Linda Kavanagh
December 2020 - JAIPUR READY FOR BUSINESS
About the Image(s)
This image was captured during a dawn tuk-tuk ride in Jaipur India. Editing was saturation, contrast and clarity SONY RX10 M3. iso 160 f/2.8 1.30s
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14 comments posted
I like how you showed the semicircle of pans with the colorful grains surrounding the vendors seat and the fact that you included the dog and the pigeons. It all gives a real feeling for the place. Too bad the vendor wasn't there. Posted: 12/08/2020 12:45:55
Linda Kavanagh
It was so early I think the vendor was off at the tea cart. Posted: 12/08/2020 16:12:48
Excellent photo, which nicely documents the bright colors of India. I love that you included the birds and the dog. Too bad that the dog was looking out of the photo rather than into it, and that the vendor was not there. Did you ask your tuk-tuk driver to stop so you could take the photo, or did you take this on the run? I suspect you stopped. Did you really expose this for 1.3 seconds? It looks surprisingly sharp for such a long exposure. Posted: 12/08/2020 16:00:13
Linda Kavanagh
The vendor was off at the tea cart I am sure. I had the tuk -tuk driver stop for this one. As far as the exposure I was on automatic as I was shooting on the go so I just took the info from the image properties. The people feed the birds and the next shots we have thousands of them in the square and our tuk tuk driver stopped got out and ran through the birds to get them flying up for a photo op. But it was also nice to see a mother and an adult son a few minutes later feeding them in another place. Posted: 12/08/2020 16:18:00
A photo-savvy tuk-tuk driver! Cool. Posted: 12/08/2020 16:24:28
I recall scenes like this in Jaipur, maybe at this very spot. I am thinking of just before you enter the gate to the palace. Notice the seeds behind the vendor spread for the birds to eat. Someone was throwing out seeds when we were there. It is related to their religion that they care for all living creatures, they even feed sugar water to ants. The colors and textures show an excellent image. I might also prefer the vendor to be in place, but this makes a very different image with us concentrating on and enjoying the scene around the chair a lot more. Posted: 12/08/2020 16:37:50
Linda Kavanagh
Stan that is exactly the place I was as you describe. In Jaipur before the gate which I managed to get some interesting photos just in the same area. Posted: 12/09/2020 00:11:27
When we were there someone was spreading grain from a large sack for the birds to eat. You can see the grain spread in your picture behind where the vendors chair is. When you go through the gate behind you come to the area with all the scientific constructions. One is a sundial that is huge and they claim accurate to within 2 seconds. Very interesting. These date back to 18th century. Posted: 12/14/2020 03:06:02
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This is a test comment with an attached image. Posted: 12/10/2020 14:45:53
Linda Kavanagh
Received the test comment and yes I like the image in B&W as well. Posted: 12/11/2020 11:42:56
I really like the colors of the grains however. Posted: 12/14/2020 03:07:24
I don't think this has the impact that the color image has. Posted: 12/14/2020 10:09:25
I agree with Dennis. Posted: 12/15/2020 13:37:12
Linda, I like the composition of your image here with a triangle - the right edge leading to the dog (and yes, it would have helped by looking forward!) and the left towards the pigeons.
The lack of a person in this situation is unusual. Does it work? I think it puts more pressure on interest and composition/timing issues - hence the dog issue becomes more important. I also think your camera choosing f2.8 does not help: we can tell what is in the back half of the image, but to me there items aren't as sharp as they perhaps should be. Posted: 12/13/2020 06:36:57
The lack of a person in this situation is unusual. Does it work? I think it puts more pressure on interest and composition/timing issues - hence the dog issue becomes more important. I also think your camera choosing f2.8 does not help: we can tell what is in the back half of the image, but to me there items aren't as sharp as they perhaps should be. Posted: 12/13/2020 06:36:57