The beach in Mamallapuram Photo

Photographer’s Note

The beach in Mamallapuram, the nicest place in this very nice small town on the coast of Indian Ocean.

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mugush (2088) 2006-01-19 15:46

Full of life,,full of fun.. crows just chillin..
very nice composition,,
nice daily life scene from Indian life.
thanks for sharing
Love
Mugush

tcht (7280) 2006-01-19 16:11

Hi Maciej,
A very lively photograph of a complex compo. The colours are beautiful and I like that bird that's sitting on the boat.

Is that a charity boat? It says 'Caritas' on it and has a cross similiar to that of Red Cross, too. TFS.
Rgrds,
CheukHin Tsang

mark88 (5876) 2006-01-19 16:17

Fajnie wypatrzone.
Ładny kadr i świetnie dobrana przysłona, doskonała kolorystyka.
Podoba się.
Pozdrawiam, Marek.

Framboisilla (5400) 2006-01-19 16:33

Hello Maciej,

Very nice colorful shot ! I like the frame and this melting-pot of colors...

Regards,
Stéphanie.

Cormac (26449) 2006-01-19 16:49

Nothing can match the colours of India, and this is a great example. I like the close of of the boat and the great decoration on it, including the eyes. The crow gives this that extra something, bringing it to life. Well done!

don_narayan (2014) 2006-01-19 16:55

Hej Maciej. These colorful boats seem to be the highlight of this place. The 3 birds are good here, especially the 2 perched high and same pose. The very busy background, yet managable on the eyes with the good DoF, is good, almost no overlapping and so many people and boats and great colors.

Narayan

cherryripe (18830) 2006-01-19 18:02

Hi Maciej
Great composition with all the colours of the boats and nets as well as the funny position of the birds. Pretty light and good framing.
Nikki

Furachan (0) 2006-01-19 18:36

Lovely compo, Maciej with that finishing touch of the balck birds perched atop these colorful boats. You are managing to orchestrate pretty complex tableaus, my friend: it's good to see someone juggling so successfully with the elements...
Cheers,
Francis

jinju (14265) 2006-01-19 19:38

I relly like it. Its simple, but so delicte. You capture daily life really well, and I hope you are over your depression Maciek. Seeing your latest shots on PBase Im admiring your work for its down to earth honesty.

tongapup (1574) 2006-01-19 21:23

Hi Maciej,
This is a beautiful shot. I love the lightness -- I mean the light touch, not brightness -- and the colour here. It's sweet and elegant. A difficult thing to do well.

L2K (240) 2006-01-19 21:56

Macku, bardzo ciekawe ujecie, fajnie ze wszystkie trzy ptaki sa zwrocone w tym samym kierunku. Piekny bokeh! Byloby idealnie gdyby pierwsza lodz miala tylko "oko", ale nie mozna usunac przeciez tego co jest; tak tez jest bardzo dobrze.

pozdrawiam,
Leszek

thaprem (2458) 2006-01-19 22:47

Maciej,
A neatly executed with clean composition.
The Selective DOF on the crow is fine..
I would expect a story to connect to.
Colours:8; Compo:9; details:8; Note:6; POV:8; Clarity:9; Light:8; Connectivity:5
Rated for maximum of 10.
Cheers,

rowanb (864) 2006-01-19 23:35

nice scene maicej, you have a knack for placing lots of elements in a shot and making it work so well. lots of beautiful layers of colour and shapes. great work
rowan

alekpet (4657) 2006-01-20 3:05

Hi Maciej.

Colourfull and with the nice detail of the bird. Very nice picture.

Aleks

dolin (15647) 2006-01-20 3:06

Hi Maciej.
Plein de détails et de couleurs. Une multitude de choses à voir.
Belle technique avec ce choix de focus et de dof.
J'adore tonc adrage.
Très belle prise
Fred

ALSOM (6616) 2006-01-20 5:13

Hi Maciej,
Very nice scene capture.
Yes too many details but you managed to slightly vanished them (keeping its interest) with the great dof.
Lovely colors, the birds echo is just fantastic ;o)!
TFS, Alain -

chicken (1781) 2006-01-20 5:16

Great colors. Interesting how all the birds look the the right whereas the boats point to the left.

clodreno (0) 2006-01-20 6:35

a colorful catch I must admit.. Nice image Maciek.
I will be leaving in 3 hours by the night train from Madurai where i have been le past 4 days to reach Bangalore.. I'll spend the WE with Sandip. Take care, and Keep shooting.

eleparc (24059) 2006-01-20 12:10

this is very pleasant and colorful! the croaks add an animal touch to the photo;-) They seem to be standing on almost every boat... did you enjoy this trip? i have some time in late feb. , what do you recommend for me to visit?

Eric

AnimeshRay (8886) 2006-01-20 14:02

What gorgeous color! And how things have changed! I visited it last in 1964, when I was 10 years old, and there was not a soul within miles of the beach in Mamallapuram.

designsoul (21394) 2006-01-20 14:34

What a sensuous shot, Maciej! These colours are like from a fairy tale, just as the three crows perched on different objects but facing the same direction. Exquisite composition. I really wonder how I could express best why, but the general mood, the beautiful orgy of colours of the nicely painted boats are what catch my attention and keep it arrested.
sarolta

dada (1135) 2006-01-21 5:59

beautiful composition, with those birds sitting all over:) the colours are amaizing, and I have to say that the blur of the background gives a pictural touch for this photo...

great work!
anca

Luan (15935) 2006-01-21 13:42

Hello Maciej
there is so much details here, may be less DoF could make this picture more readable and hilight the bird on the boat. By the way, it's a nice catch, colorful, lively.
Luan

Intruder (3073) 2006-01-23 9:16

Hi Maciej,
excellent shot, beautiful colors, composition and DOF. the bird and the people add a lot!
best regards, sifis

Luko (13880) 2006-02-25 7:01

There's definitely something about it... I had the same scene years ago in Galle, Sri Lanka, but never gave anything good, even though I think I didn't even scan my negs and work on them.

My opinion is that you have missed a point here : you've added an additional layer of complexity while it needed to be cleared out. I mean there's the pattern complexity, and then ther's the color chaos, one of these should be cleared out. Of course you must keep the patterns, so you need to tame those colors but I believe you went the other way around and decided to increase color saturation, especially in the red and yellow tones.
I would have on the other hand tried to mute the tones and perhaps give an overall warm balance. I'm quite certain of that. Nice to see you cannot be right every time. ;) ...