i'm not here, a photo from Oaxaca, Oaxaca

Photographer's Note

"I'm not here, this isn't happening..."

I imagine this going through the mind of the backseat rider...him being taken away.

(disappearing completely)

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I could also have called this post "The Heart of the Nation", but I don't feel like going for the obvious today.

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OAXACA is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name. The city relies heavily on tourism, both Mexican and international. It's a fine place to hang around for a couple of days.

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ISO-800
& colour burn

This one is for John Lennon.

delpeoples, kordinator, jlbrthnn, josepmarin, baddori, vasilpro has marked this note useful

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dta (98848) 2010-12-08 4:39

Hello Benny ,
A fine and colorful composition . The blue of the "beetle" is welle accorded with the blue of tha wall .
Well done .

yquem46 (38752) 2010-12-08 4:44

Hi Benny
Great that you've waited for exactly the right car to pass before this wall
The graphical effect is a success
have a nice day
patrick

Sergiom (117241) 2010-12-08 5:44

Bonjur Benny

Tr鋊 belle composition. Les couleurs sont magnifiques et semblent se compl彋er. Cette voiture est arriv嶪 juste au bon moment pour en faire un moment magique.

Amicalement

Serge

foozi (7101) 2010-12-08 5:48

Hello Benny,
simple shot but very very catchy and effective. Strong exciting colours and wellplaced subject gives a powerful visual impact.
Very well thought shot and the details are fine.

Regards,
Foozi

Bartleby (13552) 2010-12-08 5:51

Hi Benny,
a very catchy colourist picture. Those colours really pop out and the beetle is just the perfect addition to it!

Philippe

holmertz (102604) 2010-12-08 6:24

Hello Benny,
Remarkable colours and well done to combine the VW with that background. A very catchy picture.
Best regards,
Gert

SnapRJW (31631) 2010-12-08 6:47

Hi Benny - I love your beetle/beatle! Lovely vibrant composition and perfectly timed. Best regards Rosemary

Juzo (2151) 2010-12-08 7:07

Hi Benny,
What a title, it brings us into the picture, the mind perhaps of the man in the back seat. What a great song too (I love Kid A, great album).
Truly the colours of colonial Mexico, it seems Oaxaca is one of the best places, the colour here is so richly captured and the shot has nice balance.
Cheers
Justin
p.s and for the great John Lennon, who can still believe that happened?, still a shock after 30 years..may he live on.

quillo (11858) 2010-12-08 8:29

Hola Benny ...

Me llama la atenci鏮 esta foto ...
color, contrastes en un encuadre oportuno
con el Volkswagen conjuntado
con los colores de la calle,
me gusta la idea y te felicito por el trabajo.

Un saludo.

annjackman (23019) 2010-12-08 9:51

Hello,
Great colours and simplicity here. I particularly like the view of the man sitting in the rear seat.
Well done,
Regards, Ann

Morac (27725) 2010-12-08 9:53

Bonsoir Benny,

Belle composition aux couleurs superbement bien associ嶪s
Marc

leo61 (0) 2010-12-08 10:57

HI Benny!
Why is there no orange colord bird flying in the upper left corner??????
only joking....
this is a simple road/facade scene but in this colorcombination a great shot,taken with perfect timing.
Best,Leo

hispic (9658) 2010-12-08 18:47

Hello Benny,
Nice play with colour, the colour of the Beatle is in perfect taste with the background. This has a truly strong visual punch.
Best wishes, Hisashi

jjcordier (79299) 2010-12-08 23:00

Benny
Excellente composition avec cette opposition de couleurs satur嶪s du plus bel effet et surtout bravo pour avoir su attendre la voiture de la bonne couleur.
Amicalement
JJ

bema (26591) 2010-12-08 23:20

Hi Benny,

another fine and also curious scenery with a beetle as the main object.. excellent colors, perfect sharpness, a real good capture!

have a nice day, greetings from snowy germany, Bernd

Nicou (193806) 2010-12-09 0:34

Hello

sueprbe compo color嶪, quel contraste entre le bleu de la cox et le fond jaune, le rappel des encadrements bleu et de la bande, on voit bien les personnages dans la voiture, splendide.

Bravo et amiti�

Nicou

jasmis (58653) 2010-12-09 2:10

Superb colours. Of a car and of the wall too.
Regards.

Afterdark (14) 2010-12-09 8:48

Hi Benny

lines and colors are so clean and clear. It winds up as something made for a film studio. I see that you added some black and contrast which works pretty nice. I was wondering about the ISO 800 since it looks like full daylight. Did you do this for some reason? Is it the slight grain you achieve here?
Best wishes, M.

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-12-09 8:49

Hello Benny!
Amazing car. Wonderful beetle. Fine scene and background. Marvelous colours. Ideal brightness and saturation. Perfect contrast and sharpness.
Well done!

gmg (4202) 2010-12-09 9:24

Hi Benny
Browsing through your images my attention was immediately caught by the first one. A nice blending of colours and composition. The WV colours is not one of the official VW scheme; was it added by Photoshop (it matches perfectly with the blue on the wall by the way) or is a custom painting by the owner?
TFS

gmg

delpeoples (60342) 2010-12-09 12:02

Hi Benny

What rich and interesting colours, very totemic of Mexico. You have spotted - and reacted well and quickly to this great scene that presented. Many of us would have missed this (I'm a bit slow to react). Its a very dynamic image and is superbly composed. Geat dedication to John Lennon...didn't his killer recently get refused parole? Thanks for sharing and I wish you a beautiful evening.

Cheers
Lisa

vladic (4563) 2010-12-09 18:44

Bonjour Benny,

L'opposition chromatique est effectivement tr鋊 bien vue. Lumi鋨e et ombre, couleurs chaudes et couleurs froides, nettet�. Tout 蓷 fait une tr鋊 belle photo. WV est est magnifique dans une tr鋊 belle pr廥entation.

Amicalement,
Wladyslaw

kordinator (8738) 2010-12-10 1:50

Hello Benny
Composition with beautiful motifs, colors and contrasts.
My favorite, virtually indestructible car has a major role in the capture.
Excellent sharpness and clarity.
Indeed the composition is of high quality with wonderful text and fine frame.
Regards my friend
Sa惨

fotka (8985) 2010-12-10 9:35

Hi Benny,
Great composition with a matching colors. It's a very popular car beloved by many car's lovers. I think the "beetle" is the car that never change its body. Only small details like bigger windows or lights. I like that you added a sign with the name of the town. Beautiful colors, nice sharpness, well done job.
Best regards and happy holidays!
Zbigniew

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-12-11 6:50

Bonjour Benny,
C'est un hasard, mais la fa蓷de et la voiture sont assorties. Les couleurs de la photo sont s嶮uisantes. La photo est int廨essante et amusante. Tr鋊 bonne qualit�. Bravo.
Bon week-end
Amicalement
Jo螔

wolf38 (30) 2010-12-12 9:42

Hello Benny. A great photo. Here everything fits together perfectly in color. And of course the old VW Beetle is an eye-catcher. Very nice. Regards, Wolfgang.

CLODO (45116) 2010-12-12 12:05

Hi Benny

Only 2 contrasting colors on this daylife street!
Congratulations
CLODO

lpi (4857) 2010-12-13 3:44

Salut Benny,
Une tr鋊 belle composition riche en couleurs.
Bien vu!
Amicalement,
lpi

josepmarin (59385) 2010-12-17 0:33

Hi Benny,
The blue color on the frieze and on the windows of this house coincides exactly with the color of the VW, what a lucky chance.
The colors of the front with the shield of the city call the attention by its visual power, the light is managed well, and the composition is spontaneous and effective graphically.
Good work.
Best regards,
Josep

abmdsudi (95869) 2010-12-18 22:54

Hi Benny
Amazing strong colors and stunning contrast is simply awesome. Admire your keen eye and observation. Impressive compo and timely captured, you are able to attract eyes by using strong color with good compostion and framing. Views hover between the vw and orange wall and the artistic sign. Superb clarity and sharpness, vivid color and good contrast, Well done. Thks for sharing. Hv a nice nday. Best regards

happypoppeye (4819) 2010-12-19 10:52

Clean shot...

I've lookded at this one multiple times now. Definitely a great color palette and nice eye to pick this one up, especially with the "blue bug" going through.
Nice work,
John

...and good to see someone is still using the D40 in 2010. Great little camera.
John

Koopman (1247) 2010-12-21 5:49

Hi Benny,
I am impressed by the blue colors of the car, and almost the same blue color on the wall being good in balance with the ocre yellow color of the other part of the wall. Funny picture of the man behind in the car, there is not much space left between his head and the roof of the vehicle. That is the price for maintaining an elegant slope backwards in the roof.
Beautiful shot!

baddori (20341) 2010-12-25 8:20

Benny
VW ... and a perfect companion piece with some of parts of the wall.
A gift for my "theme" car,
and an 'opportunity to extend my best wishes for the holidays.
Gianfranco

korbee (6619) 2011-01-04 12:36

Wauw dt is een ware kleurensensatie Benny,VW kan zich geen reclame wensen denk ik zo ;]]

Veel gezond heid voor 2011.

jan

papaosmubal (14) 2011-01-10 5:16

amazing colors. exact color of the exact car for the background-- that is patience paying off.

tetixxx (2383) 2011-01-31 10:31

wonderful photo. harmonic and contrary colours is together..I like it
regards
said

vasilpro (41801) 2011-01-31 13:30

Hello Benny,
Wonderful composition, beautiful vivid colors, excellent light management, very nice POV, fine photo work!
Best regards, Vasilis.