Sunandan Ghosh
About the Image(s)
It was my collection in the month of March, 2021 from a distant village of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is an image of making of Chhau dance masks, a traditional cultural heritage of Purulia district. Chhau is a folk dance delineating mythological stories. Materials used for masks are clay, soft paper, diluted glue, cloth, mud, fine ash powder etc. My Camera was Canon EOS 80D with ISO 200; Aperture f/6.3 and Shutter speed 1/125.
Expecting suggestions from my friends.
7 comments posted
Thank you Art. I always appreciate your suggestions. Here I slightly differ. You are recomposing the image to present it in the category of Pictorial photography. I deliberately added other masks and trifle materials to depict the environment of the artist as per guideline of PSA course on Travel photography. Even I have taken images with different composition showing three masks and the hands of the creator. But it would not come in the category of Travel photography. In fact now I am a student of on line course of PSA on advanced Travel Photography. Regards to all my dear friends for open minded suggestions. 😻   Posted: 04/08/2021 03:24:17
My thoughts are with Art. It's a matter of personal taste. If the rules call for more context to fit a category, so be it.   Posted: 04/08/2021 08:09:41
Thanks Art for your suggestions.   Posted: 04/10/2021 15:12:09
Sunandan, I think this is a very good image and fits the guidelines you have chosen for Travel photography. The only suggestion I have to offer would be to tone down the red on the man's head and also the door? behind him. Plus the green on the walls. I feel this will automatically bring out more of the rich colors in the masks. I like this picture a lot!   Posted: 04/11/2021 12:37:01