Kieu-Hanh Vu  


Heading to Camel Fest by Kieu-Hanh Vu

February 2025 - Heading to Camel Fest

About the Image(s)

This image was taken last year at Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. We had access 4 days earlier to the camel festival. Pushkar Camel Festival is one of the world’s largest camel trade fairs. More than 30,000 camels are traded during the Pushkar Camel Fair every year.

It’s a fascinating sight, and an opportunity to witness hundreds of camels coming for the festival. The animals as well as the carriages are decorated for camel beauty pageants, and other competitions.


3 comments posted




Michael Hrankowski   Michael Hrankowski
Hi Kieu-Hanh. India is a fascinating place and this must have been a real highlight of your trip to witness this fair. Certainly a place to capture some fun travel images. The thing I like most about your image is the colors. The gold hues of the sand and the camel play nicely with the colorful wagon and cool greens in the background.

I am, however, bothered by some things about your image. Firstly, the crop is so tight that the camel's head is almost cut off. I'm also bothered by the odd blurring, the three dots and streakiness along the top. There is additional blurring in the upper and lower right sides of the frame. Was this intentional? Sorry to say, but for me, this image doesn't live up to the high quality that I'm used to seeing in your work.   Posted: 02/04/2025 17:07:35



Andres Valdespino   Andres Valdespino
Kieu-Hanh, I've never been to India but imagine a camel fest would be incredible. I agree with Michael that the camel head and dots and streaking are distracting. You might consider cropping the top and using PDS Generative Fill to add content to the left side.   Posted: 02/06/2025 02:13:42



Ruth Sprain   Ruth Sprain
Kieu-Hanh, your trip to India and the camel festival sound amazing. The cart with its canopy and all the bright colors of the blankets communicate the excitement and traditions of the festival. I too noticed the closeness of the crop by the camel's head. Was there a reason that you needed to crop tightly on that side? I know it's sometimes hard to get a quick shot when there's a lot of action and a crowd.   Posted: 02/06/2025 16:46:36



 

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