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Image Title:  Maasai
 
 By: Avi   
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Photographer Avi   {K:67821}
Project #41 Perspective Camera Model .
Categories People
Landscape
Film Format
Portfolio Afrikaa
Lens .
Uploaded 1/9/2009 Film / Memory Type .
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 363 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 43 Rating Critique Only Image
Location City - 
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Country - Tanzania   Tanzania
About The Maasai are an indigenous African ethnic group of semi-nomadic people located in Kenya and northern Tanzania. Due to their distinctive customs and dress and residence near the many game parks of East Africa, they are among the most well-known African ethnic groups internationally. They speak Maa, a member of the Nilo-Saharan language family that is related to Dinka and Nuer, and are also educated in the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania: Swahili and English. The Maasai have continued their age-old customs and their unique style of living and dressing. Estimates of the respective Maasai populations in both countries are complicated by the remote locations of many villages, and their semi-nomadic nature.

My first tryst with a Maasai, the one shown in this picture, was on my way to Manyara.
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There are 43 Comments in 1 Pages
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Anne Knes   {K:60540} 1/9/2009
Excellent .


Nilanjan Mitra   {K:13653} 1/9/2009
good very good... PP ta amar bhalo laglo na...


soumya     {K:11114} 1/9/2009
ektu dodging aachhe mone hochchhe lok tar kapor e..seta aaro neat korar scope chhilo.
ashamanyo chhobi. contrast, tone just too good.
ekta proshno, ei tone tai select korle keno? just fatafati lagchhe.


Syamantak Das   {K:3758} 1/9/2009
shabbbash Avi Da...ekdom shabbash chhobi etaa...ki nei chhobitate...shob achhe..shob...


Anindya Chakraborty   {K:12614} 1/9/2009
POV POV POV
Contrast Contrast Contrast....:)


Aungsita  Chatterjee   {K:16838} 1/9/2009
besh valo chobi..... tobe akashta anek vari subjecter theke lokta na thakle mone hoi aro valo hoto....... ki jani ami vull hote pari.
tobe chobita khub valo.
bubai.


Edward Ghoti   {K:5502} 1/9/2009
Great shot Avi.

Not sure you need the top and bottom borders on this one, I think it would have been even more dramatic with out them.

All the best,
Ed


Abhirup Chakrabarty   {K:789} 1/9/2009
The BEST of the lot so far.Just byapok laglo amar..


Rajesh Bhattacharjee   {K:3605} 1/9/2009
duronto shot. african landscape e erokom human element add korata excellent hoyeche. tone ta bhalo laglo. aktai khunt. ektu overcontrasty laglo. megh er details ta rakha gelo na?

achcha eta tulli ki kore? lokta janto pechone chobi tulchis?


Noemi Jurado   {K:8694} 1/9/2009
Awesome image Avi! I really like the composition. Hmmm looks like noon hour, not easiest time for image. Wonder what hour it was. Thanks for the about.


Supriyo R. Sarkar   {K:6931} 1/9/2009
Darun tulecho Avi. Asadharon composition. Color tone tao durdanto.


Tom Nguyen   {K:1924} 1/9/2009
Excellent work!


Saad Salem   {K:62912} 1/9/2009
very fine about ,and photo,the composition is so wonderful and beautiful,it is so expressive to me that I have understand from it that those Maasai owns the whole Africa,with all of its land,plants ,and sky,congrats Avi.
Saad.


stingRay part 2 .   {K:239449} 1/9/2009
Another very informative 'about' my dear Avi to accompany your dramatically monochromatic toned composition. An amazing scenario of this vast area with just you the photographer (invisible, of course) and this lone traveller. A nicely balanced study with excellent depth, well done my dear friend. My very best wishes to you as always.....Ray


Indranil Ray   {K:3583} 1/9/2009
Too good hoiche. Total compo ta besh lagche. Excellent...


Anyla Syla   {K:1748} 1/9/2009
nice capture my dear


Satrajit Biswas   {K:216} 1/9/2009
sundor composition ar asadharon treatment ... nice work.


txules  .   {K:49668} 1/9/2009
fist the good points: fantastic POV and DOF; composition is a must, love how the chap is looking to the empty space, you have captured the essence of rural Africa so that,overall, the image is very good and I like very much
the bad points: you should improve your BW conversion technique, for excellence you should not clipped the higlights and shadows, look at the hystogram; the head of the man looks like a black spot, at least his nape should be illuminated; you should work in different layers or at least with a program that allows you work area by area; non-destructive burning and dogging is the key point; not crazy with the tone as well, but this is just my taste
hope this helps
take care.....jd


Madan Mohan  Chakraborty   {K:1441} 1/9/2009
bhalo hoyechhe, sei amra darkroom e selenium toning kortam, orokom tone esechhe.


Gary Hill   {K:53446} 1/9/2009
I think this is one of your best images Avi. I accept Txules's criticism (I actually thought it looks like one of his, processed in one of his lighter moods, perhaps!)but there's something effective for me having the guy's head as a silhouette. His pose and his looking into the frame are perfect. The clouds are amazing. The road leading who knows where is enticing. The lone tree is another nice touch. I'm not so keen on the toning, either, it's a little too green for my taste. But still one of your best, IMO.
Regards, Gary


Yazeed Jalili   {K:56151} 1/9/2009
Just excellent ..............


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
yes, I am still fighting with the layers. as you know, I'm not too comfortable working in RAW, and that can be crucial. I agree about the clouds (though I intentionally increased the contrast), but I don't agree about the man's head .. I wanted it to be completely silhouetted.

I will show you the color of this one. that turned out not too bad, as well.
Avi


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
Thanks Gary. I too, wanted the head to be a complete silhouette, so I don't agree with txules on that. The tone, I dunno why it looks greenish to you (even my other friend Deb said the same), but I did a duotone selecting a yellowish tone and black.. Avi


txules  .   {K:49668} 1/9/2009
defintely it's a bit greenish: the silhoutte is always an option that works fine but i find a dis-balance between the light on his back and nape, but i have to admit that blcak color reflects less light, anyway I'm nitpicking and talking technicalities, really nothing important
a very fine image a always....jd


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
no no no, it's important.. as you know I'm in search of good b/w conversion techniques.. still a long way to go I guess.. but the toning bothers me.. why do I see yellow when you guys see green ? the different calibrations of monitors around the world is another pain (dunno if that is the cause here, but many times it is !).. Avi


txules  .   {K:49668} 1/9/2009
it must be the explanation; print it and see how it looks...jd


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
Thanks Ed. I did think twice about the borders, but as you might have noticed, it is my weakness to put things in cinemascope.. (I LOVE CINEMA !!!) :):).. just bear with me, my friend ! Avi


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
Thanks Noemi. Yes, indeed it was around mid-day. Avi


Avi     {K:67821} 1/9/2009
Thanks Saad. The Maasai do not really own Africa, (there are many other tribes) but they are very prominent in these parts of East Africa. You should go there some time, if possible.. it's an amazing experience. best, Avi


ANANDA NIYOGI   {K:4876} 1/9/2009
Darun chobi. Shobar comment porlam. Amio kintu green tone dekhchi. Toning ta amr khub ekta pochondo hoyni. Kintu tor kotha shune mone hocche hoyto upload korar time e kichu problem hoyeche. Print kore dekh kirokom lagche.


Luca Peccerillo   {K:15873} 1/9/2009
Excellent composition
very fine work....of quality
hugs


Hárës     {K:7864} 1/9/2009
Excellent photo. Imaginary tonnes. Congratulations!


Tim  Schumm   {K:28854} 1/11/2009
Excellent as a B/W...well tinted haha. Perfect for enhancing the mood and impact of the overall image


Luciano Caturegli   {K:5935} 1/11/2009
di questa bellissima foto è stato detto tutto,ti faccio i mie piu sinceri complimenti


Ania Blazejewska   {K:24026} 1/12/2009
perfect scene and tones Avi
my best regards
ania


Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127014} 1/17/2009
You did it again, ey? Making a Hitchcock out of somebody that didn't have the less clue about what you were doing! Of course you know which scene and which film I am thinking of, as I wait for the biplane to appear? ;-)

Composition and lighting are simply fantastic, strong, defining! It is empty and at the same time full! Especially those clouds make such a tension against the darker leading presence of the road.

I think, for such an image I alread said too much! It's for just looking and keeping my moth shut. (Except for drinking the next one to you, that is!)

Cheeers!

Nick


mine kocaballi   {K:3073} 1/17/2009
good photo:)


Avi     {K:67821} 1/18/2009
Ha ha. so it did remind you of N/NW.. now you say it, I can relate to it as well. :)

well, right now I am in a bit of a spot.. my hard disk crashed on Friday night (all my data AND photos were there... NO backup !!!) .. after a lot of fight and discussions, found a data recovery s/w yesterday.. trying to recover some of my data today. keep your fingers crossed.

till then, enjoy the drink.. and wait till I'm done so that I can join you !
Avi


Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127014} 1/19/2009
Of course it is N/NW but in the new version by Avi that soon will be played in all cimenas! ;-)

And of course I cross my finders and my toes and even my hair for you to get back your data again! I know what it feels like since I had exactly the same adventure last summer. And of course also... no backup.

But be sure that there will be a way to get them back. Nowadays they are able to restore data even from burned discs.

Cheers to you, and to successfull data recovery, Avi!

Nick


Atish Sen   {K:5977} 1/22/2009
i would have preffered this in pure black and white. very well composed shot


Avi     {K:67821} 1/22/2009
thank you. hyan, pure b/w o kora jaay. eta print korabo kina bhabchhi :)


Mark Southcombe   {K:2057} 1/27/2009
Excellent!


SaMiHa Jawad   {K:1168} 9/19/2009
Very nice


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