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Photographer’s Note

Prayag at Allahabad apart from being thronged by millions of devotees for the holy dip during the Kumbh Mela, also plays host to thousands of Brownheaded and Blackheaded Gulls who fly all the way from the high plateaus of Central Asia and Europe during the winter. A favourite haunt is the Sangam with its constant flow of pilgrims making offerings to the river goddess. The Brownheaded and Blackheaded Gulls are differentiated on the basis of the wing pattern. Like most gulls, they are highly gregarious in winter, both when feeding or in evening roosts. This bird was captured early morning as it flew over my boat. You can catch hint of the rising sun on the horizon.

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bhorerpakhi (559) 2007-03-28 8:46

Terrific Photo Sabya Da!! The maze of the boat is terrific for the boat to fly over. You always get the best out of situations.
Poulomi

ahmetgedikli (21911) 2007-03-28 8:46

Selam Sabyasachi,
A superb action photo. Excellent timing makes this shot! Well composed, good light and sharpness.
Best wishes,
Ahmet

Tezic (16927) 2007-03-28 8:51

Very good framed... very good compo... very good timing... congratulations Sabya..

claudeD (11324) 2007-03-28 8:56

Hi Sabyasachi,

very nice picture you are presenting here.I like it very much.Nice colors and good composition.Congratulations.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

sunilshukla (844) 2007-03-28 8:58

Masterly composition, the birds tail seems 2 b on fire from the rising sun. Positioning is top notch and the grids add 2 the birds presence.
Sunil

barrufeto_77 (25809) 2007-03-28 9:15

Hi Sabyasachi.

Nice picture in which the bird breaks the patterned composition!

Well done!

Rgs, Oscar

clnaef (6289) 2007-03-28 9:31

Bonjour,
Bon réflexe. Joli contrejour.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

eza1701 (3343) 2007-03-28 9:33

Hi Sabyasachi,

Nice silhouette and the hint of sunlight in the lower right is perfectly placed. The gradual shift to dark blue works really well.

Best regards,
Paul.

Cormac (26449) 2007-03-28 10:34

Stunning shot! The lines of the roof radiate out in a very interesting pattern, which when you look at the bird reminds us of a cage. The starkly graphic silhoette gives this a lot of impact and it immediately gets attention. Well done!

mesutilgim (36817) 2007-03-28 12:11

Hello Sabyasachi,
Great capture. Wonderfull compo and pow.
TFS
MESUT ILGIM

axiotea (16107) 2007-03-28 12:28

Hi Sabyasachi,
I like the way you have used the bamboos structure, which fits well with the rising sun. Good capture of the bird, from a good POV, which is well positioned in your compo.
Cheers
Marilyn

isabela_sor (42162) 2007-03-28 12:33

The framing creates such an impressive effect!The bird is so well placed in your composition and the management of light just perfect!
Namashkar

kevinos (6927) 2007-03-28 12:48

very dramatic a graphic composition, Sabyasachi. The simplicity of the composition adds to its impact. You had quite a lucky capture with the bird in the right place, Regards kevin

Gustaw (21670) 2007-03-28 14:20

Hallo my friend!
It is nice photo with nice composition. I very like your bird. Good idea. good colours and light. Well done.
Marek

cunejo200 (7157) 2007-03-28 14:24

Hello Sabyasachi, I like the symbolism and lines depicted in this photo. It has a poetic sense to it. Exposure and contrast are topnotch. Best wishes, Danilo

Fis2 (45827) 2007-03-28 14:31

Witaj Sabyasachi!
Very interesting composition. I like the light and contrast. Bird make impression. Good work.
Greetings from Poland
Krzysztof

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-03-28 20:29

Hi Sabyasachi,
This is great timing to capture that seagull i full flight .... excellent! Well managed light too ... the tail of the bird has colors while the rest of the body is silhouette... plus you have the rising sun in the horizon. Well done ... tfs.
Cheers,
Renier

partha (13657) 2007-03-28 21:35

Hi Sabyasachi da,
What a perfect timing dada.the diverging bamboos and the gull within looks brilliant. Probably there is one at the bottom, a non-distracting for the eyes.
Partha

singuanti (15240) 2007-03-28 21:46

Hi Sabyasachi. The silhouettes make for one heck of striking shot! I love how soft the light was and the fast shutter speed ensured good sharpness. The bird is in the best position possible too. Awesome catch Sabyasachi!!

lucasgalodoido (16603) 2007-03-28 22:37

Olá Sabyasachi!
Interessante essa imagem, nela parece que você está preso numa gaiola e o pássaro aproveitando a liberdade! Foi no momento exato mesmo!
Parabéns e Abraço!

Wanda1 (10945) 2007-03-29 0:50

Hi Sabyasachi,
A wonderful shot captured at exactly the right moment to frame him betweeen the grid. Great point of view and idea. I love the light shining through his tail feathers.
Regards
Wanda

hay_kes (28562) 2007-03-29 1:53

Hi Sabyasachi,
Very beautiful composition.Good timing.TFS.

hAyAti

Graal (57941) 2007-03-29 2:38

Hi Sabyasachi,
fine caught moment with the gull when fly over boat, interesting composition and pleasant colours. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

AiresSantos (42120) 2007-03-29 3:36

Olá Sabyasachi,
The bird breaks the patterned composition in this excellent work. I like your POV and how you framed the picture.
TFS and greetings
Aires

riclopes (33001) 2007-03-29 3:55

Olá Sabyasachi, pretty cool shot. The graphism of the boat's roof gives a wonderful perspectived pattern filling very well the whole image. Also love the sillouetted bird and the beautiful lighting. It's a pitty that it's not better placed on the net, for a more perfect result, but this is allready great. I see that another one was also joining the other ;-)
Best wishes,
Ricardo

faubry (32299) 2007-03-29 4:09

bonjour Sabya, already a lot visit.... very impressionnant to fly under boat...very beautiful colors with sun...
bravo
soon
francine

delkoo (34296) 2007-03-29 4:57

HO SABYasachi
unusual framing, bird and roof make a good composition, you have succeeded a very srtrong photo.
best regards
ddier

vincz (19043) 2007-03-29 5:25

Great composition, the bamboos giving so much structure and dynamism to the shot. Great timing for the bird. A very pleasant one.

photographer123 (5755) 2007-03-29 7:44

HI SABYA...
Nothing to say about this shot...you always creat simple things wonderful,through ur cam..good shot...best wishes...SUBIR

ninaL (19516) 2007-03-29 7:53

Hi, Sabysachi.
Very interesting and dynamic composition, with strong, grafic effect.
Best regards. Grazyna.

Loic_bzh (7053) 2007-03-29 8:11

Hi Sabyasachi,

very graphical photo. Good shot!

Cheers,

Loïc

jasmis (50402) 2007-03-29 8:41

Simple almost graphical composition with important note.
Regards.

Budapestman (41920) 2007-03-29 10:12

Dear Sabyasachi,
This is a beautiful and fabled moment. Excellent composition and splendid timing. Refined and suggestive work. Thank you, nice days
George

rakeshgupta (2670) 2007-03-29 12:06

Hi Sabyasachi,
Your handling of light with dark part is fantastic. It really give impressions when watching your images specially the one with old face. Your image are great.
Thanks for sharing.
- Rakesh

Dubsie (342) 2007-03-29 13:59

Hi Sabya,
An unusual composition from you, and a great one at that. The light seeping through the bamboo fence and the gull just posed for you...didn't it? ;)
Wish you could have avoided the wing in the bottom, but then i know it is asking for too much ;) lovely light...another great image from you.
TFS,
Best,
Durba

pranab (5354) 2007-03-30 4:09

sabyasachi,
a bit different mood, a bit abstractness from you. great framing and subtle use of light to bring the color is great too.

jhm (82545) 2007-03-30 7:52

Hi Sabyasachi,

Maybe not you best photograph out of your gallery,I find certainly positive points, the silhouette from the bird and the light to the sky gives a nice composition. Thanks for sharing.

I wish you a nice weekend,
John.

dorte_s_t (2285) 2007-03-30 8:17

Hi , Sabyasachi.
Excellent shot !
I like particularly the harmony of colours from the dark greyish blue of the night to the promising golden rays of the sun . The silhouette of the bird with it's spread wings is the crown of fulfilmant !
All the best to you
Dorte.

Silvio1953 (41761) 2007-03-30 8:50

Hi Sabyasachi, fantastic scene with lovely silohuettes of gull, splendid light and amazing color, great perspective, very well done, greetings from Italy, ciao Silvio

dcawker (5667) 2007-03-30 11:35

Excellent composition and really nice contrast here too! Regards, Doug

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-03-31 5:44

HI Sabya, another beautiful moment captured!
the composition is great as the lights!
great graphic impact on this image!
ciao!
Valeria

devimeuxbe (55865) 2007-03-31 11:29

Hi sabyasachi
This is a perect cropping. The shadow of the bird is very nice.
Excellent contrast.
Nice shot as usual
Bertrand

ChrisJ (70231) 2007-04-01 3:41

Namaste Sabyasachi

Fantastic graphism & silhouettes of the pigeon, & good radial perspective of the superstructure of the boat. Tfs!

salvator (18815) 2007-04-01 5:38

Hi Sabyasachi my friend,
Very nice composition, and the colors are superb. The graphics in you photo also very very nice. I wish you a great Sunday, best regards. Salvator.

john_c (24635) 2007-04-01 11:39

Hi Sabyasachi,
Once again your sharp eye saw an oppotunity and you seized it. The perspective here is amazing, and what an unusual shot. The gull takes on such a persona of its own and indeed looks as if it owns the place. The lines and graphism combine with the virtually monochromatic tones for a high impact shot. Well done...later.
John

Tue (25608) 2007-04-01 17:14

Hej Sabyasachi,
A very good capture of this bird, or its silhouette, against the light sky. The bird is in a great position here as well. The construction in front of it works very well too. The sunlight is pleasing. Good work!
Hilsen,
Lars

Emile (19977) 2007-04-02 1:22

Hola Sabyasachi.
Very good shot with an excellent silhouette, very well captured. The tail of the bird presents a good sunlight effect through the feathers. Well done.
TFS.
Best regards.

ben4321 (9795) 2007-04-02 12:45

Hi Sabyasachi,
If the gull had been a bit more cooperative and positioned itself nicely between the two diagonal poles, this shot would have been even more succesful. Even so, this shot has a lot of impact, thanks to the strong patterns of the wooden framework, lit by the golden hues of the rising sun.
Proof that simplicity is best.

Cheers,
Ben

sebcz (2345) 2007-04-12 5:38

Superb catch, quite symbolic and very well executed. Stays in memory.
Seb

designsoul (21394) 2007-04-13 13:53

Hello Sabyasachi,
A splendid graphic shot, so full of symbolism if one wishes to see that way, which enriches it even more and elevates it to a new level.
Hard to add to the many praises, but would like to join them!
Greetings from wintry Ottawa
sasa

clic (4063) 2007-05-04 20:34

Bonjour Sabyasachi
The flight of this bird over your boat roof can be considered as a blessing, as it's located amongst the "sun rays"!
Superb array and composition.
Auj revoir.
Robert

Yffic (6106) 2007-05-08 3:49

Hi,

A very nice composition.
Timing is very good.
The underexpostion result is a good choice.

Regards.

Yves

laurah (52) 2007-06-14 5:34

Hello,
Nice picture and good composition. It looks like a bird in the cage...but it's in fact the oposite. I like the hint of the rising sun in the right corner. beautiful.
regards,
Laura

jguisado (595) 2007-06-26 18:18

Hola.
Una fotografía que lo dice todo: composición y luz perfectas. Y, sobre todo, hecha en el momento justo.
Añadida a mis favoritos.
Felicidades.
Pepe

mpdre (1585) 2007-07-20 15:32

Hi Sabyasachi! This is an interesting capture. I like to see the gull trough the circular pattern of branches. The sky has also a beautiful gradient of blue. The picture can be considered as a decisive moment. Great shot!!!
Andre

Photo Information

Copyright: Sabyasachi Talukdar (sabyasachi1212) (19546)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-06
Categories: Nature
Camera: CANON EOS 400D, Canon 18-55/3.5-5.6 EF-S USM EOS Digital, 58mm UV filter
Exposure: f/16, 1/800 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): The Best Shots of India [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-28 8:39
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