Fields of Toil

[Rajan Parrikar]

From my photo essay, Fields of Toil.

[francois]

I love the colors in these photos… There's also a very good sense of "gesture" in the second photo.

[Iluvmycam]

OK, looks good!

[Rob C]

1.  You missed the moment of death;

2.  when you shoot the sowing of wild seed you need two models;

3.  you should have listened to Russ re. cropping.

(This is supposed to be written in humour - bear with me!)

Actually, I do like the classic simplicity of your shots. However, were it for myself, I'd forget about truth and make that green a bit stronger/darker, I think. It reminds me of some of Eric Meola's work. Take a look -

http://www.ericmeola.com/

Regards -

Rob C

[Rajan Parrikar]

Francois, iluvmycam, Rob - thank you.

Rob, the 4 months of the monsoon (June, July, Aug, Sept) in Goa and its surrounds is a masterclass in green in all its hues.  Some people think I have turned on the saturation slider, but the tropical green at that time of the year is to be seen to be believed.  I shall look up Eric Meola now.  Thanks.

[Christoph C. Feldhaim]

I find myself stopping to comment on your images.
I can always just say the same:
Love it !
 

[Ed Blagden]

Rajan

Overall I like the first two.

Two nits:

On the first it looks like the woman is about to decapitate the man!  If that was your intention then bravo, if not you might want to choose a different frame!

For both numbers 1 and 2 the subjects are a bit too central in the frame for my taste.  If they were somewhere off to the left (#1) or right (#2) the images might have more impact.

[RSL]

Hi Rajan,

They're very fine shots. I've enjoyed all the work you've posted.

But I agree with Ed. You might want to experiment with less centrally located subjects. The sower (I assume he's sowing) really needs more room to move into, camera left. I didn't think you cranked up the saturation, because I'm familiar with tropical monsoon greens from the years I spent in Asia, but I agree with Rob that the green appears a bit on the light side.

[Rajan Parrikar]

Christoph, Ed, Russ - thank you for the critiques.

Ed and Russ - the placement in the centre was deliberate.  I wished to convey their immersion within a sea of green and the quiet mood of an overcast monsoon morning.  In my view, there is not much to be purchased in these instances by an off-centre positioning of the subject.

Ed, you noticed the impending 'decapitation' ! :-)  I think there is more than enough hint of their relative positions on a second inspection.