Weaver's cooperative III-Dyeing Process, a photo from Cusco, South

Photographer's Note

Day 10 - After have seem how the traditional weavers wash the wool and the local plants they use to dye it, we can see here one of the weavers showing our group how they dye the woll. They use a wood stove and those big saucepans to put the plants and some water to boiled, them they immerse the wool and let for few minutes. The same plant can produce different colors tones depending on how long they let the wool immerse on the natural dye. We can see on the picture the different tones produced by the Cochinilla plant based on this process.
The blue textile that she is wearing is the kind of product they produce on the cooperative. On the picture background we can other samples.
Picture quality is not very good, but I decided to post to illustrate an important part of the traditional dyeing process. Thanks for your comments and suggestion to improve.

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gabrielpat (7163) 2006-10-18 18:43

bonsoir Flavia,
une scčne sympathique d'artisanat.de belles couleurs.peut ętre une petite surexpo sur les fleurs jaunes du chapeau et le haut du textile.
Mais l'image reste agréable.amities.

zenskat (656) 2006-10-18 19:32

Hi Flavia,
you've captured some wonderful colours in this one, and a great expression on the lady's face; a slight pity about the top of the wool being overexposed. Great documentary shot though, Cheers, Jez

cyrrhus (2878) 2006-10-19 16:14

Bonjour Flavia,
Décidément tu nous a ramené beaucoup de trésors du Pérou.
Cette image montre trčs bien le geste de l'artisane. Le cadrage est trčs réussi.
Merci pour ce témoignage précieux.
Amicalement

Eric /.

prezntime (3946) 2006-10-20 2:02

Greetings Flavia.
I really don't see the quality issues here. The photo looks just fine. It is a good moment, with the steam coming off of the wool and surround the hand of the women. Good strong colors to help illustrate you note. A traditional view, captured with integrity.
Regards,
Chris.

agbonavita (0) 2006-10-23 11:10

Outra bela foto Flavia, essa visita ao Peru deve ter sido ótima. Chegou a visitar Machu Pichu?
Aqui as cores estăo boas, mas me parece que perdeu um pouco no foco, mas concordo com vocę em querer mostrar o processamento de coloraçăo do tecido, ficou bem interessante.
Em Paraty, no Rio, existe uma fábrica de produçăo de farinha de trigo ao modo antigo, tenho vontade de retornar lá para umas fotos nesse estilo.

Andre

Photo Information

Copyright: Flavia J Soares (Flavia) (10352)
Genre: Miejsca
Medium: Kolorowe
Date Taken: 2006-06-15
Categories: Życie codzienne, Sztuka
Camera: Minolta Dimage Z3
Naświetlenie: f/4, 1/50 sekund
Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
Dzienniki z podróży: Peru on the Road
Temat(y): Weaver's Cooperative - Chinchero - Peru, People & their enviroments [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-18 18:25
Ulubione: 1 [Widok]