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Abena (Illinois, United States) on 4 August 2013 in Landscape & Rural.

SONY DSC-W570 1/320 second F/6.3 ISO 80 23 mm

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Love this. The composition is great!

4 Aug 2013 5:05am

@Bettina: Thanks Bettina!

Nicou from Sion, Switzerland

Très belle vue sueprbe compo e tiamge avec ce léger flou
amitié

4 Aug 2013 8:00am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Oh, dear old memories...

4 Aug 2013 8:20am

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

This is interesting because it leaves the viewer asking all sorts of questions,
What they are doing?
Where are they going?
How long is the journey?
What conversations are going on?

4 Aug 2013 9:19am

@Curly: I love that it gets you asking those questions! And even if rhetorical I'm going to answer some :-) In the village grouping together and talking in the field like gardens are a favorite pastime, chatting about the latest gossip (sometimes seemingly insignificant things create havoc), talk about the rains, crops, animals, church, going down into the city/capital etc...the list goes on. they have shops around but evidently not as developed as in the capital. On this particular occasion it was a traditional even that was going on. Usually when a person dies there (my grandma at 104years :-)), they have a ceremony one month after which includes a huge lunch, cutting up I think goat/sheep and cooking , cutting of hair etc. There were more people around the other side but I took a couple of pics and I just had to snap this one to catch some of that mood. Thank you Curly!

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Superb mood like in old times !!

4 Aug 2013 10:04am

@Mhelene: Exactly! Thank you!

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A portrait anthropological interesting! A quiet chat after hard work ... maybe ...! A hug Abena!
Adela

4 Aug 2013 10:06am

Ludovic Roudet from Charenton-le-Pont, France

Beautiful picture, once more with your 'blurry' atmosphere in which you are excellent. To me, with those people impeccably set, it has a je-ne-sais-quoi of a still life. Great !

4 Aug 2013 10:38am

@Ludovic Roudet: I love your comment and the mention of a je ne sais quoi effect, I wasn't too sure with the blur here as you know sometimes it works and other times not so much...I do see the still life reference, you remind me of Edouard manets paintings of people in gardens, leisurely and excellently placed only this one is in a different time period and culture. Many thanks Ludo! I'm happy you appreciate the style :)

Martine Libouton from bousval, Belgium

Une très belle photo d'ambiance!!! j'aime beaucoup!

4 Aug 2013 11:17am

Helene from Loire Atlantique, France

Lovely scene !

4 Aug 2013 11:31am

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

I love this ... especially the lower half+.
The ladies sitting in the field, wearing dresses and hats ... is that a feather I see? Perhaps it is a hot, Sunday afternoon? So lovely!

However, I might have cropped this at the roofline of the building to focus totally on the people. xo

4 Aug 2013 12:48pm

@Judy aka L@dybug: I betcha if it was it would look really swanky :D and it does look like a feather! but no, it's the back of a man wearing a white top sitting in the bush, if you squint, you'll see another person right by him. Oh it was hot! I thought it was a Sunday too but I just checked the date it was a Saturday. Ah yes, I see how that would look, I wish I'd thought about that before but thank you for that Judy!

Calusarus from Drome des collines, France

A lovely composition with the vignetting

4 Aug 2013 1:45pm

Lena from San Francisco, United States

I do as questions same of Curly ???

4 Aug 2013 2:39pm

@Lena: Thank you Lena! See my answer to him :-))

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Great comp and lovely vibe to the whole thing

4 Aug 2013 2:57pm

@Richard: Thank you!

Don from Spokane, United States

I like this soft image for its interesting groups of people and appealing surround. I like it.

4 Aug 2013 3:18pm

Graciel.la (Vic. Catalonia) from CAT. New European State, Poland

Nice treatment and great composition. A great shot!

Have a nice day !

4 Aug 2013 3:37pm

Jean-Luc T. from Juignac, France

Ta photo traduit une belle ambiance.

4 Aug 2013 3:48pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

There is a warm feeling to this image - I feel the congeniality of these people.

4 Aug 2013 5:30pm

@Ruthiebear: I love that you can see and feel that here, thank you Ruthiebear!

Frankiess from Český Těšín, Czech Republic

Nice work Abena !! Photo befits a slight blur..

4 Aug 2013 6:24pm

@Frankiess: Thank you so much Frankiess, have a lovely week :)

Phil Morris from Saskatoon, Toronto, NYC, Canada

A great moment, it evokes an older photo from years and years ago, beautiful !~

4 Aug 2013 7:09pm

@Phil Morris: It certainly does and even though it's only been two years since I took this, it feels like forever...thanks Phil!

jean pierre from paris, France

jolie scène!! amitiés

4 Aug 2013 7:54pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Une superbe ambiance dans cette image, le flouté est splendide. Bonne journée.

4 Aug 2013 8:10pm

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

Is this from your archive, looks like an African scene to me. You have captured the essence of it beautifully.

4 Aug 2013 8:33pm

@kiwisa: It sure is, it's only two years old though, I processed it and tried to capture some age in it. It sure is African too (back in Lesotho), thank you!

Mireille T. from Ribérac, France

Perfect framing of the scene. I like seeing people talking! Great mood in this picture!

4 Aug 2013 9:12pm

Basile Pesso from Barcelona, Spain

Interesting :-)

4 Aug 2013 9:19pm

John Jungklaus from Chase Mills, NY, United States

A wonderful composition ! Perhaps a retreat, or a day in the sun ! Have a nice day Abena !! best, john

5 Aug 2013 3:16am

@John Jungklaus: Thanks John! A day in the sun, after lunch and some ceremonies. Enjoy your day!

L'angevine from Angers, France

j'aime bien ce flou

5 Aug 2013 8:22am

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Lovely colors except that it looks so hot and dry. The precious shade offers relief for some of the people.

5 Aug 2013 10:13pm

@Steve Rice: Thanks Steve ! Yes it was hot! Even though it really wasn't winter as such...but thanks to some trees and bush there was some good shade.

Regina G. Santaella from Mexico

I really like this. The light, the composition, the processing. This is very far away from where I am, and I've certainly never been here before, but it somehow feels familiar, something about the warm atmosphere.

7 Aug 2013 4:12am

@Regina G. Santaella: I really like that that's the feeling you get from this one, thanks a lot! It definitely was a hot 'summer-like' day and I wanted to transmit some of that warm feeling here :)

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Abena Motaboli by Ludovic Roudet

SONY DSC-W570
1/320 second
F/6.3
ISO 80
23 mm

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