Giant Marshmallow, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

Shekhawati is a semi-arid region located in the northeast part of Rajasthan.

The rural areas of the Shekhawati are dominated by farming communities. They are considered to be the most advanced in the state of Rajasthan, second only to farmers from Ganga Nagar and Hanumangarh districts.The region has the highest literacy in the state.

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pat0500 (21561) 2007-12-09 4:23

Salut Andre,
Te voilа enfin...depuis le temps...:o)
Incroyable cette photo...comment tout tiens la dessus..:o)
Un bon clichй.!
Amicalement et bien le bonjour de Bruxelles.
Patrick

gabrielpat (7163) 2007-12-09 4:29

salut Andre,
formidable scene,cette masse imposante rempli ton grand angle!

vincent24 (9060) 2007-12-09 4:37

Salut Andrй,
Un tracteur!!moi зa me parle ;-)c'est pas un "pйteur de bretelle*" le gars..plus de carrosserie mais c'est pas grave зa roule quand mкme...et le chargement!on dirait une enorme gousse d'ail!
Bon coup d'oeil sur cette curiositй exotique,зa ourrait faire un theme sympa le transport agricole dans le monde...
bon dimanche,
vincent
*en quebecois dans le texte

everlasting (19680) 2007-12-09 4:50

Good title, yes you see many of these marshmallows on the road in Rajasthan. A well chosen POV, Andre

partha (14023) 2007-12-09 4:52

ha ha,
Maximum utilisation factor. U can see there miracle in India very often. Excellenly spotted shot.
Partha

cbrman (21685) 2007-12-09 4:56

Hello Andrй,

Eh bien dis-moi ! J'espиre que leurs coutures йtaient triplйes ! Ce "petit" ballot m'a tout l'air de vouloir exploser а la moindre bosse ! La question, c'est comment ont-ils rйussis а chargй cette enormitй sur leurs remorque !
Incroyable !

A+

Dominique

Flavia (10352) 2007-12-09 5:13

Hi Andre,

Lovelly picture. Interesting subject, well capture and composed. A very good documentary of daly life there.

Regards,

Flavia

jjcordier (79299) 2007-12-09 5:31

Andre
Tu nous avais cachй cette petite merveille! Bon, зa valait le coup de faire une petite visite au disque dur de ton ordi.Une image de qualitй, intйressante et amusante а la fois.
Amicalement
JJ

Floydian (30970) 2007-12-09 7:54

Hi Andre,
I wonder how they get such a load on and off.
It almost seem if they were posing for you with the man on top of it has a great smile. Your title is very funny and it really looks like it.
Light was hard here but you managed well...nice shot.
Regards, Henk

syd1946 (1167) 2007-12-09 8:26

Hello Andre,
This a very interesting daily life moment.Nice to see the opportunity and captured it.As for the shot,technically perfect.
I enjoy it very much!

Greetings,
Thomas

delkoo (68) 2007-12-09 10:37

salut andrй
on dirait ma femme qui revient du super marchй, je lui dit chaque fois, tu achetes trop de nourriture, il n'y a pas de guerre de prevue!!!

comment font-ils pour se croiser sur cette petite route?

didier

Morac (27725) 2007-12-09 10:43

Bonsoir Andrй,

Outre la composition et les couleurs j'aime cette photo comme tйmoignage de la vie quotidienne en Inde.
Et lа tu es а fond dans la vocation de TE : montrer le monde tel qu'il est et il est souvent surprenant comme ici.
Amicalement

Marc

chinchini (31529) 2007-12-09 11:13

Bonjour Andrй,
Un transport vraiment exceptionnel, une photo que je classerais dans la catйgorie des "insolites" !
A se demander comment tient le "colis" sur une si petite remorque ;o))
Excellent coup d'oeil mon Ami.
Ciao
Pierre

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-12-09 12:10

...two months traveling southern Europe and you come up with a giant marshmallow from India...

Well, let's see - it's original, most definitely. I haven't seen many marshmallow shots from India lately...and none done with so much technical "prowess"...so to speak. Love the marshmallow farmer sitting on top of his proudest crop and his smile emphasizes his attitude. His son, driving the tractor, showing the pride he has in his fathers prize crop and the tractor looks like it was just washed and shined to parade the attraction around town.

Other than that, color and composition is flawless as usual. A proud moment not often seen in the world of marshmallows...a great catch and moment you have captured perfectly.

Great work.
John (from Aswan)

gilou530 (34) 2007-12-09 13:24

salut andrй
un engin sorti d'une autre йpoque, mais qui marche a merveille a voir la charge qu'il tracte, c'est bien capturй
amitiйs
gilbert

luisafonso (862) 2007-12-10 1:06

Man, I am still waiting for your pictures from Tuscany... You will post them here, right? If not, I want to see them in my mailbox... pleeeeeeeease....

This one is a decent picture. I will not get crazy about it. Let me just say it's a fine photo. ;)

PixelTerror (0) 2007-12-10 1:20

Salut Andrй,
C'est dommage que Luan soit moins present car un marshmallow pareil ca l'aurait mis dans tous ces etats, deja en Suisse quand il en a vu des un peu plus petits on ne pouvait plus le tenir... ;-)
Sinon j'aime bien l'angle et la lumiere de ta scene, pour qqn qui affirmait pouvoir a peine tenir son 20D du bon cote a l'epoque tu t'en es pas mal sorti je trouve, le seul truc qu'on pourrait regretter c'est ce tracteur moderne a la place de la bonne vieille traction animale, mais la ca depasse le cadre de ta photo...
Bonne journee,
Jean-Yves

markstaples (15670) 2007-12-10 10:44

A very curious photo which has been well framed with excellent sharpness and realistic natural colours. Nice work.
Best wishes
Mark

faubry (35447) 2007-12-11 3:28

hello Andre, very nice daily life with a superb blue sky..impressionnant marshmallow.... well done
francine

banyanman (7797) 2007-12-12 5:33

Great shot, Andre, technically very good and I like how you have been able to compose this without a lot of clutter (often hard to do in India as you would well know). As John Paskey pointed out, the tractor looks very well maintained for India (as does the road). Cheers . . . David

ViktorVaughn (1525) 2008-01-08 19:02

Not much more to say about this one, but incredible. And an apt title. I wish I saw this when I was in Rajasthan. Not only is this interesting, you composed this perfectly, with the marshmallow coming toward the viewer.

Perfect,
David

hispic (9658) 2008-06-13 4:17

Hi Andrй,
You must have been very glad when you found this subject, captured it from a good position you chose.
Wonderful shot that show us the local life with a surprise. Color is also very nice thanks to a fine day.

I'm in non-landscape mode now.
Best wishes, Hisashi

Photo Information

Copyright: Andre Roberge (InasiaJones) (31566)
Genre: МЕСТА
Medium: ЦВЕТНОЙ
Date Taken: 2005-11-17
Categories: ТРАНСПОРТ
Camera: Canon 20D, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM
Exposure: f/16, 1/400 секунд
Версия: Оригинальная версия
Темы: "INDIA photos that I'd like to remember (III), mon hommage а l'Inde(2) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-09 4:17
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