Hawa Mahal Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

The Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds is made of pink sandstone and reaches five storeys and was constructed in 1799 to enable ladies of the Royal household to watch the daily life of the city without being seen. The whole building is filled with tiny holes as well as small windows and shutters, and is not very deep, basically just a screen about one room deep.

I was not sure if I prefered this close up version or the complete building, so I have included that in the workshop, as well as a workshop photo of my cool travelling companion Andre (InasiaJones) taking some shots.

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pauloog, patdeph, bostankorkulugu, Gerrit, Cretense, Budapestman, axiotea, Flavia has marked this note useful

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rikko77 (6574) 2009-02-17 9:24

Hi Wanda, there's everything in this pic: a dynamic silhouette, black. A sharp, orange building with reflections on its windows. Beautiful!
Have a nice day
Rikk

RedDevil (1071) 2009-02-17 9:29

Nice photos, perfect colors. The bird has been moving. Bravo
Salvatore

liviu (600) 2009-02-17 9:31

for sure is better this version! because the bird, of course! without it it was one of the million photos showing buildings!
great job wanda!
liviu

smarcell (14653) 2009-02-17 9:47

I like a lot this composition, with the strong colors of the building and the sky, the flattened perspective, and the blurred bird, which makes the picture original and different from standard
Regards Stefano

momolumix (75) 2009-02-17 9:59

Ahoj Wanda, pěkné syté barvy a dobrý kontrast mezi architektůrou a nebem.
Momo

pauloog (6883) 2009-02-17 10:30

Hello Wanda,
A beautiful architecte photo with good colours and contrasts despite the bright sunlight. and the birds adds an unusual effect that brings the view to life.
Regards,
Paul

patdeph (18324) 2009-02-17 12:52

hello Wanda
what a nice way to have framed this famous palace!I love to see the blue sky through the windows,this is wonderful!The close view shows very well the details of the superb painting!And the bird silhouette is a very nice elemnt!i like very much!
Regards
Pascale

jonathan_hart (22623) 2009-02-17 15:20

i like the framing, very interesting, nice graphic, strong impact of the composition
jc

baba_flies (8093) 2009-02-18 3:37

Hello Wanda! You cannot really compare the two, for me both versions are wonderful, here the bird is really special, how it flies through fast as the wind :))) and how you made us see the details of this fantastic building. We should use more color in our architecture, it makes such a difference when I think of all the grey around me. Beautiful photo, very nice! Best regards, Barbara.

holmertz (9951) 2009-02-18 7:45

Hello Wanda,
The Hawa Mahal is one of the most famous and often photographed buildings in India, yet you have managed to make it look quite fresh through this tight cropping and vertical format. And of course the blurred silhouette of the bird against the blue sky is the real eyecatcher.
Best regards,
Gert

bostankorkulugu (33976) 2009-02-18 8:18

loved the tight framing here wanda... perfect timing to catch the bird at the right spot... beautiful one...

leo61 (43712) 2009-02-18 11:17

Hi Wanda!
The vertical format works well and I like the diagonal with these little domes on top,the blurr at the crow and the amazing contrast with this deep blue sky.
Everything is perfect here,a great composition.
Regards,Leo

Gerrit (36259) 2009-02-18 11:56

Dag Wanda,
een prachtig gebouw en mooi genomen met ruimte voor constructie en details.
Leuk die voorbij flitsende vogel.
Groeten Gerrit

SteveH (3995) 2009-02-19 2:21

Hi Wanda, A much photographed building for sure - but this shot is a little different and for that I like it - (having said that I also like the one with the rickshaw driving past, except that he is a little dark. The bird is a nice addition to this, creating more of sense of the environment it is in. cheers, Steve

Cretense (57010) 2009-02-19 3:06

Hi Wanda!

Fantastic architecture photography, excellent detail from the "Palace of the winds"! Perfect tight framing great composition, flawless light managment and brilliant colour, so typical of the "Pink City" which is not pink, after all! Congratulations!

Hercules

Budapestman (42780) 2009-02-19 5:13

Hi Wanda,
Great shot with beautiful colours and superb lights. I like the decorative details and the bird gliding before the building. The narrow composition is very beautiful, splendid photo. Have a nice day!
George

delkoo (34754) 2009-02-19 5:24

hi wanda
Your photo has a pretty well chosen pov and an elaborated composition that helped to enhance the interest of the place.
fly, fly, black bird.

didier

axiotea (16281) 2009-02-20 0:03

Bonjour Wanda
I like better the close up, but it is also interesting to have the entire view of the palace in WS. Lovely details well displayed under a great light and attractive colors. To see the blue sky through the window and the capture of the flying crow are also nice details to look at!
Cheers
Marilyn

Flavia (10202) 2009-02-25 7:52

Hi Wanda,

Long time I've not been to your gallery... Beautiful picture with vivid colours and excelente framing showing all the nice details of this building. The flying bird adds a toch to the composition. Both pictures are very nice and seing the complete version gives a totally different perspective, but I still prefer the close-up version as the light is lightening the whole frame.

Regards,

Flavia

Angshu (34093) 2009-02-25 22:16

Dag Wanda
This place has been photographed so many times (not by me though:-)) & yet you came up with an original. Like the crop...very effective & moreso because of the contrast between the clear blue sky with the dominant orangish red of the Palace (in your note you've written Place..a typo). The flying bird is definitely a fine add...perhaps a faster shutter speed could have frozen it...but I do know it does not work that way, birds will not wait for us adjusting shutter speeds to make a flypast again...I like this, fine work! Great to see our friend taking shots in the WS.
Best Regards
Angshu
PS : Pls. be a bit patient for a couple of days for Varanasi shots. I have not been even able to download them from the camera onto my computer. I loved the place & wished I stayed for a day or two more. Beacuse it's a 'people's shot' place, the more one stays, the more are the chances that one would get something unique a shot. But I will surely post one on Saturday & that would be for you especially!

gmg (1945) 2009-10-23 9:32

Hi Wanda!
You post beautiful photos, and your portrait are very moody and intriguing.
But I like a lot this unusual view of the Palace of the Winsm with a nice framing and the great silhouette of the flying bird
TFS
gmg