Tawila market Photo

Photographer’s Note

re-scanned, cropped (although I quite like the column, showing something of the architecture, I thought the image was better without, keeping it focused on the subject).

These two girls were waiting for their father who had business to do in the market at Al Tawila. Possibly not the best composition, with numerous elements and the girls central within the frame, but nevertheless it provides a good description of life there.

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jvachon (542) 2008-10-03 21:24

Hello Stephen,
Great shot actually-the girls and donkey patiently waiting.
Lovely colours and lighting.
A real document of daily life in this region.
Good job!
TFS, Joni

scalerman (25783) 2008-10-03 21:34

Stephen: these are irresistible 'Oriental' travel images - in the vein, of yea, orientalism. Great, quiet capture. regards, c

aadilj (17950) 2008-10-03 22:12

Nice documentary shot that captures the vividness of life and its colorus so well. I like the way this shot and the composition has been handled Stephen

kensimage (8543) 2008-10-03 23:05

Very culturally vivid, Stephen, and it's well composed considering how many elements you have to deal with. Firewood, animal feed and beasts of burden are all essentials of daily life for these people, not to mention the veils for the women. It's pretty sharp, at least in the foreground, considering that it's a scan. Nice color scheme, too, with greens making a sweep from lower center to upper right. Regards, Ken.

kavusan (45) 2008-10-04 0:56

nice shot. its a documentary photo of the daily life from this region. the sharpness is very good.
thanx for sharing.

kschanna (6) 2008-10-04 5:21

Super crop Steve!

Unreal...the eyes Steve! the eyes...waiting for the patriarch in the land of Sanaa and Aden...your photo provides 'the' description of life in Yemen...

Have a good one

Kamran

holmertz (9881) 2008-10-06 9:30

Hi Steve,
I always enjoy pictures from Yemen, one of the world's most fascinating countries. I understand that you didn't have time to get the composition perfect (but it's all right with me). Although these girls seem rather young, taking pictures of girls and women in Yemen is not easy, and could be dangerous. That is possibly the only time when the extremely nice Yemenites could turn quite nasty.
Greetings,
Gert