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Untitled Photo sent on October 28, 2011 (16:32) by Nicola Vernizzi. 9 comments, 1998 views.

, 1/500 f/3.2, ISO 400, hand held.

Nikon D3 - Nikon 50mm 1,4 -1/500sec -f/3,2 - iso400 - Siberut People - L'isola di Siberut è un posto molto speciale, al suo interno vive un popolo dalla cultura antica e straordinaria, strettamente legata alla natura e all'ecosistema unico del luogo. Questa isola è la più settentrionale e grande dell'arcipelago Mentawai, si trova a circa 150km al largo della costa occidentale di Sumatra. Gli indigeni che abitano Siberut si chiamano Mentawai e rapresentano il 90% della popolazione totale dell'isola. I Mentawai dipendono quasi interamente dalla foresta e dalle sue risorse naturali, il cui uso tradizionale, non invasivo e rispettoso dell'ambiente è stato tramandato da generazione in generazione. I Mentawai sono di discendenza austronesiana e sono presenti sull'isola sin dal 1.500 a.C. Questo popolo ha instaurato uno stretto legame spirituale con la natura e essendo animisti accompagnano le battute di caccia o altre attività importanti con dei riti propiziatori. Quasi tutti gli adulti hanno estesi tatuaggi che guadagnano di volta in volta nel corso della loro vita, come quando per esempio uccidono per la prima volta una scimmia. I loro tatuaggi non sono infatti legati al passaggio all'età adulta, a differenza di altre tribù. Gli sciamani ne sono particolarmente orgogliosi, in quanto credono che da essi scaturisca la loro forza spirituale. Sono inoltre soliti limarsi i denti per renderli più appuntiti, tale pratica è proibita dal governo indonseiano per le conseguenze (rapido degrado dei denti) che essa comporta.

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Memy	sent on October 28, 2011 (20:46) \| This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original) Subject very interesting and excellent photos. Very interesting description.

user5222

sent on October 28, 2011 (21:35) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Interesting anthropological document accompanying the photo. A funny cigarette western mouth of a man who has nothing to Western. I like it.

Bosforo65

sent on October 29, 2011 (8:51) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

oh slut scoop! a mentawai!

is a piece that I put in the viewfinder to take pictures of Siberut mentawai, I just thought: "there is no hurry, so there is almost no one." and instead must hurry ...
with this shot of come right in the list of photographers who keep monitored.

beautiful maf selective for a fabulous subject. I see that at f / 3,2 ISO400 and you took a 1/500, I thought worse, it was less light between clouds and forest (ok, with 1.4 50ino but they are also equipped with myself). particular difficulties in the photograph? If you get the inspiration for the work of joey lawrence?

Branke46

sent on October 29, 2011 (11:01) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

congratulations for the photo and for the document! :)

Nicola Vernizzi

sent on October 29, 2011 (11:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you all!

@ Bosphorus in reality the Mentawai there is some tourism (although Siberut all the hotels are always empty), most are Australian surfers who go to nearby beaches to take advantage of high waves that beat these shores, but a small slice ventures into the forest as I did.
In the photo the light conditions were sufficient, we were in an open space, but mostly there was to put his hands in her hair ... even when there was light was very bad, very cold and hard.
The difficulty I had with the light and with a pig that was about to eat my D700 ..

Lucaluca

sent on November 01, 2011 (11:03) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Niky beautiful!

Nicola Vernizzi

sent on November 01, 2011 (11:21) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Luke!

I realize I overdid it with the sharpen ...

Julian Lops

sent on December 15, 2011 (10:40) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very nice Niky!!

Abayal

sent on August 25, 2015 (4:03) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nice document, congratulations! Ciaoo

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