Street Food - C&C are most welcome !!!

[Tejal]

In this street shot, the man is making Indian bread, called paratha. The size of this paratha is quite big.

Your C&C will be highly appreciated.

Regards,

Tejal

IMG_8992 by Tejal Imagination, on Flickr

[Ndukes]

Very nice, Tejal. I would probably change the colour of the orange (?) coloured can at the left edge to a dull blue/grey. But then, the picture would not be authentic I suppose.

[Tejal]

Very nice, Tejal. I would probably change the colour of the orange (?) coloured can at the left edge to a dull blue/grey. But then, the picture would not be authentic I suppose.

Hmmmm.... how about converting in B&W ?

[Rider in the Sky]

Looks delicious.

Could this be the original "pizza" ?

[Ndukes]

Hmmmm.... how about converting in B&W ?

No, I wouldn't. The subtle glimpse of flame, which is important, contrasts with the soft colours throughout the rest of the image (apart from the can) and would be lost in B&W in my view.

[Tejal]

Looks delicious.

Could this be the original "pizza" ?

ha ha ha....yes, it could be used as a pizza base

[Tejal]

No, I wouldn't. The subtle glimpse of flame, which is important, contrasts with the soft colours throughout the rest of the image (apart from the can) and would be lost in B&W in my view.

yes, agree with you. The color of paratha is also important. Otherwise it will loss its flavor which we can make out from the pic. The can was there in my mind too, but the left side was open, so if i try to hide that can behind that man then I would have got that bright open sky. And other part was quite clutter and would have created destruction. But this can could be cloned. Let me try, if i could do that.

[Ndukes]

yes, agree with you. The color of paratha is also important. Otherwise it will loss its flavor which we can make out from the pic. The can was there in my mind too, but the left side was open, so if i try to hide that can behind that man then I would have got that bright open sky. And other part was quite clutter and would have created destruction. But this can could be cloned. Let me try, if i could do that.

If you are using, or have access to, any of the Photoshop applications, you could try selecting the can and play around with 'Hue/Saturation'.

[Tejal]

If you are using, or have access to, any of the Photoshop applications, you could try selecting the can and play around with 'Hue/Saturation'.

I will try. Good suggestion..... I will show you after doing that . thanks a lot.

[IzzieK]

Tejal, the blue fabric at the right hand side does not contribute to your image nor the environment of the shot, Maybe you can delete that using Content Aware? I cook paratha too but not that way...that is the hard authentic way... I manage to cook some Indian dishes too but not so much chilli. I am still training hubby on hot chilli foods.

[Tejal]

Tejal, the blue fabric at the right hand side does not contribute to your image nor the environment of the shot, Maybe you can delete that using Content Aware? I cook paratha too but not that way...that is the hard authentic way... I manage to cook some Indian dishes too but not so much chilli. I am still training hubby on hot chilli foods.

Thanks Izzie for your valuable input. I will correct it. And about making paratha ..... (y)....

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured, did you use 1/100sec to capture the smoke?

[DEAN01]

Very nice, Tejal. Your street photography is always interesting.

[Tejal]

Nicely captured, did you use 1/100sec to capture the smoke?

Thnx John. Actually his hands were moving and my cam was on manual mode. Smoke i could capture by fluke to be very honest. Yes speed was 1/100 s.

[Tejal]

Very nice, Tejal. Your street photography is always interesting.

thanks Dean !!

[NorthernFocus]

I'm not a street photographer but IMO the shot is composed nicely. I'd try the B/W conversion to simplify it.

[Tejal]

I'm not a street photographer but IMO the shot is composed nicely. I'd try the B/W conversion to simplify it.

Thanks Dan . I will try B&W version too.

[rpcrowe]

Hi Tejal.... Again, I like this shot but, the petrol can seems like it attracts too much attention in its reddish orange color. I used NIK Viveza (which I believe you have) and placed a control point on the petrol can. I reduced the saturation and the brightness and also used the red slider to reduce the red of the can. As for the paratha, I placed another control point and reduced the brightness a bit and increased the saturation. I think that a very little change improves the total image...

This is the result...

[Tejal]

Hi Tejal.... Again, I like this shot but, the petrol can seems like it attracts too much attention in its reddish orange color. I used NIK Viveza (which I believe you have) and placed a control point on the petrol can. I reduced the saturation and the brightness and also used the red slider to reduce the red of the can. As for the paratha, I placed another control point and reduced the brightness a bit and increased the saturation. I think that a very little change improves the total image...

This is the result...

Ohh this is looking nice.

I want to revise it, as I have received some suggestions in some comments. Will try BW version too, once i get time. I will post both versions very shortly. .