Photographer's Note
When driving in Africa you have to be constantly prepared to meet animals on the road. A lot of patience and vigilance is necessary. This is from somewhere in central Lesotho from a long journey of southern Africa in 1984.
Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.
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mikolaj_kawa
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(0) 2009-02-08 2:14
Hello Gert! Excellent scene. Wonderful animals, amazing landscape. Nice colours. Very good POV and capture. Original take. Well done!
mzmehr
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(918) 2009-02-08 2:31
Hi Gert,
good composition and colors, Ilike guide lines and softsky here.
what kind of car did you used in this stonny road?
thanks for sharing
mzmehr
Buin
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(42580) 2009-02-08 3:34
Hallo Gert!
A truly not everyday photo! It's interesting that all these animals have enough food in this meagre landscape. Concerning traffic jam : Pole pole, as they say in East Africa! ;-))
Greetings from wet and cool Germany! Have a nice Sunday!
Frank
Glint
(6171) 2009-02-08 6:13
Hello gert,
I like the line of these sheep form a diagonal making a good composition. Their line leads the eye to the far hill.
Bev
saxo042
(38078) 2009-02-08 12:00
Hej Gert,
Many attractive lines in this picture, from the slopes and from the curving road with all the sheep (or goats or whatever...) The diagonal line from top left to bottom right is the most prominent here! Good scan and good colours!
Hδlsningar
Gunnar
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(0) 2009-02-08 15:22
Hej Gert,
the photo looks a little funny because of numerous goats (or what kind of animals are they?) everywhere! They seem to be an integral part of this landscape... like one more "live road" streaming along a real "static" road.
Curious detail: I see four main "triangles" of which this photo consists...
Kind regards,
Elena
emka
(152108) 2009-02-08 15:37
Hi Gert, Wow !!!! Do you mean it is a road here? Amazing quantity of animals here. Indeed, you had to have a lot of patience. Splendid landscape, interesting photo. Regards
Malgorzata
hispic
(9658) 2009-02-08 19:11
Hello Gert,
A large herd of a terrible number of sheep surprise me a lot. it would enhance impact greatly if the sheep in the foreground were toward you. Still this is a really amazing shot, the strong contrast is also pleasant.
Regards, Hisashi
ellelloo
(6572) 2009-02-09 2:01
Hej Gert,
An interesting shot and a good scan! A great POV and composition with various diagonals, which give good dynamics to the photo. Excellent colours, good depth and clarity. Thanks for sharing!
Hδlsningar,
Lasse
mafegan
(8626) 2009-02-12 7:43
Hello Gert
Great detail and nothing to indicate the age of this photo. It must have been a slow journey but you lived to tell the tale! Tfs, Marlene
coco
(30439) 2009-07-15 1:15
Hi Gert.
Very good composition and subject and also I like the way you did the photo, with a very nice perspective.
Carlos.
Ricx
(13495) 2011-01-16 8:17
Hi Gert, I know this is an old image- but it brings back such wonderful memories of a wonderful; country and in some ways a wonedrful way of life-- where it goes ata great slow pace. these goats look in a ghood condition-- I like the two herders sitting on the rocks have a great Sunday
Miguel82
(47106) 2015-02-01 4:16
Hi Gert, this is a rare and authentic destination you were lucky to visit, it's interesting to notice that it's the highest country of the world in average altitude, goats changing pastures were seen on that mountain road
jmdias
(102822) 2019-08-05 12:26
gert
the landscape looks driest than I imagined, anyway south africa is something dry, my own region would be this way because our position in the globe, but the andes sent us the humidity from amazon. nice details of the rural scenery with the animals and shepherd in evidence.
take care
jorge
PiotrF
(52330) 2020-07-17 15:09
Hello Gert
An interesting picture from Lesotho, nice daily life scene from this place.
Interesting photo from your archive.
I like good composition and good quality.
Good work, fine presentation
Regards
Piotr
COSTANTINO
(104089) 2020-08-03 23:09
hello dear friend and have
a nice day and a happy evening
a truly and everyday photo
this diagonal line creates
a wonderful view
regards
Costantino
Photo Information
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Copyright: Gert Holmertz (holmertz)
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(92782) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 1984-02-00
- Categories: Καθημερινότητα, Φύση
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2009-02-08 1:11
