In these hands

roses in the hands of a rose seller from dadar flower market mumbai india

Dadar Flower Market, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 2009

113 Responses to In these hands

  1. Extremely well-composed! Also, the contrast between the dark hands and the flower is brilliant :)

  2. Oh my! what a picture.
    Loved the contrast and the lines on his hand.

  3. simply beautiful… a rose can lighten up any dark mood.. lovely contrast:)

  4. just beautiful … great contrast!

  5. Joshi – this is a great little detail shot – subtle and the contrast between soft petals and hard hands is superb!

  6. It’s wonderfull ! The composition and the color contrast are excellent.

  7. Great shot, those hands have been around and felt life. very nice

  8. Awesome

  9. Only a rose could compliment the beauty of her hands. This is a wonderful shot

  10. beautiful hands… :)

  11. Great. What a great theme. Those hands holding a rose create a wonderful shoot.

  12. beautiful shot, joshi. luved the sharpness, contrast and colors

  13. Great colours and great composition.

  14. this is an AMAZING photo, the hands are soooo expressive, and tender with the flower… i love it!!!

  15. Una magnifica imagen. Buen trabajo.

    Saludos.

  16. I agree with Mihir Modi. Superb.

  17. Great composition and beautiful colour ballance.

  18. Des mains extraordinaires autour d’une jolie rose rouge.
    Beau contraste.

  19. what a contrast, both in the colors and the subjects!!

  20. i love the contrast between these fatigued hands, and the delicacy of the colorful rose.
    excellent work Daniel!

  21. really like the colors and very interesting hands. good composition too!

  22. Photography as usual mind blowing! But really admire your creativity. God speed you.

  23. Todas las fotos son espectaculares y de gran belleza.

  24. what a contrast. Hands will never lies, the always show the truth of life, tell a story. Hands are a special part of a human, one of my most prefered motives. Fine Joshi, very very fine :D . Like this one so much.

  25. lovely composition and very well processed.

  26. The details on his skin are wonderful and the gesture so delicate, I love the romantism of this apparently simple & totally efficient moving close-up, Joshi*

  27. the contrast makes this amazing, the new life of a flower
    the hands that have lived a life time
    the bright color
    the dark hands
    wonderful

  28. I love the details in this!

  29. Terrific and emotional. Great job! Joshi!

  30. opvarmas@gmail.com

    heavy heavy….

  31. fantastic hands or rose?

  32. wonderful contrast…d flower looks gd as well

  33. Bonsoir,
    An amazing picture..Beautiful composition, sharpness and lightness..bravo!

  34. A class photo boss!!!

    Really a fine shot.

  35. Stunning contrast! I believe much more passions exist in elder than younger!

  36. Simply beautiful, simply made by you! Great :)

  37. Really an amazing picture, bravo!

  38. that’s a very beautiful picture! :D

  39. Stunning shot. Very different in composition and shows you great skill of presenting different aspect of human life.

  40. Beautiful and I think with that red rose, black hands are working better than if tey were white. A strong picture. Very good job!

  41. Amazing capture, excellent colors and contrast, the details are great! Beautiful image!!

  42. Oh, I like the colors and the nice contrast of hand and flower.

  43. Simply Awesome!!!! A very intriguing contrast! I am not that genius with photography but certainly, can make out the beauty of your work! Keep it up!
    I am here through Indivine!

  44. this transfer great emotions .. well done

  45. Just beautiful, nice symbol, I like the rides of the hand contrasting with the flower shape

  46. Preciosa definicion la lograda en esta fotografia llena de sentimientos, las texturas de su mano son espectaculares.
    Una fotografia llena de sentimientos, saludos.

  47. Magnifica fotografia, y una definición y nitidez inmejorables. Saludos!!

  48. Es impresionante como has conseguido captar toda la textura y los pliegues de la piel. Precioso juego de tonalidades.

  49. The hard working hands and the lovely red flower create a very moving mood. Excellent shot and very well composed.

  50. a great shot with great depth and detail
    nice light management and sharpness.
    thanks for sharing

    MAnuj Mehta

  51. Oh my!…a whole life-story in a few seconds taken!
    Beautiful shot

  52. Allan Alexandre

    love this picture so charming symbolic age passing very empty congratulatory great art!

  53. Through the delicate interaction of the rose, I see that we can all learn to love and respect one another through the passage of time. We can all care for each other.

  54. Lovely tones and colors, and such expressive hands.

  55. j’aime beaucoup les photos de mains, et celle ci est très expressive. Bravo.

  56. What a great telling image! Some images are possible to dwell into, to imagine a life, a history – from just a small part. Like this one – no face, no eye contact, and still you can imagine it all…
    Lovely!! Very nice work!

  57. Beautiful shot Joshi

  58. This is a great shot.

  59. Only one word…”masterpiece”

  60. the clarity of this shot is superb on the hands, spot on!

  61. Well done. Nice textural contrast.

  62. Perfect depiction – Good eye!

  63. Beautiful colors and good light great composition. Bravo !!!

  64. this one is superb..with the wrinkles and every petal design of rose fighting for its space

  65. Wonderful how that flower contrasts against the worked and wrinkled dark hands….beautiful shot.

  66. Brilliant man…..i guess it is indeed ‘in these hands’..yours. Outstanding.

  67. So beautiful! Those strong hands signed by life and that delicate rose, a beautiful contrast!

  68. Reminded of Tagore’s lines

    “Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small hands of mine.
    Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.”
    :-) Quite a wonder and so strangely delicate!

  69. très expressive, cette photo, c’est superbe !

  70. Great detail in this shot.

    Paule

  71. the way in it holds this pink is impressive, super composition;)

  72. Old callous hands with a young rose … it says a thousand words! nice!

  73. Thoughtful…Colourful…Great composition… Salute..!

  74. Gorgeous photo! Very fitting as best of the year.

    -one eyed man

  75. Amazing shot! Just perfect in every single angle. Congratulations!!

  76. AMAZING Composition, texture, POV – Amazing photo. So many stories can be created from that one photo.

  77. What a wonderful photograph!!!! I love the details, the contrasts, the textures, the slight turquoise in the corner …. great inspiration here! thanks
    Gena @ thinking aloud
    a photoblog
    South AFrica

  78. Really awesome photo…im inspired so much..n love it. Good job :)

  79. great spot colour, red always makes picture come alive!

  80. Your work always blows me away…. from the beautiful to the most painful… always artistically delivered.

  81. Wonderful composition.

  82. Outstanding image–really impressive

  83. Great shot. A true story telling capture.

  84. Great Shot! Liked all your pics..and commenting here :)

  85. Those old and very dark hands are really a cool contrast to the red rose.

  86. I really like this. Hands that have so much to tell. Hands that are used to hard work struggle, yet they can be gentle and caring. The Rose is not just held it’s being care for, even if it has to be let go.
    Yes to contrast of colour is great, but the story is compelling.

  87. Wow ! I am speechless !

  88. Such a delicate, beautiful and fragile composition!

  89. The texture of the hands – great. And I love that your signature doesn’t take away from your beautiful composition.

  90. nice picture

  91. Great texture! great photograph!

  92. Beautiful! :-)
    Happy Holidays from your 100th commenter!
    Eliz

  93. Lovely picture!

  94. what a rich contrast between the old, worn hands and the fresh new flower blossom! thanks for sharing!

  95. Nice picture for between. I like it.

  96. Very rich photo as always.

  97. This is a beautiful picture. The hands look like they have worked hard in contrast to the delicate flower that she is touching.

  98. Between hands nice interpretation :)

  99. Beautiful! Love the colors!

  100. the creativity in your shots is mind blowing Joshi

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