Into the fray, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

This is a rickshaw stand near a busy roundabout in Jaipur. As you can see traffic is pretty hectic there. I took this shot from the roof of my hotel at around 8 p.m. I didnt have a tripod so I just rested my camera on the top of the wall.

I decided to partly desaturate colours to emphasise the red lines. However, as my PP work is basically hit-and-miss, all technical advice is welcome on how this picture could be improved.

manny, Galeota, ttmountainman, sohrab, touristdidi, shihwei oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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maciekda (19895) 2004-06-04 4:35

hi Joanna, i like this picture, i think it shows the atmosphere of this place really well, all this blur... interesting post processing - original idea, however i think i'd prefer to see the original shot, with colors. still i like it, good stuff.

manny (22032) 2004-06-04 4:36

Hi Joanna.

I like it...though it is more of a TL than a TE picture. PP...I think your're PP was very laborious. But it yielded good results. Maybe I would crop it tighter on top and at the bottom. That's all I can suggest. Be watching what others will recommend.

Galeota (10352) 2004-06-04 4:45

This photo looks chaotic...and I just love it that way. Don't change anything.pleeeeeaaase!

clodreno (0) 2004-06-04 5:07 [Comment]

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ttmountainman (2279) 2004-06-04 5:52

We dont have traffic in India..what we have is an "Auto ballet"...organised chaos ! Whereas all the wetern traffic follows straight lines and paths we choose the way of a mountain river...a bubbly joyous descent ..and so what if you rub a few shoulders along the way!
This pic is a good capture of that part of us Indians that either thrills or horrifies everyone else. i can see you liked it!
Well captured.

Proxilva (2157) 2004-06-04 16:04

interresting photo you got here. have a little trouble with the cropping, but can't figur out what it is (probably nothing then :) ) anyway the movement is very well documented

maphoto (8082) 2004-06-04 23:37

Amazing and special shot, great idea to desaturate, I pretty much like the effect, well done.

sohrab (7439) 2004-06-07 1:29

wow!!!
dont have anything else to say

bfly (5775) 2004-06-08 8:22

hi Joanna..you don't have pics from Italy but you still have some treasures from India :)
I loved this picture, as everyone wrote ; it shows the chaos of traffic in India for me too..motion blur and only red in overall grey is very good..color of danger here..I also don't think it needs any improvement...thanks...

piozac (2065) 2004-06-08 14:45

Świetna fota, nie rozpisuję się, ale klimat naprawdę rewelacyjny, i częściowa desaturacja gra tutaj świetnie... Popieram takie zabiegi :))

Pozdr

Piotr (0) 2004-06-12 20:13

Doskonala praca, orginalny pomysl i swietnie zrealizowany, mnostwo szczegolow i smaczkow, gratuluje Joanno :-)

touristdidi (8583) 2004-06-14 9:53 [Comment]

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shihwei (238) 2004-06-14 22:43

What more to say, Just wonderful!

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-03-22 8:30

Hi Joanna
Very impressive picture, it has a very artistic edge to it.

KevRyan (22956) 2005-05-14 16:58

Joanna - this is just fantastic - a really great image - very well taken indeed! - It's a favourite!

best wishes

Kev

A-la-N (2025) 2005-11-12 19:04 [Comment]

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fmfelman (118) 2006-01-22 10:00

What an interesting shot. This is what the busy streets in India felt like to me. I like the movement -- the blurred people look like ghosts. The lights of the vehicles show the activity on the streets. I like that there is only color in the lights.

emralc (174) 2006-09-05 3:38 [Comment]

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erhan1958 (15961) 2007-06-19 5:01

WOUNDERFUL SHOOT. CONGRULATIONS ERHAN

stellar_girl (302) 2012-02-09 14:44

Desaturation works really well in here. The contrast between almost monochrome and red attracts one's attention. I like the point of view as well. Congrats :).