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Colours of Saint-Louis


Colours of Saint-Louis
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Copyright: Sylvie Fondacci Monteiro (SylFondacci) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2000 W: 307 N: 1512] (14127)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-15
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon AE-1 Program, 35-70 f/3.5-4.5
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My third trip to Senegal - July 2007, Urban shots, laine's favourite photos (colour mode) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-08-01 13:12
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Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
In the streets of Saint-Louis, north of Senegal, in the district of the French embassy, that little boy was trying to stand on his hands and around him the colours of this beautiful city.

Saint-Louis, or Ndar as it is called in Wolof, is the capital of Senegal's Saint-Louis Region. Located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River, and 200 miles north of Senegal's Capital City Dakar, it has a population officially estimated at 176,000 in 2005. Saint-Louis was the capital of the French colony of Senegal from 1673 until independence in 1960. From 1920 to 1957 it also served as capital of the neighboring colony of Mauritania. "Extract from Wikipédia".

4-5 hours by car to get there from Dakar with a taxi-brousse by roads among a landscape of baobabs.
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hi sylvie,

back from pan america a few hours now .. just curious what happened the last 3 weeks on TL.

what a beauty this picture, al the colors, the man in the street. get it printed 1x2 meter and enjoy it for years ... could not be better, the light ... perfect.

regards frans

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  • Niva Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1153 W: 2 N: 842] (10531)
  • [2007-08-01 13:37]
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Hi Sylvie, salut !
Very colourful and amazing shot! Well done!
Colors of Africa, colors of Senegal!
Baobabs? ! We´ve got just one specime of that big tree in a famous square, downtown of my city, Recife. Saint Exupèry was here for sure!
Brazilian Greetings,
Nivaldo

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  • BenF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 299 W: 0 N: 341] (3049)
  • [2007-08-01 14:13]

Hi Sylvie,
Very nice and colorful shot.
And good framing.
Well done,
BEn

Hi Silvie! I like the colors of the fabrics and the walls. I'd also try a bit of watercolor effect to this.
TFS,
Freddie :)

Hi Silvie,

Excellent capture you've got here! Great colours and love the movement of the fabrics which really gives 'life' to this photo as does the little boy in action. Well seen and good timing! TFS! Greetings from Bianca.

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  • ralph Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 176 W: 13 N: 256] (3801)
  • [2007-08-02 3:29]
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Love your photo Sylvie,great colours,great scene.Lucky with the wind.
Nico

hello Sylvie,

what beautiful colours !!! so sunny ! i also like the format, it works perfect here :))
many greetings, inn ;)

Fantastic photo. I see a lot of colures and a lot of life on this photo. Perfect work. Regards

Hello!
What a nice colourful scene from Senegal!
I must say, it almost looks like a postcard.
I wonder if the boy finally managed to stand on his hands or not...
It's a great capture of the slight wind also, through the movement of the clothes hanging to dry.
Cheers :)
Nuné

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5947] (23588)
  • [2007-08-09 5:50]

Colours! I love the depth of the colours here: very rich!
superb contrasts in the light and shadow, and attractively composed. Real life becomes more beautiful
TFS
silke

Bonjour Sylvie,

magnifique photo, les couleurs sont superbes.
L'ambiante est super bien rendue.

Bravo,
Rémi.

Hi Sylvie,
lovely rich colours in the strong sharp contrast characteristic of the African sun.
Nice format/frame :-)

Well done.
Best regards, Daniel

bonjour sylvie,

LEs couleurs vivifiantes ont ne grande place ici bien sûr. Tu assu très bien capturé le mouvement créé par le linge. J'aurai cependant coupé un peu plus encore en haut et en bas pour faire un panoramique qui se concentrer plus sur le centre de ton image, en enlevant les feuillages du haut et les ombre du bas par exemple.
Dans tous les cas, merci pour cette photo,
Bonne journée,
V.

Yes, colourful indeed, Sylvie. You've managed light and shades impressively, despite it being the middle of the day (it seems). I like the quiet, yet lively atmosphere. TFS! - Cordelia :)

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  • BLR Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 80 W: 1 N: 80] (411)
  • [2007-08-22 3:06]
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Hi Sylvie,

I just set this image as my computer desktop. The colours, and the life created by the presence of wind is beautiful... reminds me of driving through the streets of SA.

Well done- I like your form of talent. So vibrant. TFS.

Biance.

very colourful street life scene here,love the upside down kid under the breezy cloth.

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  • korbee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1385 W: 0 N: 1687] (13645)
  • [2008-05-19 12:44]
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You feeling for the right compo.and moment is very good Syl.
jan

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