To Market To Market

Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 10 June 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Ningxia Provence, China - 2006

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Comments (23)

Adiemus from Christchurch, New Zealand

...to buy a fat pig!
But this donkey may be fairly stubborn about what he/she does, methinks. Full of character.

10 Jun 2008 5:54am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

So nice ! I love these kind of shots !

10 Jun 2008 7:30am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

He looks a shy little donkey, and heavily laden too. A great shot Craig.

10 Jun 2008 8:38am

Betty from New Jersey, United States

Great shot, Craig!

10 Jun 2008 9:10am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Poor Donkey, let him walk without all that he has to bear, I hate seeing that, on the other hand my photographic eye absolutely adores this compo !

10 Jun 2008 9:32am

Helen from Melbourne, Australia

Ah ... now this photo has spiked my interest! I didn't know you'd been to China! Well, well. I also do not recall seeing too many donkeys. Off googling to find out where it is. Hope to see more of these?

10 Jun 2008 10:04am

@Helen: In this shot I was traveling from Inner Mongolia to Yinchuan, Ningxia Provence. The street here was very busy and crowded. I cropped and cloned the people out of this shot as they were distracting the eye from my subject. But, I still missed the two people in the window in the background. I was quite a sight as I demanded my driver stop so I could photograph this scene. I was probably one of just a few Caucasians they had ever seen.

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

This is a priceless moment, and you got this great photo. Darn! All I got was a t-shirt...

10 Jun 2008 11:31am

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Unusual and interesting. I like the dusty gray.

10 Jun 2008 11:40am

Death from Mashhad, Iran

the shot is have a great quality and light!
I like the frame is not like as a quadrangle! if the frame like as rectangular i think the image is better! ;)
I think the donkey in 21 century is extinct for traveling! :)
good luck

10 Jun 2008 11:48am

MJ from Delaware, United States

great shot... I hope I get some good pict when I go to China this year....

10 Jun 2008 11:52am

@MJ: Hi MJ! I hope you have a chance to get way outside Beijing or Shanghai to experience the people and culture of China. Thanks for your comments!

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful. Because of your title choice, the animal looks rather tired.

10 Jun 2008 12:02pm

@e.: Yes, I agree with you that the donkey looks tired. I hate the way the Chinese treat animals. But, I hate the way we treat animals just as much. If you have the chance rent the movie "King Corn". Thanks for your comment e.!

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

great shot

10 Jun 2008 12:58pm

Cheryl from Texas, United States

what a cool shot! poor donkey is overworked! cool shadow of the wheel

10 Jun 2008 1:03pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

nice image - I had years to see a donkey (even in photo)

10 Jun 2008 3:25pm

Chris from South Jersey, United States

Very nice shot - the donkey is wonderful and the background of the street great as well. I can't believe you cloned out some people - I really can't tell where anyone would have been standing. My only suggestion would be to have a bit more on the left side of the frame - the crop looks a little close to the cart.

10 Jun 2008 4:12pm

@Chris: If you look just above the horse's back end you'll see a pair of glass double doors with a green curtain behind them. There was a guy standing in front of the door. I recreated the door from parts of the door that were visible (hope that makes sense). The reason I cropped so close to the cart was I tried to crop out anther person that was standing in the background. Thanks for your comments Chris!