Niger Sunset, a photo from Segou, South

Photographer's Note

Niger sunset,
two fishermen,
the end of a perfect day
- Ségou

Ségou is a city in south-central Mali, lying 235 kilometres northeast of Bamako on the River Niger. It was founded by the Bozo people in 1620, on a site about 10 kilometres from the present town. With 100,000 inhabitants, it is now the third largest city in Mali.

analogue shot, standard zoom 55-180, no PP

maralca, devimeuxbe, Blairfraser, lilimih33, avene, gbarto, SAMANDI, kato ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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devimeuxbe (58557) 2008-05-02 13:39

Hi benny
Very beautifull light on the river; The shadows of the boats are very beautifull.
Really amazing
Bertrand

Blairfraser (849) 2008-05-02 14:50

Wow!

What more do I have to say Benny? This is just a great picture. You have taken this at a perfect time with the sun setting. This gives a great reflection on the lake. In my opinion, you couldn't of positioned these two boats better!

Quite Fantastic!

Blair

tomescuc (3291) 2008-05-02 14:53

Superb image. i like the sun's reflection in the river, and the silhouettes of the fishermen. Excellent tones.
tfs,
CT

lilimih33 (9918) 2008-05-02 16:05

Hello Benny!
Lovely colours in your sunset and nice mood!
Beautiful point of view and great reflection!
Best regards!
Lili

angela926 (1884) 2008-05-02 20:14

Hello Benny,
Fantasic sunset, beautiful colors, lovely light, excellent compo and good pov.
aNGELA

wolf38 (30) 2008-05-02 23:06

Hello Benny. The photo is very tendencyful. Everything works peacefully. One feels the coming night. Really a fantastic photo. Best regards, Wolfgang.

avene (12675) 2008-05-03 5:29

hello Benny,
beautiful minimalist shot, I find that the almost perfect symmetry works well to emphasise calm and peaceful evening, I like it a lot. the dark silhouettes look like drawings making the scene elegant and even delicate, it reminds me a little of Japanese paintings. excellent work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

leo61 (0) 2008-05-03 5:42

Hi Benny!
A wonderful sunsetimage,well composed with the sun between the two boats.Nice soft tones and I like the silhouette of the oposite shore.The image has a nice,very calm atmosphere.
Regards,Leo

gbarto (1275) 2008-05-16 7:06

Bonjour Benny
Très belle vue de la rivière
Belle composition et lumière magnifique.
Bonne technique pour trouver l'exposotion correcte.
Merci
Georges

thuyhien (97) 2008-05-20 16:29

Wow!! Good timing!! I have taken many sun set photos and understood how difficult to catch the right moment, since at such position, "he" goes down so quickly. I like the half sun and the reflection. However, I would prefer the sun in either side of the photo, instead of the middle :D

Leonie (8809) 2008-08-22 2:12

Such a beautiful picture! A nice atmosphere comes through here...lovely! Congrats,

Léonie

bernardec (2241) 2008-10-17 12:29

Benny bonsoir,

Formidable fleuve des fleuves!
Et un couché de soleil "de compétition"
avec en plus, une judicieuse position des piroguiers qui situe parfaitement l'image;
Bravo

Bernard

monty323 (808) 2008-11-28 1:51

Hello, beautiful sunset, nice colours and light. I like it. Have a nice day.
Adam

mafegan (8626) 2009-01-26 6:43

Hello Benny
A beautiful photo - with the 2 silhouetted fishermen enhancing a perfect sunset scene. Tfs, Marlene

kato (11630) 2012-02-13 4:23

Hello Benny,

This is so poetical photograph. So, it's interesting and impressive to see beautiful sunset scenery and fisherman on boat. It's beatiful and sentimental for sky and River Niger dyed to orange color, too. And, the sun sinking to the horizon draws out an additional good atmosphere in this image as well as the silhouette with trees of opposite shore.

Kind regards,
mikio