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pajaran (115963) 2020-06-15 0:20

Pozdrav.
Interesantan pogled i trenuitak, dobar tekst ...
Dobra ponuda na trznici.
Lepo pokazano sa fotografijom u radionici, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
lepe fotografije i secanje.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.


Greeting.
Interesting view and moment, good text ...
Good offer on the market.
Nicely shown with a photo in the workshop, a well-captured moment.
beautiful photos and memories.
I wish you a nice day, all the best in the new week that has begun.

PaulVDV (62970) 2020-06-15 0:57

Hello Gert,
All three pictures and especially the main upload show us the beauty of a very chaotic place.
Not only because of the many people present but also by the unconventional arrangement of the marketplace.
This doesn't look like a tourist trap :)
A pirogue trip that lasts between two and five days will be preferred by few. Do locals travel by pirogue for such long distances?
Fantastic travel impressions from a not so obvious destination despite the fact that many French people travelled there, you wrote.
Best regards, Paul

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-06-15 3:20

Hello Gert,

My impression was exactly the same as yours, I had hardly ever seen anything as colourful and crowded before. A wonderful photograph of such a busy place!

Your photograph has collected so many details that I have studied the main photograph for quite a long time!
There is so much happening and so many different types of clothing to peruse!
Almost everyone seems to carry things on their heads, except for the lady carrying the baby on her back!

Can you remember what those angled screens were for.
Are they for sale or to protect produce from the sun?

Despite the emphasis on people, without a vehicle in sight, there is a sign for Total petrol. This must be an early example of a pedestrianised area!

Not only have you included the people but, also the habitations which look very basic, maybe even slums!

I love the material that the lady is wearing in the w/s. African dress is often very colourful. Do the people print their own fabrics?

I have really enjoyed perusing your photographs, today. What a record of the area, nearly 40 years ago.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

kasianowak (17676) 2020-06-15 5:03

Hi Gert
I've said it before but I will repeat it again - your photos of crowds always amaze me as your timing and composition are so good. I actually even like that basket at the bottom - carried by one of the person's you are complaining about. A vibrant image full of life.
Great photos of life by the river, one of them reminded me of all the occasions when I missed boat trips because I didn't have time!
Best wishes
Kasia

dkmurphys (79209) 2020-06-15 6:06

Hello,
Spectacular image, what a world there, so many people with various market products. Great shot.
Have a fine week.

D

jhm (211736) 2020-06-15 6:26

Hello Gert,

We see sometimes old paintings with much people, this is a picture with the same presentation, almost incredible.
I like this wonderful picture.
Colours and sharpness are superb.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

ktanska (44790) 2020-06-15 9:22

Hej Gert,
It certainly is a very busy scene. People, baskets, huts. They all seem to be stacked on top of each other! And framing is excellent, to give plenty of room for all the action.
Kari

Tue (92442) 2020-06-15 11:05

Hej Gert,
Du fangede virkelig mange mennesker i ét billede her. Det er et meget travlt område, hvilket giver et meget livligt billede med masser at se og mange fine farver, der står godt frem fra den grå baggrund. Fint lys også.
Lars

Miguel82 (47110) 2020-06-15 12:40

Gert, that fluvial port on the Bani river bank is teeming with activity. I suppose some of the goods carried on the boats are sold directly in that market. The numerous baskets, the customers and the vendors animate the scene. We can observe many working children and teenagers in the crowd. Fine colors, good sharpness, interesting photo note, regards.

lousat (139308) 2020-06-15 15:00

Hi Gert,no problem for the blurred man at the bottom,this pic is one of your best! A very very rich composition,a great witness of an old time daily life moment truly beautiful from the Mopti port,and the 2 WS too are truly interesting! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

emka (158204) 2020-06-15 23:44

Hello Gert, The Workshop pictures are nice, I like the view of the boats, but not to compare with the main one. Fantastic crowd, on the slope, when they are one above the other it looks very impressive. Stunning composition. I am very happy when I manage to be the only tourist, especially in a very exotic place. But it is not always possible. Interesting also the houses up there. Fantastic picture. Why have you waited with it for so long?
best regards MAlgo

adramad (73006) 2020-06-16 9:48

Hi Gert.
I am amazed at the amount of people that gather here, and I wonder what they do? I think it is a market type, they sell and buy or even change ... without a doubt the variety of colors give a great chromatism, there is also a great poverty with the surrounding houses.
Very nice color, which together with good sharpness and optimal lighting, gives great quality to the image.
Well done. I like very much
You have a good day.
Very best regards
Luis.

tyro (30513) 2020-06-16 15:38

Hello Gert,

Three lovely photographs from Mali, all of excellent quality and very well scanned too.

Looking at your main photograph, I should dread to think what devastation a few coronaviruses would do here what with the tightly packed crowds we see in this market, yet it's a wonderful picture full of life and colourful vibrancy - and I shouldn't worry about the two people who suddenly appeared at the bottom of the picture - I think they also add to the splendid chaos. And because it's such a god photograph, I could spend ages just looking and looking at all the many characters in this scene.

I very much like the tall slender lady in red, perhaps trying to decide which boat to take home. And the boatman too, standing up high at one end of his slender boat: he might have been a splendid companion to take you on a week's voyage to your next destination!

Fabulous!

Kind Regards,

John.

P.S. I see that you call these boats "pirogues". I was actually in what was called a "pirogue" in Madagascar and that was a much smaller craft - basically a long dug-out boat which was very slender (barely enough width between the sides to fit one's bottom) - and it would have been very unstable had it not been for a single outrigger on one side which floated maybe 2 metres away from the main hull. You can see a very poor photograph of them here: https://www.treklens.com/viewphotos.php?l=5&p=285291
Or is the word "pirogue" used for really any size of long thin boat?

SteveH (8220) 2020-06-17 1:38

Hi Gert, Travel by water always appeals to me, and the port images in the WS are therefore very appealing. 3-5 days on the river would have been a fantastic experience, perhaps not for everyone...

The photos are of your usual high standard and your scanner has done them justice. cheers, Steve

PiotrF (54758) 2020-06-19 8:46

Hello Gert
A very nice picture from Mopti, interesting daily life scene from port and market area.
I like composition and wonderful POV.
Fine presentation
Regards
Piotr

jemaflor (147204) 2020-06-24 22:53

Hi Gert,
Nice and interesting old photo about this country, well framed with all these poor people, photogenic with these colorful traditional clothes, tfs.

worldcitizen (16086) 2020-07-06 13:00

Hello Gert,
There is so much going on in this photo! All of the people, items, and architecture in the background, melt together like a patchwork quilt. This looks chaotic to me, but there must be some sense of order for the local population.