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11-NOV-2008

The victor, Tozeur, Tunisia, 2008

I found these men playing a Tunisian game in a Tozeur café. I pointed at my camera and smiled. They smiled and nodded back, resuming their game. I made many images, and this one was my last. The man at left grabs all the tiles on the table and, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, spontaneously pulls them toward himself as he mutters the Tunisian phrase for “I win.” This image is rich in human values. The human values of triumph, possessiveness, enthusiasm are present here. The man in the hat looks at me, as if to distance himself from the moment of triumph, while the man in the scarf at right is already calculating his comeback. We see only the resting arms of the fourth player here. They become a symbol for the passive onlooker in all of us.

Leica D-Lux 4
1/30s f/2.0 at 5.1mm iso400 full exif

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Phil Douglis17-Dec-2008 05:39
Yes, the Leica glow does exist, particularly in the D-Lux 4, Rusty. It has by far the fastest lens and the biggest sensor that Leica has ever offered in a compact pocket camera, and the results are evident here. Thanks for the comment.
russellt17-Dec-2008 01:48
does leica glow exist? I look at this and say, "yes". 400 iso, small sensor pocket camera, no less.

great moment, helped along by the blur.
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