This is a good picture but I think it would have more effect if you took the picture kneeling down and possibly focusing in closer.

The vivid colors of oranges are marvelous. Again as in another of your photos, I feel the name at the bottom detracts from the photo as it draws my eye away from the focus of the photograph.

i don't get detracted by the name but i miss the hole head of the man, in other way, i think that the bottle is the only thing that detracts me from the focus, it makes me look at the details insted of the hole image.
The colour is so great, that orange is incredible.

To me the bottle is very important, because it's a documentary photo. The monk has gone from house to house begging for his breakfast. Here you can see what he has to sustain him for the day. There is water and a glass, the pot with rice remaining in the bottom, and packets of food to eat with the rice. Someone else mentioned the angle; I angled slightly down in order to see into the pot. As for cutting off his head, that's something I often do. Are others bothered by that? Keep in mind, including the top of his head would mean seeing more to the left and right with more potential distractions. I come in close like this when I want a feeling of intimacy, like being there with the person.

The colours are very good but I think the intimacy of the picture could be improved by including all of the subjects head.

This reminds me that people who shoot in very close like this (right in front of him) often favor a 24mm lens. I was shooting at 40mm (24 x 1.6 crop factor). To have included his head I would have needed to move away. It would be better to get even closer with the 24 and do it. Anyone have a 5D to sell cheap?

I also tend to crop the tops of heads off for a feeling of closeness. If the angle was lower to include his hair (what there is of it anyway) you would lose the focus on the ingredients and the pot would look too important... detracting from other details like the strength in his arms and his sense of calm concentration. I like it!