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Two from Kashgar
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Don’t think I have posted the first one before. I like the scene, the bargaining. It was dead easy to take photos of this, the participants were so engrossed in the buying and selling that they didn’t notice Irish guy with camera next to them.
Second one I have posted before but I’ve cropped it to give more emphasis to the chaps with the unusual hats and long beards who, in a market full of colourful characters, stood out for their attire.
Also, kudos to the girl for making a plastic bag look stylish.
Hi Liam,
I like the look of these.
Excellent expressions.When I viewed first I didn’t realise that it was a plastic bag. :)
Looked like part of her dress.Nicely done.
John.
Another 2 fine shots Liam
The first is really nice, the sheer concentration and involvement of all the people is excellent. I think the dude in the tinted specs might have clocked you taking the shot :-)
Do you know how much the goat went for?
DeeI like both of these.
The first is great – the only fault I can give is that it would have been nice to have more of the items they are hoping to buy in the picture. Perhaps by angling the camera down slightly. That’s a minor criticism though as I like it as it is and it’s more about the people bargaining than the sheep.
The second is not as good compositionally, nor have you captured an outstanding moment, but together with the second it works well as a piece of travel documentary, and the two characters are interesting.
I’d be happy to have taken both of these and I’d love to see more from this market.
Good stuff Liam.
Alan
Thanks for all the comments folks.
Dee, I think its actually sheep they are trading. I don’t know what the rate was. But I recall that a cow was going for around $120, and I think a camel was bit more expensive than that again. Doesn’t seem like huge money, but the deal would have been concluded there and then, and with notes of small denomination $120 would have been a great big wad of Yuan so the handover looked very impressive. Plus the transaction would come with a lot of traditions of the sort you’d get in a market here, the ‘spit and shake on it’ all that sort of stuff. It was high drama, the pity was that I couldn’t understand a word they were saying.
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