Life in the garden Photo

Photographer’s Note

Again a shot from central Anatolia of seventies.
Here you see part of a small garden in the backyard of a typical wooden house (walls made of mudbrick).
Two women sitting there under the shade of a tent coverede with dried leaves.
One is working on a very simple loom in the background. Most probably weaving a small carpet or something similar. The other one is looking to a passerby or whatsoever; but she was spinning her yarn on the very simple spinning wheel in the center of the picture, before I made this shot.
Like in case of all similar shots, I was no more allowed to make further pictures, when they noticed me.
Just a notice to all my TE friends. All my negatives are been archived properly and I have put at that time three notices on each individual envelope : the year I made the picture , shutter speed and the "f" value. I didn't make any notices on where the pictures was been made, but thanks god I've still a proper working brain, and can recollect necessary information !

KemaLMerT, suhan, ALIRIZA, salvator, polter, cuneyt-sb, mursaloglu, Buin, levocan trouve(nt) cette note utile

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KemaLMerT (11164) 2007-04-12 5:25

Merhaba Mesut Abi,
Nefis bir belgesel. Bu karenin Kültür tarihi açısından çok önemli olduğunu düşünüyorum.

Saygı ve sevgilerimle.
Kemal Mert

suhan (3552) 2007-04-12 5:30 [Comment]

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ALIRIZA (16197) 2007-04-12 5:34

Merhaba Sayın Hocam,
Yine harika bir belge. Bu görüntüyü yedi-sekiz yaşlarındayken köyümüzden hatırlıyorum. Yün nasıl eğirilir, halı nasıl dokunulur her şeyi detaylarıyla anlatan bir kopozisyon. Ellerinize ve yüreğinize sağlık...
Selam ve saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

wolf38 (12947) 2007-04-12 6:40

Hallo Mesut. Wenn man das Schwarzweiß-Photo "Life in the garden" betrachtet, denkt man es ist 100 Jahre alt. Dieser Eindruck wird noch verstärkt durch die alten Arbeitstechniken. Tatsächlich ist das Photo aber erst 34 Jahre alt. Es hat seinen dokumentarischen Wert und zeigt darüber hinaus, wie einfach die Leute früher gelebt und gearbeitet haben. Ein wirklich sehr eindrucksvolles und hervorragend realisiertes Photo. Viele Grüße, Wolfgang.

scobert (5333) 2007-04-12 8:16

Hello Mesut,
Another excellent historical photo. Can you imagine kids today with their Ipods, cell phones, and "blackberries" relating to what these highly skilled but "low-tech" ladies are doing for a living? Great photo!
Stan

polter (6120) 2007-04-12 8:43

Here again one of your beautifull bw photoes from the past. Love the scene, love the composition and feeling of taking part in this bygone life ( I think thanks the woman looking out of cadrage :) ) Great photo and precious document. Greetings T.

cuneyt-sb (6559) 2007-04-12 9:07

Merhaba Mesut bey
Aciklama notunuzdaki son paragraf cok ilgimi cekti ,
Evet bu konu cok onemli , o zamandan bu zamana bu bilgiyi hatirlamanizda bu isi ne kadar sevdiginizin bir gostergesi.
Eski fotograf koyan bircok arkadasimiz, abimiz ne yazikki exif bilgilerini hep ayni (f) degeri ve hep ayni (SS) degeri vererek yayinliyorlar , Tabiiki onlarida neden bu bilgileri biryerlere not etmediniz demek cok dogru olmaz ,sonuz olarak tesekkur ederiz ozellikle exif bilgileri ve bu harika kare icin, Tebrik ederim nacizane
Selamlar

alibasarir (14487) 2007-04-12 11:17

merhaba mesut abi
belgesel niteliğinde her yönüyle mükemmel bir kare elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

hay_kes (28562) 2007-04-12 12:38

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
Geçmişe tanıklık eden, belge nitelikli çalışmalarınıza bir yenisini eklemişsiniz.Yine geçmişin zorlu yaşam şartların yansıtan harika kare.Ellerinize sağlık.

hAyAti

hatti52 (12654) 2007-04-12 13:01

Merhaba
Yine harika bir kompozisyon.
Elinize sağlık

salvator (18823) 2007-04-13 3:32

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
Harika kompozisyon, nefis kontrast, ve super detaylar. Isik kullanimi cok guzel, bakis acisi da harika. Elinize saglik. Selamlar, sevgiler. Salvator.

mursaloglu (5166) 2007-04-13 8:25

Mesut beyciğim
yine olağanüstü harika bir kare geçmişten kopup gelen. Işık kompozisyon görünüm olağanüstü. tebrik ederim ihsan

Buin (37988) 2007-04-14 11:46

Hallo Mesut!
You show us photos from another world - only 35 years ago. Incredible! Middle Ages seem to be not far away. There are so many details in your picture, very interesting! I think, the word "stress" doesn't play a role in the lives of these women...
Thank you for showing this, and have a nice weekend!
Greetings from warm (26°C) and sunny Germany!
Frank

levocan (2253) 2007-04-15 5:53

Mesut Bey;
Günlük yaşama dair çok güzel bir kare,
Elinize sağlık
Saygılarımla

Levent

prumod (8264) 2007-04-15 12:49

hi mesut...
this excellent management of gray shades is its superb level with nice contrast and pov...
your b/w way is very 'colorful'!!!
greetings...

gunbud (28013) 2007-04-16 22:37

Hi Mesut,
Beautiful old historical black and white photo of these women working at their timeless old craft. Wonderful details and an excellent look at something that is no longer seen.
Regards, Tom

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-09-15 1:19

Hi Mesut, i like a lot your pre-digital series....
really good...
this one is an example...
i like a lot your high POV and the details of daily life..
very good work!
ciao!
Valeria