Chai .. Chai .. Garam Chai, a photo from Delhi, North

Photographer's Note

Chai or Tea Stall at Meena Bazar (Jama Masjid) in New Delhi. The guy in the front pouring tea, his name is Iftekar.The guy at the back pouring milk, his name is Rehmat.Both of them do this same job from 6 AM in the morning till 1 AM at night. Everyday .. day after day.

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thaprem (2554) 2005-10-24 3:59

Devjit,
A nice warm colour, as that of the chai...
The tight crop helps in making things very involving...
Keep posting.
Cheers,
Prem.

bantonbuju (51733) 2005-10-24 4:10

wow, what an adorable daily life shot devjit; i like this low pov and composition, its a great image i must say; good work;
best wishes, jerzy

THAR (3696) 2005-10-24 4:13

J'aime beaucoup ce type d'ambiance...et ce pays...Dommage que l'avant-plan(les verres) ne soit pas net.

entrelec (8342) 2005-10-24 4:14

Nice scene, well composed with warm colors.

rbcy1974 (20758) 2005-10-24 4:15

Hi Devjit,
You have a great eye for capturing everyday life scenes in India,
YOu have captured the action very well here nice dof and background, I like how you have captured the steam.
Regards
Daniel

arnabchat (7233) 2005-10-24 4:17

nice night shot. well captured with the tea falling down and the milk in a symmetrical fashion.

amirkah (309) 2005-10-24 4:45

I like the details of the photo,
It looks very authentic
good POV
I love it

recepyuksel (17808) 2005-10-24 5:05

kesinlikle mükemmel
bravo

rich (1199) 2005-10-24 5:44

Nice framing and plenty of interest both fore and background. Love the twin falls of dudh and chai.

oochappan (22043) 2005-10-24 5:57

A nice warm colortone and a good compo with the two men serving tea, curious a bit with the pooring milk,
an excellent action-capture frozen moment, pleasant also to see those two in the background.

sengir (4956) 2005-10-24 6:44

this is great, incredible light, good catch of the moment. Rarely I have seen so good image of tea stall in India - you've managed to convey the mood in exceptional way.

tobourge (971) 2005-10-24 6:46

Hi Devjit,

Warm colors and tigh crop really express the place atmosphere.
Great one.
Thanks

Tony

Manu_b (97) 2005-10-24 7:02

Nice shot with lots of contrast and colors, and nice composition.

Well done.

elisenda (302) 2005-10-24 7:35

You can feel the high temperature with the warm colours, the smoke..., very special picture, thanks to share it with us!

lollie (0) 2005-10-24 10:36

Warm colour for a nice scene.

venus (736) 2005-11-02 17:26

Wow, great shot.
Bravo!!!
Very good live photo. Many good details.

siddharth (24) 2005-11-17 5:28

very nice photo.. gives a wonderul morning effect and brings out the typical "stall next door" effect.. feeling like having one right now.. gr8 work.. the best thing i like is the motion captured and the yellow colour at the back..

Salil_B (737) 2005-12-05 20:56

Very good mood image. You have caught the moment very well. The tea stalls of India could produce many many great images if one only had the patience to seek them. I can almost smell the brew. The face looking at you from left has added to the impact. The white and brown streams complement each other. As they actually do in tea.
Maybe, if the right hand pouring the tea could have been there in full ... However, a minor detail.

arindam_thokder (3985) 2005-12-28 18:21

Hello Devjit,

I just discovered your nice gallery (actually from the comments made on Sandip's picture), for me this is the best one. First I wonder how the two people in the middle become so small, then I understand the perspective here, it was confusing because of the smoke. The movement of the hands of these two guys in the front is excellent.

Arindam

KevRyan (22924) 2006-01-19 2:22

That's one hell of a long day - hail to their efforts in making my favourite drink - which sadly I cannot have anymore! A stunning image - great capture of the moment from a very intelligent point of view - a really good picture - I liked your gallery very much.

best wishes Kev

ckuan (268) 2006-02-24 1:24

A superb angle of a shot capturing very good foreground and background details. Excellent.

kajspice (4542) 2006-03-11 18:38

Hi Devjit,

I thought I had already commented on this...I was wrong...

This is just indescribable. I LOVE THIS SO MUCH. I usually have a lot to say, but I am speechless on this one.

I want to enlarge it and put it on my kitchen wall...!

love it love it LOVE IT!

Time to go and drink a nice cup of chai...

RADEEH (2802) 2006-03-11 23:11

Very steamy shot ha ha!
A very powerful shot, the warm colours are mind blowing. The details are intersting.
Thanks for sharing.

Preetie (433) 2007-07-30 14:40

Great POV..great composition ..beautiful hues..another great story here

fahrik (173) 2010-11-12 7:48

thanks for sharing.
Tea is essential hot drink in Asia just like coffee is in Europe and Americas.
And it is interesting watching tea culture in different cultures.