The Karthakali Performer. (Best Viewed Large) The Mahabharata is the great national epic poem of India (officially known as "Bharat").

This is shot in an open air 7 hours concert on the Indian Classical

Mahabhartha Mythology.

You caught him at just the right moment. The black background really sets the colors off well.

Looks like it is Kathakali, a classical dance form of the Indian State of Kerala, mostly enacting scenes from the Indian epics of Ramayana and Mahabharatha.

Very nice, wonderfully colorful.

your camera and you really caught this one...well done.

Yes, it is Kathakali, from the Southern State of India, Kerala. The Capture of colors and expressions is perfect. I was compiling a an article recently on Indian Classical Dance Forms, I wish, I had such a beuatiful photograph to include then. Loved it.

 

Rajeev

Thanks for confirming Augustine / Rajeev, you can copy it with my compliments. Let me know if you want a higher resolution and I'll be posting more personalities. Please let me know their names as well.

 

Dennis, Jayme, Robert, thanks for visiting and really appreciate your kind comments.

 

 

This is a darker image I captured but thought that the main image was better. What do you think?

Excellent!

Exellent, Alec. Well captured.

Alec, Your main image is much more dynamic. The diagonal formed by the tilt of his head and angle of his arm make it so. If I had to choose, the main one would be it. It also fills the frame better, dividing the dark areas more evenly. A good example of when the square format is clearly superior. Excellent result for a candid shot. Could use a backlight to rim light the subject if it could be duplicated in a studio. Best, LM.

Appreciate your critique Sarah, Maria. Very interesting analysis Len, thanks for your comments.

alec, this is coooool, i like the colorful kathakali and u have composed this shot beautifully. kudos to you, where did u shoot this? you are in singapore i presume? it will be nice if we could chat up some time. cheers!

very good and original!!! Fantastic colour!!!

Superb portrait of this Kathakali dancer.

Pradeep: Yes I am and do contact me when you are here, BTW, where are you residing?

 

 

Francesco, as usual, I am humbled by your comments.

 

Amar, I'm glad you like my interpretation which I hope complements your inimitable style towards classical Indian dance portraits.

Interesting figure and powerful colors!

Alec, I like the darker image as well. You should probably submit it as an independent piece.

I know "Mahabarata"...great poem. very nice portrait.

Thanks Amar, I actually have more so I'll try to sort them out soon.

 

Antonio, I'm impressed. From Italy and still you are familiar with Indian epics.

Alec, what a beautiful portrait,very nicly captured with all the colored details of the theatrical figure of the Mahabarata. I think that the first one is more convincing. Pnina

Very clean, pleasing portraiture. A series of these would be nice with small descriptions of each. I really like the way you used the fill-flash in this shot, subtle yet very effective.

You managed to get a pretty good one Alec. I guess your flash really did its job well! You know after I went home, I could still hear their drumming from a couple of kilometers away! because it was such a quiet late hour.

Amazing, what a great colors has this photo! The expression in his face is perfect.

Mahabharata, that sounds familiar, a few months ago I bought a book about that. Very interesting!

Regards, Pim

"...best viewed large", small, medium...whatever. From thumbnail up, this is a great shot (much more impact than the other you included in the comments section). Bright vivid colors on a black background...this is a winner. Nice work