Mate time with a chulengo Photo

Photographer’s Note

The famous glaciar of Perito Moreno is about 80km from El Calafate town. In the middle of the way there's a very nice restaurante with wonderful views. We stopped there for a coffee and met this cute baby guanaco warming under the sun by the side of a client drinking mate, the national drink of argentina.

Mate is the national drink in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and drinking it is a common social practice in parts of Brazil, Chile, eastern Bolivia, Lebanon and Syria.
Mate is an infusion, containing stimulants including caffeine, prepared by steeping dried leaves of yerba mate in hot water.
(source:wikipedia)

Chulengo is how young guanacos are called. The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is a camelid animal native to South America that stands between 107 and 122 centimeters (3.5 and 4 feet) at the shoulder and weighs about 90 kg (200 lb). The colour varies very little, ranging from a light brown to dark cinnamon and shading to white underneath. Guanacos have grey faces and small straight ears. They are extremely striking with their large, alert brown eyes, streamlined form, and energetic pace. The name Guanaco comes from the South American language Quechua word "huanaco."
(source: wikipedia)

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CAN'T SEE OR GIVE POINTS.

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Zbychu (99) 2009-05-06 1:20

Great shot !!
Love the light and moment :^)
Z

omerozden (1241) 2009-05-06 2:03

hello ricardo,
you established very friendly eyecontact.
i like your composition. overall scene is very friendly.
warm regards,
omer

jmdias (18683) 2009-05-06 3:11

ricardo

belo retrato, o homem e o animal estão muito bem enquadrados e posam de maneira natural. boa esta luz. a cuia de chimarrão deles é minúscula, a nossa é enorme, eles dizem que o mate brasileiro é muito forte. isso me faz lembrar que tenho que mandar logo uma carga de erva-mate para a loja, uma determinada marca, cada bebedor tem uma marca preferida. no rio grande os supermercados tem áreas enormes com muitas variedades de erva mate.por aqui, no borró, a molecada está entrando na moda de tomar tererê (mate gelado), o que é típico do paraguai e mato grosso do sul

abraços

jorge

BurhanettinMasa (641) 2009-05-06 3:52

Hi Ricardo,
An excellent shot ...

Regards,
Burhan

pablominto (39872) 2009-05-06 3:59

Hello Ricardo,

I notice that baby lamas have the same feature as baby humans... a comparatively large head!
And I'm surprised they keep them inside restaurants hehehe....
A funny documentary telling as bit of the story of this remote community!

Greetings,
Pablo -

flory (4802) 2009-05-06 6:53

ooo,would love to be in such place,Ricurosu!really relaxed image...but where are the people from this site?:)
good day,
Flori:)

carper (63968) 2009-05-06 7:19

very nice one my friend,
good portrait here, nice quality, well handled the light and very nice photo job, well done, have a good evening.
regard jaap

jasmis (49589) 2009-05-06 7:33

Interesting vertical frame. Superb set of elements used.
Regards.

Gerrit (35417) 2009-05-06 9:59

Hi Ricardo,
cosey scene for man and lama. Wonderful in and out light management and a great sharp portrait.
Regards, Gerrit

gilou530 (34657) 2009-05-06 10:07

salut ricardo
un contre jour bien réussi, un coup de flash aurai surement dégageé le visage mais tu as bien maitrisé la lumiére
amitiés
gilbert

Cricri (42735) 2009-05-06 10:26

Hola Ric
Très jolie scène du lama et de du monsieur savourant sa boisson, le visage souriant et sympathique, bonne gestion de la lumière, belle note aussi
Good evening for you
cricri

JCG (24783) 2009-05-06 11:00

Olá Ricardo,

Here is a beverage which must be reinvigorating, you drank it perhaps !!! An original photograph. This smiling man seems well sympathetic and this young lamas is quite placid. A beautiful photograph, I like much the side light which gives a pretty relief to the image. Well done Ricardo and thank you for the interesting note.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

Waylim (10667) 2009-05-06 14:57

Ricardo,
How dare you come here before me. I'm planning on going late this year, I hope it will come true.
Nice shot, good double portrait, very causual. I enjoy it.
What is wrong with the points? Who really care. It doesn't buy you anything or pay your tax. If anyone who has any problem with it, they just angry because they not getting any. I'm happy someone leave me a critique, no point needed, but I still will critique them back, it only fair, just like you walking on the street and someone say "Ola" and you said "Hello" that's how society work. Why should I say "Hi" to you when you don't say it back. It just that some people expect to get lot of critiques without having to critique someone elses. But they are angry that someone get a lot of critiques. The longer you here, the more people you know, the more critiques you get, points or no points.
Yes there are some average photos get more points thant the good one, big deal.
Way

chris04stop (2157) 2009-05-06 15:10

Oh, Ricardo! I love SO much this sweet, sweet guanaco! And, of course, your photo too!
Anna Paola

Tayon (1840) 2009-05-06 15:38

Olá Ricardo

que fantástica captura vc fez aqui!
ötimas cores nitidez e DOF, além de que a pessoa que esta tomando o mate esta bem à vontade e acrescenta um ar descontraído ao momento fortuito..
boa imagem,
abraços;

Taba/Tayon

emka (21131) 2009-05-06 15:50

Hi Ricardo, What a nice photo. mate - it is indeed typicalin Argentina. I have a set like this, at first I drank sometimes mate but finally I forgot about it. Nice portrait of the smiling man. And this chulengo, so beautiful, it was such a joy to see them in the mountains. very nice photo, thanks for sharing

Malgorzata

paura (37722) 2009-05-06 17:09

Ricardo,
Excelente foto e nota, amigo. Realmente é absolutamento comum no sul do Brasil. Eu tenho parte de minha família que morava na zona rural do Rio Grande do Sul e esse era uma hábito igualmente praticado pelos homens e mulheres. Normalmente os homens tomavam chimarrão (o nome que se dá aqui no Brasil) amargo, sem açucar, ao passo que as mulehres normalmente o tomaval adocicado.

Abraço

Paulo

berek (28750) 2009-05-06 20:53

Ola Ricardo,
its so cute. I love smiley face and nature background view . you managed strong light very good. Take care.

Burak

ChrisJ (69430) 2009-05-06 23:48

Hi Ricardo

A superb daily life scene & I like the vicuna, alpaca, or llama, whatever it is! Good sidelighting & shadow detail on the man. Tfs! Have a great weekend!

jhm (81637) 2009-05-07 5:07

Hello Ricardo,

Animals love, this is very nice for see.
Wonderful in and out light management and a great sharp portrait.
I like your composition. overall scene is very friendly.
Also the man with pipe, exactly a painting.
Very well done and also a nice presentation, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

vincz (19039) 2009-05-07 7:11

Very nice catch. I love his attitude and the so lovely baby guanaco in the front. Very unusual. A great scene.

Photo65Net (43084) 2009-05-07 9:10

Hello Ricardo,
Nice life catch !
I like a lot the result,
Have a nice day,
JB.

bostankorkulugu (33328) 2009-05-07 12:47

hey what was in that box behind the guy?... los sabores del sol?... loved the way he sips his drink through his smile... and also loved the cutie pie of course...

ribeiroantonio (21711) 2009-05-07 17:44

E também bebeste a mistela? E que tal?
Conseguiste uma foto muito simpática com um tipo de ar alegre e um animal tranquilo à espera de melhores dias. Gosto de ver as meias por cima das calças e da posição discontraída do homem.
Quanto ao lama, penso que tem a barriga ligeiramente sobre-exposta.
António

zeca (20024) 2009-05-07 20:25

Ótimo portrait, Ricardo! A luz estava difícil mas, bem dominada, tornou-se aliada do sucesso desta ótima captura. Muito boa!
Abraço,
Zeca

Floydian (30970) 2009-05-09 2:44

Hi Ricardo,

I see you have turn the points off...respect for that..!!!
The smile on his face his relaxing pose and the guanaco in front makes this a nice documentary shot. Technical speaking his feet is cutt off, but that's not really important in such a shot...it's the smile what does the trick here...very nice.

Have a nice weekend,

Henk

lucasgalodoido (16537) 2009-05-09 14:50

Olá Ricardo,
uma cena curiosa essa, o que podemos chamar de essência! Mas o destaque aqui vai pra Lhama mesmo, que parece pouco se importar com sua fotografia.
Parabéns e Abraço

Bluejeans (31479) 2009-05-12 11:14

Oi amigo ,
Que linda cena este homem a beber penso que deve ser chimarrão com o animal na frente bem dócil , bom controle de luz , bons detalhes, gostei do sorriso dele ,parabéns!!

zeynepe (9328) 2009-05-13 4:10

What a lovely "baby lama" !!! I saw your other photos of lama and they are all splendid, especially his/her big black eyes look fantastic. I wish I could strike the baby lama or Chulengo:P
Thanks for sharing these beauties with us Ric,
Zeynep
PS:http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo1076562.htm another fantastic shot from Aydın:)

xuaxo (5623) 2009-05-15 10:17

Olá Ricardo,
Eu sou bebedor de mate (ou chimarrão) mas nunca tive uma companhia dessas :-)
Bela luz e bonita cena.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

stego (22318) 2009-05-15 12:49

Olá Ricardo,
Chulengo... Gosto do da sonoridade do nome e parece-me que se adequa ao bicho. Se calhar diria o mesmo se fosse o nome que dão aos locais, mas enfim. :D
Gosto imenso deste retrato duplo, com o chulengo com um ar patusco, mas muito digno e o ar algo ingénuo, simpático e relaxado do bebedor de mate. O pormenor das meias por cima das calças acentua o lado humorístico.
Gestão de (contra)luz admirável!
Um abraço,
José

Docarmo (8812) 2009-05-31 21:18

Olá Ricardo,
Esta imagem está fantástica - uma luz intensa e muito bem "administrada". Os personagens, muito representativos.
O moço a tomar o "chimarrão" (como se diz no Rio Grande do Sul) me faz pensar nas intensas influências entre países vizinhos, próximo das fronteiras. O chimarrão é indispensável entre os gaúchos brasileiros. E as calças por dentro das meias lembram um pouco as bombachas, típicas no Rio Grande do Sul.
Um abraço,
Docarmo

Anuvrat (26) 2009-08-14 9:03

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Amaz (6302) 2009-08-29 2:25

Impressionante foto, Ricardo!!!
Perfeito enquadramento e boas cores, amigo!!!

Interessante a nota sua, também!!

Meus parabéns,

westcoastgirl1 (719) 2009-10-18 2:33

Hi Ricardo,

Interesting note. Captivating shot. It caught my eye right away. The lighting is excellent. Bright and shinny by not overexposed. The Lama and the man in the photo are equally interesting to look at.

Fantastic,
Tosca

Urs (2409) 2009-10-21 7:01

Ola Recardo

That is pretty close,and it's an excellent shot. I had no idea that there is an animal like guanaco, thanks now I know. You wisely used the sun to paint some spots with light and others with shadows, what worked very well. The colors are vibrant, full of live, and the sharpness is fine. Well done

Best regards
Urs