Posted by Andrew Gould (Sydney, Australia) on 2 July 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
Sitting in the totally dry Todd River bed in the city of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory
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discussing something? nice colors and capture the moment. looks like the person with the white shirt is leading the discussion cuz everyone is look at him.
2 Jul 2007 12:31pm
Thank you, Johnny. I saw this on a number of occasions on this trip to central Australia. Seems to be an aboriginal custom.
2 Jul 2007 5:05pm
I like the composition here. Looking at this pictures makes me calm - I don't know why ...
3 Jul 2007 2:59am
Amazing clarity, it looks as though that is a deep conversation.
4 Jul 2007 5:53pm
Thank you Dee and Dawn. I guess it's just that "away from everything" look that it has. At least that's what it is for me.
18 Jul 2007 10:44am
Now THIS is Australian photography at its best. Talk about 1000 words springing to mind from a solitary image!
My only suggestion - and that's all it is - would be to crop it even more to get rid of the green altogether. Turn it into a sea of dusty brown. That would scream rural, drought, hard times, politics, discussions et al. Maybe I've been reading too much Murdoch press and my brain's being fried on the other side by Fox, but I reckon that it would get sindication around the country that way. Just a thought... :)
27 Jul 2007 8:17am
@Sash: I cropped it quite a lot but left it this way because I couldn't get over the idea of the totally dry river running through the town. Your suggestion is an interesting one, though, and I can imagine this as an alternative, so thanks for the idea.
Nice shot of culture! Great DOF, lighting, composition. ;o}
30 Jul 2007 4:10am
Great shot...For an explanation to this custom I recommend Werner Herzog's film... 'Where the Green Ants Dream'
9 Aug 2007 8:54pm
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