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nice composition, but wish the hands were not cropped. compliments and happy diwali. -koushik

Koushikbhai, so do I... wish that her hands were not snipped. Taken from a moving car with my focus on the woman in blue.

A very Happy Diwali to you, too. Very happy you dropped by.

As me taking image from moving cars is a challenge, this one is very nice my friend. Warm regards.

Same as above plus it would be better if level. I find that I only keep about 1 out of 1000 shots taken from a moving vehicle. Nonetheless, I still do it to overcome the boredom of a bus ride! I spent Diwali in Nepal one year and it was a wonderful experience. Cheers.

Jorge, the crop is certainly an option and I quite like it. I guess taking pictures from moving vehicles is more difficult in the US with the swifter flow of traffic (though not always).

Jim, most of the stuff I click from moving vehicles has to be dunked, but some do stand out. I think this one does. I've had some good times too in Nepal, though its a long time back. To level it I would have to petition the Government to rebuild the area - its a sloping road. A hilly area in the Western Ghats. I though that would be clear from the portion of wall under the the black and yellow stripes... :>}

Hi Rajat,

I like the image in every presentation here.

However, I would have not used F/6.3 because:

1] Any additional DOF runs the risk of detecting window imperfections. Having the window down is best.

2] The f-number used required an elevation in ISO. I generally use a wide open aperture on any lens, allowing my shutter speed to be maximized for shooting from a car. Again, if the car speed is low,m then this is less of an issue.

3] You used the lens that was available to you.  Often, I will select a wider angle lens such that motion issues, field of view (allows for more cropping, etc.), shutter speed and DOF issues are better managed.

4] When possible, I stop the car to take the shot !

Best Regards my friend, Mike

Mike, all valid points. When in a moving car I set my camera to shutter priority, iso 400, and wait for something interesting to appear. When the car is moving fast I put the camera aside and just enjoy the scenery. Window open or shut depends on who else is with me in the vehicle. If they permit, I like to have the window down. In the US traffic moves much faster than here and I'm rarely allowed to have the window down - and asking whoever's driving to slow down is hardly ever an option. When this was taken the car was moving slowly and the window was down. In fact we stopped very soon after I took this shot to buy some corn on the cob at another roadside stall - where the other photo was taken.

The next time when I'm in a similar situation I'll pay more attention to the aperture the camera is setting and see how I can lower the f stops... Good, solid advice! Thanks, my friend. Have learnt, and am learning, a lot from you.

Moving vehicle notwithstanding, you did a great job capturing the exquisite colors of the ladies' clothing as well as their rich skin tones.  It appears that the seated woman is engaging in conversation with the woman to her right, while the other woman is extraneous to this conversation.

My best always,

michael