Return from the Market

Excellent ++ Photograph.

The picture was made in Mali (West Africa)after the end of the

traditional market in Djenne. Many people were returning to their

homes in the evening. They often have to go another 5-7 hours to

their villages.

Terrific Shot! I can feel the silent exhaustion from hard work (great position of this old lady (?) slightly bended over with her head down, smoking the pipe), with the sun still burning hot, and @ the same time the momentum that will keep them working day after day.

Awesome!

i have to admit, i am a sucker for taking silhouettes, but... visually it is hard to get away from their inherently cliched nature, and in Jpeg they look like a craft paper cut-out pictures.

Great picture! The empty net/cage, the drooping head and pipe, the dangling sandals -- and rubber tires on the wagon. A great example of storytelling with a single shot. Congratulations!

hardly gets better than this...what a capture!

Pepi, this picture is great. Technical perfectly executed and best of all it tells a story!

Nice details like the pipe, cage or the hanging head. I think I wider shot could also do a bit more. It's fine for me there are to few emotions.

Joseph, I would love to know some of the technical info used in making this image. Are you using a tripod? What were the weather conditions (it looks to be a hazy sunset)? Was there any exposure compensation? Bracketed? Etc, etc. Anything you could offer would be helpful.

Phenomenal photograph.

Steve

I dont know all the details, because the photo was made about 7 years ago.

Yes, I used a tripod, I was standing in a muddy spot below a dam, that connects the town of Djenne with the surrounding countryside.

People were going back from the market to their home villages in the late afternoon. The sun is going down very fast in those southern countries and the sky is hazy from the sand of the Sahara (the Sahel Zone is getting drier each year). Shutter speed was about 1/250 and F=16, no compensation, measured by matrix of the camera.

The most difficult thing was, that there were so many people going, that you had only seldom the chance to get a single carriage or group of persons.

Congratulations!! You have catched a great moment, with a great light. The moment of leaving the work to get back home, when your mind is totally empty, resting... I feel this sensation on the photo. Really great!

excellent shot! very catchy yet very simple. Did you use any photoshop enhancement? --Anush

Perfect timming! 7/7

Transparencies and very detailed contours. Color, postures, objects. Wonderful!!!

Wow !! Thats all I can say ..Simple, yet WOW!

simple and amazing, nice the pipe at the center of the photo and the net at the end of the cart, amazing color

An excellent photo with nice contrast

This picture is in my highly rated ones. I like it.

An amazing shot! I also love your portfolio. You have a wonderful eye, and you'd make a wonderful photo-journalist because you're great at capturing places, people, and emotion. Great job!

great silhouette!