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Lovely shot ! An action packed picture, really striking and impressive !

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I think this pic does not really work, for different reasons : first, your subject is squashed in the corner, there is not enough room to take a breath, and we are not really sure what you want to show. if the couple was on one of the strong spots (1/3, 1/3) of your image, it would surely have more impact, here there is too much empty background. i also think that the position of the couple is not showing what Cartier Bresson was calling "l'instant d飩sif", maybe more details shown, the girl's expression, maybe the position of the hands and of the legs would give us a real hint of what is going on. You could have also worked on the depth of field a bit more, with a longer lens, to blur the surrounding scene, and to emphasize more on the subject. here the story is not obvious, i know it's hard, but only more shooting brings results !

Keep on shooting ! Cheers,

Cyril

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... i can't find words strong enough !!!

I agree with karl, I would be very interested also in knowing how you process your images. I would also like to know if such a picture is a "stollen image" or if the people here are posing for it. Cheers !

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Another shot from a lovely market, I hope you will like it !

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Same here, i love the atmosphere, nothing more to add !

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Historically, Rajasthan is the majestic country of fierce kings and

proud warriors. It is also a harsh region where the lack of rain

makes it hard for its inhabitants to live, a place where people are

used to face hardship and famines every year, but still pray for the

best. Rajasthan is the most arid region in India and amongst the

poorest, with one of the highest rates of child mortality as people

rarely have access to medical facilities or to drinkable water. As a

result of the general draught, the products of agriculture are

scarce and a good monsoon is what everybody craves for, every year.

Rajasthan is also a place where men have an intense relationship

with their animals, as they are both a means of transportation,

working tools and lifetime companions. The rajputs are proud and

generous, yet fierce on the battlefield. Their camels reflect that

mentality; they are stubborn, sincere, apparently idle but strong

and enduring.

Amongst the most touristic places in India, Rajasthan displays

colourful havelis and shiny pieces of cloth wrapping women's bodies

and men's heads, as if the riches were not in the soil, but in the

people and their culture. This is what I tried to symbolise with

this picture. I hope you like it !

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Please send me comments about this pic !

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To improve your shots, you should work on the light (i.e. avoid using the flash head on, which kills all the texture of the feathers etc, and creates fake colors), try if possible to use real day light, it is always better, then you have to work on the quality of details (here the face of the bird is blurred), on the depth of field (poor background), and on the "life" coming out of the subject (here, we cannot sense anything, plus it might have been more interesting to shoot the bird body+head). If you want to have a reak photographic aim, you have to understand that you have to work on all those aspects. Keep on shooting !

The problem with this pic, according to me is the light (too dim) hence the lack of texture, and the fact that there is no composition. This chapel could have been an interesting subject with a better light and a more original way of shooting.

Your advice is welcome !

Thanks for your comments !

This picture was taken in Calcutta during the festival of Holi (the

festival of colors). I hope you like it !

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All over the world, children are beautiful. In Ladakh, where living

is harsh, where facilities are not always available, and where road

infrastructures are limited, they do not always get the chance to go

to school. The better off are often the little monks, who receive

education from buddhist monks in the big monastries (Thicksey,

Chemrey...). Most children help their family in the field, to raise

cattle or to work in shops. This picture was taken at 3800m above

the sea, in one of the Himalaya's highest "capital cities", Leh.

Before they go to school, children usually stop at the temple to

pray and turn the prayer-mill. In the evening, those mills are good

meeting points for playing children or for lovers on a secret rendez-

vous. More then 90% of Ladakhis are buddhist, even though their

territory is under strict control of the Indian army.

Lovely work ! It reminds me of saudek, with more light-hearted romance !