Son of the soil

Excelente retrato, la luz y definición es muy bueno. Te felicito.

Un cordial saludo, Joaquín.

Amrit, when I saw this 'sadhu baba', I felt he would be a good subject for portrait. Many thanks for your feedback.

Kallol, thank you very much for your observation and feedback.He was sitting in front of a temple, perhaps wandering about utility and futility of our lives.

Jayanti, many thanks for your feedback.

Jef, thank you very much for your visit and feedback.

Joaquin, Muchas gracias. Un cordial saludo,A.K.

Hi dear Amal,

This portrait of un-known man is very nice.I like the b&w version and the colour ones,also.Great pose and wonderfully showen the face.The title is 50 percent of your shot,here.

Excellent work.

Best regards(Bobby).

Bobby, thank you very much for your observation and feedback.

I think that you have here an important part of India's spirit. It is a very strong and unique portrait!I like the B/W  but I'm glad you have  uploaded the colored versions as well, and your bio! glade to see you eventhough only in a photo...;-))

Amal and the book! congratulation for" The symphony of life!"is it a real book or an internet one? Great!

Pnina, thank you very much for your observation. The book has been published by my son in USA.It is his idea.

I like the full frame version the best.  The cropped version does a great job directing the attention onto the textures of his hair and skin, but the full version conveys more vulnerability and place.  Ultimately, it is your statement, but since you've given us a vote (sort of), I vote for the large one.

Jeff, thank you very much for your vote.

Both versions are excellent, but I prefer the B&W.  I think the ruddiness of his complexion, indeed even his wrinkles, and his hair all have such interesting textures.  The color takes my attention away from those elements a bit, but it's also very lovely in its own right.  Congratulations on your published book.  My photo club has published 2 of the Blurb books (I've only had 1 image in them).  They're of very good quality, and you have a marvelous collection of images in yours.  (I did a Google search and found it). 

A truly powerful image. Very well done.

Played with it and the attachment is just for dialogue