Captured at a busy road of Kolkata, "The City of Joy" where the man and the machine struggle side by side for existance.Though it seems to be inhuman,quite a number of family lives on the proffesion of rickshaw pulling.Hand pulled rickshaw still exists in few parts of China & Kolkata in India. Its getting tougher day by day for this profession to exist, due to government rules and fast technological development, but probably no other city has this prevelage of such an economic & environment friendly transport for short journeys.I preffered to submit the photo in black & white to give the effect of high contrast in the city life.
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This is a great photo. Shot at an opportune moment when the rickshaw was separated from the motor vehicles, it is a great illustration of the contrasts in that unique city. Color would have been distracting; black and white was a good choice. And using high tonal contrast to mirror the high city contrast works very well. The man's face isn't essential to the message of this photo, so the heavy shadow doesn't really bother me.
i never been to calcutta but it seems this city inspires lot of people. Personaly i liked the shot, it has got emotional feeling which is difficult to get.
Would have liked this photo better if it had been exposed so that the man's face were more visible, but that might have just been the lighting that was available. Like this shot in black and white!
This must be Calcutta, of course. Juxtaposition of the old (traditional) and the new is always interesting. This one is a reasonably prosaic composition, but the quality of the traditional subject makes up for that. His resolute progress along the road, and his interesting hand carriage, give him a real presence here. (I'm sure it's not called a rickshaw here, but I'm afraid I don't know what it is properly called). The processing is very good, too; simple and honest, and all the more effective for that. It's also an excellent approach to the challenge topic, in that you are making a point about city life in Calcutta, and not just showing us a picture of something in a city. Nice work.
I love the contrast of B&W for this image. A little dark on the right side of the guy and carrage but it might be this monitor as I am not on my machine.
Nice capture. A bit too contrasty and harsh for me. There needs to be more shadow and highlight detail instead of this extreme black and white. This is especially true for the man's face---his features are nearly obliterated by shadow.
Interesting shot. I like the high contrast. It's great how the subject is centred & framed by the trucks, which are also a contrast in technology. I'm also a sucker for photos of exotic city life.
I'm assuming the title is sarcasm? Because the image doesn't portray "Joy" to me. I love the black and white effect, I love the composition (the person really makes the shot and covers the "Life" component of the challenge) and I like the high-contrast chosen. Best photo I've seen so far. Worthy of printing.
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