Ich möchte Dir hiermit mal die Möglichkeit aufzeigen was konstruktive Kritik oder eine konstruktive Kritik sein kann.
You have chosen a nice composition in classical rule of thirds style. Which is not a bad meaning but on the other hand not much interesting as so much are done like this. You are showing a man who is resting on a ledge. Your POV is OK but more a strait forward shot would have bring out so much more and would be more engaging for the viewer.
I asked the question what you wane tell us with this picture and especially what you wane convey with your processing. Your processing is not colour and also not b/w it is somewhere in between and makes not much sense to me somehow. To engage the viewer for communication with your picture you need give us some more like another subject which is in relation with your main subject to fulfil a good story which would be more interesting. The location can be everywhere and for the viewer it does not matter it is in India or somewhere else.
Technically I see some flaw like the overexposed suite and the shining part on his head. Further I as the viewer seek for eye contact to the portrait one which is not given due his specs but this can be hardly influenced of course!
There are many ways to make such a shot. One is as you will go for environmental portraits in which the environment plays an important role or a clear person portrait. I just jumped to your first version and this crop I find more compelling but the technical reasons are the same. As I do not know the original it can be that due your processing and contrasting the suite got overexposed and without any texture on it. I also know that in such situation and location with such contrast a white suite easily get overexposed. But with the right camera control or another film it could be handled well.
As a summary your picture is a fine attempt and taken in a good way but just not much interesting!
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cwertvoll 29/11/2012 12:24
Die Bearbeitung ist klasse, das Motive, der Ausschnitt, alles stimmt. Kann hier keine Fehler entdecken.La Imagen 04/02/2010 21:21
+++Robert G. Mueller 03/02/2010 6:18
Hallo Chris,Sehr schöne Serie aus Indien. Gute Bilder!
Ich möchte Dir hiermit mal die Möglichkeit aufzeigen was konstruktive Kritik oder eine konstruktive Kritik sein kann.
You have chosen a nice composition in classical rule of thirds style. Which is not a bad meaning but on the other hand not much interesting as so much are done like this. You are showing a man who is resting on a ledge. Your POV is OK but more a strait forward shot would have bring out so much more and would be more engaging for the viewer.
I asked the question what you wane tell us with this picture and especially what you wane convey with your processing. Your processing is not colour and also not b/w it is somewhere in between and makes not much sense to me somehow. To engage the viewer for communication with your picture you need give us some more like another subject which is in relation with your main subject to fulfil a good story which would be more interesting. The location can be everywhere and for the viewer it does not matter it is in India or somewhere else.
Technically I see some flaw like the overexposed suite and the shining part on his head. Further I as the viewer seek for eye contact to the portrait one which is not given due his specs but this can be hardly influenced of course!
There are many ways to make such a shot. One is as you will go for environmental portraits in which the environment plays an important role or a clear person portrait. I just jumped to your first version and this crop I find more compelling but the technical reasons are the same. As I do not know the original it can be that due your processing and contrasting the suite got overexposed and without any texture on it. I also know that in such situation and location with such contrast a white suite easily get overexposed. But with the right camera control or another film it could be handled well.
As a summary your picture is a fine attempt and taken in a good way but just not much interesting!
Good luck to you!
Robert