Madagascar: Malagasy red-mud houses Photo

Photographer’s Note

"Copyright © – Attila Szili.
The reproduction, publication, modification, transmission or exploitation of any work contained herein for any use, personal or commercial, without my prior written permission is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved."

The buildings on the photo were all constructed, in the traditional method of the highlands, of earthen walls with a thatched roof. This architecture with the reddish color of the soil provides a beautiful contrast to the surrounding green grasslands.

jhm, Rossignol, leo61, papagolf21, syd1946, TeresaT, rakeshgupta, Cricri, Giorgio, qpochet, CRATEOS, Rev, alvaraalto, pastadog, alainh, cjmm, sufi, paura, danos ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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leo61 (43438) 2006-02-25 12:01

Hi Attila!
Interesting scene and nice with these kids.The orange houses gives a good contrast to it`s black roofs.But why are they Black,Is the thatch burned?
Anyway,good compositionand verry sharp.
Regards,LEO

jhm (82759) 2006-02-25 12:02

Hello Szili,
You did good taken this specially houses, but I like extraordinarily the colour of the facades, the dry mud give a very separate colour, a total other image of us in west Europe, but maybe are this people very content.
Best regards,
John.

Rossignol (2289) 2006-02-25 12:04

Hi Attila
Great colours and fascinating, rustic architecture. There is a real dynamic to the picture due to the presence of the children. Madagascar is definitely a place on my wish list to visit, for the Malagasy people and their culture and even more so for me, for its ecological and environmental interest - like the lemurs in some of your other postings.
thanks for sharing
Peter

gaby (19793) 2006-02-25 14:35

Attila bonsoir - splendid architecture and superb daily life scene with the children in the foreground - I lile this view -
Have a nice sunday
thanks
gaby

rosaline (0) 2006-02-25 14:49

Hi Szili
A good insight into the traditional building techniques of the people of this island. Stunning colours and a very good example of traditional methods. The children in the photo are a good added touch.
Aubrey

papagolf21 (56483) 2006-02-25 14:53

Bonsoir mon ami Szili,
J'aime beaucoup cette prise de vue aux couleurs saturées sans excès. Très intéressante prise de vue de l'habitat d'Antsirabe.
Une photo prise sur le vif !
J'aime beaucoup.
Amitiés.
Philippe

turkamerikali (4772) 2006-02-25 15:21

Hello My friend,
I love this composition.It looks like frozen moment and a paint:)
Excellent work with great pov,dof,focus,sharpness and colors,Bravo.TFS
Tolga

gilou530 (35350) 2006-02-25 15:27

salut attila
belle photo avec des couleurs et des maison typique de la bas, beau panorama, et beau contraste
amitiés
gilbert

syd1946 (17913) 2006-02-25 18:27

Hello Szili,
Excellent photo,perfect composition and great moment for daily life scene you captured here.
I like the colors and the light.Well done!

Regards,
Thomas

TeresaT (10733) 2006-02-25 19:28

Hi Attila
Very good compositon with nice worm colours on the houses.
I like that you include the children playing.
Good work
Regards
Teresa

andante (7092) 2006-02-25 22:51

Well capture, Attila, it has a National Geographic quality. Though the sky is blown up, I think it complements the overall look and feel of it. Well done! Enrique

rakeshgupta (2670) 2006-02-25 23:40

Hello Szili,
The houses in the hut-style is looking great. The colors of the wall and its rare to see top is amazing.
Good colors and details.
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh

CliffW (2310) 2006-02-26 1:14

This is an interesting view of a place I know nothing about, so I find shots like this very much what I like about TrekEarth. The red and black buildings are very striking, which I suspect was the attraction of making them the subject of a shot.

Graal (58169) 2006-02-26 2:52

Hi Attila,
unusual place and reportage from really life on Madagascar. I like the colours and composition. Very good shot, well done.
Rgs, Aleksander

marjan (6085) 2006-02-26 3:21

Hi Szili, nice picture of everyday life in Madagascar. I like photos who show us not only butiful places but common life too.
Marjan

markstaples (15670) 2006-02-26 5:30

This is a great daily life pic with the children playing in the foreground. The shot has great perspective, is very nicely composed and has lovely colours.
Greetings
Mark

Cricri (43220) 2006-02-26 7:25

Bonjour Szili,
interressante architecture et couleurs de ses maisons, jolie scéne de ses enfants à l'avant plan
Bon Dimanche
cricri

Gerrit (35861) 2006-02-26 7:27

Hi Attila,

Beautiful picture. Great colours and difinition and the composition and intersting details are impressive.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

Fis2 (45993) 2006-02-26 8:19

Witaj Atilla!
Curious place. I like the composition and colours. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings
Krzysztof

Giorgio (8726) 2006-02-26 8:55

- Really a beautiful image with the strange and beautiful amazing colors, well done !
giorgio

CRATEOS (7274) 2006-02-26 11:07

Hi standard foto...very hi....is talling one story himself.Thank's for searing this foto my frend realy thank's.....!!!!!!

Nikiforos

Rev (1782) 2006-02-26 12:29

Hi Attila
Beautiful scene with the children playing. Well captured.
The POC is excellent as is the composition.
Beautiful colours and light well used.
Beautiful clarity also.
Well done.
Regards
Peter

qpochet (1378) 2006-02-27 6:12

Hi Attila,

This one is great! I love the contrast between green and red, it's very close to what one can feel when discovering those little villages near Antsirabe.
Each detail is interesting here :
-The red bricks alongside the roads one can't miss when visiting the region and which become more brown as you go southwards.
-The black areas above the windows and near the bricks due to fire. They don't seem to be disturbed by smoke there, they must be used to it I imagine.
-All Malagasy children smiling, telling you "salut vazaha" :-)

Well, together with your interesting note, this shot is a true window on Madagascar.
Nice job!
Quentin.

izmirli (3219) 2006-02-27 17:13

merhaba my friend attila
very nice picture.very good composition. beautiful madgascar village.well done.
selamlar gürkan.

Angshu (33815) 2006-02-28 23:10

Hello Attila

Stunning colours of the buildings. We in India still have the similar structures in villages but the colour is different. I was drawn to your photo by the colours
Excellent
Angshu

pastadog (12821) 2006-03-01 0:28

Hi Attila, excellent POV/composition, the salmon orange and black colors work nice together, and the kids make the shot to look pure and even more interesting; excellent job! Regards, Daniel

uzaklar (684) 2006-03-01 17:23

Hi,
Very good photo,beautiful colours!Thanks for sharing.
Deniz.

alainh (35379) 2006-03-04 2:47

Hello Szili
you have made fantastics travels and captured splendid pictures.
Madagascae shall be certainely one on my favorites destinations for descovering people and nature.
a vey good scan for this autentic piece of life.
have a good Week-end
alain

cjmm (4019) 2006-03-08 22:20

Ciao Attila,

although I had been away from TE for a very few days, I did not want to let this photo pass uncommented.

The idea of perspective resulting from the composition, the colors, contrast... the way in which architecture also shows people living... I like it all very much!

Best regards,
Carlos

sufi (9568) 2006-03-26 15:48

Hi Attila...
It's a mazing colors and perfect composition... The details and clarity are wonderful...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

MIMACSKA (291) 2006-07-17 15:15

Szia Atus!
Azért is szeretek nagyon itt nézelődni a TE-n mert sok olyan képet, pillanatot láthatok amit valószínűleg magamtól, ebben az életben soha. Nem tudom eljutok-e madagaszkárra, de ha nem akkor is láthattam miként élhetnek ott emberek.. :-)
Éljen ez a fajta globalizáció! :-)
Nagyon szép kép, köszi
Erika

paura (38626) 2006-11-13 16:27

Attila,
Beautiful shot from this lovely place. The constructions details and colors are so nice.

Regards

Paulo

danos (32708) 2007-03-06 9:32

Hi Attila,
impressive the houses and the play of the children of your shot.Excellent the colours,the contrast,the sharpness and the lighting.Very nice work.
Regards,Danos

r021251 (3917) 2007-09-13 17:29

Photo d'une immense beauté .Quelle belle captation des couleurs bien typique de la région. photo de tristesse et de richesse à la fois. Le message est bien passé par l'image ,j'aime cette photo.. Réal. Salutations.