Net
by kyagudin

Comment by jomari:
Oh, wow! Such a perfect shot. I hope you saved something for the spider challenge!

The Toll Blond With Yellow Shoe
by kyagudin

Comment by photoboy19:
Greetinings from the critique club!

I agree with willem on this one. If the focus was more on the legs I think this would've done better. But other than that its a good shot and nicely done just make sure your picture meets the challenge.

Good luck on future challenges.

Layers
by kyagudin

Comment by photoboy19:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hey great photo and congrats on the red. This is a great shot!!! I love the composition of it, and all the mountains behind it add to it and their not distracting from your subject. The colors in this shot work great with the overcast sky and there's really not anything to critique.

Feel free to PM me with more questions, and good luck on more ribbons to come!

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by nam:

Originally posted by posthumous: wow this blows away the ribbon winners.

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In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by njsabs:
Great image!!

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by kyagudin:
Hi all, thank you very much for your kind comments.
I was happy to live for more than 11 years in Singapore (my company internal move). Not only Singapore itself is an absolute amazing city (I am still terribly missing it) but that also gave me an opportunity to visit many remote places in Asia and Oceania. This picture I shot in the remote Chinese province in the southern mountains near Laos border. The people there started to cultivate rice more then 3000 years ago. The climate for that Is ideal ΓΆ€” warm and very humid, the mountains are almost permanently covered with fog and you have rain almost every day (good for rice, nightmare for photographers). You can imagine how extended betone these rice terraces today, after 3000 years of permanent building. The terraces climb from bottom valleys to the mountains tops and continue to horisont as far as you can see. The whole landscape is changed but it is still in harmony with the surrounding nature. The people there still produce rice as their ancestors have been doing for thousands of years.
The area was very difficult to reach only few years ago. Now you see tourists coming in exponentially increasing numbers ... you see here and there hotels and hostels growing like mushrooms after rain ... many locals change to tourists business. I am afraid, the Virgin charm of this place will be lost soon ... if not lost already ....

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by posthumous:
wow this blows away the ribbon winners.

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by nam:
As I said earlier, I love this - sincerely wish it had placed higher. This is not a scene I've ever witnessed nor shall I ever have the chance to . . . but the photo transports me and I love traveling this way, too. Congratulations on the HM.

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by photoboy19:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Great photo and congrats on 4th place, you just missed out on a ribbon. What I really liked about the photo is a) the composition and b) the story that the photo tells and I think you did a great job. I love the fog and the wetness and the terrible weather in this photo because it really does show that he'll work in any weather.

Technical: The composition is great. The bit of blur on the mans shovel shows that he's moving and doing his work instead of just posing for you. The amount of detail in the water is incredible.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me!

In any weather
by kyagudin

Comment by SandyP:
Gosh I love this!!!