This is San Cristobal, a photo from Chiapas, Southeast

Photographer's Note

Bright winter sun, deep shadows, sun hats, colorful houses, cobbled streets, Mayan Indian women and children standing, hawking, playing, crowds of people in street corners doing nothing at all...this is San Cristobal de Las Casas today

nbj, designsoul, KevRyan, nerve, yanseiler, omerozden oznaczył to zdjęcie jeko użyteczne

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nbj (2097) 2006-01-28 16:43

A really cool picture of a place I am now very curious to see! I like everything about this picture. Simple as that.

cdplayerON (89) 2006-01-28 17:27

A lot is going on in the photo. I like that very much. It keeps my eyes busy. I think I could look at this image and always find something that I didn't see before.

Love the colors and his hat!

Well done!

don_narayan (2014) 2006-01-28 17:27

Hello Animesh. What a great street shot, nice 3 components, the man in the hat walking by, the colorful, nearly absurd poster which contrasts the man with the hat quite well, and the family in the background. The great looks good and the colors come out nice.

Natayan

noahsark (1092) 2006-01-28 17:34

Hi Animesh,

Very effective! Good composition and light, well seen and photographed.

Mahmut K.

designsoul (17843) 2006-01-28 18:02

Hello Animesh!
What a shot, it is outstanding in its composition and colours! I have recognized the same style of house as the one you posted here a while ago of the same city... there is something truly amazing to this shot and that is hard to put my finger on... is it this cowboy hat? Or the hat just in front of that old red car? Or the typical rounded shape of the advertising column, like those I used to see in Budapest in my childhood?
Whatever is the real holding, there is one that truly captivates me. Fantastic shot!
sasa

tongapup (0) 2006-01-28 18:56

Oh, I love this one. Oh why don't you always use colour?! I love the quirky composition, so complex and arresting. Man, I wish I had taken this one.

ballyna (1689) 2006-01-28 19:42

animesh,
a nice daily life shot,u captured great compo,such beautiful colors.
regards

ElSato (824) 2006-01-28 20:07

Wow Animesh, you have really captured the colour of Mexico! And on top of that the composition of this shot is wonderful: Mr. Cowboy Hat, the Lucha Libre poster, the active street, the paper banners hanging over the road, the shadows, the spot of sky criss-crossed with power lines, all of them somehow gelling into a single, unified image. Everything bustling, everything lively, and everything bright.

Exceptional!

Lee

Salil_B (737) 2006-01-28 23:16

Fine image, Animesh. Catches the essence of the place. I like the framing of the hat and the close approach.
Salil

Furachan (0) 2006-01-29 5:09

Fantastic shot, Animesh, I mean this is touche dwith greatness, the way you bring the eye down to that cowboy hatted hmbre bewlow, just his moustache showing...I am crazy abuot this pic, my friend, and into my FAVs it goes...
best,
Francis

Isabelle (9046) 2006-01-29 7:05

the ultimate colorful image, Animesh.
And quite a change if compared to the sober images you´re used to showing us.
the compositon works beautifully here but i see the hat/head in the foreground as the cherry on top.

bnallama (3763) 2006-01-29 10:04

Animesh, they have said everthing... this is simply great! Amazing compo and POV!! A great piece!! TFS. Bala

KevRyan (22956) 2006-01-29 11:40

This has just got to be not just one of the best colour shots you've posted here but also one of the most interesting and exciting colour compositions I've seen here on TE - a favourite of favourites - fantastic DOF - so much of interest - great compositional flow - a cultural, colour and compositional masterpiece - magnifico!!!!!!!

Brilliant!!

best wishes kev

peter1892 (1681) 2006-01-29 11:44

Great colour shot, lots going on in the image. Every part of the frame appears to be filled with something to look at!

arindam_thokder (3987) 2006-01-29 13:25

Hello Animesh,

This is excellent POV, With nice saturated colors. As SalilDa saul this have the real essence of Mexico.

Arindam

verde (957) 2006-01-29 13:32

this is my absoulte favorite of your Chiapas series. thanks for sharing how you caught this shot...waiting for 30 minutes. It helps me realize that some moments must be waited for.

the blown out colors and grainy feel really add to this shot. there are so many things to look at and take in.

I love it, I am adding it to my favorites
b

nerve (10231) 2006-01-30 1:15

Wow!! Fantastic.. Animesh, i think (in my opinion) this is one of your bests so far.. Composition is outstanding..colours are vibrant and reflect mexican soul very well and i love those wires which complement the image perfectly..

its a real magical one.. i havent seen an image like this on TE for a long long time.. Reminds me of D.A. Harvey's "Divided Soul" in a way..
i am truely impressed by this shot..
Bravo!
Best wishes.

maciekda (19895) 2006-01-31 8:14

excellent image Animesh, wonderful composition - everything is in order here, i love that hat at the bottom, so close to you, lots of colors, great mood. maybe the picture is a bit too bright, or it is the screen i am using now. anyway, it is a fantastic work, thanks to Lisan for finding it

mrbialy (2568) 2006-01-31 10:01

Hello. This is really mood photo like from movie-"Desperado" or something like that. Just great. I' tottally agree with tongapup. Lots of colours. Compo just like from dreams. Hat in foreground, poster, cars, sky, people in the background, wall in front of, one eye of women- just congratulations!!! good luck

keribar (43841) 2006-01-31 14:49

Hello Animesh,

A place I know, San Cristobal, but I must admit I don't have such a moody picture I remember people were not too pleased when they saw me brandishing a camera, but here everything seems to work well, starting with the sunny day, the colors, the hat, and the street.
All the best - Izzet

scalerman (26900) 2006-02-01 4:06

This is more than San Cristobal, this is a terrific action photograh. Nothing but praise for this picture.
c

Homerhomer (4080) 2006-02-01 14:27

this one also rocks, looks like you had a blast in Mexico and you did well bw and in colour.
This one is packed with action.
Peter

Cruize (0) 2006-02-03 3:38

What a great composition Animesh. Awesome framing and colours. The dude in the cowboy hat adds so much character to this image...well done.

CYA
Vernon

RandomCameraGuy (3071) 2006-02-04 22:06

Oh man what a scene. Great timing here to get the man in that part of the frame. The colours on this are insane Animesh, pastell-erific!

flydragon (0) 2006-02-05 2:06

Hello Animesh
i am just back home
and i saw this picture
woww this is a great pics Animesh
what a messy and beautifull composition
colorfull and great mood
verry well seen this is a strong
street picture
regards
simon

Paolo (41258) 2006-02-05 12:45

Hi Animesh, fantastic and colorful image! there is much of the Mexico and of S.Cristobal in that beautiful shot.
excellent POV and composition.
thanks, ciao

markoci (3933) 2006-02-09 9:24

wow!!! i'm getting goosebumps... man, am i glad i found this! (thanks francis!) hard to add to the praises, i'll just simply put it in my favs.

partha (14023) 2006-02-09 14:12

Excellant use of wide angle. The perspective pleases eye.
Keep going.

kajspice (4542) 2006-02-09 19:56

Lots of points of interest but you have fused them all together very harmoniously. So many colours, lines, shapes, objects, people, buildings, cars, the road, the sky, the posters, the list just goes on...

Not my kind of picture, but its really inspiring...definately something that I'll be experimenting with.

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2006-02-10 10:44

Hello Animesh,
Superb shot with cineastic flavour and superb composition. You timed this capture excellently. Congrats!

Thanks and best regards,
Chris

Traveller (672) 2006-02-25 15:32

Excellent composition, Animesh. It includes almost all symbols of Mexico, all-in-one!!! I like this very much, it is like a poster.

nygus (8178) 2006-03-03 15:01

wow. deeply impressed. not a single unimportant item, everything works here, everything proving where is it. and this mexican wrestling...great

Mistral (15416) 2006-03-07 13:38 [Comment]

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nihanneke (57) 2006-05-15 17:09

Great composition ..and one of my favourites!

saguzar (862) 2006-05-23 17:48

Hello Animesh,
excellent colourful and typical image from Mexico, looks like from a movie.
Excellent composition and angle. One of my favorites.
Regards
Hernán

yanseiler (20) 2006-07-07 3:07

Hi Animesh, this is a very strong composition, really like it a lot... You have everything you need, the poster, the hat, the folks behind, the sky. I like this close up, a very nice piece...
Kindly
Yan

vagabondtravels (6511) 2007-02-06 20:30

Hi Animesh

Vibrant colors and great comp. The wrestling poster really makes this image. It really works well with the man with the hat and the family in the back. Well seen and captured.
Ben

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