Cars of Senegal 9, alien coffee shops by Elcet
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Do you want some coffee before taking this hot and dusty road? Here it is… And you have the choice between three shops! For sure it is not the best italian expresso, but if you have nothing else, you can stop and drink! These strange carriages are very typical of this area (however, I do not say that they are common), but do notice also that in Black Africa an important part of life happens along the roads. As for many earlier posts of this series, this one was taken throught the window of a car which was running (I would say some 50kph, i.e some 30mph, when I took the pict). Alas, it was badly damaged in the bottom part, right by a big stone in the foreground, left by the right driving-mirror of the car where I was. And it was the sole picture I had of these shops. After an extensive postwork, mostly with the Clone Stamp tool, I succeeded in saving it. But I kept the big stone: after all, it was an element of this incredible scene. Thanks to people who commented my last photo (sorry, it was a goat, not a sheep):
Senegal cars 8 – Sheep overdriving
Techdata: Nikon D70 with Nikkor 4-5.6/70-300 ED at 70mm, ISO 200, aperture-priority automatic, 1/600s at f/5.6, auto-white balance. Postwork in Photoshop CS3 Extended.
My Senegal cars series is now probably ended, but I invite you to visit my wife mtc’s gallery. She will continue a photographic series on Senegal:
>mtc gallery
Senegal cars 8 – Sheep overdriving
Techdata: Nikon D70 with Nikkor 4-5.6/70-300 ED at 70mm, ISO 200, aperture-priority automatic, 1/600s at f/5.6, auto-white balance. Postwork in Photoshop CS3 Extended.
My Senegal cars series is now probably ended, but I invite you to visit my wife mtc’s gallery. She will continue a photographic series on Senegal:
>mtc gallery
Comments (22)
MagikUnicorn
La vie sénégalaise fascinant...mais sapristi qu'il sont malpropre :) Faut leur passé un message environnementale ;-)
SapUS59
excellent image, i remember seeing similar type carts in Atlantic city back in the 60's on the main boardwalk. great work !!
RBlue
I really like your world view imagery. Its easy to forget that there's a whole earth to learn about. Photos as these help bring life into perspective.
dphoadley
Pass the coffee pot, will ya! ;=D DPH
ragouc
Nice shot.
helanker
An excellent shot of the atmosphere such a place. Very interesting indeed. I like it.
Kuiski
a very nice and interesting shot! Great photo
theconqueror
Superb shot...well done...
El_Lee
As always your image and words tell a wonderful story. Wonderful work as always.
durleybeachbum
Absolutely fascinating image and commentary!
Platin
A view to the other side of human life. It's over and over again astoundingly!!
angel_dust
Nice shot not real clear though..
Severine
C'est amusant la vision que vous avez chacun du Sénégal mtc et toi, cela se reflète bien dans vos clichés !!
tralfaz
Nescafe and Marlboro are familiar to names but a coffee shop like this is quite unusual for most of us. I have really been enjoying these strange vehicles series. There is something to think about if you look at the photos on the front of the cars in contrast to the real people in the photo. Fantastic shot especially if taken from an auto.
Milouv
L'excellente série se poursuit avec des véhicules africains que je ne connaissais pas et que Charlton Heston n'aurait pas renié. bravo bien entendu.
KarmaSong
Une magnifique photo de l'Afrique qui exprime le mouvement et la 'débrouillardise' de ces peuples fascinants. La brume ambiante évoque bien la chaleur qui doit régner au Sénégal. Excellent, Edouard!
pixelmeister
Well done my friend!
Richardphotos
terrible pollution but still a very candid capture
jocko500
wonder if the companys pay for the ads on they carts. cool shot
Djavad
Un excellent cliché comme on dit ici "très de là-bas"...
junge1
Wonderful and informative!
kitzie21
On ne voit pas assez d'images comme ça par ici (ou bien c'est moi qui regarde mal). Peu importe la propreté, les odeurs etc..., il y a un foisenement de vie dans les métropoles Africaines, une énergie qui est difficile à concevoir si on y a jamais mis les pieds et difficile à capturer. Très joli!