WE CONTINUE - (PHOTOGRAPHY STORIES)
The people of my hometown, Montalbán, have not had it easy throughout practically all the years of this 21st century; thus, they are used to almost anything happening and also to overcoming it as best they can, without expecting help from any government entity or anything of the sort. And this is a small town, somewhat more forgotten than normal, with a constant decrease in its population and a local economy that continuously shrinks. So, even in the face of the recent events related to the seismic event of last June 24th, the townspeople end up doing what they always do: "continue"... And they do this not because they are indifferent, but because they are used to hard times. There is even a very common saying here among the ordinary townspeople, which goes more or less like this: "We have tough skin like a tortoise shell from taking so many beatings"... Therefore, we are a town somewhat accustomed to complications and shortcomings, and although this makes us remarkably resilient, I particularly would not know whether to say if it is entirely good or not; but the truth is that this is how it happens, and it is impossible not to notice it...
La gente de mi pueblo, Montalbán, no la ha tenido fácil a lo largo de prácticamente los años que van de este siglo XXI; así que están acostumbrados a que ocurra casi cualquier cosa y también a sobreponerse como mejor puedan, sin esperar la ayuda de ningún ente gubernamental o algo por el estilo. Y es que este es un pueblo pequeño y un poco más olvidado de lo normal, con una disminución constante de su población y con una economía local que se comprime continuamente. Así que, incluso ante los últimos acontecimientos relativos al evento sísmico del pasado 24 de junio, las personas del pueblo terminan por hacer lo que siempre hacen: "continuar"... Y esto lo hacen no por ser indiferentes, sino por estar acostumbradas a los tiempos duros. Incluso hay un dicho muy común aquí entre la gente del pueblo de a pie, el cual reza más o menos así: "Tenemos el cuero duro como la concha de un morrocoy de tanto llevar palos"... Entonces, somos un pueblo un tanto acostumbrado a las complicaciones y carencias, y aunque esto nos hace notablemente resilientes, yo particularmente no sabría decir si es algo del todo bueno o no; pero lo cierto es que así ocurre y es imposible no notarlo...
📷 01 - Carlitos now recycles bottles and collects quartz rocks... / Carlitos ahora recicla botellas y recoge rocas de cuarzo...
📷 02 - Grandfather Nelson and his little grandson Matías... / El abuelo Nelson y su pequeño nieto Matías...
📷 03 - Someone is sleeping peacefully in the backyard... / Alguien duerme tranquilo en l patio trasero...
📷 04 - Epitaph of an empty house... / Epitafio de casa vacía...
📷 05 - Cat grooming herself at Carlos Plácido's door... / Gata que se acicala en la puerta de Carlos Plácido...
📷 06 - Double delivery by the water carrier to a family home... / Doble entrega del aguatero en una casa de familia...
📷 07 - Old chairs in José Vidal's backyard... / Sillas ancianas en el patio trasero de José Vidal...
📷 08 - A picture of a backyard, which I don't know why, but I liked... / Foto de un patio trasero, la cual no sé porqué, pero me gustó... 🙂
This post is my entry to today's #monomad challenge!... Thank you very much for your visit and appreciation!
¡Esta publicación es mi entrada al reto #monomad de hoy!... ¡Muchas gracias por pasar y apreciar!
ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL NOTE: Photographs captured with my Nikon D7000 DSLR camera in RAW format, then processed in Adobe Camera RAW for adjustments regarding light, sharpening, contrast and depth... They were then exported to JGP format on which minor modifications such as straightening and adding watermarks were carried out using PhotoScape v3.7
NOTA TÉCNICA ADICIONAL: Fotografias capturadas con mi cámara DSLR Nikon D7000 en formato RAW, procesadas posteriormente en Adobe Camera RAW para ajustes relativos a luz, afilado, contraste y profundidad... Luego fueron exportadas a formato JGP sobre el cual se llevaron a cabo modificaciones menores como enderezado y agregado de marcas de agua usando PhotoScape v3.7
"We make photographs to understand what our lives mean to ourselves." - Ralph Hattersley.
"Hacemos fotografías para comprender lo que nuestras vidas significan para nosotros mismos." - Ralph Hattersley.
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lens: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lens: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lens:AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Cámara: Nikon D7000
Lente: Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 II DC OS HSM
Lente: Tokina ATX-PRO 100mm f/2.8 d MACRO
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Lente: Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8d FX
Lente: AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G
Montalbán, Carabobo, Venezuela.
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