SYMBOLIC "Prayer for Tsunami Victims"

Thanks once again for the time and comments. I highly appreciate.

 

 

Kind regards.

Dear Dr. Rabbani:

 

This artfully done photo does not deserved the ratings below 5. When a photo evokes a certain feeling of the viewer it's a good one.But I guess

those who rated this so low just see the surface,

unable to relate.Well,there goes that saying,

"beauty is the eye of the beholder".

 

 

 

 

I like the range of discussions your photos generate. That itself is a great positive quality. Tremendous learning experience for all of us and must thank you for that!

The image is very thought provoking and quite irrespective of what the person might be actually praying for, using it to convey prayers for a terrible calamity is quite apt.

And your global awarenes as we (speaking for myself) can be a tad self-absorbed at times and take things for granted. Very thoughtful comments by Jayme Hall, Bolti Ankheen, Goutam Mitra and many others. To your portrait, as a rank amateur I lack the expertise that many display here to comment outside of what I see and/or feel. I have resolved to study photos of some of the folks here and your portraits especially because I think I can learn from you. On a subjective level, I have to admit that even though we seem to strive for the "perfect" picture, I have had my fill of perfect pictures from advertisments alone. I like a few imperfections because they remind me of life which is imperfect. Ad agencies and magazines (with a few exceptions) seem to often hire folks more for their technical skills with the camera and less for their eye and understandably so. Unfortunatley that also leads often to a top-ten hitparade of immaculate images that state little. With that in mind, all I can say is that I like the symbolism and message, expression in the eyes and capture of activity. The one thing and this is again subjective, I agree with Paul Greenwood wanting to see all of the hands. At this time I care little what and how things were cloned, removed or altered, partly because of the sentiment under which it is posted and partly because it lets me look into your world through your lens. Best regards and thank you for the many encouraging comments you have left for a lot of us.

I recently read that over 50% of people living in India do not have access to flushing toilets..could you perhaps pose an image covering this serious subject as well?

Thanks John for the information.....

I must also thank you for your thoughtfully relating this tragedy of the century (Tsunami faced by the Asians only) to the non availability of flushing toilets in India.

 

 

Kind regards.

Perhaps, ZAFAR, you need to read this article. More people in India have died of disease and poverty SINCE the tsunami....than in the Tsunami itself. http://www.sulekha.com/expressions/articledesc.asp?cid=307387

Thanks John for the feed back. I think its the time frame which dictates the severity of events. A person dying of cancer or drug addiction in 5-6 months will have a different impact than the death of a person who was absolutely well a day before when you met him and now this morning you hear he is dead for any reason.

 

 

 

 

Kind regards.

Remember how powerful this image was for the Tsunami victims, now it's time that we pray for Pakistan and my prayer is that the world will respond as quickly and profoundly as it did then and rush to the aid of your country.

The image really is average or even below average, not bad, but nothing special as well. Flat light, low contrast etc...

Still I wish the best for all the people affected by the tsunami and othe natural disasters.