Red Roses - Kolkata Photo

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Flower Market in Kolkata, near Howrah bridge.

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dvlazar (6476) 2007-06-07 5:34

Youve shot this in great lighting conditions - well done.
The subjects are very well lit - also the brilliant red stands out well with the rest of desaturated shot.
Cheers,
Dave.

everlasting (10898) 2007-06-07 5:54

the desaturated colours are very attractive here Maciej and the juxtapostion of the two subjects, one starign almost at you and the other nonchalent, scratchign his ear.........The colours give a good feel to the shot, and teh script int eh background places this, the only thing that bothers me (a bit) is the blue plastic in the basket in the foreground.

michiels (4170) 2007-06-07 6:34

hello Maciej,

A gorgeous photo, the look so hopefull from this man, believing to sell a lot of the beautifull roses today. I like the soft colours in contrast with the strong red.
A photo with a strong power.
greetings, inn

Luko (13894) 2007-06-07 7:21

Classical and beautiful. Every area is populated with a feature, like a matrix.
I love the deep red against the overall grey background.

Darren (6817) 2007-06-07 8:12

Hi Maciek. Nice photo and really nice processing I think. The front guy is very good, I wish the guy in the back had a different expression though. Also, it feels a little tight to me, mostly because you have multiple things cropped on the left side.

Furachan (0) 2007-06-07 10:15

The beatific look of the man on the right, Maciej, is priceless, it gives meaning to he entre cnstruct, to the flowers. This is a fine compo, man, detailed and meaningful. I would call this a "mature" work.
All the best,
Francis

thea0211 (1355) 2007-06-07 11:07

:) thank you!
that's the look and smile i'd like to see when i am given flowers or he is the man (looking and smiling like that) i would buy flowers from anytime ... because of that look and smile. beautiful reds - beautiful details, lovely texture/color of stone. well done!

BobsterLobster (1381) 2007-06-07 11:46

Lovely, effective post-processing. Good composition. The eye-contact works well.

partha (13657) 2007-06-07 12:24

Hi Maciej,
Today I had gone through your whole work at the link u have given. Its amazing U have oick u up to a great height,.
Regarding the shot, it looks very fine with excellent placement of the person with flower at the foreground and the thoughtful person at background.
Nicely spotted shot.
Regards.
Partha

AnimeshRay (8886) 2007-06-07 17:36

Very beautiful Maciej, excellent tonality and hue to the color, and very good positioning of the two people. Pin sharp focus on the foreground man's eyes and his slightly amused look are very good elements here as is the pillar in the background. Excellent stuff.

Mistral (13694) 2007-06-08 14:55

Excellent work, Maciej
his sight is really nice as well the colours and the general atmosphere.
A smile
Luca

Galeota (10334) 2007-06-08 15:56

Hoo Maciek, I love this image and, unlike Darren, I think the expression of the guy in the background is invaluable in its middle age innocence look like. We'd call him, then, a "simplet" in french..not his fault, actually...just a foresaken God's creature.

eleparc (24059) 2007-06-09 6:29

i wonder if a photo with only the flower vendor would not have been even more impactful. He has such a stare! beautiful shot with an excellent light atmosphere!
Eric

designsoul (21394) 2007-06-10 22:28

He does look like a saint, and the composition with him holding the hot red roses in the shape of a heart, sitting diagonally opposite from the other man is very very fine. The colours and textures are gorgeous, but I cannot help being drawn to his face, so kind and sincere. A beautiful shot...
sasa

binita (464) 2007-06-15 5:22

very well taken. the deep saturated red colour of the roses attracts the eye. very sharp picture. thanks for poating.

rbcy1974 (20742) 2007-07-12 4:42

Hello Maciej
Very nice photo positioning both men diagonally from each other. The red flowers ad a nice element to the composition.
Very nice. Reminds me of Mc Curry's work
Regards
Daniel

KKar (486) 2007-08-27 4:00 [Comment]

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Asiulus (1066) 2008-02-18 1:39

Wy¶mienite, Maæku. ¦wiat³o zagra³o koncertowo, ca³o¶æ jest bardzo wyrazista i co tu gadaæ - do mnie gada. Mam wra¿enie, ¿e lepiej by by³o, gdyby¶ zrobi³ krok w prawo i pozby³ siê tego kosza. No, chyba, ¿e na prawo by³ drugi kosz ;-)
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