In the poet's street Photo

Photographer’s Note

From a remarkably quiet and peaceful corner of Sudder Street, the well known tourist ghetto of Calcutta. Most parts of this street are packed with cheap hotels (and one or two more classy), restaurants, cafés, money-changers, second-hand book-shops etc.
I was surprised to find out that this street also for some time was the home of Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), one of the Bengali intellectual giants – poet, playwright, novelist, composer, painter, philosopher and recipient of the Nobel prize in literature in 1913.
This bust of Tagore is situated outside his house, near the huge Indian Museum, in the heart of Calcutta.

mafegan, MiffyO, fanni, serp2000, ellelloo, saxo042, roges, daddo, brano14 has marked this note useful

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Utsav (23) 2009-04-19 2:29 [Comment]

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mafegan (3949) 2009-04-19 2:40

Hello Gert
The square crop works well here and it also means there is more detail to focus on. The man in the centre with the white shirt doesn't contribute anything to the photo but if you had of waited for him to move you probably would have missed out on the activities of the other 2 groups. Tfs, Marlene

fanni (8711) 2009-04-19 2:52

Hej Gert,
very interesting shot! It seems that you just can walk along the streets and take photos practically at every corner, and each of these photos will be interesting.
I read what Marlene wrote about the man in the white shirt... Well, we can't always wait and choose the best moments!
Sometimes you may want to skip the minor but then you risk to miss the major!:)
It seems to me that none of these people cares about your taking a photo of them... ?
Wishing you a very nice Sunday,
kind regards,
Elena

serp2000 (9151) 2009-04-19 3:04

Hej, Gert,
Fine another shot from your great archive! I see, this is a fresh shot. Excellent composition, nice colours,good note. TFS!
Serghei

ellelloo (4654) 2009-04-19 4:16

Hello Gert,
An interesting and atmospheric daily life photo from Calcutta. A good composition, fine exposure control, pleasant natural colours, good clarity and excellent sharpness. A good note completes this good TE contribution. TFS,
Hälsningar,
Lasse

bukitgolfb301 (4425) 2009-04-19 4:31 [Comment]

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nirvana73 (8474) 2009-04-19 6:31

Hello Gert
you are right
very quiet and peaceful corner
very nice daily scene
i like colors and composition
tfs
best regards
Ozhan

jasmis (49633) 2009-04-19 9:46

Amazing street life scenery. Interesting face of Kolkata, no doubt.
Regards.

scalerman (25619) 2009-04-19 10:30

Gert: I wouldn't say you have any less fortune for calibrating a scene - it's a function of shots taken - I very much like the swarm of details in your panorama here. Clear and sharp as well. Nice contrasts from the marble to the loiters... c

saxo042 (15102) 2009-04-19 11:55

Hej Gert,
You must have cropped away some part of this capture, and it would be interesting to know from which part. The remainder here is very well balanced and everything seems to be in exactly the right place. Did you also use some perspective correction tool to get the edges so straight? Well, whatever, this is a very good photo and I reward it my last points for today!
Hälsningar
Gunnar
PS Vi åker till Oslo imorgon och kommer hem på onsdag, Leo fyller 7 år!

roges (1204) 2009-04-19 13:00

Hi GERT !
En mycket intressant framför allt för oss européer.
Jag gillar färgerna mycket vackra och tydliga.
Grattis och räkna och mycket mer.
Ha en trevlig kväll,
Adrian

emka (21143) 2009-04-19 23:41

Hi Gert, Very interesting photo from Calcutta. So many details to see - the woman selling bananas, relaxing men, the monument of Tagore. I like the compostion very much.

Regards

Malgorzata

everlasting (10894) 2009-04-22 7:35

Just a street scene gert, but in India almost every tableau if carefully taken creates a fien image. My own concern here is that i wish the guy by the Taggore statue had space between him.

boa (1250) 2009-04-23 14:23

Hej Gert,
my first impression of this foto is, Wow ! this is India! The colorful India with all the dirt, the daily life on the street, mystique and all the interesting people. I like the mood here and ofcourse the light and the colors. very well done and Tfs !
Bästa hälsningar
Boa

daddo (11263) 2009-04-24 4:43

Hi Gert. Homely scene with the folk doing their thing under the gaze of the great man.Looks like he has henna in his beard.So much to see and wonder about. Regards. Klaudio.

molla (6875) 2009-04-24 7:25

Hej Gert I'd tried to write some cricts abiout this yesterday but something fault
wery seldom we hear that much about Indian writer. like your format here, fantastic light conditions.
Anders

brano14 (1848) 2009-04-24 10:06

Hello Gert,
Somehow I've missed your serial from India, very good photos of a daily life.
This is also very interesting photo and even more your story. I like historic fact with photos.
Very good colors, sharp image, so many details.
Thanks!
Brano

kschanna (2596) 2009-04-24 17:12

Hello Gret,

So Tagore watches over this street. Its such a rich composition. There seem to be three or four different photo opportunities in it. The most outstanding feature is the light falling on Tagore there.

Superb and rich.

Thanks for sharing
Kamran

pastadog (12821) 2009-04-25 0:44

Hi Gert - Well, you nicely combined an interesting daily life scene and the sculpture, well exposed. I esp. like the scene with the woman selling bananas, and the kids around her. I had thought Tagore was mainly known abroad. A major avenue in northern Tel Aviv is named after him. I also a found a statue of him in the town of Balatonfured, Hungary, he used to visit that place (I add a snapshot of it in the WS section). Regards, Daniel

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Waylim (10717) 2009-04-29 17:49

Hello Gert,
Beautiful daily life imae, very much the way I remebered how my childhood was like, One can just find something to sell and set up a display anywhere and wait for customer. I will always be a customer if I have money. This is a life I know so well long time ago. You have capture it well showing it in a very casual way, without anyone posing of looking into the camera, like you were never there. Excelent shot. Thanks
Way