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Photographer’s Note

For how many thousands of years have the faithful been repeating this living mantra in this same place? - on the banks of the Narmada in Ujjain. Photo taken at dawn of a Brahmin descending the ghats. And yes, I took a little liberty with the color balance, but not much.

oochappan, eleparc, ash_parikh, gren4, jrzufferey, verge has marked this note useful

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oochappan (22026) 2005-04-16 4:15

This is almost like a graphic of those circles in the water and the painter in you got the right feeling to give this an extra colorpalet. How beatifull this man stand in the center of the circles backlighted by the reflections of the sun in the water. Very well composed graphic witha nice suggestive subject Caleb.
Henk

clodreno (0) 2005-04-16 4:29

Could end up as a cover for an Hindouism magazine...
So you are in Ujjain.. I stayed there 2 says, but monsoon time, I didn't have this light.. You are moving ...
Great shot;

sandip (3492) 2005-04-16 4:29

accoring to u it is a little color balance u did it here. if i leave that part still i can able to find the sky color here.. i really love it even though looks like a bit unusual..

ChrisJ (69588) 2005-04-16 4:30

Hi Caleb

Wow! This is one of the best images I've ever seen from you. Perfect lighting, sharpness & composition. Really well done!

naxius (16679) 2005-04-16 4:34

You did good with the WB Caleb!
The result is efficient.
Very nice and poetic composition.
I like it a lot.

Alexandre

shangri-la (353) 2005-04-16 5:18

wahow... typiquement idiennes cette couleur et atmosphère! manque plus que les clochettes et l'encens!!!
;-)

niju (749) 2005-04-16 5:22

stunning. the concentric rings of water seem to focus the view automatically to the silhoutte. excellent perspective

mareseye (1209) 2005-04-16 5:36

Hello Caleb,
Very nice shot. I like the poesy of your picture.
Thank you for sharing,
Mare

eleparc (24059) 2005-04-16 5:45

brilliant shot caleb! the color, the compo and the overall mood! all is perfect to me! i love the way you placed your subject to the left bottom corner and how he is creating this wave towards a calm and still top corner! your color saturation works perfectly ! I love this shot! A MUST!
bravo
Eric

ndb1958 (9228) 2005-04-16 5:50

Wow, I like your liberty with the colour. Great light and great composition.

ash_parikh (2266) 2005-04-16 6:15

Nice composition and great colours. The ripples in the water creates an amazing play of light witht the shadows and light.

kinginexile (2440) 2005-04-16 7:23

Hi, Caleb

very special shot, the colors are not that irreal, and i believe it's ok to help it with a little PS to convey the feelings it can inspire. there indeed seems to be 2 worlds put together, in the swirl (samsara) created by the brahmin and the perfect oblong curves it created, giving a cosmic touch to the image, appropriately.
From Brahmin to Brahma....
The intensity of the light almost hiding the edge of the frame is a little overpowering, but one can as well find it an intrinsec part of an image that is so much about light and Light.

johnhopkins (866) 2005-04-16 7:47

Hi Caleb, Just a great simple image of the silhouetted Brahmin at the center of all those great ripples. The dark reflections in the top right help in balancing the wonderful composition. The colours are very attracive and striking. Nicely framed too. Great work.

flydragon (0) 2005-04-16 9:40

Hello Caleb
wowww great compo, light, color
this brown red is beautifull
a very symbolic picture
well seen
••simon••

gren4 (603) 2005-04-16 11:20

What a wonderfully perfect moment captured so vivdly and I like the liberty you have taken as it is worth it so that we can see a pic like this.

nerve (10210) 2005-04-16 11:32

I like this Mr. Colbeeman.. ;)
its a great compo, and a good PP.
bw.

Paker (2636) 2005-04-16 12:28

Artistic pic! At first I did not like the pinkish tint... but now I think that from an artistic point of view, it is very very nice and unique.

regards,
Krzysztof

manny (21378) 2005-04-16 13:03

I trust you're having a great time there judging from the quality of your shots. Caleb...your last shots are awesome. The colors are beautiful. For this one, I love the composition. The colors, IMHO, are just right. Keep on shooting. And give us more beauty of India.

jrzufferey (7249) 2005-04-16 13:42

Je suis très rassurer de savoir que tu as pris quelques libertés au sujet des couleurs. Je trouve l'image même avec tes couleurs magnifique un petit regret pour l'obligatoire sur-exposition d'en haut à gauche. J'ai fait un petit WS. Amitié/jr

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mikhalych (1311) 2005-04-16 16:27

Perfect composition and great mood accented by the red tones.

Though I would crop upper and right parts a bit to reduce over-exposed area and distracting shadow in top right corner. Jean's WS shows it well.

AnimeshRay (8886) 2005-04-16 22:35

Wow! What color...a river of vermilion! You have done justice to the almost mythical river Narmada at Ujjain.

Narmada in Ujjain (ancient Ujjaini) had ushered the confluence of cultures of the North and the South...the famed capital of legendary Chandragupta Vikramaditya, and the place where India's most acclaimed classical poet, Kalidasa, wrote his poem Meghaduta...

jbweasle (9294) 2005-04-20 8:03

A wonderful lesson in the use of light and colour, Caleb. A simple image but very effective. Well composed with perfect positioning of the person and the ripples in the water do a great job of framing and focusing attention on the subject.

verge (1239) 2005-04-20 8:07

excellent color and contrast of the silhoutte. the ripple is also nice, very good light. well done...rgds

verge

BrianGraney (1734) 2007-02-17 18:09

I've spent a good 30 minutes browsing through your impressive collection of images!
I'll be back for another look, but I couldn't leave without commenting on this masterpiece.
It's got it all - sacred geometry, clarity of colour, apt title and thoughtful note.
Wonderful image.
Cheers
Brian

degani (2876) 2009-03-24 1:31

hi again Caleb,
this is one of my preferred in your beautiful gallery, I like the geometry in pictures and this is perfect with a great light
kind regards
franco