Along the Tracks in Jakarta, Indonesia

[renegade150]

These poverty stricken people have been reduced to living beside railway tracks in dirty slums which puts them in full risk of a head on collision with any train that comes along their way.

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[renegade150]

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[renegade150]

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I have much more to share...but I'm just too over exhausted right now...I hope my amateur photos can help bring some light to these people for they have inspired me to be a better person in life...

[rOnGrEn]

Originally Posted by renegade150 #11 I have much more to share...but I'm just too over exhausted right now...I hope my amateur photos can help bring some light to these people for they have inspired me to be a better person in life...

another pro series again... *bows to Mr Pro*...
your pro shots have brought light to me as they have inspired me to be a better photographer..

excellent composition.. perfect execution of technique..unconformity with rules.. every picture tells a story...yours "amateur photos" put all my amateur photos to shame..

[hazmee]

Very thought provoking images. Thanks for sharing these. Cheers!

[Colin Quek]

Originally Posted by renegade150 #6 #7

Powerful, emotive image u got here...might i ask have u talked to the people in the photos yet?

[obewan]

Pics that reminded us that we are a fortunate lot in Singapore
Here we are talking which expensive and good lens to buy, and complaining this
one no good, that one not sharp.
Sigh...
Everytime, we complain about life no good in Singapore, please take a look at these
photos.
#2,3,5,7 & 11 my favourites.

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by obewan Pics that reminded us that we are a fortunate lot in Singapore Here we are talking which expensive and good lens to buy, and complaining this one no good, that one not sharp. Sigh... Everytime, we complain about life no good in Singapore, please take a look at these photos. #2,3,5,7 & 11 my favourites.

i think we shouldn't be thinking in this manner.

there are people who are talking about which expensive and good ship to buy too, and are skeptical about ships that is unsafe or badly desined. so should they look at those only buying lenses and cameras, and stop being critical about what they are buying. or should we look at them instead, and thinks that we are not complaining enough. similarly, poor people are yet much more fortunate than people who are living in a war-torn era and life is all misery and fear, and not just the deprivation of wealth. so where do we stand?

there is a whole spectrum of different livelihood at different locations, so comparison should be minimised. the way you live is not of a wrong just becos of a different affluence. what is more important is whether you make good use of what you buy - and that is of the same importance, whether to a rich person or the poorest. similarly to all, we should treasure what we have. that is regardless of how wealthy are are too. we can have a person who earns less than S$800 a month but who only thinks about drinking alchohol and raging about racial hatred, and we can also have a person who earns more than S$5000 a month but does not waste money on indulgence. so life is as such.

[zoossh]

anyway if the photos can raise a discussion about life, really it works, more than the aesthetic merits of being a photo. there is life and story within the pictures.

[RodelFMiguel]

Originally Posted by renegade150 #7

Is the kid crying because you are taking her picture? Just curious, if she doesn't want you to take her picture, then you shouldn't have.

[phraeb]

Hi, i like this series alot. Each photo is unique in its own ways and u managed to capture the various emotions very well. The BW tone brings out even more feelings. Hope to see more...

[1Ds]

Originally Posted by phraeb Hi, i like this series alot. Each photo is unique in its own ways and u managed to capture the various emotions very well. The BW tone brings out even more feelings. Hope to see more...

+1 me too would like to to see more

[Outlook]

#1 impressive. Different people has different expression

[newman01]

very powerful photos u have...
pictures really speaks thousand words
the choice of black and white is really appropriate
excellent shots bro

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by RodelFMiguel Is the kid crying because you are taking her picture? Just curious, if she doesn't want you to take her picture, then you shouldn't have.

emm.... you are stressing the ts when you said that....

[westclox]

My fav is #9.

[leyo04]

very nice...

[RodelFMiguel]

Originally Posted by zoossh emm.... you are stressing the ts when you said that....

Sorry, what is TS?

[zoossh]

Originally Posted by RodelFMiguel Sorry, what is TS?

threadstarter.

[RodelFMiguel]

Originally Posted by zoossh threadstarter.

Hi Zoossh...

In any field (such as photography), we should be responsible enough. When shooting people, especially, we should keep in mind that we have to protect their dignity also. That's why, we have to approach people and ask their permission to take their photos, if they decline, then we have to respect what they want.