Sunil Mehta
About the Image(s)
Camera : Epson RD-1
Lens: 35mm Voigtlander
Exposures: 1/350 Sec; f/11; ISO 800.
Post process: Not much - Photoshop & Lightroom.
About photo:
Old photo, taken in the year 2005 in India. I was taking photos of the corridor and this man just walked into the frame, as I was using a Rangefinder camera, I could see him before he entered into the frame, took one quick photo. (I should have waited for him to move further into the frame).
About camera: Epson RD-1 is the first Digital Rangefinder camera with Leica M mount, I still have it and use it, CCD sensor of this camera is so good that very little post process needed.
Looking for an appropriate Title, If the group can suggest
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14 comments posted
(Group 32)
As to a title, I suggest just the place name, or perhaps "Meditative Walk."
Have you considered converting this to monochrome to see how it looks?   Posted: 12/03/2020 11:58:05
Liked your suggestion on the title, I did think of converting to BW but it may not look good as this photo is more on soft colors of walls and bright green. Will try and if it looks good will post,
  Posted: 12/08/2020 20:57:44
Regarding cap, in that part of world summer is very severe and looking at the way this man is dressed, he may be a retired school teacher from that village or office clerk (from poor backgrounds), this cap might be his only protection from summer, old people wearing this type caps is very common in North part of India.
  Posted: 12/08/2020 21:09:01
The green at the end of the passage feels a bit bright and possibly too sharp, have you considered a bit of gaussian blur and reduce the brightness just on the green part?
  Posted: 12/05/2020 09:44:29
Agree about the position of the man, and also Stephen's title suggestion is good. Replacing a man with a Monk or similar subject will not be appropriate, lately I have seen many make changes to original captured images, i.e. changing sky, etc. using photo editing software, the final result may look good but, IMO that is not the photography.
  Posted: 12/08/2020 21:37:27
  Posted: 12/09/2020 11:03:27
But since your focus does seem to be out the door (and his too) ,maybe a title that reflects that like, "The path behind and the road ahead".   Posted: 12/07/2020 22:00:43
  Posted: 12/08/2020 21:38:49
This was taken on a summer afternoon, darkening of vegetation will make it off balanced, corridor is bright and outside scenery needs to be brighter.   Posted: 12/20/2020 14:00:35
I like the placement figure of the man. He makes me curious: the cap, the hands behind his back. For me, he is the point of interest. My eye was immediately drawn to him, and I was then drawn along the passageway through the arches to the beautiful green vegetation. I don't believe that a full figure in that placement would have worked quite as effectively.
Nice shot Sunil.   Posted: 12/19/2020 19:43:13