Jodhpur to Jaisalmer

[Rajan Parrikar]

On the drive through the Thar Desert of Rajasthan in west India.  More in this blog entry.

[RSL]

All three are excellent, Rajan, but the third is beyond excellent. That's the kind of photograph upon which one can hang a reputation. Bravo! For some strange reason my system will let me look at all three full-sized shots.

[Rajan Parrikar]

All three are excellent, Rajan, but the third is beyond excellent. That's the kind of photograph upon which one can hang a reputation. Bravo! For some strange reason my system will let me look at all three full-sized shots.

Russ,

Strange that you are having issues accessing the images here.  Often I include a link to my blog post so that those not logged in or without a LuLa account can see the photos.

[seamus finn]

All three are excellent, Rajan, but the third is beyond excellent. That's the kind of photograph upon which one can hang a reputation.

Couldn't agree more.

[Peter McLennan]

#3 is beyond criticism.  Simply superb.

[luxborealis]

Couldn't agree more.

+1

[mal mcilwraith]

Rajan

I agree with the general consensus - however I would have liked to see a bit more of the truck in number two - I think more context would suggest a more candid (therefore less orchestrated portrait) I am not suggesting it was orchestrated - but to me it perhaps loses a bit of atmosphere - which I am sure there was plenty.

Cheers



Mal

[Rajan Parrikar]

Thank you, all.

Rajan

I agree with the general consensus - however I would have liked to see a bit more of the truck in number two - I think more context would suggest a more candid (therefore less orchestrated portrait) I am not suggesting it was orchestrated - but to me it perhaps loses a bit of atmosphere - which I am sure there was plenty.

Cheers

Mal

Mal,

See the attached uncropped screen grab.  I cropped it to draw attention to the people themselves, but you have a point.  It wasn't choreographed (choreographed photography (i.e. planting models in settings) is not something I do - nothing wrong with it, just not my thing).  If I recall correctly - this was in 2007 and I have forgotten the exact circumstances - I took the shot from the car after instructing my driver to tail the truck, which is why the occupants are aware that the camera is pointed at them.

[RSL]

They're both good, Rajan but in my own estimation the first is the better of the two. The cropped one is about the people. The un-cropped one is about the truck. I find people a lot more interesting than trucks.

[mal mcilwraith]

Rajan


Thanks for taking the time to post the uncropped version - I agree the people are more interesting than the truck and your back story answers the question as to why the folk are all looking straight at the camera.

So I agree the cropped version is a stronger image - the discussion seems worthwhile in any case.



Mal

[seamus finn]

They're both good, Rajan but in my own estimation the first is the better of the two. The cropped one is about the people. The un-cropped one is about the truck. I find people a lot more interesting than trucks.

Yes, I think that's the sum of it.