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Photographer’s Note

Ethiopia is full of hopeful runners, but cyclists are rare to see. We did however spot some on a training tour on a Sunday morning in Mekele.

The picture is taken from the balcony of a hotel. Color photo desaturated.

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mrbialy (2568) 2006-12-08 4:42

Nice and interesting. I like your b&w, and lighting and shadow. Interesting point of view. good work

maki (0) 2006-12-08 5:25

Hi Nana,
Great play of lights and shades, interesting perspective and good b&w tonality. i didn't expected such picture from Ethiopia :)
regards,
maki

bantonbuju (48782) 2006-12-08 5:30

hi nana,
superb! love this simplicity in this image, and very nice moment you have captured, an interesting graphical work,
bw, j.

cessy (13647) 2006-12-08 5:42

love the light and shadow
excellent capture of the moment

grigand (12746) 2006-12-08 6:17

HI Nana,
Simple but great shot. Very interesting capture of the moment,
Ciao
Andrea

pcal (117) 2006-12-08 8:08

Hi Nana!

My favorite pictures from you are the simplest, minimalist that you do so well. Great!
Beijinhos,
Pedro

manub (920) 2006-12-10 10:11

Beautiful shadows and atmosphere, though a slight lack of sharpness.

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rajju (1317) 2006-12-11 8:40

hi nana,
i must admit that you have a real photographic eye which is more or less reflected in all the pics in your gallery..i like especially this pic because of its pov.
regards,
raj

bebep (2087) 2006-12-11 19:10

optimal perspective and a b&w very nice

ahmetgedikli (22040) 2006-12-11 19:24

Hi Nana,
Wonderful shot, good timing and captured. Great play with light and shadow. Well contrast too.. Thanks for sharing. Best regards.
Ahmet

ondrej (209) 2006-12-11 19:41

Very nice use of space here, Nana. Well done!

I also like the long shades the cyclist cast. I like the silver cast look the morning sun gives to the concrete.

Ondrej

Botie2 (119) 2006-12-13 4:30

I love this nana. Looks like they moved into formation for you :). What a great POV. I love the long shadows.

ben4321 (9807) 2006-12-13 12:20

I really like the long shadows here Nana, they really make the picture.
I'm a bit undecided about the large area of empty space on the right of the frame. Perhaps shooting the cyclists in portrait format and going in a bit closer might have worked better.
I'm not sure though, I kind of like the empty space, and how it divides the frame into two halves. Sometimes it's good to break the so called rules of composition, and on second thoughts I think it's worked well for you here.

Good work.
Cheers,
Ben

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-12-14 2:41

Hello Nana
Exccellent point of view,
very nicely framed. I like the way the runners shadows create a pattern.
Very nicely done.
Regards
Daniel
PS did you take this from the balcony of a hotel on the city's main roundabout?

henrytf (977) 2006-12-19 8:41

Hello Nana,
This is one among the very interesting photos in your gallery and there are a lot. It makes me think of some of Cartier Bresson's famous pictures.
Two little weak points I would mention are the empty space on the right and the cyclist's incomplete shadow at the bottom but I know too well it's much easier to criticize than shoot it in the instant.
Here's a workshop with a variation.

All the same your picture is very good.
Friendly
Henry

[workshop] [compare] +

riclopes (33117) 2006-12-19 9:24

Olá Nana, quite an interesting gallery that you have. This is a great shot from an amazing POV (I wonder where you were...). Interesting that you say it's a color image, because I see it as a b&w work. I love the way they all seem to be attracted to the light (kind of poetic) as if it was a trap. It's a pitty that you didn't get the whole shadow at the bottom, but I'm with you about the space at right- the sense of emptyness is stronger and it also makes the composition off center, which I like. Very well done!
Ricardo

nfriedli (1060) 2007-01-16 12:12

C'est absolument magnifique. Le choix du noir et blanc est très judicieux et la texture du sol très belle. Beau coup d'oeil et excellente réalisation.

Jardim (3197) 2008-03-10 14:12

Olá Nana,

I like more this desaturated photo than your last one wich is very artificial ;)

Júlio Jardim

rafeek (122) 2009-06-06 6:31 [Comment]

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