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Varanasi, India - The sacred ablutions of the faithfuls in the Ganges, at dawn in a ghat reserved to the women
Nikon F100, Nikkor 80-200mm, 1/350"@f 2.8, Ektachrome E100 VS
Beautiful, vibrant colors and a nice, warm lighting. The people's faces tell a story. Quite a busy picture but that's fine. I keep looking at it...
Robert
I am surprised, how they allowed you to take the picture their, you are the only man at that time i think.
Appreciate your dedication, once again you captured bundle of emotions, expressions and colors.
-abdul
I can't take my eyes of the beautiful colours, the activity, not just an activity, it's a holy ritual.
It's so intense.......is "wow" the right word??
......It's more!!.... than that
RonC
Voting Center, 10.12.2005 at 22:55h
This photo has been selected for the gallery with 37 pro- and 13 contra-votes. Congratulations, Sergio Pessolano :-)
This is an Amazing image, the colors are beautiful, the width of the photograph is very well done and the ladies who are enjoying their moment here look gorgeous.
The DOF is well done too, the ladies in front really come out of my screen.
PRO!
Dennis
I do agree that the image is excellent, but If its a region ment for women it means its sacred ! And they definately don't want men to see them bathing.
Thank you to all.
Sachin, I was on a boat far from the ghat. It wasn't forbidden to take photos and, more, I asked the permission to my guide in advance. Sorry, but I am a professional: I always know how I have to manage a situation and I have had never problems.
Hi Evita,
Thank you for taking time to comment this photo. I repeat again (and again, and again...), for you:
1) It was allowed to take pictures, so the permission of my guide was the permission of the women
2) The women were very glad for my interest
3) Have you ever been in India? Maybe no, otherwise you don't make me these questions: in India the people aren't like many of us.
Sorry for my English... "many (and not most) of us": I mean always ready to see the worst and not the best appearance of the things and of the actions. I was right: you never been in India, otherwise you would know that the ablutions in the Ganges aren't a "religious ceremony", but an everyday joyful activity.
Kind Regards.
Sorry for the misunderstanding Evita, but India is a very particular, unique, place: there all is sacred and all is secular at the same time. I have been in India nine times and everytime I come back is always as the first one.
Ogni volta che guardo questa foto ho sempre la sensazione di esserne trascinato dentro.
Per il semplice fatto che l'ho vista già altre volte dovrei abituarmi, e invece ogni volta sembra la prima.
Saranno i colori, le espressioni della gente, il modo in cui sono casualmente sistemate e che sei riuscito magistralmente a catturare, sembra di assistere ad un quadro ricchissimo di particolari.
Bravo
exiting
this is real panting like a work of the Great Masters.
It can be exhibiting in the famous all over the world Museums like Hermitage,
Tate, Metropolitan
Jaime Crystal Maksoud, 10.12.2005 at 22:55h
pro.just amazing colours and a memory of life.