Sheep, a photo from Beer Sheva, Southern

Photographer's Note

A Bedouin shepherd and his sheep herd, in a very hot day. Picture taken in the northern part of the Negev desert.
ISO200 Kodak film, scanned from film. Cropped about 20%, adjusted levels, sharpened and framed

carper, sunny, nwoehnl, Didi, ChrisJ, orme, Isabelle, jhm, uranium ha contrassegnato questa nota come utile

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carper (96) 2004-05-02 13:14

This is a great photo Yitzhak,
The atmosphere the colours the composition the dusk, everything is perfect, Yes KI like this one, great job well done.

maciekda (19895) 2004-05-02 13:40

very nice! wonderful scene, all those sheep, dust and the shepherd.. great colors, great mood. i only wish he turned his face towards you. anyway, i like this picture a lot, good stuff

sunny (3069) 2004-05-02 14:22

First I thought the trees are looking soft because of some pp work, but then realised that the reason was the heat and dust - it creates fantastic result, Yitzhak! Very pastoral scenery and with a certain mood in it. Very well done!

nwoehnl (122) 2004-05-02 16:20

Beautiful and poetic scene, Yitzhak - evocative of a painting, or a scene from a million $ Hollywood epic. I think the dust and the effect with the sunlight is what creates the magic here, and of course your shooting angle was wonderfully chosen, too. Great stuff.

Didi (61589) 2004-05-02 16:44

Le troupeau sous un nuage de poussière donne une certaine réalité dans cette composition, c'est tellement réel que cela me donne envie de tousser.

The herd under a cloud of dust gives a certain reality in this composition, it is so real which that gives me desire for coughing.
Well done Yitzhac !

jrzufferey (7305) 2004-05-02 17:18

Absolument magnifique pour moi presque une image biblique, deux points c'est proche de l'avarice. Amicalement/jr

orme (7219) 2004-05-02 23:14

Good shot, Yitzhak. I like the way you captured the dust, which the sheep have kicked up - it really adds to the atmosphere. Well seen and framed.

dsidwell (9783) 2004-05-03 0:06

Wonderful stuff, Yitzhak. One of your best. The tones and storytelling here are superb.

ChrisJ (159954) 2004-05-03 3:50

A few highlight areas blown out here. The dust is well seen & captured. Good composition & pov.

olli (2091) 2004-05-03 4:16

Great brown and green tones. I especially like how the dust makes the background lighter highlighting the shepherd. Very beautiful shot, Yitzhak.

eleparc (24063) 2004-05-03 5:16

great shot yitzhak! all this dust on a hot day! it does make a wonderful scene for a photograph .. agree with maciek, but it is ok as it is also;-)

points later

clodreno (0) 2004-05-03 5:32

What a different scene coming from you..
I really like it.
When younger this is the job I dreamt of doing.. Great...

henrye (3500) 2004-05-03 6:14

Great photo with a lot of atmosphere. I like the centered position of the shepherd and the way he looks back at the sheep. The DOF and the dusty background is very nice, placing the focus on him. Well done!

manny (22032) 2004-05-03 8:30

This is great! The black of his clothes is a great contrast to the white sheeps. Very very good.

ornis (1271) 2004-05-03 17:58

Many beautiful features here, Yitzhak. The sharp dark bedouin against the clear sheep fading in the dust. The slightly downward slope. The soft green texture in the background. The attractive separation in three parts, but with the shepherd as a reunion point. I just feel this shot has a lot of sucessfully interacting points in his composition. A strong image.

jhonny_blue (4956) 2004-05-04 6:14

Very good composition Avigur ! I like very much the human factor in pictures and it´s very weel done !
Congratulations

Isabelle (9046) 2004-05-04 6:28

this one has a touch of magic, Yitzhak.
the dust, the colors, everything cooperates to make a magnificent composition.
thanks for sharing.

jhm (202915) 2004-05-04 8:03

Very nice and wonderful scene Yitzhak, all those sheep, dust and the shepherd ,great colors, very well done!

joseelias (0) 2004-05-04 9:10

Nice image! Those sheep and the man could only be from that part of the world! great light in this photo. I especially like the effect created by the dust in the trees that make them look like a painting.

Jeppe (18654) 2004-05-04 16:56

Can't explain - but I like this photo very much - the dusty background and the look on the face of these sheeps very moody - Its like this photo timeless - could have been taken a 1000 years ago.

Thanks for sharing this fine work Yitzhak.

femkevdh (2633) 2004-05-05 17:32

A Favourite Yitzhak!! beautiful, beautiful atmosphere. The dust, the contrast of the black windings against those white sheep, just perfect!!

naxius (16685) 2004-05-19 9:57

Very well composed. We can feel the hot atmosphere...
The dust in the air is also very well captured.

flydragon (0) 2004-06-14 7:52

Wowwww
Yitzhat this picture is a paint
wonderfull :o)
maybe i would like see the same with the face of the guy
nice shot

Simon

faubry (35447) 2005-01-03 9:50

great art! like a picture.. i like it scene poetic, cette image vient directement de l'ancien testament
bravo
francine

uranium (28) 2006-09-13 19:14