Creativity, a photo from Orissa, East

Photographer's Note

You will find these Artist all along the coastal lines.
They make great sand sculptures [specially, of Gods].
Here it is the idol of Shiva in progress.

Actually, I tried to shot one Shiva face last night, and failed due to light problem. This morning I first visited the same place again to see what happened to the fate of the sculpture during night. When I reached there I found the artist working and felt this man is unconscious about the surrounding. He is paying his devotion to Shiva.

I waited to have a talk with the man.
After a long, I went back without talking to the artist, because he was working in such a mood that he won't finish up at all.

Later I found in the shot one more thing.
Balarka (the young sun was also paying his devotion to Shiva).

Sequel of Apu and Durga

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manulvu (200) 2005-09-09 9:01

Really nice photo.. I love this one..
God made man with his hands and here we see a man carving out the God..
Sculpture is a masterpiece still in making..
Nice capture.

Graal (103040) 2005-09-09 12:21

Good capture, Kausik. Interesting face of Shiva from the sand. Young artist. Good colours and sharpness. I like it.
Rgs, Aleksander

oochappan (4880) 2005-09-09 18:02

Hi Kausik,
just had a talk with Prakash mentioning you, fine that you posted this shot, an excllent Indian subject, honoring Shiva in the sand and with a clear sharp colored photo, good with the watching people on the side.

PSYOPS (0) 2005-09-09 20:37

I wish I could shake hand of the artist, and shake your hand as well.
The light over face of statue is just accurate and attractive.
Thanks.

George

jhm (207595) 2005-09-10 4:10

Wow Kausik, what a artist!
Very nice picture with the artist in the middle, also the sea in the background make your image colourful. A pity Kausik but to level the horizon!!!
Have a nice weekend,
John

clodreno (0) 2005-09-13 8:35

a nice image kausik..
I never saw that on a beach myself .
Nice also to have included other people in ths image.
I guess I'll have to travel back to Puri! :)

gaby (19819) 2005-09-15 15:49

Hi Kausik nice compo - I like the soft tones - may be the horizon is not very straight ?
a great shot with good POV and wonderful light on the head of the sand statue-
Thanks
Gaby

rajhema (1873) 2005-09-19 9:28

Kausik, thanks for bringing this picture to us. What a fabulous art on sand. the face is so natural and perfect. Nice and timely capture.

bibiweb (8) 2005-09-21 5:13

Hello Kausik,
I really admire these artists that can make such beautiful sculptures out of plain sand. The morning light is wonderful and shows us all the details of Shiva's face. I like your composition showing the people watching the artist at work, though I would have preferred not to have the guy with his camera in the foreground, blocking out part of the little girl's head.
Regards, Brigitte

prumod (8300) 2005-09-22 0:30

hi das,
an encouragable capture of this sand sculpture... you have perfectly captured the sculpture with more beauty by ur camera in a perfect location...
thanks
pramod

billabongx (1585) 2005-10-07 2:59

Hi Kausik,

nice photo and nice sculpture with the sand! everithing in wonderful.
the picture is a bit inclined to the right....

bye
daniele

anil-ahuja (327) 2005-10-21 5:32

Great composition. You have managed to capture the modulations and textures of the sand by having the light at the perfect angle.

All the best,
Anil

everlasting (19314) 2005-10-23 2:54

An intersting shot Kausik, I have never come across this on the beach before. I like how you have included the other spectactators just on the sideline of the shot. Nice light.

alimo3 (6854) 2005-12-06 18:13

hi Kausik,
that's very nice, but i never had that chance to see it by myself.
if i'll go to Puri i will check if it is still ther ;-)
Nicely done.

Tom

partha (14023) 2006-02-06 12:42

A very good angle. very good documentation.
Chabi dekhano chaluk.
Partha

smash2707 (3320) 2006-03-27 8:45

Very interesting picture and amazing sand sculpture. It's good you could capture teh sculpture during his work. Well done, Yvonne

Jeppe (18654) 2006-03-27 15:23

Hi Kausik

Indeed a fine job and made of "real" sand I presume :-)
I many parts of the world this artworks made by special prepared sand and afterward preserved with some kind of oil.

Thanks for sharing and adding to the theme.

Jeppe

sebinho342 (19329) 2006-03-31 4:30

This picture is marvelous Kausik !
This is one of my prefered from you.

Thanks again for your critic, it's a pleasure to have a critic from a 1000+ :)

tsopasonam (73) 2011-03-11 6:47 [Comment]