Bandiagara Escarpment, a photo from Mopti, South

Photographer's Note

This is the Bandiagara Escarpment rising above Dogon village of Teli in the Dogon country of Mali. Remnant dwellings of the ancient Tellem people can be seen at the overhung cliff. This "Cliff of Bandiagara" is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We had a trekking of four days ascending and descending cliff that rises about 500 meters above the lower sandy flats.
I was too tired to take photos after walking 20km or more a day in the heat exceeding 35℃. This photo was taken on the morning of the first day of the trekking.

PP: I tried to reproduce this scene with a taste of slide film. Images rendered by digital cameras make me feel monotonous music. I love JBL sounds driven by McIntosh power amplifiers.

subhendu_bagchi, delpeoples, Juntas, jafadabret, Nard, papagolf21, jhm, bona, vasilpro, kordinator, paura, diomed, guytoc, Cricri, holmertz, macjake, yeln, Angshu, mkamionka, josepmarin oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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mauro61 (53429) 2011-01-11 1:14

ciao Hisashi,
mi piace molto il taglio e il contrasto cromatico tra il cielo e le rocce dalla carateristica colorazione rossiccia.
ottima la luce.
un saluto
maurizio

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2011-01-11 1:30

Namaste Hisashi,
excellent framing. Like the colour contrast between blue and golden. The chosen POV is just superb. Great depth and perfect light. Excellent presentation despite of your tiredness. Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes for 2011.
Subhendu

dta (98848) 2011-01-11 2:01

Hello Hisashi ,
A superb presentation of this spectacular place . I like a lot the contrast between the red cliff and the blue sky . Excellent exposure , too .
Well done .

delpeoples (60342) 2011-01-11 2:19

HI Hishashi

All that trekking in extreme heat and you still bring us this beautiful photo. So I thank you. The colours are so rich...your usual high quality sharpness and definition. The photo is perfectly exposed, not an easy thing in this situation with the huge cliff. Great choice with the vertical frame to further add to the depth and perspective.

TFS and I wish you a beautiful day
Lisa

lousat (139236) 2011-01-11 4:04

What a beautiful composition,the choice of point of view is great! And what a great contrast between the colors and sharpness,very interesting and very well done! Thanks for share,have a nice day,Luciano

HimalAnda (10671) 2011-01-11 4:23

Hello Hisashi,

This is a beautiful picture of this strange place. I like your composition with the cliff on the right and on the top of the picture. The colors are really great, especially the rocks and the sky. The vertical format allowed you to include the little houses in the picture.

Stéphane

bergese (6699) 2011-01-11 4:53

Bonjour Hisashi
Un endroit extręmement impressionnant de part la hauteur et le temps qu'il faut pour y accéder.Le contraste entre le ciel et la roche rouge est remarquable.
Bonne journée Isabelle

Surfer31 (0) 2011-01-11 7:04

Very nice perspective and warm colors. The line of the rock edge coming from the top-left leads the eye into the foreground formations on the rock and then away into the distance.
Very well done!
Best regards.
Miguel

Juntas (7960) 2011-01-11 7:43

Hi Hisashi. What a view. The red and blue makes a nice effect. I like the way that you have framed it. Colors are nice, sharpness is great. Well done job.
Have a nice day.
Paulo

paninho (3025) 2011-01-11 8:21

Bonjour Hisashi!

Photo spéctaculaire avec belles couleurs et belle lumičre. Bon travail sur la profondeur! Bravo!

Antonio

silvan (1786) 2011-01-11 8:34

Hi Hisashi,
O'genki des ka?
Your shot is really impressive, clever and .... gigantic.
Well done.
Silvano

wolf38 (30) 2011-01-11 10:05

Hi Hisashi. My compliments for this masterful photo. The high technical quality is impressive. The special is a fantastic composition. Rgds, Wolfgang.

baclama (19214) 2011-01-11 10:09

bonsoir,
de tres belles couleurs pour nous montrer ces impressionnantes falaises et ses habitations...
un trek qui doit etre passionnante...
TFS
vero

jafadabret (56501) 2011-01-11 11:09

Bonjour Hisashi,
J'aime ce paysage bien rendu comme une diapositive avec de belles couleurs et une bonne lumičre.
Amicalement
Jacques

Silvio1953 (221563) 2011-01-11 11:45

Ciao Hisahsi, great POV on fantastic willage, wonderful warm colors, splendid clarity, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

Sonata11 (34119) 2011-01-11 20:42

Hello Hasashi,
an amazing presentation of this gorgeous place. I love the colors, sharpness, clarity, framed as well. All are perfect and spectacular. I love it very much.
All the best,
Barbara

Nard (6972) 2011-01-12 0:50

HI Hisashi

Amazing and spectacular composition. You have chosen a good POV and the framing is well done with this vertical format. I like the mixt of the blue sky and the golden rock which gives to this picture nice colors.
Regards
bernard

papagolf21 (152607) 2011-01-12 1:12

Bonjour, cher Hisashi,
Félicitations pour cette composition façon diapositive.
Le résultat est parfait. De plus, le sujet est d'une grande beauté.
Tout est beau : les détails, les couleurs, la définition...
Bravo !
Meilleurs voeux 2011
Amitiés.
Philippe

yso (4146) 2011-01-12 3:56

Hi Hisashi,
I love the contrast of the blue triangle, very well composed and sharp, congratulations !
Regards,
Yves

jhm (211736) 2011-01-12 5:01

Hello Hisashi,

The line of the rock edge coming from the top-left leads the eye into the foreground formations on the rock and then away into the distance.
Good depth and perfect perspective image.
Very well taken, excellent sharpness and clarity.
Nice and well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

bona (15057) 2011-01-13 5:02

Hi Hisashi,

a great photo of this Heritage Site. Impressive how men could do things like that. The engeneering in the blood.
Good colors and point of view.
Andre

rodgerg (55767) 2011-01-13 10:36

Hello Hisashi,

Congratulations for this excellent, efficience and original POV which give an impressive shot with a greta depht. The rocks on the right learn the glance. beautiful warm colors which arise very well under the blue sky.
Best regards,
Roger

sacimar (38173) 2011-01-13 10:56

Hi Hisashi,

impressive trip, this place seems to worth it, good details of the cliff, well done,

Best regards

Sergio

danos (110407) 2011-01-14 0:25

Hello Hisashi,
thanks for your courage to trek four days under the hot sun of Africa,to go in the village that is found on the cliffs,this UNESCO World Heritage Site..Excellent the light and the colour management as the contrast of colours,with the clarity and the sharpness to be superb.Well done.

Regards,Danos

vasilpro (41801) 2011-01-14 2:00

Hello Hisashi,
Wonderful composition, interesting place, excellent POV, very good contrast, lovely colors.
Best regards, Vasilis.

abmdsudi (95869) 2011-01-14 8:34

Hi Hisashi
A wonderful picture with excellent detail, colour and composition. Effective viewpoint highlighting much on the focal of interest with impressive perspective and depth. A nice warm light revealing much of the texture beautifully with soft shadows Exposure is well managed with good rich colors and fine contrast. Superb sharpness and clarity. Excellent photo work, Congrast. TFS. Best rgds

paura (25802) 2011-01-14 15:09

Hisashi,
Excellent exposure setting to show us the interesting landscape. Sharpness is also a top element.

Regards

Paulo

Giorgio (11279) 2011-01-15 0:04

- Incredible escarpment in this beautiful landscape Hisashi, spectacular and amazing place for a very good shot with this PoV, well done!
Have a nice week-end.
giorgio

diomed (13926) 2011-01-15 0:51

Hi Hisashi,
amazing landscape with a superb contrast between the soft tones and tghe deep blue sky. Excellent POV great sharp and depth, interesting note.
Nice WE
Antonio

raszid62 (18457) 2011-01-15 0:55

Hello
These buildings of this amazing African tribe are simply amazing. Dogon tribe is associated with the star Sirius. Excellent composition.
Yours
joseph

guytoc (3614) 2011-01-15 9:37

Hi Hisashi,
Here is an amazing mixing of nature and man's work, apparently realized after a physical consequent effort.The habitat may be as different as interesting all over the world: discover it is a major advantage of TE. TfS.
Best regards.
Guy.

Cricri (176) 2011-01-16 3:18

Hi Hisashi
Le cadrage excellent, c'est impressionnant et magnifique le contraste aussi est merveilleux
bon format et présentation
Belle journée
cricri

corjan3 (2109) 2011-01-16 8:04

This is magnificent!! Maybe the sky is a little too blue to be credible but all in all a wonderful image. TFS.
Neels

holmertz (102672) 2011-01-16 11:57

Hello Hisashi,
This is an overwhelming composition. The traces of human dwellings set my imagination going. It's unbelievable what strange places for living people could find. The colours you have created are also astonishing.
Kind regards,
Gert

macjake (98454) 2011-01-16 23:55

hi Hisashi
i'm very impressed that you did all that walking!
thats sounds very tiresome, but great work.
the overhanging cliff is fantastic, it shows off its power and presence.
lovely color arrangements, and terrific lighting made this possible.
well done
cheers
craig

yeln (11516) 2011-01-17 1:36

hi Hisashi
čestitam za izreden POV!!!
perfektna ostrina in barve skal in neba!!
zelo lepo!! tfs!
lep dan, vojko

pazufferey (4858) 2011-01-19 12:37

Bonjour Hisashi,

Trčs belle composition, les rochers rougeâtre sont magnifiques.
Le point de vue agréable et des couleurs trčs vive. Bravo
Amicalement
Patrick

siolaw (38294) 2011-01-20 2:55

Hello Hisachi
A nice side view of the escarpment and the dwellings there. I like the intense, rich colours, similar to those in the other picture you posted after this one.
Interesting, and luminous photograph.
Greetings
Laurent

Angshu (56760) 2011-01-20 7:52

My dear Hisashi-san
I can only imagine the hardship you endured walking 20 Km a day with all the heavy camera equipments. The colour of the sky specially reminisces a slide film. Lovely colour contrast between the colour of the stone & the sky. The depth you created thanks to the POV is impressive. This picture reminds me of another place (Mesa Verde National Park) I've seen pictures of like this
http://beta.trekearth.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/West/Colorado/Mesa_Verde_National_Park/photo771565.htm
Best Regards
Angshu

Longroute (19600) 2011-01-23 1:43

This is really a very fine photo and a unique and precious document of this Dogon village which reminds me of Pueblo ones in New Mexico or Arizona. The pov you chose created a very spectacular composition with great perspective.
Th okra colour of the rocks ad houses has a strong visual impact.
Well done and presented,
Donato

jemaflor (147104) 2011-01-25 10:45

Hi Hispic,
Great contrast of light and of colors, well framed with the top of this vertical shot, very well presented from an original angle, interesting result.

clic (76) 2011-01-26 13:25

Thanks for your kind words, Hisashi.
This spectacular view of dwellings dug in soft rock is of an era when fine amplifiers and transducers were not invented!!
Nevertheless I can imagine nowadays a concert broadcasted through a pair of Tannoy Royal, concealed and set symmetrically within openings in rock, for down below visitors enjoyment!
Thanks for this lovely flash back by means of your time machine!
Au revoir!
Robert

danyy (0) 2011-01-27 22:50

Hello Hisashi,
un endroit typique dans des couleus flamboyantes, de jolis dégradés de teintes męme dans ce ciel. Une photo nette et profonde, sur les vestiges du passé.
Regards.
daniel;

sevy (58) 2011-02-01 1:05

Hello Hisashi,

It is a longtime I want to visit Mali and Dogon mountains but looking to the political atmosphere it will still not be for this year.
Good point of view and composition on this view. I like the rendering of the colors making me thinking about Velvia slides I used formerly.

Yves.

Bournazel (0) 2011-02-01 1:25

hello hitashi
this is a superb POV of this mythical cliff with a fantastic light. I've been here for a four days hike five years ago, this is a fantastic testimony
Thanks
Vincent

mkamionka (74375) 2011-02-02 2:12

Hi Hisashi,
very original composition. I like the diagonal above our heads. It makes an interesting introduction to the main view. Very pleasant well saturated colors.
TFS
M

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2011-02-06 17:47

Cheers Hisashi!

This is an interesting place and photo! It must have been a great experience for you to have been there. Wish I could visit this place too someday! The colors are very lively, great exposure! Thanks for sharing

All the best,
Matt

josepmarin (59385) 2011-03-01 1:04

Hi Hisashi,
the location of this village in the cliff is amazing!
I guess that its inhabitants did not have to suffer dizziness.
The vertical framing is very effective, and includes some very interesting elements graphically, the image is very sharp and the sunlight floods the rocks, giving it a few warm very beautiful tonalities.
Best regards,
Josep
An excellent composition, a great light and superb colors.