Fiji's bareness, a photo from Northern, North

Photographer's Note

A very simple Fijian "bure", placed somewhere in the island of Taveuni, without any neighbour, without anything else but a hut. People like them live eating fruits, vegetables, fishes, the basic meal. We was on the way to the village of Lavena when I saw this shack and stop for a picture. Back to Brazil, I sent a copy of this photo to the woman. Actually, I sent copies for everyone I took any picture.
This is another negative scanned. It looks better when there are no sky!
Best regards,
Zeca

paura, lucasgalodoido, shevchenko, bakes888, Gerrit, belido, fulvio52, dareco, carper, ellelloo, riclopes, Cretense, AiresSantos, jhm, mydrjoe, hispic, derek3755, stego, mvdisco, gracious, emilbo heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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paura (25802) 2008-10-23 18:52

Zeca,
Uma beleza de imagem, amigo, com excelente definição e ajustes. Interessante a caixa de coca-cola que parece não haver por aqui igual.

Abraço

Paulo

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-10-23 18:57

Olá Zeca,
uma cabana curiosa essa, se não tivesse a mulher ali eu pensaria que era de um Hippie, acredito que num paraíso desses devem haver vários vendendo seus artesanatos.
Parabéns e Abraço

shevchenko (20560) 2008-10-23 19:11

Hello Jose,
This scanned photo is amazing clear and just like a digital image, good composition to show their daily life with also their simply house, although quarantine from others, but interesting they still have coca-cola and plastic water bucket, thanks for sharing an old photo.
Ally

Waylim (25436) 2008-10-23 19:42

Jose,
what a classic scene of the local residence. Life if hard out there sometimes, but such a truly natural way of life, you build you house out of woods and hays that you find in your surrounding. Great depiction of odinary life. Excellent scanned quality. thanks
Way

BWJ (3094) 2008-10-23 20:03

Hello Jose,
This is a nice composition of the man in his little hut. Good POV with nice colors, clarity, and lighting. Very fine job!
Kind regards,
Betty

bakes888 (18499) 2008-10-23 21:40

Hi Zeca. Definitely a house for the budget conscious! Lucky it doesn’t snow in Fiji ;-). Nice capture. Good detail and colour. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Gerrit (62042) 2008-10-23 23:48

Hi Jose,
primitive but on a paradisical spot and with everything nature gives available,
Good view in fine light and a good frame.
REgards, Gerrit

belido (19934) 2008-10-24 3:41

Olá Zeca,

fico aqui imaginando o cotidiano dessas pessoas. Acho que só nascendo lá mesmo para não sentir nenhum tipo de tédio...imagino que esses não conseguiriam viver na confusão de qualquer cidade, nesse ritmo alucinante que estamos acostumados...são dois opostos, mesmo. Bonita imagem, bem enquadrada e com bom controle de luz. Legal você ter enviado ao pessoal, eles devem ter ficado bem contentes!
Abraço,
Carlos

Burberry1 (6041) 2008-10-24 3:43

Wonderful notice and presentation.
Similar "houses" built from the same material I saw in Thailand, in Kanchanaburi.
I like the mood and composition very much Jose!

Agnieszka

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-10-24 7:12

Hi, Jose.
Top quality for a scanned image, truly an excellent job. What you're presenting us with is a very interesting daily-life.
Love the contrast between the pristine jungle and those symbols of "progress" scattered all over in front of the hut. Man, Coca-Cola is everywhere!
Very nice, I like it a lot.
Have a good weekend, my friend. I'll be seeing you.
Ciao,
Fulvio.

dareco (17136) 2008-10-24 7:47

A very unique and interesting hut, and I'm sure this woman was very happy to recieve the picture. It's always nice to see how people live in other places. Very nice lighting and detail. TFS

carper (96) 2008-10-24 8:28

a nice shot Jose,
the people there lives in small houses, nice photo, thanks for showing us, good photojob here, have a nice Day.
regard jaap

ellelloo (6572) 2008-10-24 8:59

Hello José,
A good daily life photo and an amazingly high quality scan of a colour negative. TFS.
Greetings, Lasse

mark_mk (266) 2008-10-24 14:35

Hi Jose,
another Fiji image, how nice! I love every single one of your Fiji images, really makes me want to see that place with my own eyes! Your version is really nice, the leaves in the upper right corner actually work really good here for your framing, not easy to make, out of the shade, but you did a great job. Lovely shot, thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-25 3:35

A cabana do Robinson Crusué perdida no meio da selva...Boa captura deste dia a dia, Zeca. E o morador a espreitar é sem dúvida um belo detalhe. Pergunto-me como estará isto 10anos depois...provavelmente não haverá muita diferença.
um abraço,
ricardo

Cretense (68709) 2008-10-25 5:12

Hi Zeca!

Excellent daily life scene! This "poor" bure, surrounded by this kind of beautiful nature, looks like a palace in my eyes! Congratulations!

Hercules

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-10-25 5:12

Ola Amigo Zeca
Uma excelente foto TE !
Parece que estamos num lugar onde a natureza é fantastica e onde ainda nao chegou a poluicao. Estranho ver um caixa de coca-cola.
Um excelente registo com boas cores e definicao
Um abraço e bom fim de semana
Aires

siamesa (28231) 2008-10-25 14:24

Oi Zeca,
De vez em quando a gente encontra cabanas parecidas no interior do nordeste. A diferença é o agreste seco e árido daqui e esse lugar que é cheio de vida. Uma linda foto.
AbraçosM

Maria

jhm (211738) 2008-10-26 0:36

Hello José,

Ten year old, exactly a picture of yesterday.
Splendid daily life image, we see here the reality of this people. Almost a fairy-tale barn, a pity but reality!
Quality and colour are pleasant for look it.
Composition and presentation are very well. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

mydrjoe (1240) 2008-10-26 5:19

Olà Jose,

Una excelente foto. Muy bien hecha y fiel reflejo de la injusta realidad de la vida que, por más que la veamos, nunca dejará de afectarnos. Buen trabajo.

Abraço,
JR

vascao (192) 2008-10-26 14:53

Uma vista incomum de Fiji, Zeca. Composição excelente que, infelizmente, nos sugere habitações bem semelhantes (e bem mais sofridas) aqui do nosso quintal, mesmo. Parabéns!
[]'s
Sergio

PS: Na única vez em que mergulhei, em Paraty, sangrou meu nariz e meus ouvidos. Vou curtir o fundo do mar com suas fotos mesmo, hehehehe...

hispic (9658) 2008-10-27 2:14

Hello Zeca,
Very cool tonality, green is clearly seen. Captured very well a part of Fiji's local life with a good composition placed the tree in the foreground.
It's very good to send a copy of the photo to the person. That's an essential manner to take photos of person. i agree to you perfectly.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

Nessie (918) 2008-10-28 6:53

Hello Zeca,
the composition is the appropriate to show that kind of life, maybe much better of some others'. Good POV, nice colours and lighting.
Thanks for sharing!
Nessie

derek3755 (2341) 2008-10-30 7:05

Hi Jose

nicley scanned image, great daily life shot. Good composition and exposure handled well considering the harsh light and the fact that the woman is in the shade.

Regards
Derek

stego (24132) 2008-10-31 13:25

Olá Zeca,
Estou a gostar imenso desta sua apresentação da sua viagem de há 10 anos. Não é nenhuma obra de arte, mas está muito boa como documentário e até que está bem enquadrada, embora esteja muito centrada. A qualidade técnica é admirável a todos os níveis (nitidez, cores, exposição, etc.) e só aquela quase imperceptível dominantezinha azul me poderia fazer suspeitar que seria um scan.
Um abraço, José.

mvdisco (17798) 2008-10-31 21:42

Hi Jose,
Nice presentation of this 'bure' well composed with great colors and sharpness. Excellent POV. and details, Nice quality of scan picture,
very well done.
Michel

gracious (20025) 2008-11-01 1:42

Ola JA,
Thank you for sharing this lovely and simple hut well captured under the beautiful sunlight!
good simple life indeed that goes side by side with nature!
best regards
Tony

bracasha75 (24591) 2008-11-02 1:55

Helo Jose
Life is one simpley thing,simpley but beautiful
Beautiful place where many many people around the globe would like to biuld a home.
Great relaxing image
TFS
cheers,Braca

emilbo (22616) 2008-12-12 14:06

olà Jose'
Une belle présentation de la vie quotidienne la-bas et que j'ai vu dans d'autres pays. Moi je la trouve jolie cette habitation en branches de palmiers. Bonne qualité d'image pour un scan. Une photo très intéressante avec la femme qui donne de la vie à la photo et bon rendu des couleurs.
Félicitations!... et bonne fin de semaine.
Emilius