Dear Reader,
Taj Mahal - does not need any introduction to you. I absolutely adore this picture of Taj Mahal and is clicked by one of my colleagues, Mr. Angshuman Chatterjee.
To be honest, I wasn't able to comprehend it when I first watched this. I thought it was a painting of Taj Mahal in Watercolor as the name suggested!! He explained that one of the challenges in photography is to capture the image of one of the famous monuments / architectures that has been photographed a million times, in a different, new and an original point of view.
99% of the time, in my experience, the hard part about creativity isn't coming up with something no one has ever thought of before. The hard part is actually executing the thing you've thought of. I think Angshuman accomplished that with this picture.
The beauty of the Taj is enhanced with this colorful reflected view. Don't you agree?
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Thanks Kalyani! As a man aspiring to be a photographer, I know I am not the first person to have looked through the viewfinder at the many architecture treasures of my country, nor will I be the last (Taking pictures of Taj Mahal was a huge challenge) . It’s the prospect of putting my own interpretation on what I see is what drives & excites me. Nothing beats experiencing a location through the lens. Even though photography is visual, all about capturing lights, shapes, colours for posterity, I often think that my photographs, are to an extent, as much about what I feel as what I see. Photography is like stepping into the fabric of a destination’s being & representing its soul. Since most of my photographs are from my country, many of them of places, less known & travelled, even if one single person feels inspired to visit India by seeing my photographs, I guess that would be my greatest reward.
Hi Kalyani,
this picture makes me remember a photo I've taken 30 years ago of the 'Jardins de la Menara' in Marrakech (Morocco).
My photo is like to this one http://www.panoramio.com/photo/427371.
I have to retrieve it, but in the 70's no digital camera, only diapositive.
RYL
Daniel
Hi Daniel,
Yes, the photograph that you've provided the link for has a reflection and also covers the monument itself, unlike the picture of the Taj.
Please do share the link of the picture that you've clicked. I'd love to see a picture from the 1970s. I'm sure the feel of the photograph would be very different.
Regards,
KK
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