Pilgrim at Haridwar, North India [Resub]


You are viewing a reduced-resolution thumbnail. You must have an account and be signed in to view photos greater than 72 hours old.

Photo

Title     Pilgrim at Haridwar, North India [Resub]
Photographer     suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     India
F-stop     f/5.6
Shutter speed     1/250 sec
Categories     Decisive Moment
Documentary
Portrait
Filter     UV
Lens     Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR
Camera     Nikon D300
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     July 8, 2010 6:47:03 AM CDT
Views     246
Rating     4 Thumb-up

Resubmit in B&W of the colour photo posted at http://www.photosig.com/go/photos/view?id=2425367&forward=user Old lady pilgrim at the Kumbh Mela, Haridwar. Kumbh Mela is the biggest religious gatherings on the planet which takes places on the banks of the river Ganga. The number of pilgrims this year is expected to have exceeded around five million since the first day.

Camera Details:
Model - NIKON D300
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 5.30
ExposureProgram - Shutter priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Auto
Flash - Not fired
FocalLength - 90.00 mm
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 135 mm


GPS information: -
GPSLatitudeRef - N
GPSLatitude - 29 55 59.87 (29.933297)
GPSLongitudeRef - E
GPSLongitude - 78 8 59.47 (78.149853)
GPSAltitude - 300.55 m

Critiques

This photo currently has 4 conforming critiques. Since there are already at least three conforming critiques, if you write a conforming critique for this photo, then you will receive only the usual one critique point every time another user rates your critique helpful.

Write a critique

If you find one of these critiques especially helpful--or especially unhelpful--then please take a moment to register your opinion by clicking one of the buttons to the right of the critique.

Show newest first    Show most helpful first
Show oldest first    Show least helpful first

Thumb-up    from swartzfeger/Jay (2,059) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 7:42:29 AM CDT (2)

Just to add to hat the others have said, it would be nice to have her forehead and face have the amount of details present that you captured in her hands, Some contrast adjustment might help with that. Namaste.

Reply  Show ratings 

From suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:42:14 AM CDT

Namaste Jay. Thanks. That's a valid point.

Reply 

Thumb-up    from wolli/Ian (56,891) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 7:13:37 AM CDT (2) Early critique

Wonderful detail here Suchit but the tones are awfully flat - some PP work on the tones should help. Unfortunately the BG tones are similar to her face which lessens her impact.

Regards, Ian.

Reply  Show ratings 

From suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:41:32 AM CDT

Yes, I now see the need for a much higher contrast. You're right about the BG as well. Point noted.

Reply 

Thumb-up    from dnd/Dnd (12,700) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 7:00:10 AM CDT (3) Early critique

As Mehrdad said below - you have done cropping and conversion very well but loose the contrast. I've tried a fast post processing to 'invert' the overall light - make the face lighter than the background. Check here my version of Piligrim. May be you will like it. Cheers!

Reply  Show ratings 

From mojaveh/Mehrdad (52,688) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 7:03:55 AM CDT

Mmmmm your version gets 2TU ! ;-) but I have to say, this could be done because of Suchit basically strong job. ;-) Regards.

Reply 

From dnd/Dnd (12,700) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 7:06:16 AM CDT

:))) Thanks! Agree with you of'course. The source have to be strong. Post processing is just a spices ;)

Reply 

From mojaveh/Mehrdad (52,688) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:41:34 AM CDT

But spice also is not all buds! No one can cook well just expert cooks!

Reply 

From suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:40:52 AM CDT

:)

Reply 

From suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:40:30 AM CDT

Thank you DND for taking the trouble. That was very helpful. I see the point about higher contrast and more light on the face verses the background. Thank you for the "live demo". :)

Reply 

From dnd/Dnd (12,700) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:42:51 AM CDT

Glad to be helpful :)

Reply 

Thumb-up    from mojaveh/Mehrdad (52,688) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 6:56:07 AM CDT (3) Early critique

Suchit, I think black and white submission of photo is better than color version as there was distracting hot colored backgrounds which has much less effect in B&W version. Sharpness and DOF is good. But her face is undershadow and light direction is not well. But overall Its good Shot.

Regards, Mehrdad

Reply  Show ratings 

From suchit/Suchit (24,339) Send mail to this user on July 8, 2010 8:30:45 AM CDT

Thanks Mehrdad.

Reply 

Comments

Comments are different from critiques. Comments carry no rating, you may write more than one comment per photo, and you may comment on your own photos. If you want to rate this photo, then you should write a critique instead.

Add a comment

There are no comments on this photo.

Return to photos