Abdu (North-East Senegal) by mtc

Photography • Portraits • posted on Nov 15, 2008

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We met with Abdu, the brother of Sidi, during our Senegal travel in 2007. It is well known that some traditions in Islam make people consider that any kind of image (hence photography) must be condemned, and this concerns especially images of animals and men. All the family we met there is Muslim. But the friendship between our friend Serge and the family of Abdu made all this photographic sequence possible. The image “An afternoon of happiness” (link below) tells you how we met with Abdu and his family. Click on the picture to see it sharper. All comments welcome.

Nous avons rencontré Abdu, frère de Sidi, lors de notre voyage au Sénégal en 2007. On sait que certaines traditions de l’Islam (toute cette famille est musulmane) laissent supposer que toutes formes d’images (et donc la photographie) sont condamnables, notamment pour les êtres animés. C’est l’amitié vécue entre notre ami Serge et la famille d’Abdu qui m’a permis de faire toute cette série d’images. La photo “An afternoon of happiness” (une après-midi de bonheur, lien ci-dessous) vous indique comment nous avons connu Abdu et sa famille. Cliquez sur l’image pour mieux en voir les détails. Commentaires bienvenus.

Techdata: Nikon D50 with AF-Nikkor 3.5-4.5/18-70 ED at F=62mm, DX format (equiv. 24x36 format 93mm), 1/500s at f/4.5, 200 ISO. Postwork in Photoshop CS3 Extended. Cropping of half of the whole surface. The top of the hat, which was outside the image, was reconstructed with the Clone Stamp tool.

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"An afternoon of happiness"

Comments (32)

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smillinfaces

11:24AM | Sat, 15 November 2008

that`s a great Portrait

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magnus073

11:32AM | Sat, 15 November 2008

This is such a superb portrait my friend and hearing the story behind it really makes it that much more special

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jeroni

11:42AM | Sat, 15 November 2008

great Portrait

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claude19

12:12PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

EXCELLENT portrait !!!WONDERFUL look !!!

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Meisiekind

12:48PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Wonderful portrait of this proud man! :)

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Fidelity2

12:56PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Perfect. 5+.

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marybelgium

2:20PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

super !le genre de rencontre qu'on n'est pas prêt d'oublier ! merci de nous la partager avec nous !

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helanker

2:25PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

A really excelent portrait. Well done :)

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Mousson

2:41PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Magnifique! Trés belle image, beau travail, plein de détails trés riches....

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auntietk

3:20PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Wonderful portrait!

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durleybeachbum

3:39PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Marvellous!

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jocko500

4:19PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

wonderful shot. he looks happy here

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El_Lee

4:44PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Fantastic portrait of him. He seems very comfortable taking it.

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ledwolorz

7:36PM | Sat, 15 November 2008

Beautiful portrait.

MrsLubner

12:30AM | Sun, 16 November 2008

An honest man's face - a man with a good sense of humor but one who can be strong and a leader. Great character brought out in this outstanding portrait.

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Milouv

3:37AM | Sun, 16 November 2008

Sublime portrait d'où ressort l'expression de la bonté. Bravo une fois de plus pour cette façon magistrale de donner une humanité à tes photos par une technique éprouvée. Bon dimanche.

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sirvictor

10:47AM | Sun, 16 November 2008

beautiful portrait

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pixelmeister

1:35AM | Mon, 17 November 2008

Very cool image!

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lizzibell

11:11AM | Mon, 17 November 2008

great portrait...

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RoyalPhoto

9:34PM | Mon, 17 November 2008

Excellent portrait!

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remail

11:27AM | Tue, 18 November 2008

Quel superbe portrait. J'adore ce type d'image, très simple et si profonde à la fois. J'avoue rêver d'en faire plus, sans trop oser le faire. Question de timidité ?

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tralfaz

8:44PM | Tue, 18 November 2008

You make wonderful photos of people. I'm always happy to view them and see some of the people you have met around the world.

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KarmaSong

4:56AM | Wed, 19 November 2008

Un magnifique portrait et un visage qui a certainement beaucoup d'événements à raconter,de ce continent dont j'ignore tout ou presque! Superbe photo, Marie-Thérèse!

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