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Photographer’s Note

Les hommes de Douz se retrouvent au café.
Ils se noient dans des vapeurs suspectes.
Les yeux hagards.
Les idées endormies.
Ils grignotent des amandes sans se poser de questions.
Les journées passent, et les rituels perdurent.

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The men of Douz find themselves in the bars.
They drown in suspect vapors.
The eyes wild. The ideas Deadened.
They nibble almonds without putting questions.
The days pass, and the ritual stay.

battousai, Pascale, danos, cbrman, jlbrthnn, azaf1, jhm, Cricri, bostankorkulugu, jemaflor, quillo trouve(nt) cette note utile

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battousai (827) 2008-06-26 1:01

It's a nice photo, with pretty good composition, B&W tones and overall atmosphere. The only thing I'd change would be either cropping the right side of the image to get the head of the guy on the right exactly in the composition lines cross point or getting a bit closer to him. Anyway, it's a good shot and thanks for sharing.

Best

Pawel

zumalife (185) 2008-06-26 1:12

Great choice in making this photo b&w. Also the depth-of-field is well chosen. The only suggestion I might have is that the white border seems to be too big for this shot. Also, maybe it would be better if you had little more room at the top of the photo. Great shot nonetheless.

Pascale (10188) 2008-06-26 1:34

Bonjour Bertrand
Très bien pensée cette composition,un cadrage serré et une excellente PDC.J'aime beaucoup la table en premier qui renforce l'ambiance de cette photo.Tu as très bien capté les expressions de ces hommes dans leur "errance".Le choix du n&b est idéal pour ce style de cliché.J'aime beaucoup
Amicalement
Pascale

pcp (3364) 2008-06-26 1:41

Bonjour Bertrand,

How are you ??

Wonderful shot and this guy really feeling the enjoyment of smoking :) wise choice of BW and very good framing... well done.

TFS

Senthil

faubry (32403) 2008-06-26 1:53

Bonjour Bertrand, dis donc tu es partout à la fois? et demain la Hongrie.. j'aime beaucoup ton choix de noir et blanc, tu t'en doutes..un cadrage intéressant;
amitiés
francine

MarcT (21103) 2008-06-26 2:40

Salut Bertrand,
Un très beau N&B, bien composé et avec une belle profondeur de champ.
Alors? Tu as essayé avec le programme fourni par Canon pour traiter les images RAW.
Amitiés
Marc

danos (33016) 2008-06-26 3:05

Salut Bertrand,
nice snapshot in B/W, with the two smokers to enjoy their nargiles.I like the composition and the atmosphere that created in the place.Great the manage of the light and the clarity of the scene.Well done.

Regards,Danos

cbrman (18985) 2008-06-26 3:22

Hello Bertrand,

La profondeur de champ est peut-être juste un peu trop importante ici.
L'arrière plan avec ce qui semble être un bac à glace publicitaire est trop présent je trouve. Mais je vois que tu étais déjà à F/4 donc pas beaucoup de marge pour créer un beau bokeh.
Sinon, l'idée de la compo est très bonne. La personne du premier plan attire bien le regard.
A+

Dominique

jlbrthnn (38667) 2008-06-26 4:05

Bonjour Bertrand,
Un assommoir en quelque sorte, qui étouffe. J'aime bien cette image crue de cet univers, traditionnel certes, mais un peu oppressant. le noir et blanc sied bien à l'ambiance. Bravo pour cette vérité bonne à connaître. Bon cadrage, bonne mise en image.
Bonne journée
Amicalement
Joël

Nicou (45471) 2008-06-26 4:28

Hello Bertrand,

mangigique image NB, ces homme fumant la chicha, j'aime blien ces 2 plans, l'homme en blan en premier plan, avec la prondeur sur le deuxième homme, un cadrage subtile et mangigique.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

azaf1 (15547) 2008-06-26 7:39

Bonsoir Bertrand
An excellent B/W composition that fits the mood of the shot describing a traditional practice in those cultures. There's an ambiguity with the verse you have quoted probably not based on a sound basis as the regime in Tunisia does not allow many "liberties" of the kind. I was there a few yrs ago and believe me some of the obvious rights in the West do not exist there. My opinion, of course ... or what I thought I experienced
Amities
Argiris

japiey (9497) 2008-06-26 10:34

Hi Bertrand,

Good composition of the concept.
I like the hidden smile of the boy..
Excellent B/W.
All the best, dear friend.

jp

Cricri (43524) 2008-06-26 13:57

Bonsoir Bertrand,
Bon choix du N/B qui fait resortir les détails et donne une atmosphére un peu particuliére...
Passe une belle soirée
cricri

jhm (83131) 2008-06-27 2:08

Hello Bertrand,

A very good picture with your old camera.
Quality and sharpness are very fine. I am not great fan of smoking under each other, I think to much to my health.
Composition and presentation are very well.

Best regards,
John.

coco (28030) 2008-06-27 11:58

Hi Bertrand.

Well, perhaps this is not a spectacular picture... but that's not the most important in one photo. Your photo is good and fits all the TE goals.

Regards.

batalay (21122) 2008-06-27 14:42

Hello Bertrand,

A photograph resonating with social commentary, not to mention health. It is very well composed, and works especially well in B&W. Your notes frequently serve as Rosetta Stones, allowing us to review French or English selectively.

Warm regards,

Bulent

bostankorkulugu (33876) 2008-06-27 22:27

beautiful double portrait with a perfect light management bertrand... and black&white works so good here... a well composed and cropped image as always... regards... korkut

RADEEH (2772) 2008-06-29 9:41

This is an excellent document on the lifestyle of the men of Douz.
There are lot of details in the image which are new to me.
the sharpness of the image is superb.
The mood of the place is very much gripping.The vast ceiling , the hanging old fan , the clock on the wall ,the porcelain plate adds lot to the frame.
Congrats and TFS !

jemaflor (39649) 2008-06-30 11:18

Salut Bertrand,
Superbe cette composition avec ces deux plans, le N&B et le côté planant des regards ... comme quoi c'est bien le photographe qui fait la photo, peut être plus que la sophistication de l'appareil ...

quillo (7252) 2008-07-09 10:00

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Hola Bertrand, a very illustrative image
of the habits and customs of as these men
spend the time in what it looks like a bar of Douz, good work in B/W, good contrasts,
good definition.

Un saludo

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