Fine Touch, a photo from West Bengal, East

Photographer's Note

I took this shot when the Potter is busy with painting Goddess Durga's eyes at Kumortuli in Kolkata...

Only 2 days left to come our biggest festival Durga Puja :)...Durga Puja is the most important festival of Bengali in West Bengal state of India...I am also a bengali guy :)

Kumortuli (also spelt Kumartuli, or the archaic spelling Coomartolly) (Bengali: কুমোরটুলি) is a traditionally potters’ quarter in northern Kolkata (previously known as Calcutta), the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. By virtue of their artistic productions these potters have moved from obscurity to prominence. This Kolkata neighbourhood, not only supplies clay idols of Hindu gods and goddesses to barowari pujas in Kolkata and its neighbourhoods, but a number of idols are exported.

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BennyV (34746) 2011-09-29 23:28

Hello Prasun,

Good use of the head, shoulder and arm to form a U-frame below. Also the colour contrasts are very interesting here. Good timing to position the pencil just right there.

Good informative note.

Have a good weekend.

Benny

sacimar (38173) 2011-09-30 8:13

Hello Prasun,

I like this kind of art, you present a good composition, it's a good example of daily life and festival image, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

serp2000 (47063) 2011-09-30 9:57

Namaste, Prasun,
My compliments! Good presentation of a process of the artwork creating. Fine PoV and good composition.
Warm regards,
Serghei

pajaran (114995) 2011-09-30 22:43

Pozdrav.
Dobar tekst o boginji i festivalu ...
Dobar trenutak snimka umetnika koji boji skulpturu, lepa fotografija.
Dobra ostrina snimka i prikaz lepim bojama.
Sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja.

Google.

Hello.
Good article about the festival and the goddess ...
A good time recording artist who colored sculpture, beautiful photos.
Good length and severity beautiful display of colors.
All the best for the weekend.
Paja.

Cricri (176) 2011-09-30 23:57

Hi Prasun
Une image intéressante, bon cadrage et travail de l'artiste sur la sculpture de ce grand festival, bon détails et couleurs
Bon WE
cricri

Budapestman (82620) 2011-10-01 1:03

Hi Prasun,
a beautiful photo with effective composition and very nice details, the timing is excellent, great colours and lights, Tfs! Have a nice weekend! Kellemes hétvégét kívánok!
György

limielski (0) 2011-10-01 2:02

Hi Prasun!

Every your shot presents good composition. It is the next examples of it.
Interesting shot of the artist during his work.

Have a nice weekend!

patdeph (35750) 2011-10-01 2:08

hello Prasun
I like you have framed this artist ,his arm,shoulder and head framing the picture, and you have superbly managed the light.The colors are superb.
Regards
Pascale

madhumita_roy86 (2344) 2011-10-02 11:18

Wonderful shot.... very lucky moment..... really awesome composition....

josepmarin (59385) 2011-10-03 1:24

Namaste Prasun,
the artist painting finely the idol of this Goddess is skillfully caught, in a good close-up that offers us all the details of the elements with a great sharpness.
The colors are vivid and give a lot of visual power to this scene of the daily life, which you offer us in a very well structured composition.
A good work.
Best regards,
Josep

adramad (72590) 2011-10-03 7:25

Hello Prasun.
A good composition with a very original POV, showing the teacher in full execution of his work, superb sharpness that clearly shows the face of the Goddess Durga, very nice variety of color in this stunning image.
Best regards.
Luis.

jemaflor (146360) 2011-10-03 12:18

Hi Prasun,
interesting view with the painter, well composed and good light and colors, tfs.

archimatica (20648) 2011-10-03 13:25

Hello Prasun,
You present, by a good composition, an example of daily life and festival image. I like also the colors, the yellow in particular.
Tfs
Renzo

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2011-10-04 4:56

hi Prasun,
another nice shot from you. Like the composition from a nice POV. Nice colour tone and depth. Excellent shot.
Saradiyar Subhechha.
Subhendu

cebe (1491) 2011-10-04 8:27

Hello Prasun,

Interesting subject with this artisan at work. Nicely composed image. I like the paint brushes in the left hand opposed to the painting right hand. Pleasant colours and interesting details.

Cheers,
Claude

Angshu (56760) 2011-10-04 20:27

Hello Prasun
Beautiful! The idol of Ma has been framed by the torso of the artist. What is important is that you've been able to show us the graceful artwork in progress. Shabeki Protima...so very beautiful! I was looking fwd to see some Durga Puja pictures in your pages
With Regards
Angshu

Silvio1953 (220697) 2011-10-06 1:09

Ciao Prasun, lovely composition with artist at work, excellent clarity, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

RhodieIke (11752) 2011-10-09 11:53

Hi Parsun, I like this, you have captured this scene over his shoulder well, super colours, light and presentation, Well done, Tfs, Cheers Iain.

batalay (41261) 2011-10-16 9:01

Greetings Prasun,

As an artist by avocation, I love to watch other artists at work — whether copying a work of a master in an art gallery, a sidewalk artist creating a portrait on a street, or in a potter's studio. You have included the artist and his work here very effectively. In the case of a sidewalk artist (not relevant here), it would be good to include the subject of the work of art also.

Warm regards,

Bulent