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Cardon
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Faces of Baja
Just got back from a trip south and this is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. We were sitting in a restaurant when this guy walked in to
give some watermelons to the owner of the restaurant. I couldn't help but grab my camera. I was told he is 80 years old and is almost deaf. If you
have any cool pics of the people down there then post a few for us to enjoy.
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cpg
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2 Brothers
[Edited on 3-5-2007 by cpg]
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BAJACAT
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I do not have the nerve to ask people to let me take their pic.
But i promisse I will work on it
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cardon
Just got back from a trip south and this is one of my favorite pictures from the trip. We were sitting in a restaurant when this guy walked in to
give some watermelons to the owner of the restaurant. I couldn't help but grab my camera. I was told he is 80 years old and is almost deaf. If you
have any cool pics of the people down there then post a few for us to enjoy.
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Cardon that is a fantastic image. Where was it taken? Did you ask his permission?? Great photo. ++Ken++
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burro bob
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This is Jose my 73 year old neighbor, taken back in Feb. I believe he has a few more teeth than the gentleman in the first picture, but not by much. I
don't have to pay him for posing but we do have coffee together most every morning.
burro bob
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burro bob
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This is Kernia. She is the granddaughter of a lady that cooks for Jose and I a couple of times a week. Kernia has more teeth than either of the other
old geezers. She also likes to have her picture taken.
If anything the face of Baja is going to look a lot more like Kernia than Jose. Lots of kids down here.
burro bob
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Cardon
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Cardon that is a fantastic image. Where was it taken? Did you ask his permission?? Great photo. ++Ken++ |
Ken, These photos were taken in a little village called Las Positas which is about 10k north of El Cien. When I saw this guy walk into the restaurant
I didn't ask permission I just took a candid shot but the owner saw me and he threw his arm around the old guy and they both posed for pictures.
I frequently ask for permission but not always. I tend to make quick judgements as to if it would be ok to snap away. If someone says "no" (which is
rare) then of course I honor that "no". In this case I'll make copies of the prints and take them down as gifts next time I visit Baja. The people in
Baja love to get good quality photos of themselves and their families.
Even though this guy is 80 you might not want to mess around with him, he carries a sizable knife.
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tripledigitken
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Very happy boy receiving a bike courtesy of Baja Nomads during the Dia de Reyes this year in Tijuana.
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Ken Bondy
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Cardon those are just fabulous photos of the old guy. I approach that exactly the way you do, most of the time it seems obvious that there will be no
objection taking the picture. When there is any doubt, I ask, and almost always receive a gracious "no problema". Digital cameras really help in
that situation, being able to see the image instantly. "El viejo" is a GREAT character study, what a face!! That also is one helluva cuchilla!!
Thanks, ++Ken++
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Pompano
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A 'model' for this mural...
We were visiting San Jose del Cabo and staying at the Tropicana Hotel when I noticed that this lovely senorita could have indeed posed for the
tortilla-making lady in the wall mural. A happy event ensued when she glaciously consented to be photographed alongside her tiled image. My wife did
the honors with the camera ..and with our 'thanks'. How about that smile...nice, huh?
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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woody with a view
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la senora mercedes
one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. the matriarch of the fish camp at pta. san jose. i have a very special place in my heart for this very
special woman.
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by woody in ob]
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Pompano
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A smiling teenage boy...Jorge, 1960
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Pompano
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The same smile...over 40 years later.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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David K
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Pompano... Fantastic!!!
Any more people from Erle Stanley Gardner's books that you have modern photos of? Maybe Ricardo Castillo?
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David K
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Jesus Flores
In 1960+/-
In 2002
Here Jesus autographs his photo in my copy of Hidden Heart of Baja.
Jesus told Erle he had a map to a Spanish mine that Gardner was considering to purchase... In the chaper 'The Lost Mine'
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by David K]
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pangamadness
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2005, , in San Borja
It is not a good face foto but a good Baja personalaty. I bet he is still there in 2025. The guy on the left not me or the dog.
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by pangamadness]
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BajaSedoso
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I am sure many of you know know the lady on the left, a Baja native. How knows the lady on the right, a world traveler and Baja 1000 racer?
Sedoso
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso]
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso]
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BajaSedoso
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Another Baja "Face" near Catavina  
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso]
Still trying to get this resizing right the first time
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso]
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaSedoso
I am sure many of you know know the lady on the left, a Baja native. How knows the lady on the right, a world traveler and Baja 1000 racer?
Sedoso
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso]
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by BajaSedoso] |
Judy Smith?
[Edited on 3-6-2007 by David K]
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BajaSedoso
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Judy Smith?
Nope, but I know from one of your previous posts that you have met her 
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