Saluti da Birregurra, a photo from Victoria, East

Photographer's Note

Postcard for Silvio1953 from Birregurra.

Birregurra is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately 130 km south-west of Melbourne. Population 688. Every year this population increases to 10.000 due to its festival.
This was taken at the Birregurra festival 2009.
I Think in many ways it typifies the Australian country male, strong, hard working, hard living likes good lookin' sheilas, loves his aussie rules, a cold beer or two & a barbie with his mates & not too concerned with fashion & a little hairy ;-))))).

ITALIAN

Cartolina per Silvio1953 da Birregurra.

Birregurra � una citt� di Victoria, Australia circa 130 km a sud-ovest di Melbourne. Popolazione 688. Ogni anno questa popolazione aumenta a 10.000 per via della sua fiera.
Questa foto e stata catturata al festival di Birregurra 2009.
Credo che in tanti modi caratterizza il contadino Australiano, forte, lavoratore, che ci piace belle sheilas (ragazze), il football (Australiano) la birra (fredda), Il BBQ con gli amici e non si preoccupa tanto con la moda e un po peloso ;-))))).

carper, pablominto, phwall, Clementi, Longroute, delpeoples, Cricri, patdeph, Atousa has marked this note useful

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anindya2u (287) 2010-01-28 22:21

Hi Santo

Wonderful portrait, position, colour and exposure. the emotion of the men is well captured. Though it is back light but still the faces are well exposed.

Rgds
anindya

carper (96) 2010-01-28 22:32

very good one Santo,
marvelous double portrait and good composition, fine details, good dof, very good photo, have a good day.
regard jaap

Enzo63 (1574) 2010-01-28 22:55

Hello Santo
How are you?
a beautiful expression of two farmers
which gives the idea of life in that village
really a nice photo
My warmest regards
Vincenzo

pablominto (53746) 2010-01-28 22:57

Hello Santo,

An excellent double portrait of these two fellows!
They both have some impressive features and that fact is well transmitted by the photographer hehehe...
But you forgot to tell us what the Birregurra festival ia all about hehehe...!

Greetings,
Pablo -

smarcell (19965) 2010-01-28 23:03

Funny people, in a very sharp composition.
Regards Stefano

phwall (6787) 2010-01-28 23:37

Hey Santo,
One thing for sure, you Victorians are a handsome bunch.
The guy in the bucket hat looks like he'd crawl over four miles of broken glass to get his hands on a cold VB, come to think of it so would I.
Nice shot, two characters that definitely deserve to be immortalized on camera.
Good work, the expressions are priceless.
Cheers
Peter

PixelTerror (0) 2010-01-29 3:05

Hi Santo
LOL nice duo, and an image taken with good appropriate Dof, porrtaits of each one would look good too. The right one could be appropriate for Appenzell where many senior men wear such beards
Have a nice day JY

francio64 (39888) 2010-01-29 3:19

Ciao Santo,
bellissimo questo doppio portrait.
Mi piace il contrasto tra la lunga barba del signore a destra con i grossi baffi del signore a sinistra.
Anche il contrasto cromatico tra le due camicie.
Ottima gestione della luce ed eccellente sharp.

TFS!
L'Assessore

Clementi (52514) 2010-01-29 6:25

Ciao Santo,
accidenti che baffoni e barba, si vede che sono dei gran lavoratori e poi anche consumatori di birra.
Giorgio

Longroute (19600) 2010-01-29 7:24

Se non avessi tradotto il gergo australiano non avrei capito diverse parole! (:-)
I think it's a photo which one cannot help but like it!
In some way which I cannot explain it's a "simpatica "image and very well done too. More and more I see that you are very attentive to people in your photos, and even if it's not my genre it's something I can appreciate.

Greetings from Cagliari,
Donato

delkoo (68) 2010-01-29 12:54

hi rikk
I love this "everyday life" scene... showing the true face of those people... what I like the most about your picture is their expressions... it is very impressive.

didier

papera (14372) 2010-01-29 14:50

ciao santo,
it's interesting that you post such a photo... my hairdresser is Tasmanian and a couple of days ago we were talking about Australia and Tasmania as originally a favourite penal colony for British convicts... I guess the grand-grand-grand-grand-grand-etc.-children of those men are still around :)
who else could have invented Aussie rules... :)
c.

burraburra (1219) 2010-01-30 0:14

Nice tight framed shot of knock-about Aussies.

Silvio1953 (222847) 2010-01-30 1:47

Ciao Santo, grazie per questa pelosissima cartolina dall'Australia, bel doppio ritratto, fantastiche espressioni, ottima nitidezza, bravo, buon week end, ciao Silvio

delpeoples (60342) 2010-01-30 1:52

Ciao Caro, heheehe, this made me laugh. Such an advertisement for our lady friends here on TE to hurry up, get ona plane and get over here ;) This is a wonderful double portrait, so sharp, the subjects so interesting and of course your trademark humour. Great job, whenever I need something to cheer me up, your beautiful Gallery always does the trick. Enjoy your weekend mio caro amico, Lisa

holmertz (103584) 2010-01-30 2:35

Hello Santo,
Another fine capture and a note expressing a gentle, good-humoured appreciation. Maybe these fellas don't exactly fit the dreams of a mother in law to be, but they've got character - of a kind.
Regards,
Gert

satyakki (672) 2010-01-30 7:04

Hey Santo,
Great Portrait. In India, we are quite familiar with the Men Down Under.Courtesy - Cricket, the universal religion in India. In this excellent portrait the shorter man reminds me of David Boon, a gritty australian batsman who was known off the field for his love for beer and on the field was a wonder - "How he ran being a roundish beer fan?"
Good Job & Cheers,
Satyakki
(see WS of the other man)

SteveH (8220) 2010-01-30 19:00

Strewth those Aussies are an attractive bunch; d'know what Gert is on about...

Good double portrait, filling the frame nicely (not so taken with the PP tho'). cheers, Steve

Cricri (176) 2010-01-31 4:19

Salut Santo
Des portraits tr鑣 naturels un c魌� Texan comme dans les ann閑s 70/80, j'avoue pas tr鑣 s閐uisant mais cool :-) bon DOF et lumi鑢e
Good sunday
cricri

swiatopelk777 (0) 2010-01-31 5:35

Hi Santo!
Very nice and smooth guys. Wonderful scene. Fine smiles. Nice colors. Original double portrait.
Greetings from Warszawa!

jaywalker (16105) 2010-01-31 14:25

Hi Santo, A great shot of these tow men, their rough weather warn faces have been picked out wonderfully here, there is excellent detail & their face furniture is amazing, superb quality & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

paololg (31448) 2010-01-31 14:47

Un p� peloso? con questa barba e con questi baffi puoi fare un maglione! :-)))
Eccellente ritratto di uno stile di vita originale, tipico dei lavoratori contadini, ai quali piacciono tutte le cose che piacciono anche a noi, ma che noi non possiamo dire altrimenti le nostri mogli ci bastonano! :-)
Bravo Santo, hai fatto ancora una volta una piacevole ed interessante foto, accompagnata come sempre dal tuo unico e fantastico humor.
Ciao, passa una bella settimana1
Paolo

patdeph (35750) 2010-01-31 22:04

hello Santo
I like portraits very much,and thee 2 men have a very photogenic and picturescque face!Superb!
Regards
Pascale

bracasha75 (24591) 2010-02-01 3:02

Hello Santo
Two great typical outback Aussies and on his face is visable all work they do to have for life
Excellent photo
TFS
Cheers,Braca

alftrek (3270) 2010-02-02 14:27

Hello Santo,
These two gentlemen looks rough and huge, their beard and mo are almost unrivaled. Come to think of it, the rabbi's beard would be nice for you too but it will take several years to get to this length. I love their facial expressions, just wondering what they were gazing at. The light, colours and details are excellent.
Regards
Alfred

ps. I am back to bring you to meet Bill in Borneo.

Miha2ou7 (5162) 2010-02-05 2:16

Hey Santo,

Look at those handsome fellas! Seems we're competing in who has the most original and lush beard. Funny people and a good photo.

See you around.

Atousa (7131) 2010-02-18 9:58

Salam Santo,

A very good n interesting double portrait, they seem to be relatives.. You captured their expressions really well n in a good frame.. nice details n sharpness as well.. thank you.
Best regards, Atousa

Disabled_A (0) 2010-02-22 14:44

Hello Santo,
these two guys look very picturesque in every sense of the word! Original double portrait which I like very much; interesting individuals from psychological aspect as well ;) Great!
Kind regards and my very best wishes,
Elena

Ricx (13495) 2010-04-28 3:48

Hi Santo, What a bunch of Characters- very well captured and presented- with fine detail. Great note TFS Rich

wolf38 (30) 2010-05-12 7:58

Hi Santo. These two men are great types. The wild beards are a specialty. One can not ignore these men. Compliment for this great photo. Regards, Wolfgang.

fabianoleite (13575) 2011-05-03 18:29

Good depiction of a kind and style. The faces and beard speak for themselves. Good framing and composition, congratulations!