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29-AUG-2004 Jose Pablo Martinez

Public Transportation *

Highlands, Guatemala

Not just water can be found in strange places. These are workers transported to the top of the mountain to cultivate the land (mainly corn).

Canon PowerShot S400
1/250s f/7.1 at 9.1mm .
Photoshop: Old Newspaper Filter from OptikVerve Labs. full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 09-Apr-2005 19:36
Gracias Doris!
ctfchallenge09-Apr-2005 08:53
Una excelente foto-testimonio que no parece de nuestro milenio. ¡Enhorabuena! -Doris
Guest 07-Apr-2005 20:30
Thanks for your comments Pedro and Shu. I'm glad you like it.
ctfchallenge06-Apr-2005 20:33
This is a wonderful image!! Shu
Guest 05-Apr-2005 14:29
This is a great shot, José. I like the "DALLAS TEXAS" on the truck, it gives a sense of antiquity, at a first glance, I really thought it was a copy of an old photograph. Well done!
Guest 03-Apr-2005 23:44
I'm sorry photocat and aam1234. I deleted your others comments trying to delete and modify my previous one. Thanks again for commenting.
Guest 03-Apr-2005 23:41
Some people prefer to buy old used trucks imported form USA instead of buying a new one in the local truck dealer. The first option is supposedly cheaper. A lot of people make a living doing this (buying used cars in the USA and then selling them here). But this is changing, since some years ago government imposed new extremely high taxes for imported vehicles 10 years old or more; with the purpose to avoid Guatemala being a dumpster of old cars.
The real public transportation here is made from old school buses, painted with vivid colors. The “gringos” call them Chicken Buses. If you’re interested, check this great gallery:
http://www.pbase.com/garoessler/chickbus
As mentioned above, the sepia tones were made applying in PS the "Old News Paper" filter from OptikVerve Labs. (Optikvervelabs.com). Try them. They are great.
Thanks for the comments.
-Jose Pablo.