Caged bird
Foto Ludens

Caged bird

This is another photograph of the bird catchers I ran into in the streets of Miguel Calmon. I'm not sure how happy I am with this picture on its own, but I like it with the other frames.

All comments are welcome.

BTW, this print was bleached in iodine (both overall and localized), and I cannot tell it apart from untoned prints as far as color goes.
Location
Miguel Calmon, Bahia, Brazil.
Equipment Used
Pentacon Six TL, 80mm f2.8 Biometar
Film & Developer
Surplus Macophot UP100+ in Diafine
Paper & Developer
JandC Polywarmtone in ID-78+ (twice the sulfite)
You have a very classic figure here, I love that space between his left arm and his waist, and the texture of the wall just emphasizes the tones in his skin. My only quibble is the heavy shadows around his face. I'm not sure what you could do about it, short of having him hold the pose til sunset! (or a tiny bit of fill flash... admittedly not my favorite thing, but whatever it may take!) Nice group of images, BTW, well seen.
 
I love how the shadow at the bottom and the left side (from the metal on the ground) keep your attention moving all over. I think this picture stands very well on its own.

The printing of it can be improved. The left side is out of balance with the right. and the whole right side is a little too dark all together. The sky in the top left is too hot and the tree behind the wall could be dodged to bring out more sparkle on the leaves. There looks to be a brick wall right on the left edge that is almost lost between the white wall and the rebate edge. I don't think there is anyhting you can do about it. It is just a really nice touch to the overall picture.
 

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