The Potter Colony

[ashish]

I took these images at Kumbharwada which is a potter colony in Mumbai, India. They still use traditional methods to make pots and work in cramped conditions. Hope i am able to convey their story through these images.

C&C welcome.

[Rebel]

These are great! The light is amazing.

[NorthernFocus]

Excellent set of images, Ashish. Both in telling a tale and beautifully rendered imagery. Well done.

[Manfred M]

Nice series, Ashish. I especially like images 4 and 5. Image 6 shows all the signs of having shot a portrait too close up with a wide-angle lens (the proportion of the nose to the rest of the head and then the head with the body look odd).

[Sergio M.]

Excellent, Ashish. Truly captivating series.

Sergio

[Shadowman]

Nice series.

[ashish]

Nice series, Ashish. I especially like images 4 and 5. Image 6 shows all the signs of having shot a portrait too close up with a wide-angle lens (the proportion of the nose to the rest of the head and then the head with the body look odd).

Thanks Manfred... You are right... I was using a Tamron 24-70 at 24mm and quite close to him.

[Rebel]

Thanks Manfred... You are right... I was using a Tamron 24-70 at 24mm and quite close to him.

I like the distortion.

[John 2]

Nice series Ashish. My only thought is that the viewpoint for no.6 has introduced some odd distortion but it doesn't get in the way of the story.

[Geoff F]

With the first image it is a pity about having so much out of focus area in the foreground. I wonder about a slight crop from the bottom and right side? It would also reduce the distraction from that bright cardboard box.

The others look fine to me.

I notice you said you used the Tamron 24-70 lens. I have the same model and it has proved to be the best small lens which I have ever used.

[Dave A]

Wonderful series with beautiful lighting.

Dave

[rpcrowe]

Very nice captures...

[IzzieK]

I like the first of the series on the pot making. The portrait of that woman and her son ? is very nice too. I am sure the police shot is not part of the potter colony... and the last shot of the guy with the big nose? -- his shirt is too clean to be a potter's. Just commenting...

[ashish]

I like the first of the series on the pot making. The portrait of that woman and her son ? is very nice too. I am sure the police shot is not part of the potter colony... and the last shot of the guy with the big nose? -- his shirt is too clean to be a potter's. Just commenting...

Thanks Izzie... The police shot is from the potter colony and he is a potter. His shirt had clay marks on it... I just 'photowashed' it in post processing!

[Donald]

My compliments, Ashish. An excellent set of images.

[IzzieK]

Ashish...the police shot is gone...it was replaced by an old woman. It has your name in it so you must have done it or you skipped that one in the original post. Nice shot of the woman. The light really did her face very well.

[ashish]

Ashish...the police shot is gone...it was replaced by an old woman. It has your name in it so you must have done it or you skipped that one in the original post. Nice shot of the woman. The light really did her face very well.

Thanks Izzie... I had posted both the pictures originally and they are both there even now.

[IzzieK]

Thanks Izzie... I had posted both the pictures originally and they are both there even now.

Sorry...not on my side of the pond. I only see the old woman and the police is gone. I've looked offline and now again.

[Donald]

Sorry...not on my side of the pond. I only see the old woman and the police is gone. I've looked offline and now again.

I'm not seeing any picture with police officers in it.

But I love what's there .... or what I can see.

[Manfred M]

Sorry...not on my side of the pond. I only see the old woman and the police is gone. I've looked offline and now again.

Izzie - this is the second problem reported with TinyPics over the past day. This is definitely a TinyPics issue and it seems to crop up randomly and only in specific locations from time to time. It always seems to resolve itself over a period of a few hours but will sometimes last a couple of days.

I suspect that the problem is the way TinyPics works. They save space by retiring older images that are not viewed a lot and use the same link for newer ones. My suspicion is that their servers are not always in synch and the problem eventually goes away when the synching process finally catches up (or you manage to connect to a server that has been updated). These have been up for about three days, so hopefully you will be able to see these very nice images soon.