His time to sit back

[ashish]

He lived a hard life washing clothes for a living and now it's time for him to sit back and watch the next generation do the same.

Taken at Dhobhi Ghat (Washermen's Valley), Mumbai, India

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[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[MarieV]

Nicely captured but suggest it needs cropping and also requires the light reflection on his glasses to be removed as it spoils the image...

[rpcrowe]

Well done. It shows his dignity...

[ashish]

Nicely captured but suggest it needs cropping and also requires the light reflection on his glasses to be removed as it spoils the image...

I did not crop it tight as i felt that keeping more of the immediate surroundings would help the viewer relate with the picture better. Also, i'm not sure how i can get rid of the reflection on his glasses. I would really appreciate some advice on how i could achieve that in PS. Thanks.

[IzzieK]

I thought you included the reflections because it shows the clothes-washing he is watching. I was wishing I can go closer to that image in his glasses if there is potential there but if there is not, then you can select the reflection and tone it down a bit so it is not too distracting. Good composition and very nice conversion. It is nice to look at your shots -- they tell stories...

[ashish]

I thought you included the reflections because it shows the clothes-washing he is watching. I was wishing I can go closer to that image in his glasses if there is potential there but if there is not, then you can select the reflection and tone it down a bit so it is not too distracting. Good composition and very nice conversion. It is nice to look at your shots -- they tell stories...

Thanks Izzie... Dhobhi Ghat is a very congested place and if i had moved to the left or right, it would have been impossible to get the right frame. So i decided to live with the reflection. Having said that, i will definitely try to tone down the reflection.