Talk of the town, a photo from Tongsa, Central

Photographer's Note

A few people having a chat, or just resting their legs, outside a shop in Trongsa town in central Bhutan. Although Bhutan is a normal, modern country in many ways, certainly no stranger to new technology, the compulsory traditional clothes and traditional architecture sometimes make the country look like a giant outdoor museum.
This is a scanned Kodachrome slide.

noborders, Benedict, mafegan, kato, COSTANTINO, pajaran has marked this note useful

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nivaldo (15417) 2007-11-24 3:13

Hi Gert,
Very interesting capture! A nice flagrante, indeed!
TFS.
Brazilian Greetings,
Nivaldo

skoogmi (39) 2007-11-24 11:32

Hej Gert,
Intressant bild. ﾄr det en man eller kvinna som sitter i mitten och vad har han p� fterna han som sitter som nummer fyra?
H舁sningar
Mikael

saxo042 (38078) 2007-11-25 0:16

Hej Gert,
Interesting architecture with a lot of fine details. Is it an old building? Good scan.
H舁sningar
Gunnar

Greg1949 (9011) 2007-11-25 14:54

OK, you got me, compulsory traditional clothing? For who? Everybody?

The shot is very good but fot the wall that I think is too hot. The people there could be the characters from a novel or a movie, they are really a mix, and the woman looks stunning. Good capture.

Greg

noborders (1010) 2007-11-30 2:31

If it is a scanned slide, the photo does not show it here and it is all the more valuable ! I like to watch the various persons sitting on the bench, they seem so peaceful and there is an air of normality in this view - like it a lot !
Best regards (and thanks for your visit),
Cath.

Benedict (7076) 2007-11-30 20:22

hi GH,
chatting or gossiping, it doesn't matter..you well captured the right moment of these guys "chilling out". the rattan baskets to the right added the charm.
benedict

Asiulus (1184) 2007-12-01 7:12

Hej Gert
Nicely captured scene. I like it not only because it shows us how the people there look like and live, but also for showing how similar the people all around the world are. I can imagine shooting similar scene in Europe.
Apart from their clothes and architecture, that is ;-)
This time you could easily cheat me, the quality of this picture is really good for the scan.
Regards
Joanna

Glint (6171) 2007-12-11 14:39

hello gert,
there is lots of lovely detail to look at here.Interesting architecture and people.I like the colours too.
regards
Bev

mafegan (8626) 2008-10-01 5:55

Hello Gert
A slide scan from this century and thus the quality is very good. I like the detail of the people and their traditional clothing, the elaborate window frame and the baskets. Well done, Marlene

Disabled_A (0) 2008-12-10 14:48

Hej Gert,
... I'm looking through some older posts again...
I especially like the way you depict people in your photos! Very interesting scene :) It's nice to get to know some more details of a distant life.
In this photo there is a funny mixture of various characters, clothes and moods!
Good, interesting composition. I am also impressed by the ornaments on the window!
best regards,
Elena

ahmet54 (3600) 2012-08-12 10:22

Hejsan Gert,
great daily life shot from a far away place. Bhutan seems to be a kind of Shangri-la in westerners eyes. Although I don't believe in such legendary stuff I would like to see it with my own eyes. If travelling there wouldn't be so extremely expensive.
Regards,
Roland

kasianowak (17676) 2013-03-11 0:38

Hi Gert
Lovely daily life image and, as you say, it does look like a shot from an open air museum.
I went there 9 years later and Trongsa looked pretty much the same as in your photograph.
Best wishes
Kasia

kato (11630) 2013-05-06 19:11

Hello Gert,

This is a familiar photograph, so it's interesting and impressive to see the natural spectacle about which local residents wearing the traditional/colorful clothes sit on a bench and are chatting. It's interesting in the design of the building which appears like a souvenir shop in back, too. And, two big bamboo baggages seen the right side draw out a pastoral image in this area. Well captured and excellent tone/clarity.

Kind regards,
mikio

adidas5nb (5743) 2013-05-25 5:32

lovely composition.really like the space you have allowed for the sacs and the ladder by the off centered framing of the people.great architecture and painting on the window panel.
regards
dwaipayan

SnapRJW (31631) 2014-03-18 9:34

Hello Gert - I think I mentioned once before that, for me, visiting Bhutan was the realization of a dream. The 3 weeks spent there was too short and I would love to explore further eastwards.... perhaps one day.

This is a typical DL scene and one, I suspect, that will become less and less common as the country opens up to the world. A shot that makes me want to book my trip!

Warm regards Rosemary

Cricri (176) 2016-10-30 11:42

Hi Gert
Une belle sc鈩e de vie et une architecture int駻essante avec les reflets, toute belle composition
cricri

jmdias (115156) 2018-07-11 9:27

gert

I liked the adorned window in typical style with the baskets at side and this row of people in the bank. nice the reactions of each one to the camera.

take care

jorge

COSTANTINO (116490) 2020-03-02 11:44

Hello dear Gert and have a nice time
and a happy new day
i like this scenery with people
talking about different things....
thanks for your useful notes
about Bhutan a normal modern country
in many ways
I like their traditional cloths too
welldone
regards
Costantino

Silvio1953 (221593) 2020-07-27 23:51

Ciao Gert, nice scene with sitting persons. fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (115891) 2021-12-21 7:01

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepi prozori i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa ljudima koji odmaraju na klupi.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija dobijena skeniranjem slajda.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje.
Paja