Flower market -- a bird's view Photo

Photographer’s Note

Flower market at Mullick Ghaat
With so much of flowers on sale, I concentrated on my favorite spot in the market, the wholeseller's corner. Everyone were talking at the top of their voice and it was difficult to move around if you are not there to buy flowers but to get a snap!

I decided to climb up the Howrah bridge and take a shot from above -- quite a bird's view!

bantonbuju, Galeota, AiresSantos, kaud, Dionysos, oochappan, sandip, thaprem, gaby, rabani, Mistral, Preetie has marked this note useful

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thirdangle (33) 2005-10-20 1:07

Hi Arnab,

Really nice top view of the flower market.. a colorful pic with more of santri color... wish u can add more color to it...

nice work
Pushpank

gringofil (0) 2005-10-20 1:28

Great angle! I really like the fusion of color here with orange being the majority and really enhancing the image from a graphic standpoint as well. It was wise to choose a different vantage point and it works to your advantage here, I think.

Not much to nit pick on this one. Well done!

sebautourdumond (3104) 2005-10-20 1:55

Hi Arnab,
One more beautiful picture of you and your country. I like your POF and angle and colours of flowers. It was a very good idea to climb on the bridge.
Bye
Seb

Galeota (10334) 2005-10-20 2:35

Helle Arnab. A very nice point of view. Even though there's a lot going on in the frame, I still think your photograph is easy reading. The orange colour makes, with the view from above, your image work.

AiresSantos (42156) 2005-10-20 2:42

Hi Arnab,
Excellent composition with the flowers color and the persons.
Very well framed.
Regards.
Aires dos Santos

entrelec (8342) 2005-10-20 3:17

All theese people seem to swim in a n orange sea, except the little circular way in diagonal.
Nice
Joel

bantonbuju (48630) 2005-10-20 3:40

hi arnab, this is a fantastic shot! i lov this view to the bits, one must stare long to recognize who's selling, who's buying, who's just talking, and who's only watching; it is such a nice picture;
best wishes, jerzy

kaud (1838) 2005-10-20 4:17

This is a real good one Arnab.
Good color.
Nice POV.
Appearance of snakes all around.
And the blank busket ;)

Must be praised

Dionysos (1234) 2005-10-20 5:32

Hi Arnab,

Great composition. Path between people in the middle and circle at the end add great value to the photo.

Congratulations.

cobraphil8 (11652) 2005-10-20 6:06

Great POV, like a bird :)
Beautiful composition and colors

rbcy1974 (20742) 2005-10-20 6:32

Hi Arnab,
WOw
what a point of view, one would say a photo from Yan Bertrand Arthus,
AMazing details,
Regards
Daniel

oochappan (22032) 2005-10-20 7:10

Hi Arnab
I like the landscape of all those people between the colored garlands thanks to an excellent POV to get perfect detail impression of this busy market, excellent statement with this chaotic compo to depict the intensity of the market. Curious, you see only one clear woman in the set...

Luan (15935) 2005-10-20 8:28

Beautiful picture Arnab, very original angle from above, there are so much colors here. Excelelnt
Luan

hugolef (4909) 2005-10-20 10:28

Hello Arnab
a nice view, it looks like a paint ... all this spots of color ... a patchwork ... yes a patchwork ...
Good POV and nice light
Regards, hugues

baba_flies (7985) 2005-10-20 11:55

Look at these colors ... good you went for a climb to show us this spectacular market. Thanks for sharing.

ashinpt (101) 2005-10-20 23:31

Wow!! What vivid colors of marigold an yellow. Captures the hustle of Kolkata too. Nice shot, Arnab.

thaprem (2486) 2005-10-21 0:55

Very Curious view & a fantastic one too..It is giving a dramatic effect.
The scene is very similar to anywhere in India & has defenitely a native smell on it, "Man Vaasanai" as we say in Tamil.. :))

Thank you very much.
Prem.

prumod (8258) 2005-10-21 3:00

hi arnab
it's a great capture... your pov is perfect in this one to catch entire colors and heads... as thumbnail it's like a flowershow... i love those yellow ans affron very much...
regards
pramod

arindam_thokder (3946) 2005-10-21 3:47

Nice capture Arnab and nice color. I reallt like it.

Arindam

gaby (19793) 2005-10-21 4:18

Hi Arnab - great idea and wonderful POV - I like this daily life scene and the colours - a great one
Thanks
Gaby

zig (2450) 2005-10-21 9:01

Wow, colours splashing! And how vivid people are! This is really great angle, and I wonder anybdoy noticed you taking photos up there. Full of life, and this makes me want to go to India again.

Shakespear (636) 2005-10-23 1:26

Lovely .. Very well seen. Love the colours.

greg64g (11193) 2005-10-23 5:54

Hello Arnab

Superb view from the sky, i like much the diagonal and the superb colors from the market.
a great picture
cheers
greg

rabani (9421) 2005-10-24 20:56

You had picked the right place to get an overview of this flower market.At first, I weren't sure whether this was a flower market. I don't see much of any other colors except orange and yellow. Pretty much just about every seller is selling the same colors. Makes me wonder how you pick one?

partha (13657) 2005-10-25 13:51

Arnab,
I like
1.The overall activities....they are so sincere about buying flowers
2.the inclusion of the way formed cutting the pic diagonally. It gives a direction.
3.The choice of the place from where u shoot.
thanks for sharing.

bnallama (3755) 2005-10-26 11:38

Hi Arnab, colorful and messy photo!! :-) I like the activity that you have captured..A nice one from you. bala

coco (27864) 2005-10-29 18:51

Hi Arnab.

You has created a wonderful composition where all the people is now ordered. Where there was chaos, now colour and order.
Regards.

shrisen (235) 2006-01-03 1:17

hi Arnab
Excellent composition! great photo.. very nice colors.. I really like these types of photos. Good use of the ‘curved way’ and good colour tone on the flower.
Well done

just4iris (792) 2006-02-09 14:04

Hi Arnab!
Good idea the top view!
Colours and composition are ok!
Regards.

dani

clarita (654) 2006-04-17 11:16

i love this picture...the rich colors and comp from a bird's eye view is excellent. thx for sharing.

touristdidi (8561) 2006-05-09 10:25 [Comment]

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ryno (4605) 2006-05-28 3:34

Great shot, Arnab - one of those vivd & vibrant scenes that seemingly only India can provide. I like your POV here- i assume it was taken from a bridge of some sort? Well-captured!

Mistral (13694) 2006-08-19 15:18

Namaskar Arnab,
love orange colour and here i'm plenty satisfied.
Excellent PoV and composition.
A smile
Luca

roconnell (327) 2006-10-25 19:01

The POV of this flower market is a great birds-eye view and adds another dimension to the previous close-up photo. The exposure and detail are fantastic. Well done.

noborders (14199) 2007-05-28 2:19

My photos of the same market don't have so vivid colours, I always saw this place at sunrise but I am impressed by those marigolds - also by your POV and framing - brilliant !
If you don't mind, I'll add it to my theme...
Bravo,
Cath.

brevbrev14 (372) 2007-08-18 14:16

Hi Arnab, this image was in my fav. theme...before my comment...
i love market scene and thiso ne is fantastic, with a wonderful POV, the bst i think to show well this wonderful typical flowers...

WONDERFUL WORK!!
ciao!
Valeria

Preetie (431) 2007-09-04 11:29

Hi arnab,
Absolutely a brilliant shot, very representative of the flower market with its people and negotiations, in addition to the colors love the patterns made by the flowers
A very nice shot with a unique POV.
Thanks for sharing
Preetie

nkhan (119) 2007-11-25 16:30

Hi Arnab bhai,
Great composition. Beautiful light and colors. You have succeeded in showing us the daily business of the flower sellers.

Naser

giorgimer (21176) 2009-10-22 14:20

Hi Arnab,

your vantage POV is very effective, wonderful colors, the crowded view works well

Compliments!

G