let it ride... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Among the plethora of prayer wheels that entangle the Johkang monastery in the center of the old city... When gambling with your soul, why not just double down?

No excessive post-processing, the 5D was set on servo-focus - 'sports mode'. worked well.

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Furachan (0) 2007-11-03 6:44

You are really producing sumptuous stuff these days, C - it's a pleasure discovering each new one. Love the bokeh sandwich aound the praying wheels, with super sharpness on the lady and child. Your mastery of DOF is really something...
-F

kinginexile (2438) 2007-11-03 10:12

The same thought entered my mind as Francis, but I must say I am not as assiduously going thru contribtuions as I once did, and you have always held your photography at a lofty standard, Caleb. Your choices of destinations as well.

I would love to see your peregrinations and the pictures highlighting them be edited in book format.

auldal (956) 2007-11-03 10:31

A beautiful image with great joy.

CaptainJack (0) 2007-11-03 17:16

Hi Caleb - puzzling why this is not getting more attention than it is in the number of views, as this is just an incredible shot, with such a delicate balance of focus being held together. As much as the prayer wheels and the face of the woman are key elements in this scene, its the hand of the boy and his mother that give off a stronger sense of humanity here that pulls me in.

travis_b (872) 2007-11-04 5:23

Caleb

What i say about that photo is it's totally good and top class no doubt mate. I believe it's energy comes from those lovely faces. What a wonderful colors do you have! And the whole composition is just perfect. Big bravo! Cheers!

eleparc (24059) 2007-11-04 9:19

great POV Caleb! I just realized that you had gone back to Tibet and Nepal...those 5D colors are really amazing.. i must admit that it beats Nikon with its full frame captor!! snif! I like the look of this woman and this kid's attitude and grin ;-)

Eric

Aliine (1827) 2007-11-04 10:24

Hi Caleb,
Wow another beautiful picture!
Here all is perfect... the position of this woman and her child, the movement of prayer wheels...
That's always a real pleasure to discover your himalaya pictures, thank for that ;)
Regards
Aline

smarcell (12407) 2007-11-05 5:01

Another great shots. It could easily fit in National Geographic or similar magazines. The child playing with the prayer wheels is a lovely scene.

SergeMtl (284) 2007-11-08 21:12

There's real poetry here. The lived in face expressing joy and resignation at the same time, the sense of place, the density of the textures.
Serge

InasiaJones (17341) 2007-11-17 21:59

Hi again...

High-caliber stuff...

Excellent portrait of a woman, while the baby creates a transition between the mother and the prayer wheels. Remarkable job with the shallow depth-of-field.

Impressive!

André

justmyself (6) 2009-01-28 6:25

Hello,
this picture is excellent!
Congratulations!
Agata