Photos

emilbo (22616) 2008-01-05 5:26

Bonjour Caleb,
Très intéressante cete photo de charmeur de serpents qui semble écouter quoi? je ne sais pas.
Les couleurs de terre sont merveillleuses surtout le orangé. Bonne composition et qualité d'image.
Félicitations!...
Emilius

indoka28 (5261) 2008-01-05 5:36

Hello caleb,

the famous snake charmer photographs from India..!! But this one is special...and thats because unlike all the normal snake charmer pics..this man is not even looking at the hooded bicellate Cobras..!! The expression has been very well captured by you with very good clarity and focus..!! I loved the light also here..!!

great one..!!
Tfs,
Regards,
Indro

manub (920) 2008-01-05 6:53

A kind of indian cliché for sure, but the picture is amazing... Great atmosphere here, especially the look of the man (well, maybe he'd better look at his snakes...)
I'm very impressed how you manage to get such a sharp picture with the difficult light conditions and no noise even at ISO 1000.

kibele66 (3087) 2008-01-05 8:50

Hello Caleb,
This looks like from the fairy tales we had listened during our childhoods, or from the Oriental Paintings of serpent charmer. Very interesting composition, colors are great, but most of all the details of the snakes are almost perfect.Congratulations!
Regards
Sibel

SamB (1948) 2008-01-05 9:12

Hello, Caleb--
Great work here, the composition is very strong--you created nice tension between the open space at left with the man looking to the right, but also using the foreground cobras to keep the foreground full. The dark, receding tunnel gives a very mysterious feel to the piece, and the finishing touch is the look of concentration in his eyes. A good, meaningful note, as well.
Thanks!
sam

delic (6735) 2008-01-05 11:07

Remarkable sharpness accentuated by the limited depth of field at f/2.8. I guess the man could have been caught doing something more interesting but the snakes more than compensate for that. Love the colors, too. Great work, Caleb. Regards,
Hakan

limule (4176) 2008-01-05 12:19

Hello Caleb, What a magnificient scenery.... I do not think at all that this is cliche. I mean maybe it is a classical way of presenting india, but such pictures gathering in the same time a good light, a good sharpness, nice eyes, a nice dressed person and then...the tip at the top, the 2 snakes... nothing is missing.

I am not sure, but I think that sharpness might be a bit too high, and consequently, highlighting skin defects on the guy face. I do not understnad that ISO was at 1000. TFS. Geraldine.

CaptainJack (0) 2008-01-05 17:15

Hi Caleb,

This has to be one of my favorite shots among all those you have taken in India. The placement of the man with his distant look off-camera, and the light to dark shift we see across the scene is perfect. Amazing how clear this all is, at ISO 1000.

faubry (35447) 2008-01-06 1:13

hello Caleb, superb composition with wonderful warms colors, il like because he dont see you.. greatwork
francine

AmiBe (6042) 2008-01-12 2:51

Helle great traveller,
you've uploaded a lot of very good pictures but this one is surely one of the best.
Three strong elements here... and superb light and colors.
rgs

Sharee (312) 2008-01-20 16:35

another fabulous shot. The POV is perfect and the colours as in all your pictures is beautifully saturated - the light is also wonderful.
Regards,
Tracey

pticaruh (276) 2008-08-22 12:14

Very good moment with the charmer looking dreamy in some direction, while the snakes staring at him sharply.

Regards,

Asparuh

arijit_ghosh86 (795) 2011-10-10 8:39

Great moment. Good use of light and you shoot this picture perfectly.

Best Regards,
Arijit.