surf at Puri..., a photo from Orissa, East

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a gentle swell breaks along Orissa's beautiful beach...

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Clairedelune (4923) 2007-01-27 13:09

Hello Caleb,
Purity all over this picture. I'm not in a mood of writing many words right now. So, I will not. Just want to tell you that this photo, in a way, soothe my soul. Thanks for that beauty...
(Please though, remove the dust spots in the sky to make it perfect...)
Claire

nevilzaveri (217) 2007-01-27 13:18

wonderful image with nice reflection and colour saturation.

sanalytis (1634) 2007-01-27 13:20

Hi Caleb,

A masterpiece! Just beautiful..I can look at this photograph all day. Your composition is spot on, this one is going straight into my favorites. TFS

Spiros

BHo (2177) 2007-01-27 13:21

Wicked environmental portrait, Caleb. The colours reflected of the watery beach work in favour to create a vivid sense of the place.

Regards...

mirko_ninkovic (488) 2007-01-27 13:24

Hi Caleb,
Beautiful, very strong and emotional picture. Strong colors, excellent composition. Goes straight to favorites.
Thanks for sharing,
Greetings,
Mirko

narpad (1050) 2007-01-27 13:26

Very nice. Potrays simplicity and standing on ones own. The single lady contrasts with the couple in the distance. TFS.

Nick

dhurjati (2709) 2007-01-27 13:28

Hi Caleb,
Simplicity to me is the major point of attraction here.Very simple composition.Nice relaxed and serene atmosphere of the beach,nice colours sets the mood perfectly.
TFS,
Dhurjati

delic (6735) 2007-01-27 13:56

Hello Caleb,
I believe that this is one your best photographs from India. Refreshing, wide-open view with incredible color, composition and detail... I agree about the dust spots though.
Best wishes,
Hakan

Galeota (10352) 2007-01-27 14:07

Hello Caleb. I'm so much used to see close ups in your photographs, that this one really surprises me. The sea shore will always fascinate me. A pitty that HUGE dust spot in the middle of the sky.

Praetzer (209) 2007-01-27 14:10

Realy excellent. No other words. Alfred

Dubsie (346) 2007-01-27 15:10

Hi Caleb,
As I tend to agree with myself again (;), your perspective is great as usual. Added to this is the minimalistic composition and the lovely light. You have great details and clarity too in the photograph.
I know the reflection is an important part of the photograph, but somehow I feel if we were closer to the lady...a bit more...
TFS,
Best,
Durba

michiels (4170) 2007-01-27 15:28

hello Caleb,

I love the composition and the soft colours. Great reflection of the woman.
very beautiful photo.
greetings,inn

jasmis (58631) 2007-01-27 15:36

I wonder if two person on the left are really needed here, but nevertheless - very impressive photo. Regards.

haybelg (631) 2007-01-27 16:17

simplicity and nice colors.
but what strikes me more than the woman in the foreground is the couple in the background walking hand in hand. Very well done.

ben4321 (9875) 2007-01-27 16:42

Great composition here Caleb, and the saris stand out beautifully from the pastel shades of the sky and beach.
You know what I'm going to say next though, don't you?
No, not the dust spots (although it would be better without them), no the one thing that strikes me is that I wish you had managed to include the whole of the woman's reflection. Had you done so this would have been really special.
As it is, it's still a great shot though. Well done.

Cheers,
Ben

oochappan (4880) 2007-01-27 23:38

Hi Caleb
Artisticly isolated beauty 1-2 perpsevtive, marvellous,
if you allow me to say, still some corrections to perfection possible: I count 6 dust spots, 3 in the upper left corner and the horizont is slightly tilted ...
but these are so minimalistic beauty faults that it doesn't interfear to enjoy this different scene fully, I say it again, excellent artistic shot.
Personally I try to get away from or to reduce the monotonous 1-2 compo to more spontaneously natural views and document-reporting, an explicit compo doens't make a photo yet hé ? you show it here by the beauty in this shot
Henk

bostankorkulugu (42832) 2007-01-28 3:49

this is just fabulous caleb... perfect compo with pastel colours and cool reflections... a work of art really... congrats...

korkut:)

DarkoG (8) 2007-01-28 3:50

Fine, tender and simple. Gentle colors produce a very fine felling of serenity and peace on this beach and contrast well with woman's dress.

Good work

Furachan (0) 2007-01-28 4:51

Oh that is CHOICE, Caleb, ricly deserving of all the raise. Perfectly set up, at te perfect hour. The woman's lonely body language vs the hay couple in the far distance, man...
best,
Francis

bhima (726) 2007-01-28 5:09

Beautifull pic !

Simple but so efficient ... Rflexion of the sari is magical.

Just one point, I can see pixelisation on the women certainly due to post processing. Could you avaid that ?

Thomas

ChrisJ (159918) 2007-01-28 5:14

Hi Caleb

Nice symmetry, between the fg & bg beachwalkers, & their reflections. Superb colour, lighting, & sharpness. I like the pink & blue color combination too. Tfs!

golden (2289) 2007-01-28 5:32

Hello Caleb,
wonderful shot. Good composition, beautiful colors and reflection.

Regards,
Chrysoula.

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-01-28 6:32

Caleb, this is an "almost" great shot for me. The lighting and all the technical aspects are handled excellently. However, I thik it might have been stronger see the shot in "portrait" aspect with the lady and her full reflection -without anything or anyone else on the beach. It is still a very good shot as it stands. Well done. Paul.

RADEEH (2802) 2007-01-28 9:11

Very meaningful shot. It tells us the effect of loneliness and togetherness.Simple but very powerful composition TFS.

PS Are you now in Orissa?

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-01-28 11:52

Hi Caleb,
Simply outstanding work. The capture of the lateral light, the reflections everything to perfection.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

arnabchat (7233) 2007-01-28 23:57

very classic composition. love the light here.
somethings else makes this shot special to me: i am always fond of shots that have the object/human moving out of the frame, something i dont see many to appreciate, but is, what i personally like to shoot/see.
TFS, Arnab

Mistral (15402) 2007-01-29 13:35

Beautiful image, Caleb
full of mood with an infinite background.
I can notice the beautiful reflection of the lady on the seashore and I wonder in the chance if you got another image of that...
A smile
Luca

AmiBe (6042) 2007-01-29 15:04

Hi Caleb,
I like a lot, good low POV... This woman is so graceful.
Beautiful colors as well.
Good to see a bit of foam in the 1st plan.
Some dust, too... :)
rgs

Luko (14000) 2007-01-30 1:23

Oh yes... love this one. love the distance and the orangy colors. Exactly the kind of dreamlike pic I would be looking for on an indian beach. This is one image that'll stay in mind.

There's just a slight loss of image quality that bothers me, I don't know where it comes from... perhaps it was badly underexposed and you brightened it up,excessive sharpening.. and man, that's not ONE dust spot.. I count at least five... you'we been eating on your sensor or what... ;D ...

Wietse (568) 2007-01-30 10:43

Very good composition, nice colors
Wietse

rbcy1974 (20758) 2007-01-31 15:56

Hello Caleb
Its quite a beautiful one. Nice parallel position of the lady and those behind. Its very nice the way her sari coordinates with the rubish in the ground.
Regards
Daniel

jpwashere (148) 2007-01-31 20:36

great photo. nice colors and soft tones.

nice composition and details of the surf are well displayed.

Serendipity (1045) 2007-02-01 18:29

What a beautiful picture ! Framing, colors, and POV are so nice. Really great job !
Regards.
Marc

prumod (8300) 2007-02-02 6:25

hi caleb,
very special artistic one... like the colors and contrats very much... quality is very visible at he ground!...
thanks
take care
pramod

Standa (1877) 2007-02-17 2:14

Hi Caleb,
You captured very impressive photo. I like your soft colours and effectual compozition.
Regards,
Stanislav

nicoz (1979) 2007-02-19 5:06

Hello Caleb,
So much finesse in this photo! Both the colors and the compo a delight of simplicity and softness.
Because I like it so much, I'll allow myself a few critics: 1) there are some dust spots (which can be easily removed)
2) the horizon is leaning a bit (easy to correct too if you want)
All in all a beautiful and very peaceful photo.
Well Done!
Nicolas

MayaG (2415) 2007-02-23 14:05

I really like your gallery! its wonderful...
This is a perfect composition, and the feeling is marvelous. My compliments.

sebinho342 (19329) 2007-03-12 8:43

Hi Caleb, i think this is the first time i comment a picture in your tremendous gallery .. so i'll pick a picture that has fascinated me since i saw it for the first time.
Terrific shot here, so moody, giving a lot of inspiration to the watcher, yes this is for that kind of shot that i'm happy to have discovered this site.
Congratulations

lucasvdb (635) 2007-04-21 11:23

you have many beautifull pictures. It's hard to choose. I like the subtle colours in this one, and the athmosphere of the dreamlike walk on the beach. Congratulations!

pascal-harbi (1005) 2007-06-22 7:09

Very nice and soft (poetic) view! We could maybe regret that we do not have the complete woman's reflection on the water!
Cheers, Pascal

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Karsten71 (359) 2008-11-23 4:46

Caleb, this shot is awesome... pure and meditative... a story comes to mind... is she walking away from s.th. wheras the couple to the left walk into a common future...? love it...
as far as composition goes... I wonder whether I would like to see either more or less of her reflection, either get closer to her or give us the entire reflection...
anyway, congratulations!
- Karsten

rtg (132) 2010-02-13 10:20

Vivid colors.. beautiful PoV.. absolutely striking!

Thanks for sharing,
Arti

sukalyanc (88) 2010-03-19 21:24

Hi

Great framing. The sharpness of the snap is very nice. Love the reflection of the people. After a long time I am found a different POV of Puri beach.

Congratulations :)

Regards
Sukalyan
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MLINES (12516) 2010-03-19 23:05

Hi Caleb, Good beach scene with ideal composition. I wondered how the top would change by altering the colour of the frame. TFS. Murray.

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