Funeral Pyre: A Hindu Faith
by balmiki

Comment by MistyMucky:
shouldn't a pyre actually burn? sorry for the poor comment ;-)

Funeral Pyre: A Hindu Faith
by balmiki

Comment by Mazka:
This could somehow be better, it just looks a little pale in the sunlight I think.

Funeral Pyre: A Hindu Faith
by balmiki

Comment by danw791:
I like the composition, the smoke is a little distracting

Funeral Pyre: A Hindu Faith
by balmiki

Comment by popdeepop:
Focus point is hard to determine.

Absolute State of Bliss
by balmiki

Comment by RLangs:
If you say so

Absolute State of Bliss
by balmiki

Comment by KarenNfld:
I don't see the comfort here. He looks to be in pain.

Absolute State of Bliss
by balmiki

Comment by PrincessE:
Looks painful for him... definitely not something comfortable for him or anybody.

Absolute State of Bliss
by balmiki

Comment by emmylou:
Erogenous Zones! Titillating! (least that is what I am seeing. If I am off track, forget my face)
This is most certainly an original take on the comfort subject. Well done.

The Face
by balmiki

Comment by persimon:
Hello, from the Critique Club!!

I wanted to take a moment to go over your image. The first thing that hits me about the image is the strength in the face. Though the darktones are nice, the side of the face obscured by the shadow takes away from that strength. There is so much detail, why not really build your composition around that.

I think another thing that might help the image along is the composition or crop. Ther is too much room on either side of the face, and not really enough at the top and bottome of the frame. I think that opening up the frame at the top and bottom might allow more light around the face. You could also trry cropping out the dark side of the frame to focus more on the side of the face that is lit.

All in all, your subject is very interesting. Lots of contrast and strength, just needed a better composition and slightly better lighting on the darker side of the face. Thank you for making the effort, and your submitting the photo already shows that you have a certain amount of pride in your shot. Keep it up!!

Amy Jordan

Absolute State of Bliss
by balmiki

Comment by facesastheycome:
he looks more like in excruciating pain it defeats the whole subject ,i like the image tho good work 1 for the subject and 10 for the image iant i nice