Don't Drink and Drive, a photo from Ayacucho, South

Photographer's Note

This is the road from Ayacucho to Vilcashuaman. We hired a car and driver to cover the 4 to 5 hour drive.

On the way we saw this upside down truck and a man sitting next to it. From a distance and with a zoom I took this picture.

When we got closer I told the driver if we could help him and take him in any way. We tried talking to him, but he was totally drunk. This really made me feel upset. He was lucky that this didnt happen a few kilometers away where there are cliffs on the side of the road, and we or anyone else was lucky not to have crossed his way before this happened.
Any pity I had for him disappeared right there....

Luan, shirgold, Paolo, gaby, ndb1958, summersun, jcandeli, Tue, markogts, Traveller ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Luan (12971) 2005-07-07 3:53

Hihihi, funny picture Daniel, the important is the man is safe...Very nice scene.
Luan

shirgold (2485) 2005-07-07 4:07

You got a good moment.
Not a nice story, but an interesting one.
Good work - Shir

Paolo (41258) 2005-07-07 4:16

He was lucky!!!
when we went in Guatemale, one morning we lost the first bus from Antigua to Panajachel. we took the third bus. when we arrived on the highland before the Lake Atitlan, we saw the first bus of that line that was some hundreds of meters down in the valley. there was more than 100 death.
the driver was drunk at 6.30 in the morning!!

ecellent shot Daniel, specially for the good POV and the good light.
thanks, ciao

Drom (1205) 2005-07-07 4:51

Bonjour Daniel,
Bravo pour cette photo originale. Il est vrai que les routes sont peu sures au Pérou mais de là être témoin d'un accident!
Super le conducteur assis sur le bord du chemin.
Dominique

gaby (19819) 2005-07-07 6:19

Hi Daniel, une drole d'image qui rend un peu triste - ton cadrage accentue la solitude du conducteur et c'est super
Merci
Gaby

jinju (14265) 2005-07-07 6:34

Now thats a funny photo. What good fortune for you to have been tjere to see his bad fortune:) I hope noone died or was hurt. Well framed photo and the zoom is excellent. Good lens.

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-07-07 12:37

Oh my God, what a story ... and the picture ... Great!
Nino

summersun (4978) 2005-07-07 15:02

oh la la la la, le malheureux ! ah, en plus il était vraiment bourré ? ça craint !
c'est quoi l'alcool local ?
j'aime bien la lumière qui rend les herbes doréees, et la position de l'homme qui contemple ses erreurs.
Vanessa
a quand le week end à Avignon ?

jcandeli (40) 2005-07-07 16:14

Wow. Cool photo and nice notes. Good composition. Nice lighting too. I can't think of anything I would change. JP

Tue (93606) 2005-07-07 17:16

Hi Daniel,
Yes, this is what happens if you take the car being drunk. A good shot of this man and his car. The colours and shadows are good as well. Nice work.
Groetjes,
Lars

nerve (10231) 2005-07-08 4:01

Yes we drink and drive in Turkey a lot, lol!!
(just joking,, -but jokes gives a hint about reality sometimes)

A bit sad, a bit tragicomic really,,your picture is quite striking with your composition here.. Great capture Daniel,,
(even if i dont feel sorry for him, i am glad he is alive..)
cheers.

Ebbe (9625) 2005-07-10 15:08

A lovely landscape in a good light combined with a strong newsshot. I like the way you positioned things too, the strong diagonal shadow in the back and the man in the corner. Very good work!

I guess you have to be drunk to take a roll over like that and walking away from it.

markogts (1130) 2005-07-24 12:27

No comment. Perfect picture. Thanks for sharing.

alainh (33209) 2005-08-01 2:30

bonjour Daniel.
une superbe série sur le Pérou, pays où j'aimerais me rendre un jour.
bel instantanné. beaucoup de chance pour cet homme qui semble désespéré de voir son outil de travail ainsi réduit.
merci pour le partage
amicalement
alain

greg (2835) 2005-08-18 6:00