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Photographer’s Note

Can't find any other title, sometimes less is better, I'll make it short.

Ain't it easy to give?

...perhaps more difficult to give day after day...and certainly harder to give to everyone.

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I really had one of my favorites of Manny's in mind for this one.
Mixed with my own taste for narrow DoF and other kinds of geometry.

eleparc, naxius, pridel, Isabelle, michel_r, yasoda-nandana has marked this note useful

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Darren (6819) 2004-12-09 19:07

The colors here are great Luko, that is the first thing I notice. Surprising in a way that it is consumer grade film that gives such great color. Nice diagonal line created by the receding monks and effective use of DOF too. Those are two things I like as well. I think the idea of receiving alms in a photograph is not entirely original (what is left that truly is original?), but this works, in part because of the angles and colors, but also because of the length of the alms line. I also think it is unique that the people seem to have sat down explicitly to give alms to the monks. REminds me of a receiving line in a wedding. I don't mind the tight cropping at all, although I do with the second guy wasn't cut right through his eyes.

This would be even better had it been taken with a 20D. ;)

verge (1239) 2004-12-09 20:36

I like the angle of the shot, the color and the giving act showed here. i just prefer to have focus on the 1st lady and not cropping lots of the head but that just me, your composition is still good....rgds

verge

alford (3897) 2004-12-09 21:31

Hi Luko! I like the colors and angle in which you took this shot! It's my 1st time to see a scene like this, so I must say it's a very interesting activity, seems everybody here is a cheerful giver. I would have like to see more of the monks' heads though. Great shot of a daily life activity! rgds. Alford

eleparc (24059) 2004-12-09 22:06

Cette fois ci je suis avec toi, bcp plus qu'avec celle d'hier... je préfere largement ce plan serré, et ce POV à la verticale... En effet, elle me rappelle bcp celle de manny! bravo!

Robert_L (385) 2004-12-10 0:41

Nicely done - thanks for posting!

rich (1199) 2004-12-10 3:48

Great shot, superb DOF and you have focussed on just the right spot and picked the perfect moment as the woman's hand reaches up to the basket. As an alternative title how about 'take'?

clodreno (0) 2004-12-10 3:52

Encore un beau cliché bien dans l'esprit TE. Il n'y en pas suffisamment à mon goût! Malgré tout je préfère celle postée hier. Et oui, j'ai toujours ce foutu problème avec les vues verticales. tu es quand même un des seuls ici à en proposer d'alléchantes... J'aime bien ces scènes...

ps: Je voulais poster une image de LP ce matin, j'ai oublié, je suis reparti sur mon continent de prédilection.... Une autre fois...

AmiBe (6042) 2004-12-10 4:12

Wow ! Very beautiful colors and DOF.
I like the composition, the cut heads don't disturb me.

naxius (16679) 2004-12-10 4:15

Superbe Luko...Pas grand chose dire si ce n'est que j'aime ce file indienne, avec un jeu de profondeur de champs parfait.
LEs couleurs sont également belles, saturées, intenses.
Ta note est courte mais efficace et laisse songeur.
Merci.
Alexandre

cgrindahl (6109) 2004-12-10 4:40

The image is also a wonderful counterpoint to your shot taken over the shoulder of a line of monks. Perhaps they were taken on the same day. I appreciate the narrow DoF in this capture since it is less the grand act of giving than the specific act, one human being to another that lies at the heart of this ritualized exchange. Although I'm familiar with the practice, I've never been to the region, so it has been wonderful to see so many photos taken of the ceremony, including the fine series you've given us. The colors are quite stunning. Thanks Luko.

kozerog (1194) 2004-12-10 4:44

Very interesting moment. Great colours and DOF. I like also the bend of three arms in one direction.

jp80 (8437) 2004-12-10 4:59

Superbe profondeur de champ sur cette image qui met parfaitement en valeur les sujets. J'aime beaucoup les couleurs également. très bien fait !

Pascal

sohrab (7423) 2004-12-10 7:12

hi luko
very nice colours indeed
talking about manny i like the photograph of the feet of the monks in a line
well to be honest it is quite strange seeing a photograph form you taken using a telephoto lens :)
i've always associated you with wide angle and great depth of field.
but this one is really good, just something different .
i think your title is good
im just a little suprised that superia has given you such a great orange
take care :)

pridel (233) 2004-12-10 7:48

Effectivment, comme pour beaucoup, la photo de Manuel m'est revenue en mémoire en voyant ta photo.
Et donc je ne peux que te féliciter à ton tour pour (me) montrer à tous ceux qui ne sont pas aller là bas cette scène d'offrande.
j'ai regardé celle d'hier mais c'est celle ci que je préfère, l'inclinaison des visages des moines, les bras qui s'allongent, la file indienne (sans jeu de mot) tout contribue efficacement à la bonne facture de la compo dans ce rituel matinal.
belle photo et note idoine.
Pascal

Kicka (0) 2004-12-10 15:16

Nice image. Great colors and nice composition. Like the POV and use of DOF.
Well captured.

flydragon (0) 2004-12-10 15:30

Luko
j'aime bien l'idée de ce cadrage
malgré que je le trouve un peu sérré.
Cette ligne de fuite en diagonale est bien vue
mais il y a une chose qui me gene
c'est d'être un peu trop coupé sur
les tetes des monks, heureusement
dans le lot il y en a un plus petit
qui sauve la tienne ,o)
••simon••

Bos (619) 2004-12-10 17:34

Great colours and a nice DoF, well composed.

michel_r (1114) 2004-12-11 5:51

Très belle géometrie avec cette diagonale qui s'affine. j'aime beaucoup ce cadrage serré et les tetes coupées des moines rendent la photo beaucoup plus percutante. cette variation de flou / net / flou transmet bien l'impression d'une ligne de moines infinie. Enfin la posture de la femme en blanc et du premier moine sont très élégantes, avec un toucher si léger du bol. Cette photo mérite vraiment qu'on s'y attarde.
michel.

maciekda (19599) 2004-12-11 15:01

very very nice photo, all heads are nicely cropped, nice effect of shallow DOF, great moment with the hand in the bowl. nice work, i like the way it is.

cessy (13647) 2004-12-14 7:19

beautiful moment, very nice capture Luko. I love it very much. the angle, the orange colors, the submission, wonderful picture.

markoci (3917) 2004-12-21 21:13

sorry but the cropped heads bother me too, especially that of the second monk who is in focus but you can't even see his eyes! maybe there's an intended symbolism in this that i don't get(?). i'd also have liked a hand putting money in his basket thus emphasising your title (just my eternal quest for perfection :-)) for me the focus on the third monk would have worked better. i love the colors though, the composition, and (like in all your shots) your EXCELLENT use of dof. tfs.

yasoda-nandana (430) 2005-02-01 19:37