Salt "harvesting" B&W C&C please

[davidedric]

On holiday in Thailand we came across salt "harvesting" where after being formed through evaporation the salt was scraped into piles to dry and then carried to a large mound to await collection. All done by hand. The weather was hot, and with reflection from the salt unbearable.

I wanted to try and capture the harshness of that world, so I have cropped out what didn't seem essential and done a fairly aggressive B&W transformation. C&C would be very welcome - do the pictures convey anything to you?

[jamn4ex]

my skin blisters just looking at these pics... of the 2 images I prefer the human element in 1. An interesting picture of an "old world" way.

[Mike Buckley]

Very nice black-and-white conversion!

For me, the second image is marvelous and the first image is confusing. The first one would work better for me if the sky was eliminated, but not a lot better.

I've been to many parts of Thailand and don't remember reading about salt harvesting, much less seeing it. Where is salt harvesting done there?

[davidedric]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the comments. I understand what mean about teh first one. I was trying to get a picture with a human element, but couldn't find the right place. (I wasn't thinking about black and white, either!).

Where is salt harvesting done there?

On the main road south from Bangkok - here is a link: http://www.amphawafloatingmarket.com...-thailand.html

Dave