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Brunei's Dying Trade


Brunei's Dying Trade
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Copyright: Mohd Rozaimi Hj Abd Rahman (AJ786) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 743 W: 57 N: 1045] (6681)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-01-06
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Event, Decisive Moment, Experimental, Action, Mood, Portrait
Camera: Fuji Film S5 Pro, AF-S ED Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8D (IF), Hoya UV HMC
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-31 19:38
Viewed: 966
Points: 96
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi Peeps,

This will be my only post for the week. I am taking one week off with Kulimpapat as we are resting due to our job commitments that needs urgent attention and to rest a bit after my back injury..hehehe...but i will be still around to visit your galleries...hehehe..

This is a picture of our traditional wood cutter, where wood in the old days are used for fuel and cooking..In the modern era, we have gas for fuel and for cooking now thus this is a dying trade. Usually one pile of wood is sold between $5-$10 Brunei Dollars and mainly nowdays use for vendors who sell barbequed food in our night market..

Enjoy a glimpse of our Bruneian heritage peeps..

Thanks for visiting my gallery...

Cheers
AJ786
:-)

ps: To Mr. Anan..you know what you need to do now that me and Kulimpapat are taking a break :-)
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Hi Amri, nice shot color details and momment, TFS is not easy for me capture the people. TFS

Great colour and focus. Fascinating subject. The background is a bit cluttered and is distracting. A trick to deal with that is to take the blur tool and blur it even more; and another is to use the burn tool to darken it, very carefully and selectively. Then your foreground subject pops out into view even more.
John

Assalamualaikum Bro,

wow! it's not the wood-cutting action that i like....it's the cigarette that attracts me more....so candid! great dof & pov of an action shot. Congratulation!

TFS
Regards
Agoes

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  • AndroK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1511 W: 23 N: 0] (11870)
  • [2008-01-31 23:47]
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Beautiful documentary shot...

Hello AJ,

Very good capture of this man at work. The details and colors are simply brilliant. The clarity and details are flawless. The expression on the face with fags in his mouth is so original. Good job and very well done.

Regards,
Jusni

p/s: Have a good break and what will Anan do I wonder!

Hi bro,

Ini sangat bagus komposisinya . . dan warna yang menyolok dari bapak dan susunan kayu yang nampak stands out dari latar belakangnya . .
Pengambilan moment yang tepat dan ekspresi bapak ini nampak kuat terrekam . .
Sangat cantik bang . .

Salam,
Tjutjut

Salam Bro

Memang bagus bro detailnya... colour tone nye pun memang hebat

Amri HMS

Hi, Mi.
Gambar menarik yang mendokumentasikan kehidupan seharian. Saya tertarik dengan details pada raut wajah subjek. Siap dengan 'sambung nyawa' lagi. Note juga menarik dan berinformasi.
TFS Bro,
Ramdan.

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  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 663 W: 11 N: 1718] (6837)
  • [2008-02-01 5:57]
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Wow AJ. The clarity on this is stunning. I love the character shown and of course the colour is just super. This is just fantastic. Great work .
Regards
Wanda
BBL

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2008-02-01 6:07]
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Hello AJ786,

You have nicely captured an expression in this frame. Beautiful colors where skin tone and wod texture are looking exciting. An excellent shot my friend, well done.

Thanks for sharing this image.

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  • AKITA Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1057 W: 81 N: 66] (12645)
  • [2008-02-01 13:15]
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Dear Mohd Rozaimi Hj Abd Rahman,
an interesting scene of the cutting wood, he seems to cut it from sideways, in Japan it is done by lengthwise.
the firewood heater is luxurious and expensive here, but the oil becomes more and more high price...we may back to the firewood heater in the future.
and the effect of lighting in this pic is nice for express the characteristic of his work.
thank you,
Akihisa

Hi dear friend,
you should helped him :)
Nice shot with great story.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Have a lovely WE.
Ioana

excellent shot here, great colors and dof, good shot of this man at work, thanks scott

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  • Kiwis Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1273 W: 0 N: 189] (13118)
  • [2008-02-01 15:58]
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Hello,
Nice night shot, it's superb. Journalist shot. Great light and colors. I like it. Thanks
Regards and see you soon :)
Diane

askum bro..nice notes..very informative..well taken shot of this moment..nice detail too on this pic bro..well done! TFS

cheers
dimi

Askum Sahabat
Great shot and action
beautiful lighting and good act of taking the composition
Beautiful color and very sharp image
PP Work also done well
I like this image where the man hit the wood with the kapak very nicely
Well done sahabat

TFS
IImanyus

Hi AJ

I really like this portrait. Very moody and unique character of the man, with his cigarette. His skin tone is superb and blends nicely with the wood color.

Where is the light coming from here?

TFs, bill

hello mohd!
wonderful photo man at work, i like it.
excellent sharpness and great pp work.
tfs
zoran

pt

Hi Mohd,
Nice Bruneian cultural details.
Colors and shapes eyecatching.
Good shot.
Selahattin E

we still do these in the our town Mohd, besides food cooked from woods are more distinctively delicious than cooked from gas(you agree with that?), very good capture of daily life, the sharpness is superb, good tone colors and DOF.thumbs up my friend.
regards from Dubai................andres

hi bro AJ,

foods cooked by this kayu api more delicious than using the gas cooker :) too bad its like that also here.. cuma now when there are big party (keramaian in the village), or kenduri like that baru guna kayu api ne..

masih ingat mcm na nak gunakannya.

nice shot of the orang tua yg telah menghiasi tl ne yg ke 3 kalo tak silap. happy resting..

regards, terry

Hello Mohd.
Good looking picture you took from the 'handyman'.
Did you told him, smoking can be dangerous for others too ?
When he set the things on fire there, it wil smoke like hell, right ? haha
Nice a fine time off, Mohd. Dont forget your camera.
Jan

Salam Bang,
>Bagus penampilan foto ini..cukup berdetail dan color pun bagus..
>Well done bang.

Anan

Terima kasih "F/T "Black And White Outside"

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 242 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2008-02-03 1:37]
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Hi Rozaimi ,
Excellent shot and angle. Wonderful action shot with a great colour and lighting.
well captured.
TFS
Lopa

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  • Jong Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 428 W: 0 N: 273] (3168)
  • [2008-02-03 7:59]
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your picture clearly demo the hardness of this work, an old man still doing such job means its really a dying trade. excellent lighting and great details of that wood cutter

Hello Mohd :o)

Very interesting shot for the history of this job. Excellent sharpness and colours, light is splendid. It should be a hard job ... even if this man seems to be cool :o) TFS my dear friend and take care !!!
Bisous
Marylou

A great natural portrait of a very hardworking gentleman! Nice colors, very relaxed and tells me a story! Nice muscles!
B-)
Linda

Really excellent slice of life shot Mohd!
Perfect clarity and color,
excellent lighting, really well done.
Congratulations.
- Vincent

Wonderful image. A very good portrait. I like it all in this picture: the compo, the lights, the colour...
Regards!

i dont know about the vignetting but this is sure one fine piece of daily life shot AJ. indeed the woodcutting business is slowly fading out except at very remote places. nice work. TFS!

Hello my friend

What a superb capture here, really sharp with excellent balance and lighting. Interesting notes too

TFS and enjoy the break

regards Helen

Hi AJ,
Perfect image of the daily life at Brunei. The pose of th eman is great, well captured the composition is well balanced the warm colours creates a fine mood. All together a perfect journalistic photo!
Hans

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  • ayse51 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1722 W: 124 N: 1483] (20870)
  • [2008-02-06 10:55]
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Hi Mohd,
great photo.His neck,face and arms muscles are like an atlas of anatomy.Good compo and light.TFS.Necla.

Hi there,
great shot of the wood cutter, the skin tones are great - he looks so real
cheers
Jack... thanks for comments on 'croc'

very impressive. nice picture
regards H.

Hi, Mohd!

Wooooooonderful picture, Perfect POV and COLOURS!
Have a nice day and a great WE!

Ildiko

Hi rozaimi,

I like this picture, nice shot thou.
Norjaffni

Hi Mohd,
Well seen, good exposure, this image really tells the story. Truly photojournalism, well done.
Pete.

Hi AJ
Very nice colors!!! Great subject. If the background would be better it would be the perfect picture.
Cheers
David

Excellent shot Amri! Very effective vignette. Excellent choice of subject. TFS

Allan

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  • dbp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 680 W: 9 N: 97] (4079)
  • [2008-02-10 12:17]
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great shot Mohd
excellent catch of the moment
very interesting
David

Hello,
Fantastic shot, excellent sharpness and composition, nice warm colors and great light.
Angela

Hi AJ,

Hope you are well rested right now and your back is giving you less trouble.

Lovely picture of this dying trade. Wish you could make a series of pictures like this one!

TFS
Els

Great great photo. The capture are wonderful. Congratulations

my regards

teresat

Hi Mohd. I like this for what it conveys, the dying art, but also the colours and skin tones have come out better than many portaits. The backdrop does not intrude. Good result. TFS. Murray.
PS Hope back better soon it is a real pain having that.

It is an excellent portrait as well as a good capture of daily life. The lighting and composition are excellent

TFS

Karan

This is trully a fine portrait. Love the tones in the skin of that man and in the wood. Beautiful tones. A story teller, nicely done.

Fantastic post! The lighting is what makes this photo so good in my opinion- along with the concentration on the man's face. It is a great contribution to this site. I know very little about Brunei but your gallery is helping me to learn more.
Thanks,
Sarah

Excellent portrait of the Great man.

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