A tortuous mountain pass wends into the farm of Njarðvík near Borgarfjörður Eystri in the East Fjords of Iceland.
Borgarfjarðarvegur
5D Mark II, 24-105L
Few traffic jams here
5D Mark II, 24-105L
PS: There are no snakes in Iceland.
Morning in Sangolda, Goa
5D Mark II, Zeiss ZE 50 f/2 MP
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Fabulous colour, composition, transience of light capture a la Monet.
Happy New Year.
Nariman Point, Bombay
5D, 24-105L
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Lovely and warm. A fine way to see off the year.
Awesome! What an ethereal ending to another transient year!
This is the third and final installment in the Taj Mahal sequence.
The Taj is seen at its refulgent best in the moments immediately after sunrise and preceding sundown when the marble glows in the honeyed light of the sun. Outside of these two fleeting windows, the exterior of the monument takes on a flat, white patina that is less interesting to the photographer. A monochromatic treatment is appropriate to the first image below, taken mid-morning from the balcony of the Amarvilas hotel.
Taj Mahal
5D, 300L f/4 IS
Thou shalt not clean or spellcheck the sign outside the entrance to the mausoleum.
Photography Prohibted (sic)
5D, 17-40L
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The b/w treatment really brings out the texture of the marble. I found it very interesting to observe how the hue of the Taj would change at different times of the day, and I agree that it is best to photograph it during the golden hours when the sun is low in the sky and the light warm.
First rays of the sun
5D, 35L
PS: The muck at the bottom of the pool, the obscene sidewalk, and the uninspiring shrubbery brought to you by the boors of the Indian government (Archaeological Survey of India).
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Incredible symmetry in the reflection. The shrubs have been in place for a few decades (-) and the grass has withstood the feet of billions of us…but no garbage strewn around (++)
The photograph reveals beauty and hides the ugliness.
How much money does the Archaelogical Society of India make from the Taj, and how much of it goes to upkeep of the Taj (versus less fashionable sites)?
Wonderful photo!
The beauty of the monument you have captured in the image, Rajan, totally shrouds the ugliness that you bring attention to in words…
by Rajan P. Parrikar
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Ferrari road!
P.P.S. There are lots of snakes in the Icelandic banking system.