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Ethiopian Man
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Ethiopian Man

by Richard Sandor

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted August 8, 20182,085 views3 comments
I took this photo on a trip to Lalibela, Ethiopia, an area best known for its churches hewn out of solid rock. After visiting a remote church two hours drive from Lalibela, I saw this man seated on a rock outside the church. He sat in a small patch of soft afternoon light that separated him from the darker background. I liked his pose, native garb and that soft light. Olympus E-M1 and 12-100 lens at 1/500, f/8 and ISO 500. Richard

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 9, 2018 at 4:42 AM
Exceptional image - the clouds are magnificent, the framing perfect, the colourful garb of the man sets off the  green tree, and his weathered face are all  just extraordinary.
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on August 10, 2018 at 6:05 PM
Wonderful light for this scene and I like the presence of the tree behind him. He may be a priest, actually.
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Comment posted by David Schoen on August 11, 2018 at 7:37 PM
Superb light, color, and culture.  You certainly seem to travel to some interesting and out of the way places.  Very cool!
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