While driving back home I noticed some workers working on a concrete road near East of Kailash in New Delhi, India.
I was shocked to see, these guys had no boots on there feet and were working on this rough surface all day long, just like this
I greatful to my life, I have a pair of shoes...
This photo was taken on February 25, 2006 in Delhi, IN, using a DSC-V3.
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GeoWombats added this photo to her favorites. (88 months ago)
GeoWombats (88 months ago | reply)
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Hope you don't mind me blogging this. It's one of those photos that just brings home the realities of those workers day. Great job.
Oesters (88 months ago | reply)
Wonderful composition and use off color.
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Anusha Raji (88 months ago | reply)
truly a great thought n awesome compostion.
Saad.Akhtar (88 months ago | reply)
Good to see you on Flickr. That's a great shot..
Jakking (88 months ago | reply)
Excellent document. Well spotted and well captured.
jessi. (88 months ago | reply)
Great shot! Composition is excellent.
trekkinglemon (88 months ago | reply)
This is a beautiful picture. I particularly like the color contrast. Your description makes it even better
Paul Cory (88 months ago | reply)
The colors and textures here are excellent. Itw ould have been even better if you had gotten all of his bottom foot in the frame.
You might also play with cropping out some of the top part of the photo. Might.
Rated a 8/10 at the Ratings group.
charles van L. (88 months ago | reply)
A very vivid portrait. Tells a good story.
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Laurie York (88 months ago | reply)
A memorable photo - excellent composition!
Christian Stritzelberger (old account) [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
like the crop / composition very much!
Lillnea (88 months ago | reply)
It's beautiful, I like the composition and the motive says something to me. Score 10/10 (from the Score Me!
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Lillnea added this photo to her favorites. (88 months ago)
jimsabis [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot. panning out to catch to full foot and knee would improve it. 8.5/10
Spirited_Away (88 months ago | reply)
Very, very good. I love the colors and the subject.
Score 9/10 (from the Score Me!
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KeithALancaster.com (88 months ago | reply)
a lot of things come together in this shot welldone Score 9.5/10 (from the Score Me!
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jcarterphotography (88 months ago | reply)
wow, great shot, wish the foot and left arm wern't cut off. great textures and colours.
Score 8.5/10 (from the Score Me!
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IAmSchroedingersCat (88 months ago | reply)
the color is great, but the texture is wonderful
Score 8/10 (from the Score Me!
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Geoff Ridenour (88 months ago | reply)
Great photo and the composition is perfect, don't change a thing! Rated 17/20 (by the Rate My: Photo
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coldmountain (88 months ago | reply)
I was instantly drawn to this shot. It's a classic! [3-2-1]
pamelaadam (88 months ago | reply)
a story about the divisions in our world
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annachandra (88 months ago | reply)
Yes, sometimes it's good to realise those things: we have shoes while other people are in other situations. I will think about this when I go to my job tomorrow.
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stoneth (88 months ago | reply)
awesome shot!!! (321)
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isolano. (88 months ago | reply)
Interesting shot!
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egefan - Suzan Almond (88 months ago | reply)
Great sympathetic shot. 3:1
hmdphotography (88 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot and it's great to hear your thoughts. Makes it so much more powerful!!! Love the coloring here!!!
Elishams (88 months ago | reply)
Yes, some people have a hard life. Love the positionning here, a fave.
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laurenecarroll (88 months ago | reply)
i love this. i think it's great that you just went to shoot his feet and legs instead of trying to fit his face into the frame too. and the red wall?! perfect! great body language, beautiful photograph, congratulations! :)
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eric_kelley (88 months ago | reply)
makes me think about who this person is and the stories he has to tell. Great find and way to take a chance and talk to the men.
I might like to see the rest of the bottom foot though, compositionally I think it would help, but I do like the crop on the head.
good work.
KevP (88 months ago | reply)
Very nicely done, what hard work for that man!
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jakebouma (88 months ago | reply)
Great photo! (3:1 Group)
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Blue Silver [deleted] (88 months ago | reply)
*lol* Seems he likes the mud. Great shot.
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k--d (88 months ago | reply)
I feel like I don't have to say anything because you probably already know this is great.
Rated 19/20 (by the Rate My: Photo
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DaniCast added this photo to her favorites. (88 months ago)
Jaffa2004 (moving to new account) PM for info (88 months ago | reply)
Great! Nation Georgraphic quality, but I'm not going to give it a 20 because that unwanted stick is in the photo. try photoshop! Then you've get a better score. Just private message me to let me know you've edited it and I will change the score.
Rated 18.9/20 (by the Rate My: Photo
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Kasual (88 months ago | reply)
Rated 18/20 (by the Rate My: Photo
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I understand that you wanted the feet to be the focal point but I would like to see the subject's face. I think this photo turns the subject into a faceless 'other' who we are glad we are not. I would feel a stronger attachment to the person in the photo if I could see his face. Is he smiling and making the best of his lot, or is he miserable because he doesn't have any shoes?
Aside from that it is a great shot, good composition, nice colours, interesting textures.
I'd actually be interested to hear about why you chose to shoot it without his face.
Crystal. (88 months ago | reply)
Great capture! It really tells the story.
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Shashwat_Nagpal (88 months ago | reply)
Kasual: Actually I shot 2 pictures of this guy, which you will find in my stream... one is this as you are looking at and other with his co-workers where the are relaxing during there short break and enjoying there moment...
Why I clicked just his feet because, I found it really sad to see myself having all the comfort for surely doing a less physicaly stressed work and he is working without shoes, in the mud on the sharp stones hurting himself... and his feet had a different story to tell than his face... over all, I am happy to know that he was happy in this condition too... but was sad because of his working condition... as you can see his gesture is that he is calm, cool and relaxed...
this picture is about his working conditions, not just his life....
And for others, I accept, his toe should'nt have been cropped... but the red light turned green and I had to move on... :) this was shot from my car through the window...
Thanks to all of you who commented here, appriciated & critised my work... thanks for helping me improve my skills...
KeithALancaster.com (88 months ago | reply)
still a fantastic shot Rated 19_/20 (by the Rate My: Photo
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Today is a good day (88 months ago | reply)
Great, great shot - a classic "picture worth a thousand words" image (it *is* a pity about his toe - but not that big a deal)
robbroccoli added this photo to his favorites. (87 months ago)
Agata...(exumbra) (87 months ago | reply)
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oliwkowygaj (87 months ago | reply)
great photo! beautiful red. i like composition.
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*Meredith (87 months ago | reply)
Sobering moment - and I love the treatment used here. Excellent work. (3:1)
eirraccor (87 months ago | reply)
Excellent document. I like the colors and the subject very much.
AprilDreams (87 months ago | reply)
Title1 "You can only work as hard as your feet let you"
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Seryo (87 months ago | reply)
Colors and compo are great.
It's a very good image.
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Agata...(exumbra) (87 months ago | reply)
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Carl Puentes Photography (87 months ago | reply)
nice scene!
Rating #1:
Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
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faria! (87 months ago | reply)
really strong message here.
title2: "Walk a mile in my feet"
RUKnight (87 months ago | reply)
Nice composition. I feel that the color is a little uneven. The brick wall is nicely saturated, but his shirt and pants appear washed out. I agree that since his feet are the main subject, a wider shot would allow for the whole foot.
Also, his "fly" is open. You lose 5 points for that. Think how that would affect the children if they were to see his winkie in this picture. (JUST KIDDING: Satire on the inane comments sometimes seen on Flickr)
Rating #3:
Rated 6 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
acastellano (87 months ago | reply)
A great, meaningful shot. I like the contrast between the dull colored clothes and the brightly colored wall. It works very well symbolically. Only drawback is the chopped off toe at the bottom.
Rating #4:
Rated 8 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
on_the_heights (87 months ago | reply)
i like the photo. and the idea behind it but would like it a lot better if i could see his face...his emotion from the hard labor w/out the shoes
Rating #4:
Rated 7 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.