Syed Shakhawat Kamal, APSA, PPSA
November 2025 - Captain Hook of Bangladesh
About the Image(s)
This is an image collected from my old image archive of 2017. While I was on a flight to a river bank destination. I carried my camera with me. During a break in between my flights, I was strolling around and found a couple of workers unloading the salt bags from a truck. I got an interesting angle and shot them. This image was captured by my Nikon D7100, a little after the mid day hours on 25th August 2017.
I took this shot with a f18, 1/320 sec with an ISO of 160 with no flash. A simple crop and light adjustment is done by cs6 and there it is, for you to give your feedback. This image was captured from a distance from a lower angle.
I hope you enjoy the image and any feedback is welcome.
7 comments posted
Kamal, it's a fantastic image. I love the fact that it tells a story and that the "top" man is such a captivating focal point. Well seen!
I edited your photograph using Camera Raw and Photoshop. First, I cropped it to bring further attention to the man with the hook. Then, I adjusted the lighting slightly. Your thoughts? Posted: 11/10/2025 02:28:34
I edited your photograph using Camera Raw and Photoshop. First, I cropped it to bring further attention to the man with the hook. Then, I adjusted the lighting slightly. Your thoughts? Posted: 11/10/2025 02:28:34
Hi Pete,
Greetings my friend.
I think you have done a fantastic job with the camera raw and photoshop.I like the version that you have created. Thank you again.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 11/13/2025 03:07:02
Greetings my friend.
I think you have done a fantastic job with the camera raw and photoshop.I like the version that you have created. Thank you again.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 11/13/2025 03:07:02
Michael Laezza
Kamal - welcome to the group. I look forward to seeing your amazing images such as this one.
I love the composition and lighting in this one. The B&W treatment is very suitable - at the risk of being too picky - there appears to be a halo around the man on top. Could this be due to the camera or the treatment of the sky in PS?
Cheers
Mike Posted: 11/11/2025 22:47:59
I love the composition and lighting in this one. The B&W treatment is very suitable - at the risk of being too picky - there appears to be a halo around the man on top. Could this be due to the camera or the treatment of the sky in PS?
Cheers
Mike Posted: 11/11/2025 22:47:59
Hi Mike,
Greetings my friend.
The halo around the man on top, could be due to the camera setting and the treatment of the sky in PS both, I believe.
Thank you for your feedback.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 11/13/2025 03:08:54
Greetings my friend.
The halo around the man on top, could be due to the camera setting and the treatment of the sky in PS both, I believe.
Thank you for your feedback.
Cheers.
Kamal. Posted: 11/13/2025 03:08:54
Hi Kamal
welcome to the group - I look forward seeing your pictures and getting your valuable input.
As I am doing lots of photography in the street I very much admire the clear concept of the picture: the regular white bags as contrast to Captain Hook.
Similar to Pete I probably would have cropped it closer, eg as square (or as a 3:2 with less sky). I am fight myself regularly against the halos, which typically come from post-production (eg dehazing of sky). A trick to remove it is to make a brush with the countermedicine (eg negative haze if this is the cause) with a low densitiy and the brush over the halo until it disappears. Obviously the first step is to know the cause ;-)
Take care and all the best, A
Posted: 11/19/2025 12:51:12
welcome to the group - I look forward seeing your pictures and getting your valuable input.
As I am doing lots of photography in the street I very much admire the clear concept of the picture: the regular white bags as contrast to Captain Hook.
Similar to Pete I probably would have cropped it closer, eg as square (or as a 3:2 with less sky). I am fight myself regularly against the halos, which typically come from post-production (eg dehazing of sky). A trick to remove it is to make a brush with the countermedicine (eg negative haze if this is the cause) with a low densitiy and the brush over the halo until it disappears. Obviously the first step is to know the cause ;-)
Take care and all the best, A
Posted: 11/19/2025 12:51:12
Kamal, I too want to welcome you to the group and thank you for submitting a great image. The subject is great, the low angle really enhances the shot. I do agree with Peter and Michael. your original has a lot of open space on the right side that doesn't add to the image. I'd crop it but not sure I'd go as far as Peter suggests. Michael also saw the halo around "Captan Hook". Actually it appears around the "hook" and parts of the man. I'm not sure why it's there but it makes it look like the image was over sharpend or something in post processing. Again, it's a great image and these are only small suggestions. Welcome!!!!!
Posted: 11/19/2025 14:16:55
Posted: 11/19/2025 14:16:55
Kamel, welcome to the group hope you enjoy working with us. As others have mentioned, you captured image that tells a story of two worker. I agree with the others on cropping the image on the left and removing some of the sky. Helps focus the viewers attention on the workers more. Posted: 11/21/2025 01:57:38