Heavy load, a photo from Tarawa, Gilbert Islands

Photographer's Note

This little girl is struggling to carry a load of pandanus fruit that she and her older brother have collected in the jungle near their home. I spotted them walking along the side of a dirt road on Buota islet, Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Anyone who has collected pandanus fruit will know how heavy they are. Her brother was walking a few metres in front of her empty-handed, so I suppose that indicates that in the Gilbertese culture it is women that who do all the hard work – even at an early age.

I had a choice of using this close-up or a wide shot of the little girl trailing the brother. The latter would have told the story about the women doing all the work, but I chose this close-up as her frowned expression says as much as the wide shot. PP: cropped, contrast +8, saturation +13, unsharp mask.

serenadanesi, touristdidi, Piotr_Angiel, capthaddock, benkrut, wolf38, JonteW, Sehnsucht heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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devimeuxbe (58557) 2005-07-19 7:15

hI David
Very lovely portrait.
Very beautifull composition with excellent sharp. Yhe little girl have a nice expression .
well done
Bertrand

serenadanesi (944) 2005-07-19 7:30

Very nice portrait. Your note is very usefull, it is difficult to image that these fruits are so heavy.

ducnc (814) 2005-07-19 8:48

Hello David,

I like this photo. Very lovely portrait, It's clean and sharpness.

Ducnc

Amirsun (2122) 2005-07-20 6:54

Excellent Portrait david!
very nice photo with excellent use of DOF, also good details.
Tanks for sharing
Amir

touristdidi (8583) 2005-07-20 12:16 [Comment]

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Piotr_Angiel (2564) 2005-07-20 12:27

I like this kind of portraits - people during their daily life... like this little girl with breadfruit. Also I like this white flash in her eyes.

Greetings - Piotr

michalu (810) 2005-07-21 9:40

David!
A beauty photu of the small girl with the plants in her hands. Greate colors and compo.
Regards
michael

Alexiane (83) 2005-07-27 9:12

I like this portrait a lot, your note is useful, but the expression of the little girl could have been enough.
Thank you for sharing
Alexiane

capthaddock (28790) 2005-07-28 9:20

Hi David - fantastic portrait, the effort she's making is evident, and very colourful. I have never seen this fruit, what is called breadfruit in the carribbean looks very different, it is round and green like a melon shape and spiky skin.

benkrut (2407) 2005-11-04 12:32

Great portrait of the beatiful young lady. You cought a very nice moment when she's carrying the fruits.
Thank you for all the information you posted in your notes - your pictures are the only source of images from Kiribati here in TE.
Greets
HS

dgermain (327) 2005-12-19 22:59

3thumbs up! what a beautiful capture...
played with it for a quick WS

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siolaw (38294) 2006-01-25 1:08

hi!! nice photo but as far as i am concerned,....that is not bread fruit!!!and i am 1000% sure!
i think it is the fruit of pandanus......i just checked and... iwas right ! see that link
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Pand_odo.html
in the end of the page you ll see the unbroken fruit!!!
Regards
Laurent

boaz (385) 2006-03-16 1:02 [Comment]

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david (3992) 2006-05-26 11:33

beautiful shot david ... but shots like this make me sad, because i think of the carefree lives of pampered kids here in korea. i compare that to kids i've seen in cambodia, laos, thailand and other countries. these kids have to work all day to make money for their families.

like the 4 year old boy outside angkor wat who only knew two english words: "two dollars".

beautiful portrait of a sweet, young face and the sadness in those eyes.

wolf38 (30) 2006-07-10 7:33

This is one of the most beautiful photos which I saw in TrekEarth. At the photo everything is correct: the grace of the beautiful girl, the picture composition, the colors etc. Outstanding. Greeting, Wolfgang

JonteW (190) 2006-11-24 17:19

"Good" tormented expression in the girl's face. Lovely colors overall. I wonder how this would have looked in a portrait format?

fserajian (2299) 2007-07-02 13:20

Hi David,

A very nice photo well captured. TFS

Fara

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-07-05 13:01

David,

I thought I was fairly good at geography until today. It seems though, that you have been to a country that I did not even know existed...I learn something about the world everytime I visit this site.

Great portrait. The title is a great interpretation of the girls expression. Nicely composed with a good background and good color.

Great work.
John