A Dutch good friend introduced me to R'osity... and now, I really feel good in this community : I enjoy a lot your friendship and comments !BIOWith a few exceptions (indicated), I'm using a simple CANON Digital IXUS i... Sometimes, I do some postwork using ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5, but I just installed Adobe PhotoShop 7.0...
But now, after having seen all these beautiful shots, I just bought (Nov 2004) myself a new camera : NIKON 70 D !
I'm a chemist, leading a small R&D team in polymers (My greatest pleasure is to stimulate creativity...) I'm also studying to become a patent attorney...
I'm living in Belgium and enjoy travelling, hiking (going out every week-end is a vital must !), reading (my French preferred authors are Marc Ly, Jean-Christophe Grang Amie Nothomb,...), music (great fan of US female voices : Jennifer Warnes, Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan, ...) and ... photography ! :~)
Bien cordialement aussi aux amis francophones !
:-) mIcHeL
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Comments (31)
goido
Great character and photo!!
rainbows
Such strong personality in his face, a superb shot of this musician, dear Michel. I would love to hear him play. A wonderful photograph. I am sorry, Michel I do not know the name of this instrument. I would like to know too! I will check back later see if anyone knows. Have a beautiful night. Hugs. DiDi.
Ionel
Very beautiful and interesting capture!!!
jeroni
otra excelente obra de ese pais tan interesante
virginiese
Excellente photo. J'aime l'expression de son visage. Il a un instrument surprenant mais je ne le connais pas. j'espère que quelqu'un pourra répondre ! Bises Virginie
durleybeachbum
What a great portrait!!
CavalierLady
Beautiful shot, your superb portraits have shown the fascinating diversity of peoples and cultures!
MrsLubner
This instrument is called the Rabab, Rababah or Rbab. It is a spike fiddle, traditionally used to accompany poetry. The Bedouin version has a quadrilateral sound box covered with skin and a single horsehair string. It is played with a horsehair bow. The Moroccan variant has a boat-shaped sound box and the string may be positioned to the side of the neck. In Egypt, the sound box is made from a coconut shell. Some versions have two strings. It really is an interesting instrument and I am looking now for a web site with sound so I can hear what it sounds like! This is another wonderful capture...a portrait that is rich in character and equally rich in culture.
GiMi53
Ooooh, PJ, I'm really impressed by your knowledge... very much ! Hummm, I will have another one for you tomorrow !
krakosky
great funny image, well done
JaneEden
What an amazing capture of this person so full of character - hugs Jane xx
Apophis906
What a great shot.
mark.spooner
A very nice capture.
Liam.
Great capture and I like the softening effect. If I may suggest something, I'd think of softening some of the pavement on his other side, to improve the balance. But in general it works very well to draw attention to the instrument.
babuci
Good capture and great plat to find a name of this instrument.
stolta
Great capture!!!!!!!!!!!!
awjay
simply superb my friend
Janiss
Une série toujours aussi fascinante avec un portrait qui ne l'est pas moins! Cet instrument qui m'est inconnu est absolument superbe... bravo Michel... Jean-Louis se joint à moi en pensée, nous restons fidèles à RR mais actuellement, en ce qui concerne J.L, déménagement oblige et plus d'internet, mon tour est pour janvier!;-)
toddaking
Excellent picture. Todd
camilledubuc
un personnage intéressant avec du vécu,bravo.
RobyHermida
Fantastic image, excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
carrotsoup
That PJ is sure knowledgable about so many things. I did not have a clue what the instrument was. All I know is the portrait is great.
Littlejock
Beautiful colours in this pic. Excellent work my friend. Superb
alhak
wonderful shot...strange looking fellow though, he seems out of proportion somehow
bruelmcbeal
Excellent portrait !!!
Valerie-Ducom
Oh, ça fait des années que j'ai pas vu un bon Rababah ! Excellente photo sur cet homme qui a l'air d'être heureux ! Bizzzzzzzz
skyla824
outstanding work
nikolais
stunning street capture
amirapsp
Lovely pic my art friend...Hugs
lajasmine
Oh là! un mélange de violon:) je voudrais bien entendre le son de cette mélodie!