Very well captured and delivered, Philippe. Thank you. My favorite is your last
BW image. I think that the armed soldier completes the image and puts both a
political and times spin to it. Yep, that’s my favorite so far in the whole
series thus far. Thank you! :)
Best regards,
Peter S.
On Mar 30, 2020, at 12:14 PM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Five takes today - the last one is BW
The first three illustrate a point made by Xavier B on the Leicareflex list,
who remembered well extremely poor sanitary conditions on the road back from
Saqqarah.
Here, a canal in Cairo in which I even saw the decaying carcass of a horse ...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Flotstam-0760.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Flotstam-0760.jpg.html>
And yet people live and work there - this street stank like hell and I felt
sick over the two or three miles of its length ...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+And+yet-0789.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+And+yet-0789.jpg.html>
Kids and adults toil in the midst of refuse, plastic bags, and more … long
live plastics ...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Hygiene-0782.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Hygiene-0782.jpg.html>
On a lighter note, I also felt sorry for this poor chap, for other reasons
bringing me back in time ...
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Hard+luck-0800.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Hard+luck-0800.jpg.html>
But I wouldn’t finish the series without something more aesthetic (in spite
of the presence of the armed soldier) and in BW :-)
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Contrejour-1095.jpg.html
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/2020-Egypt/2020+-+Egypt+-+Contrejour-1095.jpg.html>
Some may be viewed large for better appreciation.
Amities
Philippe
