Basket case, a photo from Central, South

Photographer's Note

Tea is synonymous with the beautiful island of Sri Lanka...the high country is where some of the best tea grows and this region, Maskeliya, is one of the most scenic of these plantation areas. With the Adams Peak, where Adam is supposed to have first set foot after being exiled from the Garden of Eden, rising high amidst the sea of tea, it is a beautiful place. Unfortunately, on this day, with the clouds and mist shrouding the mountains, Adams Peak decided not to make an appearance.

This is a typical basket used by the tea pluckers and as they were on their breakfast break, it stood tall amidst the tea plants with the clouds enveloping the mountains behind.

danos, jhm, guytoc, vasilpro, sandpiper, Cricri, Angshu, Bluejeans ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Sonata11 (34119) 2010-09-18 10:23

Hi Hemant,

it is cool composition with this basket on the first plan, and the beautiful island of Sri Lanka. I like the colors and the fog on top of those mountain. This is a very nice photo.

Regards, Barbara

madhumita_roy86 (2344) 2010-09-18 10:32

very good composition.... the colours of the tea leaves are very nice....

pauloog (11751) 2010-09-18 10:46

Hello Hemant,
Excellent depth created by the basket and an interesting photo as well.
Regards,
Paul

mesutilgim (0) 2010-09-18 12:17

Hi Hemant,
Very nice capture with good pov and nice bright colors. Both photographycally and informative perfect entry.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

pablominto (53746) 2010-09-18 22:54

Hello Hemant,

An artistic arrangement with the basket and the tree!
The humid hot climate is almost visible in the image, lovely fresh green and fine details...
A well balanced composition with good depth!

Greetings,
Pablo -
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danos (110407) 2010-09-19 0:24

Hi Hemant,
nice the close up of the basket with the cultivated fields to fill the image.I like the brilliant light on the foreground, as the fabulous colour tints of the sky.Well done.

Regards,Danos

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2010-09-19 0:38

Hello Hemant! Amazing basket. Excellent landscape. Fine colours. Superb brightness. Good POV and DOF. Well done!

jhm (211738) 2010-09-19 1:01

Hello Hemant,

Splendid macro shot of these basket case.
Lovely how we see the curves of the plantages on the slopes
Very well perspective through the excellent choice of your angle.
Also a nice background with the mountain and the low clouds.
Nice composition, nice captured too. TFS.

Have a nice sunday,
John.

guytoc (3614) 2010-09-19 11:18

Hi Hemant,

I will have a thought for your image next time I will have a cup of tea: I know a little more now about it and where it comes from...You've chosen the right parameters in order to get proper sharpness in the FG and also in the BG so that you could assure a perfect depth into your image. Job well done.
Best regards.
Guy.

vasilpro (41801) 2010-09-19 12:35

Hello Hemant,
Excellent POV, beautiful atmosphere, lovely lighting, contrast and colors, very nice photo work.
Have a nice week, Vasilis.

sandpiper (6788) 2010-09-20 1:41

Hi Hemant

Excellent and original composition. Good depth and clarity.

Chris

mauro61 (53429) 2010-09-20 3:31

ciao Hemant,
cestino protagonista di questo tuo scatto con il suo colore che ben contrasta con il verde intorno.
ottima la luce e la resa delle colline sullo sfondo con le loro ondulazioni,
un caro saluto
maurizio

Cricri (176) 2010-09-23 6:14

Bonjour Hemant
Bon gros plan sur le panier avec la vue sur le paysage ondulant et verdoyant sous un ciel brumeux, intéressante et belle image
Amitiés
cricri

Cafalex (924) 2010-09-23 8:26

I like the basket parallel to the sole tree of the landscape and the green colour dominating the picture. It gives a lots of colour to your composition despite the grey sky.

Alexandre

tcht (7565) 2010-09-24 12:01

lol...your 'object' shots are very good!! well, at least i wouldn't have been able to make much dramatic photography like this with a basket...and here you have fine colours and stunning contrasts provided by the bleak sky yet warm light source from behind. good work.

Wish10025 (6) 2010-09-25 23:00

amaaazing shot, i especially like how the basket stand out signifying the working process behind the lushes green tea leaves

Angshu (56760) 2010-09-26 4:11

Hello Hemant
When I see your pictures, I cannot help but feel that you master the clouds, the sky & clouds very well as a result of which many of your pictures have some sort of radiance making them stand out...this is one of them, with fine focus on the basket, though the lady (I presume) carrying it is invisible, amidst the green tea leaves...our eyes moving above the valley onto the clouded top. Fine work!
Regards
Angshu

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-11-02 6:52

Ola Hemant ,
Fantástico este balde de palha para colocar as folhas do chá , gostei muito do dramatismo da foto devido ao céu tem um belo tom de nuvens , belo uso da lente 10-20 mm , bonitos tons de verde, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Hellas (7123) 2010-12-06 22:18

Πολύ όμορφη σύνθεση με απίθανα χρώματα, σωστή εστίαση και πολύ καλή διαχείριση φωτός!

Η κατανομή των στοιχείων της σύνθεσης είναι κατά την γνώμη μου σωστή.

Bravo!