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Photographer’s Note

Annual Surajkund Mela..
Visited the Surajkund mela last Sunday with family. The fair recreates a proper rural fair setting, with stalls of all kinds and rural entertainment like folk dances and drums playing. Its a riot of colors.. as I shall display here in my next few posts.
This on the right hand side is an old fashioned movie machine, called the BIOSCOPE. It was prevelant in 70s 'n 80s when the TV was still a rarity. This little girl was all engrossed in viewing through the small screen into the playing movie on the Bioscope. Seen just behind her is her father waiting for her to see.
As you see in the background it gets too crowded, having gained quite a bit of popularity over the years. Too crowded to actually enjoy...

PSP : USM/ Border.

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Robert_L (385) 2005-02-27 1:48

A bit oversaturated. Still nice!

sandip (3492) 2005-02-27 5:01

A nice POV u got here sandip.Im bit disturbed with the color here.Looks like every color is Burnt .

summersun (4964) 2005-02-27 5:12

the light is nice here, making shadows on the orange ground, and making the colors brighter. funny how a little girl can be s o interested in an old machien like this.
Well done.
vanessa

elihesamian (26091) 2005-02-27 6:37

Great subject,Sandeep,it's very very nostalgic for me,and amazingly reminds me my childish period,very well seen and captured with a fine quality,and very god note,Thanks a lot for posting it.
nice one.
Yours
M

kaud (1838) 2005-02-28 4:09

Good colorful shot.
Feels me nostalgic. Each window cost was 10p in my childhood. Thanks for sharing.

oochappan (22032) 2005-05-25 6:07

This is a nice one that I missed
Colors are so deep and sunny the little girl watching has a colorful dress while she is watching ... colors !
This we don't see anymore over here this kind of Bioscoop, pity but in India it becomes rare too I believe.
I enjoy this capture a lot Sandeep so it is nice to discover this one as lately I gave other things more priority.
Greetings
Henk