the new episode Rice Paddy Man

excelent light .... very good

The light for this photo certainly has a very nice mood: soft, warm, and tranquil. I like the composition as well, with the alternating bands of brown and green from terraces taking us back and forth across the picture. The textures in the upper leaves show some nice cross-hatching effects. The man adds just the right amount of color.

What I don't quite get is the darkish area in the upper left. A recessed part of the hill perhaps? Whatever it is, I really want to see some sort of detail in it. Otherwise it gives the impression that someone took an eraser and rubbed out part of the scene. For me, after studying the picture a bit, it starts to become dominant, which seems a shame.