'Columnar' Framing, a photo from Gujarat, West

Photographer's Note

Prag Mahal Palace, Bhuj, Gujarat :

Rao Pragmalji’s Palace is across the courtyard of Bhuj. It was designed by the British engineer Col. Wilkins, but some people believe that he was an Italian. This palace was officially started in 1865 to replace stables and small buildings. It has a wide and large Darbar Hall (25m x 12m) that is 12m high with verandahs, corner towers and zenanas decorated with carving, gilding, Minton tiles and marbles. Good views of surrounding countryside from the tall clock tower are connected to the palace by covered galleries. This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders. Darbar Hall is a museum of Victorian-Edwardian taste with tiger-skins and mounted trophies on the walls, stuffed lions and Art Deco figurines. In one side of the palace, the Logge in Emilia or Romagna and in the second side, the ample terrace are situated. Both these places give us the way to a treeline on the horizon casting shadows into the limpid lake. A jigsaw of red-tiled roofs and trees still deep green months after the monsoon ended is in the third side of the palace. A magnificent cornucopia of fantastic carved wooden balconies and window-screen enlivens walls are in the opposite side of the palace.
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Of course the play of shadows & light on columns appealed to me. The silhouette of the ticket seller was a bonus.

pierrefonds, Bluejeans, abmdsudi, Graal, maria-v1981, josepmarin, dip, jhm, PaulVDV, annjackman has marked this note useful

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GiovanniG (1619) 2013-01-30 1:42

Ciao Angshuman,
Great capture with a wonderful pov. Well exposed, great color and composed. Thanks for sharing.
GiovanniG

lousat (57542) 2013-01-30 2:14

A great spectacle of architechtures and details in this magic pic,what a impressive management of this difficult backlight to create this beautiful effect,great work,always a step ahead! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

sevy (13267) 2013-01-30 3:37

Hello Angshu,

Nice lightning well exploited through the exposure work: good rendering of details in light and shadows and the nice warm tones on the stone pillars.

Yves.

pierrefonds (48301) 2013-01-30 4:32

Hi Angshuman,

The distance between the desk and the wall in the background is giving depth to the composition. The arches and columns are framing well the scene.the point of view is showing the details and colors of the columns. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Bluejeans (64221) 2013-01-30 5:15

Ola Angshuman ,
Uma bela composição neste palácio com estes arcos , gostei muito da luz , bons detalhes e boa luz , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Sergiom (39122) 2013-01-30 5:48

Bonjour Angshuman,

J'aime beaucoup la construction de cette image. J'aime le personnage dans l'ombre qui raconte une histoire, j'aime la lumière sur les colonnes ainsi que la superbe forme de l'arche.

Amicalement

Serge

abmdsudi (26215) 2013-01-30 6:38

Namaste Angshu
A stunning piece of architectural shot nicely cropped to concentrate the eye in the symmetrical area. You have a good eye that sees things others would just glance at and not give it a second thought. The soaring beauty of this wonderful structures is captured perfectly with a great angle, subtle shadows, light and colors with a fascinating effect, in particular the detail of the arches are well registered and the warm glow, the strongest eye puller is delicious indeed. There is great balance of exposure between the brigthest and darkest and this looks so pleasing and smooth, a real pro! This adds to its splendour with excellent sheer beauty. A remarkable photographic work, my congrats and tks for sharing.
Salam

Kamilutka (3207) 2013-01-30 8:32

Hello,
great photo with spiritual mood. It makes me feel that I am witnessing very private moment. The light and its management only highlights the whole atmosphere. Great composition, colors and frame.
Thanks for sharing!
Regards
Kamila

Bartleby (12741) 2013-01-30 11:20

Hello Angshu,
great composition with lighting in the right places to emphasize those arches.

Philippe

Graal (88808) 2013-01-30 11:22

Hi Angshuman,
beautiful the fragment of palace. I like the details of architecture. Fine game of light with shadows. Good note and photowork.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander

emka (58024) 2013-01-30 13:11

Hi Angshuman,
very nice composition, golden arch and behind nice old walls. Perfect cut. inclusion of the dark silhouette enhances the mysterious mood. Superb shot.

WArm regrads

MAlgo

yquem46 (32229) 2013-01-30 13:17

namaste Angshu
Quite amazing that is in India and furthermore in Bhuj !
Are you sure you did not mix up shots of your trip to Florence or Rome with those of the Khutch, LOL !
A good one anyway, very intimate, with this excellent management of exposure, not an easy game here
Next post, an image of Naples with a temple to Durga !?
Have a nice evening, best regards
Patrick

npecanhuk (53861) 2013-01-30 13:46

Hello Angshuman!
A beautiful picture specially for its management of light, colors, vertical format and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

carlo62 (12492) 2013-01-30 15:10

Ciao Angshuman
ottima esposizione, la differnza tra le luci è forte, ma la foto è ben leggibile.
Saluti
Carlo

danos (73926) 2013-01-30 21:57

Hello Angshu,
nice the view of this well made scene with this section of the Prag Mahal Palace to be superb.I like the view of the play of shadows and light with the columns to make the scene even more effective.

Regards,Danos

maria-v1981 (10403) 2013-01-31 2:57

Hello Angshuman,
Another piece of art. The light is so elegance and artistic. The sihlouetes and specially of monk are excellent. Excellent shot.
Have a nice evening,
Greetings,
Maria

Fis2 (73032) 2013-01-31 4:25

Witaj Angshu!
Excellent composition and colours.
Curious light.
Photo has climate.
Have a nice afternoon
Krzysztof

Nicou (97543) 2013-01-31 8:39

Hello

quelle vue et image quel découpage de ces arches avec la belle lumière en fond, ce personnage à l'entrée, superbe compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

josepmarin (55011) 2013-01-31 12:13

Namaste, my friend Angshuman,
a good balance of the difficult light in this capture.
You have reached a fantastic chiaroscuro playing with the silhouettes of the man in foreground, and the well lit image outside of the palace.
The composition is beautiful and is subtlely executed.
A great work.
Best wishes,
Josep

pajaran (36149) 2013-01-31 13:31

Pozdrav.
Dobar tekst o palati sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled i trenutak ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, ostrina i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lepa arhitektura.
Sve najbolje.
Paja.

Greetings.
Good article on the palace from the given data ...
Nice view and a moment ...
A good time recording, sharpness and contrast, beautiful color.
Beautiful architecture.
All the best.
Paja.

dip (21875) 2013-02-01 0:01

Hi Angshu,
a beautiful and well framed image,the contrast of light against the dark foreground looks fantastic!
greetings,
Dimitris.

jhm (122334) 2013-02-01 3:04

Hello Angshu,

This is real a very lovely picture taken with high quality taken.
I like the black frame, your enlightenment in background makes these picture very attractive.
Sharpness and clarity of the background is perfect.
Excellent composition, nice perspective and depth picture.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

fabianoleite (9014) 2013-02-01 16:28

Great work with the arches, using well the symetry of the columns and enriching the composition with the sitting man (it seems) as a sillhouette and colorful elements in the bakcground. Excellent, very well done!

PaulVDV (15017) 2013-02-02 14:17

Hello Angshu,
A splendid architecture shot with a great and attractive contrast between the lit parts of the arches and columns and the darker parts.
From you POV the arches look like they got a golden frame.
Very beautiful with the silhouet of that person.
Excellent perspective.
Best regards, Paul

everlasting (13803) 2013-02-04 1:02

Bhuj - a place still on my list to travel to, and when I see an image like this I wonder why it has taken me so long.
The black frame works a treat! The golden pillars and the silhouette are exquisite.
Well done Anghsu, especially the light management.

annjackman (13177) 2013-02-05 8:36

Hello Angshuman,
This has been taken with great care making the most of the light catching the pillars and arches. There is detail where it matters and the black shadows and frame enhance the colour of the stonework. Beautifully rendered.
Kind Regards, Ann

mkamionka (24469) 2013-02-07 8:08

Hi Angshu,
beautiful composition. I like the lovely framing with the arches. The play of the light and shadow is very attractive. The person adds some life and interest here.
Excellent work,
M

Photo Information

Copyright: Angshuman Chatterjee (Angshu) (51174)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2010-12-22
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 400D (Digital Rebel XTi), Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 EX DC MACRO, RAW, Marumi 72mm PL-CIR
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/20 seconds
More Photo Info: view
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Portraits from Kachchh
Date Submitted: 2013-01-30 0:39