Getting coco, a photo from Tamil Nadu, South

Photographer's Note

Thimmanatham

If you were 47, would you still be coco to climb a 12 metre high coco-nut tree for posing like this ?
Ochappan did, not for his portrait but for getting coconuts as welcome drink for his guests, a Tamil threat of rural hospitality.

Watch out ... he throws them down.

Enjoy

PS
A personal message by this shot especially to new members on TE ...
never forget, no matter what helping quality, unusual framing, compositions, camera techniques or post processing you use, it is YOUR eyes, YOUR personal view on the world and YOUR radiating message and story that take your shots beyond a nice trendy picture-show to the essence of real photography lasting for generations to come.

Floydian, sayan, ChrisJ, papagolf21, jhm, Didi, pilpel-adom, jmdaoudal, coco, Angelillo, ramesh_lalwani, MikiM, thaprem has marked this note useful

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Floydian (30970) 2006-11-01 4:43

Hallo Henk,
Mooi in elkaar gezet met het onderwerp naar links en het dichte bladerdak naar rechts. Wat is dat aan zijn linkerbeen (voor ons rechts), daar loopt een vreemde blauwe lijn langs?
Groet, Henk

arjun_das (1851) 2006-11-01 4:46

nice colours and sharp focus on the subject. i like the smiling face of the man on the coconut tree. light is also good here. tfs.

regards,
arjun

sayan (2617) 2006-11-01 4:58

Hi Henk,
Wonderful light and nice details. As usual the colours are great. Beautiful focus also. Great one.
Regards
Sayan

lestans (17258) 2006-11-01 5:21

Henk!!
Wha a ... sea of plam leaves!! Waves in an ocean, and in the middle your friend smiling during a perfomance of picking cocos!
Strong colours and strong compo! I'd like to return a smile to Oochappan

Livia

Cretense (68709) 2006-11-01 5:24

Hi Henk!

I would put this photo also in the "decisive moment" category. Excellent picture of a man at work, perfectly composed. Absolutely great light control. Congratulations!

Best regards,
Hercules

efigesta (12188) 2006-11-01 6:26

Hi my friend
interesting daily life shot here, great pov and interesting colors
regards
manuel

ChrisJ (171878) 2006-11-01 6:30

Hi Henk

I think you meant getting coconuts, but the message is clear enough in the photo. Excellent sharpness & pov. Tfs!

Gerrit (62042) 2006-11-01 6:58

Dag Henk,
Mooie foto. Wel een beetje vreemd POV. Ben je meegeklommen?
Mooie compositie van de man helemaal omlijst door bladeren.
Groeten Gerrit

papagolf21 (152607) 2006-11-01 7:49

Bonjour Henk,
Je ne sais pas s’il m'était possible de réaliser cet exploit lorsque j'avais 30 ans ! ;o)
Encore une photo très intéressante montrant la vie quotidienne et les us et coutumes du pays.
Image très bien composée, comme à votre habitude, mon ami Henk.
Amitiés.
Philippe

delkoo (68) 2006-11-01 8:33

hi henk
when I was at Goa, longtime ago, I tried to climb a coconut palm it is not easy, especially for occidental feet.
for your friend it is a daily gesture which it accomplished with ease .

didier

jhm (211736) 2006-11-01 12:16

Hallo Henk,

De lijn waar Henk (NL) het over heeft is dit niet door de licht inval, of zie ik dit totaal verkeerd, ik vind dit een zeer geslaagde foto met de man in actie, inderdaad gemoet het maar doen op die hoogte, ik heb persoonlijk geen hoogte vrees, maar vallen is toch wel iets om nooit te vergeten!!! Ik vind hier de kleuren buiten gewoon het is een beauty Henk.

Groeten,
John

Didi (61589) 2006-11-01 12:21

Bonsoir Henk
Je reconnais ici que la scène est bien captée et je constate une bonne maitrise de l'exposition malgré le peu de luminosité.
Sans oublier les couleurs appréciables.

pilpel-adom (3018) 2006-11-01 12:26

Hey Henk!
As usual, your notes are vibrating as your photos - and what a picture! Humorous, with a good smiling subject and good composition to open the space to the right, seeing the palms and among them the coco nuts...
TFS!
Chen

jmdaoudal (82) 2006-11-01 13:39

Le héro "Oochapan" est tout sourire et c'est un vrai plaisir de le voir ainsi.
Je comprends bien qu'il visite son garde manger pour te recevoir :-) J'aime bien la photo tout est bien en place de la position surmontée par les palmes de notre héro au "parasol" qui occupe toue la partie supérieure du cadre.
Super
Jean Michel

coco (30439) 2006-11-01 15:20

Hi Henk.

We're going to have a problem. You should explain that when you talk about "coco" you don't talk about me.
And... and was only a joke!!

A good exposure and moment. But you're right, technicals parametres are not important. What is important is what we can see through your eyes.

Coco.

Angelillo (9374) 2006-11-01 17:52

Hi Henk,

Thanks for your interesting note and PS, You're really right. The shot is amazing and funny, a piece of indian life in so big contact with the nature, at risk almost always. The color and light are marvellous, and the smile of Ochappan very very good. Thanks,

Angel.

MikiM (1924) 2006-11-02 4:49

Hello Henk,
Now, I have to eat minimum a Bounty snack - but I'm on a diet -so you are the responsible!
Thank you for sharing this unique image - I feel that today I learnt again something new from the world.
Your personal message is also remarkable.
Congrats,
Miklós - from Budapest

RADEEH (2802) 2006-11-02 11:20

The green in this shot is very much refreshing as those tender coconuts. And thanks for bringing a smiling Ochappan. Great shot with a exciting PoV. TFS

sebcz (2345) 2006-11-03 3:31

He seems fighting the laws of gravity, so unworried of falling down.
The leaves form a kind of roof here.
The trunk and the man are wisely positioned.
Seb

Scharan (14144) 2006-11-04 21:12

Olá Henk
Que foto bonita e divertida...boa luz, cores naturais e o sorriso do rapaz é especia!
Parabéns Henk e boas fotos.
Grande abraço,
Vera.