Got a toothache? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Got a toothache? Street dentist, plowing his trade in a side street in Delhi's caotic old town. He was't very happy about me taking his picture, and in the picture he is about to give me trouble over it.

I am reposting it because originally I did not have the CDs with me and I posted it from an online photo album which resulted in a poor quality image. Now that I got a hold of my India CDs I can post it correctly.

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alexlie (5359) 2005-04-10 5:22

Hi Daniel!
Now is it much better. Good composition, colors and sharpness. Well done.
Regards.

Luan (15935) 2005-04-10 5:45

Je me souviens d'avoir vu ca lorsque je me promenais dans Chandi, c'est amusant et etonnant quand tu vois ca pour la premiere fois.
Bien vu Daniel.
Luan

sandip (3492) 2005-04-10 6:03

hahaha..

funny one.. a must street photograph.. nice and a journalism type.

colinbrenchley (6133) 2005-04-10 6:17

A great capture of street life - the slight loss of quality of the image is off set by the image you've capture. I like it!

Saar (571) 2005-04-10 7:17

This must be a place of hell for every person scared of the dentist! Haha, a very funny, streetlife picture.
And of course he doesn't look happy. What a way of advertising yourself, in the middle of a street. I think in future I'll be more happy with my own dentist, in his clean, steril, too white office.

Nice.

cheers Sarah

jcandeli (40) 2005-04-10 10:57

Great daily life photo! Love those painted dentures. :) When you get Photoshop you should try doing a "Filter->Sharpen->Unsharpen Mask" on it. Don't let the name fool you. It is a sharpening filter. Always keep the Threshold on 0 and try doing a subtle sharpen. Like 100% and 4 pixels. It will sharpen the edges and add some more contrast to all edges. It might look nice. Maybe not. I think the key is to not overdo the sharpening. Give it a try! Nice photo! JP

joseelias (367) 2005-04-11 8:26

This is a good street scene, showing how different, things can be in India. Interesting photo where I only find it a bit dark (at least in this monitor). In this case, asking permission could have solved all your problems.

paolino (1024) 2005-08-24 9:58

It's better undergoing a dental examination before a journey in India! ANyway these "doctors" here seem to be well equiped.
A very good catch
Paolo

MiKa2000 (2426) 2005-10-13 4:42

Ca me fait plaisir de voir cette scene car ce n est pas facile de se faire accpeter par cette corporation medicale.
On voit bien qu il n est pas d accord....

Theana (623) 2006-01-26 13:16

Wonderful! I like picturs which depict a quick view of daily life and particularities of the place where it was taken. Very well seen and I should take you as an example. I am usually to shy to take pictures of people directly without asking. And regret it afterwards... ;)