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The Ghost of Bikaner Old Town

I was taking a picture of the street, when this man suddenly appeared from nowhere in my viewfinder.

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Pierre Pageau 2 years ago

félicitations .

Helmut Schadt 3 years ago

Excellent picture, strong portrait of this interesting guy with his weird hair......a suiting title full of humour and irony.........a wonderful description of India in few words and one great photograph!;-)

Rui Palha 4 years ago

So strong and excellent portrait.

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 4 years ago

Well, were you shocked? Talk about the subject coming to you! You moved fast with the shutter. Great job.

Tommy Strommen hehe...well his hair was rather shocking. He actually stopped up stood there for a couple of seconds, think he wanted to be in the picture.

Thanks Angela

Serban Mestecaneanu 4 years ago

wow! brilliant portrait!

King Douglas 4 years ago

Looking for work as a cinematographer? This would be an excellent addition to your portfolio. (I love cinematography)

Tommy Strommen Glad to hear that King, as I'm very fond of cinematographic images. A reason some of my India pictures might have this feel is simply because my standard lens stopped working and I had to use my 50mm 1.8 for every shot..

Thank you

joan kocak 4 years ago

draws you right in and doesn't let go, bravo

Tommy Strommen Thanks a lot Joan

Julie Aucoin 4 years ago

Great portrait Tommy. I love his stare. Harmonious colors too.

Tommy Strommen Thanks Julie :)

Carola Lundmark 4 years ago

Great portrait.Very good choise to show the enviroment. Makes his expression even stronger...
Best regards Carola

Tommy Strommen Thank you Carola.

Koen Pieters 4 years ago

I wanted to portray a man within his living environment. Classic in style, yet natural in feel. I was hoping to show the environment as it struck me... Beautiful and colourful, yet a testimony of a poverty-stricken place. The man, his face being a reflection of that... It's a beautiful face, yet the face, and its eyes, show dispair, hopelessness and resignation at one's faith.

Now this is how you present your photo Tommy. You don't just say "yo guys, check out this dude who popped up in front of my lens !"

Think professional... lie your pants off, and make sure you use the word testimony lol ;-)

Excellent photo Tommy :-) Really glad to see these getting published, and deservingly.

Tommy Strommen I think I'll just keep the description empty lol. But true, presentation is important and even in school they told us to lie our pants off. While many designers create visuals based on an "I like it like that" reason, later one has to sit down and think of how to make it seem like "logic" ;)

Thanks Koen

Koen Pieters lol... I was joking. Always liked your no-nonsense approach, but just couldn't resist writing what I think many people would have made from it.

still recommende the use of the word testimony though :-)