#45 - Some ideas

travelways · February 28, 2010

I'm still traveling with lots of photographic opportunities and got some shots for this challenge:

#1 Two cultures (Panajachel, Guatemala)

#2 Sharing the morning news (Panajachel, Guatemala)

#3 Yogurt (Comiten, Mexico)

#4 Childhood (Comiten, Mexico)

#5 In the kitchen (Comiten, Mexico)

#6 Basket of strawberries

#7 Don't drive a red car in Mexico

#8 Coming back from school (Small village in Mexico)

#9 Old door

#10 Mexico, a relaxing place (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)

#11 Freedom (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)

#12 Kids and birds (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)

#13 Hi there,... (San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico)

Please tell me what you think. Thank you,

rainbow · February 28, 2010

What an awesome set of shots! They really are outstanding.

For the challenge, I would recommend #1 or #11 as being strongest on the theme. Between the two, #11 just is an incredible capture -- composition, colors, timing...

. It may already have my vote! (And #12 would stand out except that #11 trumps it...)

And your caption in #7 cracks me up

Thanks for sharing this wonderful group of photos.

lizzard_nyc · February 28, 2010

Wow Tatiana--great shots! You have so many choices.

Ok for me the following works for the challenge:

1, 2, 11 and 12, with 11 being my favorite

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Dedalus77 · February 28, 2010

Excellent shots. I agree that #1 is the strongest in terms of theme. Nice work.

bf2015 · February 28, 2010

Dedalus77 wrote:

Excellent shots. I agree that #1 is the strongest in terms of theme. Nice work.

pyroPrints.com · February 28, 2010

#11 by far

DsrtVW · February 28, 2010

#11 too the only time I might say that a bird distracts from the shot though.
All are very nice.

tinamarie52 · February 28, 2010

Great set! I like 1, 4, 11, 12. I think the bird in 11 takes away from the subjects. The colors and comp are great in 11.

Happy travels,
Chris

sunflowerstudio · February 28, 2010

11 works for me, even with the bird. I don't like 1, 'cause the bw/color processing feels contrived to me, a trick to make the "apart" if the picture didn't do it on its own (I do think that the picture might do it on its own)

I also like the pairs of school children.

tinamarie52 wrote:

Great set! I like 1, 4, 11, 12. I think the bird in 11 takes away from the subjects. The colors and comp are great in 11.

Happy travels,
Chris

AndMan · March 1, 2010

#1 or #11 for me.
I agree that the monochrome in #1 is a tad dramatic given that it includes everything to the left of the kerb line but it does make a statement, I wonder if you could just desat the woman so as to show her as a pale "interloper" into this colourful culture?

travelways · March 1, 2010

Thank you for the feed-back.

I totally agree with the comments: #1 is a little too busy, and the bird in #11 is distracting - I thought
about this from the beginning, but I just wanted other's opinions.

I have some more shots for the theme:

#14 Family (not sure about the title)

#15 Not alone

# 16 Chiapas' Eyes

Please tell me what you think. Thank you,

rteest42 · March 2, 2010

Awesome... envious!!!! You have a bunch of amazing shots here!!
What if you only colored the curb in the first one? I really like that division, and get the color the the girl is so rich, but it would be interesting to see also...
again i love them all!

travelways · March 2, 2010

rteest42 wrote:

What if you only colored the curb in the first one?

Fantastic idea - Thank you so much Trish, I'll try it

I actually uploaded already another one to the challenge and I'm starting a new thread on it

richtersl · March 2, 2010

#12 really stands out for me and it fits the theme well. I like the colors a lot.

It's better than your monkey shot, IMO.

travelways · March 2, 2010

richtersl wrote:

#12 really stands out for me and it fits the theme well. I like the colors a lot.

It's better than your monkey shot, IMO.

Thank you so much Linda, I always appreciate and trust your judgement

I like best #12 too as image, but I was not sure if it's strong enough for the theme
and also about the title...

travelways · March 2, 2010

If I go with the image #12, what do you guys think about the title:

"Go away from us!" ?

red_zone · March 3, 2010

I like #11 too. I actually like the bird in it... it adds an element (theme, even?) of 'flight' which is also carried on by having almost all of the kids' feet off the ground.

travelways · March 3, 2010

red_zone wrote:

I like #11 too. I actually like the bird in it... it adds an element (theme, even?) of 'flight' which is also carried on by having almost all of the kids' feet off the ground.

Hmm - tough decision

- this is when there are too many choices

I agree that the group of youngsters running, convey better the idea of "together", especially
- maybe - if I name it "We're free and happy" (?)

mr peas · March 5, 2010

I particularly like #12, I think the crop you gave on your entry was perfect, I was going to say to crop it closer but that would subdue the image's dynamics. I especially like their expressions. Great shot and great entry!

#45 - Some ideas

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