Aids is cured, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

Le sida est guйri !
C'est du moins ce qu'affirme l'inscription sur le mur
Le sadhu qui a installй lа ses quelques affaires est au moins sous bonne protection, le temps de la Camel Mela de Pushkar
A moins qu'il ne soit l'auteur du texte et qu'il s'est installй lа avec ses mйdicaments secrets

Aids is cured !
This is at least what claims the writing on the wall
The sadhu who settled there with his few belongings is at least in good protection during the Camel Mela in Pushkar
Unless he is the author of the text and settled there to cure with his secret medicine

timecapturer, patdeph, CLODO, Gigidusud, jjcordier, francio64, ebingul, macjake, PecoBud, PecoBud, delpeoples, delpeoples, ChrisJ has marked this note useful

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guld (1042) 2012-03-22 9:19

What a beautiful capture! Great clarity. Beautiful colors. Just a wonderful photo.

claudeD (47754) 2012-03-22 9:23

Hello PAtrick,

very good picture from India with excellent colors, perfect sharpness and clarity. Excellent informative note. I like the picture very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

timecapturer (49288) 2012-03-22 9:27

Hi Patrick
amazing shot this! So much character and colourful things to intrigue and fascinate. Your usual high standard of execution and clarity that makes this a beautiful study and distinctive presentation.

Regards - Brian.

JFS (32459) 2012-03-22 9:30

Bonjour Patrick,
Stunning shot of this sadhu dans sa "boutique", photo impйcable, la gestion de la lumiиre est excellente malgrй les conditions...

amicalement,
Juan

patdeph (35750) 2012-03-22 9:53

bonjour PAtrick
superbe photo aux merveilleuses couleurs.Ah, que j'ai hвte d'y retourner! J'adore et l'ajoute а mon thиme!
Amitiйs
Pascale

SnapRJW (31631) 2012-03-22 10:19

Hello Patrick - If only it was true. I wonder how many unsuspecting souls part with their money under the assurance that they will be cured. Here even the smalls in the newspapers advertise the 'cure'. That aside, what a colourful and fascinating shot. As usual a fine, well managed shot. Warm regards Rosemary

CLODO (45116) 2012-03-22 11:47

salut Patrick

Bonne fausse nouvelle bien cadrйe avec ce sadhu ravi de figurer sur ta photo. bonne gestion du blanc du mur
Amicalement
CLODO

leo61 (0) 2012-03-22 11:55

Hi Patrick!
A strong shot trhanks to the background and a good portrait of this Sadhu with his belongings.
Regards,leo

mauro61 (53429) 2012-03-22 12:35

ciao Patrick,
un segno della realtа del posto con queste figure di pseudo guaritori con tutti i loro prodotti magici.
Ottimamente ripresa la scena con un buon controllo della luce e una perfetta definizione,
saluti
maurizio

holmertz (102672) 2012-03-22 12:51

Hello Patrick,
No doubt he can also cure cancer and heart diseases as well. Whoever wrote those words at least improved an already good background. The sadhu himself looks fantastic, and of course similar to thousands others. You had a good eye-contact with him and the colours and light are superb.
Kind regards,
Gert

mesutilgim (0) 2012-03-22 13:37

Hello Patrick,
Wonderfull capture with perfect layout and nice bright colors.
But the eyecatching part is the message on the wall !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Gigidusud (21679) 2012-03-22 14:11

Bonsoir Patrick,
Scиne originale avec cette amusante inscription.Jolis dйtails et couleurs.
Merci pour le partage.
Ghislaine

bayno (18348) 2012-03-22 17:35

Hi Patrick,
a true scoundrel as we met many in the world...
I would have appreciated a note expressing your views...
nice picture...good quality...
Valter

jjcordier (79299) 2012-03-23 0:21

Patrick
Excellente photo, composйe parfaitement et toujours avec cette douceur de tons qui caractйrisent tes images.
Qu'est-ce que c'est que cette besace noire.....sa rйserve de capotes ou de produits miracles, made in China?
Amicalement
JJ

Wanda1 (15142) 2012-03-23 0:25

Hi Patrick,
If only this message was true, sadly there are still many countries where this disease is killing many...
A great Saddhu shot, I always love to see their various paraphanalia that surrounds them. A well composed and well exposed image.
Regards
Wanda

abmdsudi (95869) 2012-03-23 0:26

Hi Patrick
Really like what you've done here with merging different elements together and also speak to us directly. Expressive composition with the placement and pose of the expressive figure and this background has worked really well. In fact you've managed to find some great backdrop, the amusing quote to make the story. Wonder what kind of 'medicine' dispenses! This is good street photography, your usual great work with a candid shot finding the interest in people going about their everyday lives and adds humour to photography. Great! Congrats
Best regards

Waylim (25436) 2012-03-23 0:30

Hi Patrick,

He will be a pretty rich and famous Sadhu if he really can cure Aids, perhaps someone should really investigate to see if it is true. Who knows? Great shot once again. All is just fantastic in details, colors, and composition.

Way

everlasting (19680) 2012-03-23 1:23

Hi Patrick, you knew I wouldnt be able to resist this, the composition the textures and of course the writing on the wall. I can see that its been taken during the heat of the day with the harsh light, but the wall is very well controlled.

sevy (58) 2012-03-23 2:47

Bonjour Patrick,

Un joli portrait qui bйnйficie de l'apport des diffйrents йlйments du dйcor et notamment le mur avec son inscription.

Yves.

francio64 (39888) 2012-03-23 5:55

Hi Patrick,
bellissima immagine di questo anziano signore.
Luce ben gestita e bel mix di colori.

TFS!
Francesco

Nard (6972) 2012-03-23 6:02

Bonjour Patrick
Alors lа tu nous tues !!! Elle est trop belle celle-lа. Le saddhu est magnifique et mкme "royal", et ce mur avec le tag rouge offre un fond gйnial. Et c'est bien travaillй au niveau lumiиre, sans doute pas йvident avec le mur.
Amitiйs
Bernard

ebingul (1984) 2012-03-23 7:31

Bonjour Patrick,
Fantastic capture of this Sadhu.Well seen and executed.
Amazing colours and clarity.A very nice contribution to TE.
TFS and best regards.
Emin

faubry (35447) 2012-03-23 8:11

Bonjour Patrick, encore une belle scиne capturйe, ici, naturelle, des couleurs chaudes comme nous en offre souvent ce pays, et les gens souvent habillйs comme assortis а leur environnement!
amitiйs
Francine

macjake (98454) 2012-03-23 11:38

Hi Patrick
another interesting cultural scene.
India can offer up SO many photo opportunities.
what is most interesting are the yellow markings, the yellow necklace and the reason itself for being here.....is he selling?
a perfect photo for TE
cheers
craig

ricochet (9716) 2012-03-23 11:41

Bonjour Patrick
Une superbe photo qui date un peu et que tu as gardй tout ce temps lа dans ton DD!!!
Un cadrage parfaitement exйcutй, une trиs jolie palette de couleurs et la scиne est superbement capturй.
Bravo а toi et bon WE
Amicalement
Eric

PecoBud (3824) 2012-03-23 14:18

Beautiful photo with great detail to colors and light. The POV is very interesting and makes my mind wander, which is good, because that is what a photo should do when viewed.

Have a great weekend and TFS..........Buddy

delpeoples (60342) 2012-03-23 23:23

Salut cher Patrick

If only this was true! Hopefully one day it will be. Even in miniature, this photo looked stunning. The colours and light are incandescent. And of course your subject - along with the grafitti - is superb and so original. A portrait par eccellence - as usual.

Bonne amities
Lisa

ChrisJ (171822) 2012-03-24 10:31

Hi Patrick

If only! Quite apart from the effect on music, film stars & other flamboyant types, AIDS has decimated many countries in Africa, & caused untold hardship & many orphans. Botswana has been particularly hard hit. I am not sure what the effect has been in India, but parts of South East Asia have also had massive problems with this insidious disease. A superb daily life scene from India with vibrant colour & exceptional sharpness. Bon weekend!

Afsanehbagheri (3228) 2012-03-25 8:24

سلام دوست من

مثل یوگا کار است خیلی زیبا

angel66 (1006) 2012-03-26 10:22

Hi Patrick
in India anything is possible! :)
Great shot, I wonder what he has got in front of him inside the bottle and the rest...looking at him I think that despite his age he still has a good shape body even if is thin! Grande foto! Bravo
Ciao
Giuliana

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2012-03-30 3:25

Bonjour Patrick!

Great capture on this man, a very captivating street scene. Love the idea, the word play and the composition. As to the image, I liked this understated high key effect, I think you could afford to lower the levels a bit. Nonetheless, the photo works pretty fine. Great capture!

best regards,
Matt

amaryllis (37047) 2012-04-03 1:34

Bonjour
excellente photo de cet homme devant cette inscription а laquelle comme tu le prйcises, il pourrait faire des miracles, espиrons le...
beaucoup de belles choses а dйcouvrir dans ce joli pays!
merci de nous les faire partager
Juliette

Bournazel (0) 2012-04-30 3:18

bjr Patrick
l'homme et l'inscription, quel bel ensemble
C'est vrai qu'il fait un peu "homme medecine"
Magnifiques couleurs
Merci
Vincent

magalik (6103) 2012-06-03 9:07

Toi qui aimes beaucoup les portraits, jette un coup d'oeil sur cette galerie. Je n'attends pas de toi que tu fasses la mкme chose mais presque ! :)))
Superbe photo au passage. Elle mйriterait assurйment au moins une expo chez ta coiffeuse celle-lа ! En grand format, зa doit donner.
Ciao, bonne fin de dimanche.
zx

Magali