this superb daily life scene from Haiti. Wonderful colours, & well managed harsh subtropical lighting. Tfs!

laroze (965) 2007-09-25 6:05

Bonjour Achim,

Photo très expressive sur les conditions de vie des haitiens qui font partie des populations les plus pauvres du monde.

Bonne Journée
Nicole

paura (38816) 2007-09-25 7:07

Achim,
Poverty is the same in all over the world. Amazing how the people can live there.

Excellent shot.

Paulo

pboehringer (770) 2007-09-25 7:27

Achim,
last February I was at the Hispaniola Island, more precisely in the Dominican Republic and I could feel that there are a lot of ressentiments against Haiti. I heard quite often that DR is so much more pretty than Haiti and part of it is due to the systematic destruction of the nature - no trees. Additionally to that a huge poverty. Your image senthesizes this statement quite well. It is shocking and sad.
Regards, Peter

macondo (13193) 2007-09-25 8:00

Hello Achim. A very good shot taken in bright light, of this poor and dusty village. I like both the view down the dirt road to the gathering group of people, and the view over the roofs of their very ramshackle homes. The scene is one of poverty, yet it seems clean and neat, a dignified place to live. Well taken.
Regards,
Andrew

TopGeo (21987) 2007-09-25 8:39

Hi Achim,Very strong and interesting scene this shot! I like your choice of daily life of Haiti. Wonderful composition with very good use of light and beautiful color the sky and clarity.Very nice view of this village, excellent details, well framed.Congratul,,, Georgios

dareco (17104) 2007-09-25 9:51

A sad but wonderful picture. I sponsor a little girl in Haiti and hope to go there one day soon. Your pov has really captured this village and the poverty there. Good color and detail. TFS I am adding this to my favorites.

UnTrained (0) 2007-09-25 12:02

Hallo Achim,
staubig, notdürftige Hütten, kein Ort wie ich leben möchte. Guter Blickpunkt über dieses traurige Bild.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

Graal (58367) 2007-09-25 23:25

Hi Achim,
interesting Your remembrance from Haiti, good documental shot. Fine quality of scan. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Clementi (44683) 2007-09-26 0:36

Ciao Achim,
beautiful picture of this poor noname village,
excellent pov and sharp also colors.
Have a nice day
Giorgio

vinicio (22420) 2007-09-26 0:45

Sad place but with some interesting signs of life, I much like the nature around the small village and I more like the presence of human activity and the start of a new house, that on the left side, at least I understand this, good reporter image Achim, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

siolaw (25798) 2007-09-26 3:35

Hi Achim,
An interesting view of a little visited country, although i see a group of tourists on the left side(and rightly so, as it is quite dangerous nowadays!) Sharpness is first class and colors are looking natural. Harsh light is erfectly controlled
LAurent
PS.. check the thread 'plundering trekearth' in the forum, i found a stolen photo of yours on the website i mention... :((

jhm (82949) 2007-09-26 4:01

Hello Achim,

I look with very a lot attention to this splendid image about this village, what his we very happy here in us country.
Excellent composition and very real colours too. Very well done. TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

pierrefonds (26479) 2007-09-26 4:15

Hi Achim,

A good POV of the village(bidonville), the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Philippe (11781) 2007-09-26 6:33

Hi, Achim. Looking at your photo shows evidence of what your comment tells us about Haiti. All the houses here are slums. I guess that in spite of that most people don't complai as mch as we do! Your picture is very well composed with a good POV on the roofs and good contrast between fore- and background.

dip (12714) 2007-09-26 11:33

Sehr beeindruckend Dein Foto Achim,
wenn ich Haiti höre,kommt automatisch das Wort Armut im Kopf,ich kenne sonst nichts über das Land,leider.
Technisch ist ein sehr gutes Foto mit super Belichtung,Schärfe und Farben,
Grüße,
Dimitris.

vincz (19043) 2007-09-28 1:53

Very good reportage picture. Very strong picture showing that poverty is a very big issue in Haiti. The clouds in the back are very well caught. Good job.

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-09-30 5:29

Hi John, really interesting to see this village...
your note is really important too...to understand the situation of this poor country..
well taken
ciao!
Valeria

adores (15683) 2007-09-30 17:23

Hi Achim!
I almost lost this one. Good pov, I like the details and the way you included those people walking along the road. Wonderful sky also, I like the clouds surrounding the mountains.

Emile (20041) 2007-10-02 9:21

Hola Achim
Next time you come to Haiti please visit our country. Your shot is very good with a real daily life view of a small village, very well captured, good POV, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Best regards.

bakes888 (18257) 2007-10-03 0:15

Hi Achim. Such poverty in such a beautiful spot. That’s the real irony. Well captured with excellent composition, detail and colour. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Angshu (33927) 2007-10-05 0:55

Hello Achim
A very nice view of the village with no name...the details area amazing, including the flock of tourists you captured on the left. Well handled light in this crisp image.
Regards
Angshu

clic (4063) 2007-10-08 6:49

Hallo Achim
Quite a touching photographic report à la National Geographic.
And I presume these people kindly smile to tourists despite thier misfortune.
Best regards.
Robert

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