* grandma is working with us Photo

Photographer’s Note

Part of a series of photos from east Turkey, this is about the very important place that the grandmothers have in the daily life in those areas : what would they do without the helping and caring hands of all those grandmothers ?

After * grandma is rocking us to sleep,
* grandma is preparing breakfast and
* grandma is looking after us, here a grandmother is working with 2 of her granddaughters to milk a herd of sheep in a yayla near the Iranian border. Each one of the trio has a specific role to play, repeated every day (the girl in blue is pushing one animal at a time to the girl sitting who is maintaining the sheep strongly to prevent her from moving).

"Yaylas" are high pastures where villagers with large herd of cows or sheep migrate for some months in the summers : here is a general view of this particular "yayla", with some further explanations.
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Ceci fait partie d'une série de photos de l'est de la Turquie, concernant le très important rôle que les grands mères jouent dans les villages là bas : que ferait-on sans elles ?

Après * grand mère nous berce pour nous endormir,
* grand mère prépare le petit déj and
* grand mère est toujours près de nous, voici une autre grand mère qui travaille avec 2 de ses petites filles pour la traite des moutons dans un yayla près de la frontière iranienne. Dans ce trio, chacune a un rôle bien précis à jouer, observez bien.

Les "yaylas" sont des pâturages d'été très élevés où des familles entières migrent pour quelques mois de l'année avec leurs troupeaux de vaches ou de moutons, ici une vue générale de ce "yayla", avec quelques autres explications.

japiey, holmertz, ChrisJ, sayan, Silvio1953, manatee, salvator, axiotea, siolaw, Vasa trouve(nt) cette note utile

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holmertz (9875) 2007-11-07 1:37

Hello Catherine,
A fine glimpse of daily life in eastern Anatolia and the close relationship between people and their animals. An important reminder of the strength of traditions in large parts of Turkey, easily forgotten amongst the modernity of Istanbul and Ankara.
Regards,
Gert

japiey (9497) 2007-11-07 1:37

Hi Cath,

Good composition, and the concept is well presented.
The girls and the grandma along with the sheep makes a beautifull scene of daily life.

Take care, dear friend.
Salutes.

jean paul

hatti52 (12654) 2007-11-07 1:57

Hi Cath,
Very lovely composition
they are looking at you and smiling very lovely
wonderful light and colours
cheers

ChrisJ (70373) 2007-11-07 2:47

Hi Catherine

A superb daily life shot, with excellent sharpness, colour, & pov. I like the arrangement of the 3 central figures in a triangular arrangement. Wonderful tonal contrasts, with the lighter sheep drawing attention to the centre. Tfs!

lctan (1057) 2007-11-07 2:54

hi,
i noticed that you specialise in taking people's photos! a lot of faces... great shot here of all the people's face expressions - they tell all! tfs
LC

sayan (2609) 2007-11-07 3:32

Hi Cath

Love this daily life shot. Showing us the hard life of people there. Nice framing. Good sharpness and clarity.

regards

Sayan

MarcT (21103) 2007-11-07 6:33

Salut Cath,
Ca c'est un grand classique de ta collection. Rien à dire, c'est ta spécialité.
Amitiés
Marc

prumod (8264) 2007-11-07 8:59

hi cath...
i respect when you post a daily life villagers... those posts are rich with beautiful life moments and clarity and really touching.... this one underlines my understanding!
greetings...

abdulkadir (2324) 2007-11-07 14:21

Catherine merhabalar;

süt sağan büyük anne ve koyunlarla sarmaş dolş olan torunlar muhteşem bir kompozisyon oluşturmuş..konusuyla kompozisyonuyla doğallığıyla dört dörtlük bir kare..

ellerinize sağlık..

Silvio1953 (42495) 2007-11-08 0:40

Ciao Caterina delizioso quadretto con la nonna, le nipotine e le pecore, balla documentazione di una Turchia che non conoscevo, brava, con amicizia
Silvio

mesutilgim (37120) 2007-11-08 8:34

Hello dear Cath !
That's life ! Very good pov and very nice compo. Great colors. All faces looking to you (including the grandma) are so beautiful !
Nice info's as well.
TFS and best regards
Eline ve gözüne sağlık
MESUT ILGIM

Ferrus (787) 2007-11-08 10:33

Hello catherine,
a wonderful & idyllic scene you`ve catched.
Do you knwo how we call our Kurdish women who go to high plateaus with the sheep?
Berivan; they milk the sheep on high plateau.
Unfortunately the actual situation (war in the mountains of the East) does not allow us to hold our traditions.
However, thanks for this shot!
Greets, Ferhat

manatee (4293) 2007-11-08 19:04

Wow I star to looks this pic latter i read the note, latter I saw the workshops and this take sme to anohter workshops and this to another, is so nice I undertand better the people in turkey and I fall in love more.
Wonderful

Thank you Caterina,(no Catrina) ;)

Ciao

PierreMorel (1168) 2007-11-09 0:10

Bonjour Catherine,
J'aime beaucoup cette photo décrivant une scène de vie quotidienne. Tu as ici bien réussi à "déboucher" les ombres des visages pour garder leur expression si utile dans ce genre photographique.
Amicalement,
Pierre

salvator (18823) 2007-11-10 1:30

Bonjour Catherine,
I really am amazed by your stamina, by your urge to travel, see, and photograph. Wonderfully composed and superbly shot. The use of light, the colors and sharpness are truly impressive. The stick on the girl's hand leads us to a superb depth in the upper right, and the photo is superb allover.
Je vous shouaite un excellent weekend. Amities. Salvator.

giorgimer (21394) 2007-11-10 9:46

Hi Cath,

very interesting daily life scene. Excellent composition with the beautiful rocks in a circle

Another great shot from you, compliments!

Gio

kensimage (8543) 2007-11-10 14:01

A very vivid depiction of a way of life, Catherine, just what TE is all about! It's clear from their poses that what these people are doing is everyday stuff for them. The land, the animals and the people are all integrated, and the generations are integrated, too. They all look a little shy and yet comfortable. There's some kind of feeling in the shot of understanding between them and you, across the cultural divide, that is cause for optimism about human nature. Regards, Ken.

axiotea (16221) 2007-11-10 20:08

Salut Kath
Un bel aperçu du quotidien de ce sympathique trio familial qui dans la sérénité sont occupées à la traite de leurs chèvres dans un décor très naturel.
A+
Marilyn

siolaw (25800) 2007-11-10 21:58

Salut Catherine,
Sympa la petite famille de bergères en action! L'enclos ou les moutons sont confines est assez marrant aussi... bien rustique! La netteté, couleurs et exposition(petit coup de chaud sur le dos des moutons!)sont agréables.
Amicalement
Laurent

ucyuksel (114) 2007-11-11 10:09

Dear Catherine,
A very lovely daily life shot. You make good use of light. The colors are nice. I admire your determined way of photographing hard to go places.
Best Regards

nirvana73 (8814) 2007-12-09 1:17

Hello Catherine
very nice shot from my country
warmly and naturel shot and compo
TFS
best regards
Ozhan

Vasa (6058) 2008-06-16 17:51

Bonjour Catherine, ou que tu sois,

de temps en temps je dois prendre ma dose de noborders. Ce soir c'est le motif pastorale de l'Anatolie de l'Est. J'aime bien le motif et la photo faite un peu a ma facon preferee. A tres bientot,

Branko

cirano (1283) 2008-06-30 13:21

Di jiyana kurdan de pez,nexasim di jiyana jinên kurdan de "bêrîvanî" ciyekî grîng digre.Spas ji bo barkirina vê wênê ya ku hîn jî ji jiyana kurdan tûfilek e.
Dûrzan