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Tuxi ... uhhh ... Taxi !!


Tuxi ... uhhh ... Taxi !!
Photo Information
Copyright: Joop Schotsman (joopschotsman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 693 W: 0 N: 617] (3676)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-02-25
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation
Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-R1
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-25 10:24
Viewed: 282
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
While walking in the morning sun to the fishing market, we passed this Tuc Tuc standing-place. The taxi-drivers are waiting for customers. As you can see one of them is lucky by now.

When you are a tourist, the taxi-driver also act as tour-guide. Ofcourse they "know everything" about their country and the environment .... who are you to tell them they are not correct ?! :-)

Tuc Tuc's are used widely in Sri Lanka. Ofcourse most often for people-transportation but sometimes also for goods. Complete families are transported now and then (5 people) while there is place for 2.

A tuc tuc do cost about 1.500 euro which is an awfull lot of money. The taxi-drivers do lent it from the banks, and pay it back in a couple of years .... just before the tuc tuc is worned out (they hope).

tnahari, Janone, Hendrika, Romeu, Silke, mbrito, Dpbours, hester, korbee has marked this note useful
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Olá Joop,
Good shot with a excellent POV and DOF, great perspective generated for the diagonal done by the positioning of mortotcycles.
TFS
Raimundo

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  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1516 W: 1 N: 131] (11785)
  • [2008-06-25 11:16]

mooie reeks "open" taxis!
de wielen doen denken aan de vespa

Hi Joop
good POV and fine composition.
good capture of colors.
very good clarity of details.
tfs
tsilla

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3362 W: 86 N: 2738] (18097)
  • [2008-06-25 14:16]

Correct Joop.
You are very 'correct', haha
Ik heb er zat zien tuc tuc doen, maar ben er toch maar niet in getrapt, sorry in gestapt. haha
Altijd leuk om naar te kijken.
Well done.
Groeten van Jan

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1431 W: 12 N: 687] (9406)
  • [2008-06-25 17:52]

Hi Joop,
Yes, I remember those. In fact I have some picture of the tuk-tuks in Sri Lanka that I must post here. Nice picture well composed and full of colour.
Sunil

Hi Joop,

Prachtig licht voor deze foto, ik kan elk korreltje zand in warm licht zien baden.
Heel mooie compositie met al die taxi's op een diagonale rij - zouden ze ook problemen krijgen (bovenop de problemen die ze al hebben) met de hoge olieprijzen. Wij moeten toch maar niet klagen als je dit ziet.

TFS
Els

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1691 W: 0 N: 1] (11059)
  • [2008-06-26 1:23]

Hallo Joop
Mooie grappige foto.
Gr Jos
P**

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  • subs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 156 W: 0 N: 105] (1199)
  • [2008-06-26 7:45]

Hi Joop,
Love your note as usual. Excellent POV and composition. Nice long shadows on the sand too.
Regards,
Subashini

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  • Romeu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 286 W: 0 N: 155] (1411)
  • [2008-06-26 16:07]

Hi Joop,

love the image! Great composition and colors.

Congratulations,
Romeu

Joop


sensibilidad de perspectiva bien logrado

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3368 W: 284 N: 6439] (23904)
  • [2008-06-27 13:55]

The perspective is what really makes this one more than the average snapshot! Great colours, fine use of the light
TFs
silke

Hello Joop,
This is the must wonderful taxi photo I have seen. Great compo and colours, and fantastic vehiculs thesenmare. Congrats for a delicious moment and a great photo, mb

Hi Joop,

What a nice line-up did you get here!!
I miss the sleeping tuc tuc drivers in this one ;-).
But you're right about the paying back. Quite often, someone else (loan shark) pays them for the tuc tuc, but then they have to drive for him for 5 years. By the time they paid him back, the tuc tuc is worn out and they don't have anything. And if they would crash it in the meanwhile - something that quite often happens... - they have to pay him back the total amount and the entire family is in debt. Yep, I know the story from Indonesia. Thanks for sharing it here!

Greetings,
Dennis

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  • Ejtaan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1088 W: 119 N: 1919] (9520)
  • [2008-07-02 12:44]

A lovely colorful shot Joop... the light is great and makes the colors come out just lovely.
It looks as though you have had a bit better weather than we had in Iceland! hahahahhha

Echt een heerlijk plaatje Joop. ziet er relaxed uit.

Gr.,
Anneke

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1380 W: 31 N: 1561] (9603)
  • [2008-07-15 11:02]

Hi Joop

These Tuc Tucs are lined up perfectly for a shot. You made a good job of it with sharp details, a nice composition and lovely colours. Lovely shot

TFS

Karan

Dit soort taferelen maakt Azie nou zo leuk Joop!
jan

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