OVERPOPULATION AND INDIFERENCE

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great image and even better when viewed larger; I would  crop off the top to eliminate the sky as I think that would make it appear even more crowded-if that's possible!  regards.  cb  :-)

very beautiful work!bravo!

best regards!

I have never seen over population look so cheerful. A fine image and I say that without indifference.

Hello Charles, David and Efim:

I sincerely thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated.

A couple of comments on my side: I thought of cropping the sky, no doubt, but in trying that, I realized that it would devoid the image from a frame of reference of just how far the constructions go, or said another way, it would not give the viewer a frame of reference and depth and distance of the location.

I also could have taken it from another POV, but decided to leave the very few trees spared by this chaotic construction. And finally, I wanted to leave just a hint of the purple tree, as a homage to it. This tree only blossoms in March and early April. Very briefly afterwards it turns all green and stays that way until late December, loosing all its foliage. I could have taken that out, but not only I very much like this tree, but I believe it also adds another patch of color and different form to the image.

Thank you for your visit. Best regards.

DG

I think your composition is just fine.  In fact, there is a pole on the left and a few things on the right that have been cut off, and that's a bit distracting when just a tad bit higher would have left them intact.  I agree that showing the sky adds some important context or a good reference space for the photograph.  The flowers in the lower right provide a small but welcome contrast, and they make this more than just a bunch of crowded buildings.  It's a bit heavy on the saturation IMO, but still an effective photograph to illustrate population density.

I sincerely appreciate your comments and take them seriously into consideration. Many thanks for your observations, always keen and accurate. On the saturation, you are (again) right, but that was totally intentional. If I didn't "push" the colors, it would still be a fine image, but boosting the colors added the element necessary to stand out in the thumbnails of PN. I also wanted to contrast the way some people want to paint their homes while some others don't, and from what we see, it is almost half-and-half. Again, many thanks.

With respect.

DG

misery from afar is always so picturesque... i agree with your over-saturation decision; works great to underscore the disconnect between the technicolor fantasy and grim reality underneath. the flowering bush in the corner adds some real - not man-made - colors, in contrast. all in all - an excellent image.

Thank you Naftaly for your kind comment and for taking the time to visit this image. I agree with you, it is not easy to see these images, but it sometimes they are a way to express some things like indifference, and not necessarily that of the individuals living there....

Oddly, this photo just now showed up on the ratings queue, despite having been submitted last year. Perhaps that's because I haven't rated photos in the Documentary queue for awhile. It's a colorful photo and seems to depict the sort of crowded conditions one sees in many places. But I don't see anything that supports the title "Overpopulation and Indifference". There are far more crowded living conditions elsewhere. And if anything the scattering of colorfully painted buildings indicates the opposite of indifference. Perhaps I'm nitpicking too much but in documentary photography it's better to let the photos speak for themselves rather than imposing heavily weighted opinion or interpretation through titles, particularly when the titles and photos don't quite seem to convey the same message.