Junior citizens in Lhasa, a photo from Tibet, West

Photographer's Note

My last photos featured elderly persons I saw in the streets of Lhasa in 1986, so this time I turn to the young generation.

The main photo shows a young man trying to earn a few yuan by playing his probably home made instrument in the street near the Jokhang Temple. I don't remember how it sounded, but with only one string he can hardly have accomplished much.

Here is a larger version.

In a WS you can see a gorgeous little girl, in another is a slightly older salesman. All photos were scanned from Kodachrome slides.

Fis2, ikeharel, papagolf21, Cricri, ChrisJ, snunney, pierrefonds, jhm, sacimar, alvaraalto, jean113, macjake, mcmtanyel, PaulVDV, PaulVDV, Hansaphotos, adramad, fotka, worldcitizen, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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pajaran (84828) 2019-03-15 1:40

Pozdrav.
Lep poogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici, lepo pokazano, dobar kontrast, lepe boje, lepo uhvacen trenutak.
Lepe fotografije i secanje, lepi trenuci sa ulice.
Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

ifege (14612) 2019-03-15 1:53

Hi Gert
One of your best in this Tibet revist. The subject is in perfect focus.
Cheers
Ian

Fis2 (133317) 2019-03-15 2:17

Witaj Gert!
Another interesting scene from the street.
Street musicant and his instrument are impressive.
Good POV, composition and colors.
I like this daily life shot.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

Tue (63568) 2019-03-15 2:49

Hej Gert,
Et meget godt portræt af den unge mand, der står på gaden med sin hjemmelavede violin. Der var ret mange mennesker omkring ham som stod og lyttede, så det lød vist godt, men han ser også meget koncentreret ud. Godt fanget med god skarphed.
Lars

ikeharel (95074) 2019-03-15 2:53

A guy with a local home-made instrument, and i wonder how it sounds, Gert.
Altogether, one more take from daily life and people of Tibet, as also shown in the WS's, from a pat era of 30 years ago.
The men around were also looking at you when taken this picture.
Good new Friday,
Ike

papagolf21 (136937) 2019-03-15 2:59

Bonjour, cher Gert,
Ces photos d'archives restent un régal pour ceux qui aiment regarder de temps en temps dans le rétroviseur de l'histoire.
L'on peut ainsi mesurer les progrès réalisés dans le temps.
La qualité générale des prises de vue est à souligner.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Cricri (150875) 2019-03-15 3:04

Hi Gert
Belle scène de rue avec ce jeune musicien avec son instrument très spécial, beaucoup de monde autour de lui, belle image
Amitiés
cricri

ChrisJ (145302) 2019-03-15 3:29

Hi Gert

Good use of a shallow dof with excellent colour, sharpness and saturation. The musical instrument creates a superb focal point. Tfs!

snunney (128207) 2019-03-15 3:30

Hello Gert,
He seems to have gathered an audience, or were all eyes on the photographer ;-) Interesting street capture. Very well realised with fine colours and clarity.

mesutilgim (110040) 2019-03-15 3:53

Hello Gert,
Another topclass capture from your archive.
Photographycally perfect but more than this a perfect time document.
Usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pierrefonds (86980) 2019-03-15 5:04

Hi Gert,

You have captured well the wondering expression of the man playing the musical instrument. The point of view is showing the details of his physionomy and of his clothings. The light i giving good rendering of the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jhm (183374) 2019-03-15 5:25

Hello Gert,

I like your picture with the young girl, lovely done.
Of course are the two other picture very nice.
Sharpness and clarity are excellent photographed.
Very well done, TFS

Have a nice Friday,
John.

sacimar (35565) 2019-03-15 6:36

Hello Gert,

interesting image of these young people, I like the scene with the street musician, his face expression is also intriguing, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

alvaraalto (34688) 2019-03-15 6:48

Hello Gert,
Three wonderful photos where we get to know Lasha's youth.
The musician looks very serious in his attempt to make music and earn some money.
Maybe he'll save for a second string. You gave him something, didn’t you. 😉
Again great scanning work.
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

Sergiom (111276) 2019-03-15 7:22

Bonjour Gert,

Cette photo n'a pas pris une seule ride.La numérisation est parfaite et j'apprécie particulièrement le choix de la profondeur de champs qui isole parfaitement le sujet.

Amicalement

Serge

Nicou (178625) 2019-03-15 7:29

Hello

quelle vue de e musicien de rue superbe image et compo quel bel instrument et comme il tourne la tête et ce monde la foule superbe
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

jean113 (12565) 2019-03-15 7:54

Hello Gert, you keep these wonderful shots coming, and we are very appreciative.
Three more shots with the theme of young people this time. A pity that we cannot hear the sounds that this boy is making on his instrument.
Excellent quality.
Regards Jean.

BennyV (27194) 2019-03-15 8:26

What a superb street shot this is, Gert. I wonder how you managed to keep this in the vaults for so long. I also wonder if there are more gems like this on the way. This is jus tops!

I like the sideways glance, the dof, the colours, the pov and composition...and of course the interesting model. He wears worn-down army surplus clothes, it seems. So sadly typical. And for a musician he doesn't seem very happy. ALl this makes the shot even more meaningful.

Class!!

Benny

rychem (62213) 2019-03-15 9:14

I like the portrait of this young man, his instrument is a curiosity, but a very creative, maybe he tried to play something known in Tibet
regards Ryszard

jmdias (85116) 2019-03-15 11:50

gert

it is difficult to decide how is the best of these three portraits. the little girl looks like a doll, so rigid. lovely the smiles in the WS 1 and marvelous the shy sight of the boy playing music in the main post. nice views.

take care

jorge

Royaldevon (59211) 2019-03-15 12:18

Hello Gert,

For a scanned photograph, this has a high quality. The colours and this clarity are very good.
This young man is like so many young men, trying to make a few extra pence by busking.
Though I suspect the small crowd has gathered to hear the musician, the appear to be more interested in you and your camera.
I cannot help but be impressed by your records of these people and their infectious cheerful character.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

lousat (114619) 2019-03-15 13:40

Hi Gert,a post dedicated to the young generations of Lhasa today. I agree for the choice of the main pic,the player is caught in the act,while the others are in pose for you and smiling,interesting post another time! Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

GyurMaster (13890) 2019-03-15 14:09

Dear Gert,

Now, that's what I call an interesting music instrument. Looking at the WS shots I had the feeling that you are squandering good photographs as WS shot. Those two would sell as a main upload beyond doubt. It proves that you have a lot of excellent shots, maybe too much to show everything as a main upload.

I wish you a nice WE!
Gy

macjake (87235) 2019-03-15 15:05

Hi Gert
its always a mixture of feelings when arriving home from a trip, but i'm back :) I miss travelling and exploring, but its great to be back in my own bed :)

I'll post a new photo soon, within an hour or two, a drone photo :)

Excellent WS photos too, they could easily be main posts, especially the one with the couple. Great to have the bg blurred in your main post, makes the young man stand out in 3D. I love how his hat is on sideways a little, and I enjoy exploring his clothing/shoes. Lets hope the young man, now an older man, found a new career choice :) A visually interesting shot indeed. cheers
Craig

emka (131594) 2019-03-15 15:45

Hello Gert, It looks like a homemade instrument indeed. It is huqin, a spike fiddle popularly used in Chinese music. The instruments consist of a round, hexagonal, or octagonal sound box at the bottom with a neck attached that protrudes upwards. They also usually have two strings, and their soundboxes are typically covered with either snakeskin (most often python) or thin wood. Huqin instruments usually have two tuning pegs, one peg for each string. The most common huqin are the erhu, which are tuned to a middle range. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZLQh5EEakc
Nice pictures.
Have a nice weekend

MAlgo

mcmtanyel (48126) 2019-03-15 20:56

Hello Gert,
Another set of three beautiful photos. I love the blurry and vivid background of "a gorgeous little girl." Yes, she's beautiful.
Regards,
MT

PaulVDV (44890) 2019-03-15 23:42

Hello Gert,
Very attractive street or market scenes.
The salesman and his companion are certainly still young enough to fit in this series.
The musician looks very serious unlike the flower-power girl in the WS.
Interesting to hear of a park. I had always imagined Lhasa and its surroundings as a land of rocks and stones.
I remain intrigued by the beautiful windows in the background.
Best regards, Paul

Hansaphotos (10503) 2019-03-16 3:36

Hei Gert

Enda et slående bilde fra dagliglivet i Lhasa på 1980-tallet. Herlige portretter også i WS. Hovedpersonen ser ut til å være fokusert på oppgaven, og tar ikke særlig notis av fotografen. Du har komponert et flott bilde av seansen, med fin skarphet og en passende, svakt uskarp bakgrunn. Fine farger også. Nok et bilde i Åge Fermanns ånd:)

Ha en fin helg!

Hilsen Erling

Silvio1953 (181711) 2019-03-16 5:20

Ciao Gert, lovely composition with street musician, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Ilonka1974 (3663) 2019-03-16 15:11

Hi Gert,
Great concentration captured.
Nice pose in busy with traditional instrument .
Well done
Best regards
Janusz

CLODO (40569) 2019-03-16 23:27

Hello Gert

I feel the young men at the back were more interested by you than the musical player.
good oldie
Cheers
CLODO

carlo62 (75760) 2019-03-17 14:49

Ciao Gert
probabilmente il ragazzo molto bravo, non è facile fare musica con una sola corda...
Hai fatto delle foto a personaggi più giovani, ma sono passati molti anni, ormai non sono più giovani neanche loro.
Splendidi personaggi, ottime foto.
Saluti
Carlo

adramad (59748) 2019-03-18 12:05

Hello Gert.
A good image with the street environment in Lhasa, where we see this young musician with this local instrument, but what catches the most attention is that all this youth, in his face has sadness and face of little happiness. Even the musician looks like annoyed.
Magnificent composition and color.
Excellent brightness and sharpness.
Well done. I love the photo.
Enjoy a good week.
Very best regards.
Luis.

fotka (6065) 2019-03-19 5:23

Hi Gert,
Great quality daily life photo from street of Lhasa. This young musician with his home-made instrument caught attraction not only local people but also you. The local people listen the music but some of them made eyes contact with the photographer.
Well done as a scanned from old photo.
Best regards,
Zbigniew

worldcitizen (11880) 2019-03-19 11:40

Hello Gert,
This young man looks sad. I hope he was able to collect a few coins. There are a lot of people standing around him, but somehow he still seems isolated. You did get lovely smiles in the WS photos. I like all three scenes.

gervaso (24765) 2019-03-20 8:30

Hello, Gert!

Another great series of old daily life photos of this trip to China! The rustic instrument in the main photo looks quite curious and I wish I could hear the sound of that. Very good narrow depth of field, which enhances the main character of the scene! Very nice portrait of this young musician!

COSTANTINO (86399) 2019-03-20 23:42

Hello dear Gert
photo with movement with life
and people
the most impressive detail here
is the expression of their faces
I like this young man trying to earn
a few yuan
by playing his propably home made
instrument
welldone
regards
cOSTANTINO