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great copmosed
mojaroo · 2008-04-18: 09:01
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Fantastic composition!
Gripe · 2008-04-18: 10:22
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Great shot.
joycephotography · 2008-04-18: 11:16
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lovely shot!
openbelarus · 2008-04-18: 11:46
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:-) nice
nelly · 2008-04-21: 14:26
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Different persons, different perspectives. Agreed that this is an art-appreciation space, but my god! Do you see art in this pic? I can see the worker exposed to severe safety hazards – on a day to day basis. The worker is woefully inadequate in his personnel protetive equipment. Hands and fingers dangerously exposed to powerful rotating machinery, head inadequately protected by a turban, loose clothing in danger of getting entangled with the moving parts that may tear asunder his body within fractions of seconds. The old and creaking rotating machinery are in danger of breaking down any moment. And, when the belt snaps, or the flywheel comes loose, it would maim or claim fatality in few precious lives. Precious lives? If they were precious then this wouldn’t have been the sight in the first place. This, in a snapshot (literally!), depicts the construction safety standard prevailing. If the worker is injured, he is quickly replaced with another “expert” to control these dangerous “generators” – if that is what they are. I must, however, agree that I wouldn’t have raised an eyebrow if I were to be calloused by these woeful sights day-in day-out. In many countries (I dare not say “developed” because to call India a “developing” country is a shame, I truly believe that) such a sight is unimaginable. The contractors would be fined, there will be stop-work orders imposed at the construction site, and so on. This picture makes a screaming slogan for imposing stricter safety standards at construction industry. I wouldn’t be surprised if the contractor of this particular site belongs to a large or renowned Engineering contractor. You can’t fault them, because there is i) lack of construction safety activism 2) no pressing urge from the multitudes of workers’ unions, 3) no effective governmental regulation, and 4) poor legal system to ensure settlement of claims. I wonder if the worker is insured. And, for how much? India’s march toward infrastructural progress needs sacrifices at all levels. But, is this the “sacrifice” we are willing to accept? Does the picture still make a romantic appeal? Civil engineers of the country,, to say the least, should visit some construction sites in other countries and be taught a course in safety standards! Do you agree Ashish? Perhaps you should gather more such pics and create an awareness portal and put to shame these rogue contractors, rogue regulators, and rogue attitudes of carelessness!!
Raman · 2008-05-30: 00:59
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