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Photographer Avi   Avi   {Karma:70138}
Project #25 Characters Camera Model .
Categories Journalism
People
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Portfolio Afrikaa
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Uploaded 2/13/2009 Film / Memory Type .
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Country - Tanzania   Tanzania
About Julius is the eldest son of the head of the Masaai village that we visited. He invited us into his modest hut, where we sat facing each other as he talked. The hut is built of mud, supported by bamboo and other sticks, with a thatched roof. It is very low in height, and has a makeshift window in the form of an opening in the roof. In days of bad weather, the opening is simply sealed. Julius spoke of their lifestyle, work and food habits. He related how in old days a Masaai man would kill a lion and present it to his would be wife in the form of a marriage proposal. Killing a lion is illegal now, so the Masaai have to do with a cow now.

He talked fluently, in broken but surprisingly good English.

Masaai village, Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania.
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Doyle D. Chastain Doyle D. Chastain   {K:101119} 3/26/2009
Another great shot, Avi. I like the POV on this one!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

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Luciano Caturegli   {K:6609} 2/18/2009
un bello scatto ,realizzato molto bene

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Roberto Arcari Farinetti Roberto Arcari Farinetti   {K:209486} 2/14/2009
oh the sunray increase the framatic effect composed on the wideangle POV, my friend..
very very nice
roby

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 2/14/2009
Thanks :)
HVD today and every other day ... :)
Srna

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/14/2009
Thanks :):)
Happy V's Day !
Avi

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/14/2009
yup.. at least for them red is abundant.. so V's Day can be anyday :):):):)
cheers..
(still waiting for ur shift to get over)

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Srna Stankovic Srna Stankovic   {K:172232} 2/14/2009
Love this one Avi !!!
Very much !!!
Excellent !
Cheers,
Srna

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txules                                . txules  .   {K:62768} 2/14/2009
yes, they eat mostly milk and blood, at least colors get along :) and i can say it because my outfit is white and usually there are some blood on it :)
jd

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tapas banerjee   {K:1711} 2/14/2009
Khub bhalo laglo!

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/14/2009
Thanks very much Paul.. I am very happy that it clicked with you *just* as I wanted it ! :)
cheers !
Avi

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/14/2009
ohhh, my mistake, I forgot to mention that I wasn't the only one with Julius in the hut. My friend Brian was also with me, and Julius was mostly speaking with Brian.. I actually spoke very little with him.. taking pictures more, and listening to all that he was saying.

I just asked him (couple of times) what they ate... he said cow's milk, meat and blood (!) .. yes, and he repeated it two times !! :):)

cheers !
Avi

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arnab sarkar arnab sarkar   {K:2115} 2/14/2009
sudhu chobi-tai bhalo noi.. golpo-tao brsh laaglo..

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txules                                . txules  .   {K:62768} 2/14/2009
good picture Avi; not many technical issues here, very good for the light conditions I can imagine; love the POV and great distorsions of the hands, light is terific
the main problem, however, is no eye-contact and although I'm not a fanatic about it think it could be great if he had looked at the camera
peace....txules

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Paul Schofield   {K:5970} 2/14/2009
Wow Avi. This is damn near perfect and doesn't need any changes at all in my opinion. The colour is not only important, it is vital. I think B&W may be good, but would lack context of the Masaai. I love the textures of the inside of the hut hiding in the shadows. Low POV is inspired choice. Be happy; very happy with this.

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/13/2009
Thanks very much Dave !
have a great weekend !
Avi

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/13/2009
As you have probably guessed by now, the temptation to convert it to b/w was HUGE :):):)
.. but, I resisted it, because, just as Dave pointed out, I wanted this to be an *environmental portrait, and the color is very important in that respect. The bamboo sticks, the greased yellow can, that streak of bluish light, and above all, the red drapes of the Masaai man's clothes, everything together tells a story.

The color, I felt, is a *character* in this shot. :)

As regards the sharpness, sigh... my struggle with post-work is a never ending battle which i know I'm gonna lose..

cheers !
Avi

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Atish Sen   {K:6346} 2/13/2009
bhalo hoyeche

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Dave Stacey Dave Stacey   {K:150877} 2/13/2009
A very dramatic, and well done, environmental portrait, Avi!
Dave.

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Keith Saint Keith Saint   {K:13784} 2/13/2009
Love the wide angle perspective and all the detail in the dark areas

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K r i s h n e n d u  - The NoOne K r i s h n e n d u  - The NoOne   {K:12059} 2/13/2009
daarun hoyeche. composition bisesh kore inclusion of the light source above is mindblowing:)

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 Aungsita  Chatterjee Aungsita  Chatterjee   {K:19843} 2/13/2009
darun darun sundor......
bubai.

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arijit(ratul) talukder arijit(ratul) talukder   {K:6029} 2/13/2009
GOLA HOYECHE ...
RATUL.

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 2/13/2009
PS a sugestion: his clothing would do better wit a tad of more sharpness.
Still great image ! 7/7

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 2/13/2009
Yes, this I like. It has the characteristics of jd's b/w work but now this is is in color. I am in a dark period and I notice I need colors.
I love this a lot, the rays with dust but also his face.
A tremendous dynamic contrast in this image.

7/7
Harry

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B B B B   {K:4346} 2/13/2009
Darun darun, khub bhalo laglo.

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soumya  soumya     {K:13087} 2/13/2009
excellent. aar kichhu bolchhi na.

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Avi  Avi     {K:70138} 2/13/2009
Thanks Sudip. ami light source ta include korechhilam ambience ta bojhate. or mukhe je light ta reflect korechhe sheta mejhe theke.. ar kono alo nei. lens 17-50 mm at 17mm end.

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Sudip Roy Sudip Roy   {K:1001} 2/13/2009
darun POV inclusion of light source ta ekta alada matra add koreche but sei light ta or opor e reflect ki kore korle naki aro kono source of light chilo????
Eta ki 10-20 te tulecho?????
Tobe overall ambience ta darun hoyeche

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Anindya Chakraborty   {K:12765} 2/13/2009
Bhalo documentary shot niyecho Avida. Chobitar POV ta besh unique ebong interesting. bishes kore loktar chokh ta pop out koreche ei shot tai...eta besh bhalo. Akta jinis ami sure hote parlam na je inclusion of the source of light ta bhalo na ota na korle bhalo korte. Inface amar source of light ta katiye aktu beshi bhalo laglo...aktu beshi mysterious mone holo light ar environment ta. Jai hok...aro Masaai dekhao. :)

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