Lost in ganga..., a photo from Uttarakhand, Nord

Photographer's Note

Ok.. first of all I hesitated between this one and the BW in the WS. So I would REALLY appreciate if you let me know which one you prefer....

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This girl was below a bridge which crosses Ganges from one side of Rishikesh to other (I forgot the name of the Bridge). The passer bys throw coins into the river probably after making a wish. Now let me explain it to you about the 'Coin throwing syndrome'.

In many places in Asia when you see a pond with a fish you will also see a lot coins in it! I believe that people must believe that their wish may come true by throwing coin into a 'fishy' pond!! I never tried it!
So back to the photo, here some people threw coins some others some food for the fish below. As you can imagine this girl with couple of other kids was interested in the coins that were falling from the the bridge...
By the way the water wasn't really that warm during this time of the year.

ps & tech.
Scan from photo and just increased contrast and brightness by about 50.
Have included the bridge in the WS so you can see the hight and the environment.

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dolin (7369) 2005-06-11 3:36

Salut Bala.
Très intéressante ta prise, c'est vraiment réussi.
Le cadrage est excellent, j'adore ce genre de compo.
La fille ressort très bien, bon contraste, bon PP.
Joli, bien vu
Fred

Luan (12971) 2005-06-11 3:37

So pure so beautiful composition Bala, this picture is very simple but I like the overexposed touch of this one.
I really like it.
Excellent
Luan

flydragon (0) 2005-06-11 3:38

this is very nice Bala
also your composition
i like the mood here
this is a artistic work
well seen
regards
••simon••

RGatward (20108) 2005-06-11 3:39

Absolutely brilliant experimental shot. I love the treatment here, and the woman, though very small in the frame, works in thi case, suggesting the vastness of this river. Very nice work.

Furachan (0) 2005-06-11 3:43

Superb tonal treatment that emphasizes the spatiality. beautiful, spare vision. Great stuff! Francis

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-06-11 3:53

hi bala, for me both of the versions work perfectly; depending on the purpose i would do the following:
for a photo gallery i'd choose a less contrasted, darker version;
for a decoration of a modern dance club - the more "agressive", more futuristic and eperimental version;
great work, jerzy

davido (1982) 2005-06-11 4:26

A very artistic shot. First I did not see what it is without the title. But I must say it is a great piece of work you captured here. i like overall the composition.
David

naxius (16685) 2005-06-11 5:03

Hi Bala,
Superb! This compo is really good.
I like the light, and that person being alone in the low right corner.
Very graphic.
Alex

yekjohn (1890) 2005-06-11 5:31

Very well done with your experiment. This is an art-photo. Simple but very strong composition. Cheers, John.

don_narayan (2014) 2005-06-11 5:45

Bala, I like them all. in a way, i like the b/w version more because it is less abstact (imo). the one with the bridge is great too, the massive size of the bridge with the small person beneath it is a great image, also the bridge adds some context to it. But, without the bridge, it looks perfect, with a great composition. they are all winners. it is a fantastic placement of the girl within the frame. an excellent photo.

Isabelle (9046) 2005-06-11 7:01

I just love the composition and the pp work you´ve done here, Bala!
i love the contrast, the impresion of 'too much'.
excellent work!

(Bala is a candy in my language :))

Timmok (802) 2005-06-11 7:17

Hi Bala,

Nice framing, but the picture is a little bit overexposed to me. I prefer the one in the workshop...

mlopes (494) 2005-06-11 7:26

Bala, This is very good work... really really good stuff.

I rather prefer this one, the B&W is also nice but this gets stronger IMHO.

The framing is perfect, the girl is posicioned very nicely in the photo.

TFS
Mario

gringofil (0) 2005-06-11 9:30

Looks more like a painting than a photo. I really like it because of the subtle beauty of this scene. The position of the lady in the frame is perfect as well. Nice work.

zig (2456) 2005-06-11 11:12

This image become almost graphical work, not a photo. I felt like it after seeing your WS. BUT I love this one. MAYBE because you did excellent work on PS and I was amazed with what you could do to the image on PS. Anyway You did a good work!

gaby (19819) 2005-06-11 11:23

Hi Bala,
Pour un essai, c'est un coup de maître -
Très réussi et très joli -
Félicitations
Bon week end
Gaby

AmiBe (6042) 2005-06-11 13:51

Hello Bala,
une image high key très artistique.
Ton traitement donne une excellente ambiance à cette photo.
La femme est bien placé.
Je préfère nettement celle-ci au WS.

CliffW (2381) 2005-06-11 14:07

This one. No contest. No criticism either except - well done.

kensimage (8563) 2005-06-11 23:09

Bala, I think this is great, much more interesting than the workshop photo. It has a beautiful ethereal quality, as if she were in a dream. It may be more PP than one is "supposed" to use on TE, but who cares??? It's a great shot!

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-06-12 2:07

wow. Hi Bala, this is a wonderful image. Great composition. Nino

sandip (3492) 2005-06-12 3:50

looks really great Man.. did not recognise the girl in the thumbnail.. and when i saw it.. Wow.. excellent.. a bit overexposed thing sometimes gives us a wrong idea.. does not looks like water sometime.. Composition is really excellent..

nerve (10231) 2005-06-12 8:19

Hi Bala,
this is one of your bests i think. Great composition here.. and your choice of PP is perfect (is much better the other WS ones imho) i especially love that white line across the frame..
Congrulations.

sarju (5324) 2005-06-12 13:43

I would say that you did a pretty good work on this photo .... but what is the diagonal thing going across the photo ... it is the big suspension rope of the bridge
the name of the bridge is probably "Ram Jhulla" or it could be "Lakshamn Jhulla" if I am registering the scene right
thanks for sharing the photos mate
cheers ... sarju

capthaddock (28790) 2005-06-12 14:00

Hi Bala- fantastic! surreal! dreamy! both versions are equal, this type of shot does not need colour, but prefer this one

arnabchat (7233) 2005-06-13 0:50

hi Bala, an absolute stunner with the composition. you have experimented with the exposure so nicely, this ought to be a classic photo yet its simplicity.
good work indeed!
Arnab

hdl (7035) 2005-06-13 14:33

C'est très artistique de cette façon, mais difficile à déterminer ce que c'est. Mais de l'autre côté, la photographie ne doit pas être du fast food. Merci pour l'explication intéressante et chez nous cela existe aussi de jetter des pièces dans l'eau. A+

eco (112) 2005-06-16 12:44

Hi
very good work - great perspective

regards
rafal

steeve (1497) 2005-06-16 16:01

Very artistic pic. Nicely composed. I realy apreciate the post process done here. Well done indeed

kinginexile (2598) 2005-06-20 16:45

Very nice, very personal and creative, despite the barrenness of the capture which you chose to even emphasize more at PS time, following the feeling that was yours when you captured it.

bikram (48) 2005-06-21 18:38

Nice work! The tonality u created blends so well with the comp. Cheers

Stepan (27210) 2005-06-29 17:24

... talking about empty frame ;=))
A wonderful and arty composition.
Really beautiful espacially thanks to the dof.
Stéphane

rajhema (1873) 2005-07-22 12:51

Bala, Same wishing concept is here in the US as well. I have seen water fountains in the shopping malls with pennies. Your comments are good. Good picture

idalio (75) 2005-07-31 6:15

Hello Bala,
I like very much the work you made in the photo. Excellent composition. Great job.

Regards,
Idálio

pridel (233) 2005-08-19 12:26

WAOUUUUUU
Bala !
Absoluty superb !
Compo is perfect and your pp is very very good. infinitely better than the photograph of origin.
It is truly artistic.
Cheer
Pascal

jafadabret (56501) 2005-11-15 9:36

Bala, en feuilletant ton album, je suis tombé sur cette photo, c'est un régal que cette page à peine colorée et un sujet tout menu dans le coin. C'est encore un cliché que j'ai placé dans le thème "Minimalism".

Albrecht (11283) 2006-06-09 5:18

Hi Bala
Beautiful peaceful and lonely;
great use of natural light
and a great compo.
greetings Albrecht

ein22 (478) 2007-02-23 1:31

Simple, stunning and VERY effective

I love it

TFS
Andrew

carlab (2097) 2007-12-11 3:10

wonderful shot, i like very much this composition
congratulations
Carla

ong (419) 2007-12-18 10:01

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