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03-MAY-2009

Drying Cow Dung

Village Kashad, India view map

A barehanded lady was lining the floor with cow dung.

Cow dung is used in the village to line floors and walls of buildings
owing to its insect repellent and thermal insulated properties.

Posted on 13 May 2009
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Guy Dube29-Jun-2009 16:55
A perfect picture CM, V
Chad Ramsey21-May-2009 02:41
Interresting and not one of my favorite things to do... :) Neat information here and great shot~V
zyziza20-May-2009 10:39
Perfect shot! Interesting explanation! V
Pawel16-May-2009 12:14
Realy nice capture,
perfect exposure!
V!
Guest 16-May-2009 00:38
CM, this is fascinating to see, especially with your helpful background information.
Marc Demoulin15-May-2009 20:27
A strong document perfectly composed. vVv
Marc
endre novak14-May-2009 19:24
exxellent documentary image. great colours, details and handling.
Alex Foong14-May-2009 15:44
Excellence capture, India is indeed a colourful place for people photography!
~V~
Guest 14-May-2009 10:59
Excellent shot with great comp, CM... they are a very resourceful people!
Giancarlo Guzzardi14-May-2009 07:52
much expressive and strong contrast
Debbie Blackburn Beierle14-May-2009 05:21
Fantastic low point of view and composition. Excellent contrasting light. Fascinating information!!! Thank you, CM!
an nguyen14-May-2009 05:20
Another striking beautiful image...
Guest 14-May-2009 02:47
Wow, this is a nice place to take pictures... lots of stories behind. Nice shot, Kwan.
Guest 14-May-2009 00:15
awesome shot ! V
hugo poon14-May-2009 00:11
How interesting!!! Great angle and lighting... beautiful capture of this "everyday" life!
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography13-May-2009 23:16
Good capture, well seen and very interesting, Vote.
Nikon Mama - Birgitte Ott13-May-2009 21:17
Fine capture! Thanks for yet another interesting story telling that makes one think deeper ...
- over Everything in the World - thanks, CM :o) ~v~
bill friedlander13-May-2009 20:38
Very interesting explanation and nicely illustrated with this colorful image. V
Walter Otto Koenig13-May-2009 17:56
Great documentation CM with this well taken shot. "V"
Marco Valk13-May-2009 17:02
excellent! v
Alain Boussac13-May-2009 16:41
Great scene and colors. I like the very attentive expression of the woman and its gesture applied by the hand. V.
Wenche Aune13-May-2009 16:04
Beautiful scene. V
Yiannis Pavlis13-May-2009 15:15
Fantastic . I cant wait to see more .V
2004 13-May-2009 14:09
That's interesting ! I never heard that cow dung can be so useful. Anyway, it is a wonderful photo with sunshine lighting.
Char13-May-2009 12:50
Hi CM,
This is a wonderful, unusual and interesting scene. Excellent shot! \/
TuTmin13-May-2009 12:35
unsual scene ! nicely taken.~V~