Quite an afternoon nap...

Posted by Sriram (Chennai, India) on 3 October 2009 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Spotted this old man on the streets near a small temple at Kalakshethra Colony!

Do check out some of the themes that I have worked on in the past, esplly:

Colours of Rajasthan:
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/jaisalmer/
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/jodhpur/
http://thetraces.aminus3.com/tag/udaipur/

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Comments (18)

Fabienne from Quelque part ou ailleurs, France

A great shot, patterns and colors...

3 Oct 2009 7:03am

olivier Paillet from toulouse, France

Great shot !! Very nice portrait !!

3 Oct 2009 7:50am

k@ from Paris, France

Another marvel at Sriram's***
You did not answer me last time :) How do you get those colors ? Post-process ? Which one ? It's always so bright and colorful at your place, i Love this, quite rare*

3 Oct 2009 8:08am

@k@: K@, Thanks a lot... I always try to limit my post processing to just curves... Its just important to get to basics importantly the aperture, shutter speed and exposure to be spot on... And many a times I get an interesting subject with right amount of aesthetics to obtain an overall neat composition. I got a glimpse of this guy all of a sudden and I shot him from inside my car.... thanks to my patient wife and the equipment that I carried that day, I could capture him as I had visualized...

Marie-Jezaria from Paris, France

Great Capture !
Love the maneer you play with the colors, the lights, the contrast !
I'm impressed ! :-)

3 Oct 2009 9:45am

Christophe Esnard from Angoulême, France

Moving portrait as usual.

3 Oct 2009 10:39am

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Outstanding portrait.

3 Oct 2009 1:00pm

Reno from Madrid, Spain

Such a coloured and simple (not miserabilism) portrait.

3 Oct 2009 1:55pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Quite a moving picture as a social commentary. Wonderful colours in there.

3 Oct 2009 3:04pm

Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India

A superb capture...lovely detail and I always like the way you achieve your skin tones....well done!

3 Oct 2009 5:34pm

Shahryar from Isfahan, Iran

good capture :)

3 Oct 2009 6:54pm

k@ from Paris, France

Thanks a lot for your detailed answer, Sriram, I guessed you were that kind of sincere guy who does not abuse on post-processing at all, congrats & thks again ~ your work smells of Truth*

3 Oct 2009 8:05pm

@k@: Thanks a lot K@... Best wishes to you too! Liked all your recent captures!

Val37 from Tours, France

I love this capture, a quiet moment for the man and a good capture for you ! The colors are beautiful
Have a nice day

3 Oct 2009 8:37pm

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Awesome photo!

3 Oct 2009 8:58pm

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

Beautiful portrait of that sleeping man.

4 Oct 2009 1:17am

Ajay from Pune, India

Excellent portrait.

4 Oct 2009 3:21am

Bishop from Houston, United States

a moment of rest... lovely reminder from home for me!

4 Oct 2009 3:50am

eme chiquilla from córdoba, Spain

awesome catch!
has anyone noticed the opposition between the metal shutter lines (horizontal) and the vertical lines of his blanket, and how his left arm his half following the metal shutter lines and the lower half is blanket alinged? i think it helps the photo to be greater in composition :)

7 Oct 2009 10:15pm

Jacqueline from Montréal, Canada

Such a beautiful photo of a beautiful man !

9 Oct 2009 8:13pm

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