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• steveryan2006 (439)
• [2007-03-20 5:19]

The light as you say is superb, and there seems to be a buzz of activities on the ghat. Daily life very different from what we see in our part of the world.
S.

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• noborders (11070)
• [2007-03-20 5:20]

Composition, light and colours are great, TFS

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• kiwi_explorer (12043)
• [2007-03-20 5:22]

Hi Sabyasachi,
I like the way you managed the warm morning light in this photo. Excellent! TFS
Cheers,
Renier

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• faubry (27191)
• [2007-03-20 5:29]

bonjour Sabya, biblic scene here... superb like a picture, light is beautiful, bravo
francine

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• bhorerpakhi (559)
• [2007-03-20 5:30]

Hello Sabya Da, You have managed to bring to life the ghats of Varanasi in this seris. Darun chobi, shotti bolte ki apnar chobi theke sekhar onek kichu pawa jai.
Poulomi

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• nirajsinha (746)
• [2007-03-20 5:34]

Hi Sabya,

Excellent composition and colour tone is superb. Great work done

TFS

Regards

Niraj Sinha

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• besnard (19600)
• [2007-03-20 5:36]

Bonjour Sabyasachi
Très belle composition colorée et bien nette qui me rapelle des souvenirs inoubliables lorsque je suis venue visiter ton pays. C'est le plus beau voyages que j'ai fait parmi tant d'autres.
Merci pour cette remise en mémoire de souvenirs et bonne journée.
Nicole

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• vagabondtravels (5888)
• [2007-03-20 5:49]

Hi Sabyasachi

Great light. Good capture of daily life. A very busy start to the day. A nice Indian scene. Well done.
Ben

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• Bahhodh (141)
• [2007-03-20 5:54]

Hi Sabyasachi,

A great dayli life's picture here, hreat colors and composition, congrats !

Cheers, Ahmed.

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• delkoo (23361)
• [2007-03-20 6:23]

bonjour namasté sabyasachi,
you caught a great daily life scene always curious for us, europeans,
nice colours and bussy atmosphereof ablutions and devotions.

cheers
didier

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• skellywag (856)
• [2007-03-20 6:46]

Hi, this is a superb shot, the people going about their daily life, helping each other is well portrayed. The colours of India are stunning, you have given good information. Thank you for this one. Jean

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• suhan (3516)
• [2007-03-20 6:46]

wonderful composition,colours and lights...
very well done
tfs-regards
merve-suleyman

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• eza1701 (3313)
• [2007-03-20 6:47]

Hi Sabyasachi,

Wonderful vibrant colours with so many different things to look at and as always, the accompanying note is excellent. I learn more about India with each of your photos.

Best regards,
Paul.

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• rajiv_077 (1225)
• [2007-03-20 6:47]

Hi Sabyasachi

This is really a wonderul picture of indian traditional, Good framing and excellent lights.

best wishes

rajiv

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• Furachan (0)
• [2007-03-20 6:58]

Hell of a shot, Sabyasashi, painterly, vivid, composed with care and feeling. One of the women is even looking right into your lens. I'd love to see this lown up really big on a wall somewhere...
Best wishes,
Francis

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• WepWaWet (3491)
• [2007-03-20 7:01]

Hello Sabyasachi,
Great composition. Lights and colors are excellent.
TFS
Regards,
Seref

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• sam224 (5791)
• [2007-03-20 7:56]

The colourful dresses of the women sitting on the stairs create a lovely patchwork which catches the eye. Excellent point of view and definition.
Thabks for sharing

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• pastadog (10191)
• [2007-03-20 8:33]

Lovely colors of the exotic clothes that these pilgrims wear, Sabyasachi, enhanced by your work. Dynamic shot too, with the activities we can see here. Regards, Daniel

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• DarkoG (2223)
• [2007-03-20 8:35]

Rich and vivid colors. Fine light Background that almost melt with skin of people, and above all great passion that is build into this photo radiate from it.
Nice, really nice work

Regards Darko

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• ben4321 (9442)
• [2007-03-20 8:47]
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Hi Sabyasachi,
I think the clothing of these people was bright and eye-catching enough without resorting to the partial desaturation you employed here. Sorry, I know I always pounce on you when you post these kinds of shots, it's just that I find them a bit gimmicky. All down to personal taste I suppose.
I think this image was strong enough as it is, and the PP was rather unnecessary in my opinion.

Cheers,
Ben

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• agbonavita (0)
• [2007-03-20 9:36]

Beautiful culture photo! Great colors and compo. The man in white is very evidence between the rest of the photo.

Hugs
andre

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• snunney (19623)
• [2007-03-20 9:42]

Hello Sabyasachi,
A very good daily life shot with lots of animation and a very nice backdrop. Very good light, colour and clarity. Good work all round.

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• axiotea (11035)
• [2007-03-20 9:56]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Yeah, the light is very special and you caught a beautiful daily life scene with devotees busy doing their activities. It's a colorful image well framed + a good note.
Cheers,
Marilyn

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• Paolo (39591)
• [2007-03-20 10:27]

Hi Sabyasachi, excellent one, as your all picture. colorful and with a wonderufl light perfectly captured.
excellent the quality and the note.
thanks, ciao

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• anes_lc (13629)
• [2007-03-20 10:33]

colors ,people ,daily scenery ,expresions ,all perfectly captured .
thank you for share.
anes

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• jasmis (36582)
• [2007-03-20 10:49]

Amazing scenery. Something really impressive for Europeans. Superb colours. I can almost feel smell of the water.
Regards.

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• Cormac (24523)
• [2007-03-20 10:53]

This appears almost as a painting, not only in the colours and delicate lighting, but also in the way the characters are posing. I would say this has almost a magical quality! Top notch work - congratulations on a wonderful capture!

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• anducina (6888)
• [2007-03-20 10:58]

Magnificent compo and colors. Those people are incredibly picturesque. Fantastic capture. Their colorful clothes, the stairs with that inscription, their expressions--all are very, very good.

TFS,

Andreea

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• feather (38953)
• [2007-03-20 13:05]

Excellent shot of this ritual. What I find most appealing about it is the two lines of people making a triangle. The Indian love of colour is also well demonstrated here with every hue in their clothing.
Kath

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• delic (6029)
• [2007-03-20 13:21]

Hello Sabyasachi,
This latest chapter of your excellent series is just as impressive as the earlier ones. The colors, expression, everything comes together for a spectacular tableau. Very well done.
Best wishes,
Hakan

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• designsoul (21302)
• [2007-03-20 13:50]

Hi Sabyasachi,
In India I would be cured of my black and whites, for sure! This is a shot bursting with the most intense colours, so invigorating and beautiful. The composition with all these people is not easy but you have made a very fine, successful work... again.
Tc,
sasa

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• quillo (4944)
• [2007-03-20 14:23]

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Hello friend Sabyasachi, I like the exact framing of the persons, the warm tones and the soft contrasts of the image, congratulate you on the good work.

Regards.

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• Tezic (14228)
• [2007-03-20 16:45]

Hi Sabyasachi,
perfect light menagement.... colours and the compo were fantastic... congratulations...

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• singuanti (15255)
• [2007-03-20 22:44]

Hi Sabyasachi. What a rich and busy composition. It is definitely a busy shot but it's far from being overly busy. My only gripe is that I'd like to see the person on the right in their entirety. Very nicely done Sabyasachi.

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• berek (22157)
• [2007-03-20 23:12]

Hi Sabyasachi,
colorful traditional daily life sense. I like colors and composition. greetings.
Burak
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• Graal (40685)
• [2007-03-21 3:03]

Hi Sabyasachi,
interesting scene and note. Well quality of photo. Friends all told You. I like this work, too.
Gr., Aleksander

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• rakeshgupta (2648)
• [2007-03-21 3:15]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Good view of the ghaat. I can understand why you not included lower steps of the ghaat including river. Good evening light with good colors.
- Rakesh

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• AiresSantos (22815)
• [2007-03-21 3:35]

Magnificent light and colours in this daily life gorgeous composition.
Good note, very well framed the picture.
Greetings from Portugal
Aires

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• vincz (17510)
• [2007-03-21 3:47]

Fascinating picture Sabyasachi with beutiful light and colors. It is showing so well a scene from a different culture (different from mine). I personally like very much the PP work you did, i feel it is really enhancing even more the vivid colours of the people. Great job!

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• ChrisJ (55278)
• [2007-03-21 4:21]

Namaste Sabyasachi

A superb daily life scene, that looks a little like a Hollywood movie set, only it's real! Fantastic colour, & good placement of the 4 people on the steps. Excellent sharpness & diffused light. Tfs!

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• partha (12828)
• [2007-03-21 5:01]

Hi Sabyasachi da,
U documented the business at the ghat wonderfully.Perfectlly composed and nicely balanced.
Regards.
Partha

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• ninaL (15295)
• [2007-03-21 7:10]

Hi, Sabyasachi.
Very interesting scene.
Well composed with the poeple on the different levels.
Best regards. Grazyna.

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• Photo65Net (29291)
• [2007-03-21 7:44]

Hello Sabyasachi,
Wonderful compo, with all these colorful dresses shinign in an amazing light.
A great one, regards,
JB.

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• sebinho342 (17015)
• [2007-03-21 9:29]

Hi Sabya, admirable PP work here, i really do like how vivid are colors on people, their clothes and the sepia aspect of the rest. this is the must of this picture.
Great :)

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• Silvio1953 (22656)
• [2007-03-21 9:58]

Hi Sabyasachi, fantastic composition full of people with splendid dress, great light and wonderful colors, very well done, greetings from Italy, ciao Silvio

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• john_c (24606)
• [2007-03-21 10:55]

Hi Sabyasachi,
A very effective and indeed outstanding shot of a timeless scene. The myriad colours and tones here really mesmerize and I also like the clarity of detail. Your POV is perfect and the lighting could not be better. I like the way in the foreground the wooden rail both enhances and separates the people from the edge of the frame. Well done.
John

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• renerob (601)
• [2007-03-21 12:57]

HI Sabyasachi,
Excellent shot with superb colours, this would look lovely blown up, hanging on a wall or even one of those nice wall rugs because it's so colourfull there something very serene about the photo Sabyasachi
Regards Irene

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• tjanze (5668)
• [2007-03-21 15:45]

Hi Sabyasachi!
Good catch live at Ganges river.I like a lot of colors on clothes.Beautiful look on life and dead.Very different from European.
Good contrasts,angle of view,motive...
Regards!

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• Fis2 (30985)
• [2007-03-21 16:32]

Witaj Sabyasachi!
Curious place. Good frame and colors.I like this Daily Life shot. Good work.
Greetings from Poland.
Krzysztof

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• t0mmm1 (5430)
• [2007-03-21 16:35]

Hi,
this is wonderful, nice colours and very nice feeling. I like it very much.
Have a nice day,
Tomi

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• Emile (15537)
• [2007-03-21 22:16]

Another excellent shot with amazing composition, very good colors and light, great perspective and amazing details.
Well done Sabyasachi, thank you for sharing this wonderful shot and also thank you for your interesting note.
Regards.
Tomorrow.

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• isabela_sor (32108)
• [2007-03-22 4:04]

Another stunning capture of daily life...Thanks to your note we can understand very well what's happened there.As usual a perfect picture with a great documentary value
Namashkar
Isabela

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• riclopes (25561)
• [2007-03-22 4:09]

Olá Sabyasachi, I imagine that it must be an unforgettable experience. Unfortunately Varanasi was too far away for me, but the activities on the ghats was one of the things that most attracted and impressed me in India. The atmosphere is fantastic and allways so colorful. Good capture of this scene. I actually hadn't noticed the partial desaturation if it wasn't Ben. It doesn't disturb me, but now I'm curious about the original image.
Best wishes,
Ricardo

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• brevbrev14 (19489)
• [2007-03-22 5:34]

Hi Sabya, beautiful image with wonderful coloured dresses!
i like a lot the moment you have captured here and your so interesting note!
i like a lot also the light!
an image full of life!
ciao
Valeria

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• jhm (64808)
• [2007-03-22 12:42]

Hi Sabyasachi,

A excellent composition with the peoples on the stair, the low morning sun care for very well the light and soft colours, also a colourful picture with the different attire from the people. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

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• carper (51561)
• [2007-03-22 14:08]

a beautiful photo my friend,
the pov is very good and the qyality is as a signature, the details and the colours are good, well done,
gr. jaap

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• siolaw (21362)
• [2007-03-22 15:17]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Well framed, close range shot of morning ablutions on the Ghats, the light gives extra warm colors, you caught them in a very intimate moment...
Laurent

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• hay_kes (18342)
• [2007-03-22 18:46]

Hi Sabya,
A wonderful wonderful composition.Excellent colours and lights...TFS.
Best wishes

hAyAti

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• devimeuxbe (44607)
• [2007-03-23 4:04]

Hi sabyasachi
Beautifull colors on this scenery. You get a great light. The cropping is excellent.
Beautifull work
Bertrand

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• sayat (2482)
• [2007-03-23 7:12]

Picture of India! Great shot.

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• ndb1958 (9164)
• [2007-03-23 10:34]

hi Sabyasachi,
I wish I could see a scene like this myself. So as I didn't have the chance I thank you to see it with your eyes. Such a moody beautiful shot. Beautiful lightning.
Best wishes,
Nino

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• scalerman (19684)
• [2007-03-26 0:57]

Sabyasachi: more great compositions from your files. This one is fine, but perhaps the saturation is a little steep here - just a thought. I'm leaning towards less saturation for lifelike seens. Sometimes selective saturation is best, c

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• jinju (14241)
• [2007-03-26 2:50]

For a color lover such as you India is heaven. What mind boggling intensity of life, intensity of action, and colors here. The scene is chaotic but organized too, youve done a great job of ctahcing it at a moment when all the action becomes in synch.

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• thea0211 (3228)
• [2007-03-27 2:36]

amazing composition! love the bit old feeling to it, the great colors and the well lit scene.
good work to teach us about indian daily life.
thank you for sharing,
dora

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• salvator (15424)
• [2007-03-27 3:25]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Wonderful this composition, the use of light and the colors. Just wonderfull..... I wish you a great week, best regards. Salvator.

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• Mikos (4320)
• [2007-03-27 9:07]

Hi Sabyasachi!

Such a great moment you have captured, the colour of the clothes, contrasts, with the walls and the area where these people is!

My sincere congratulations!

Cheers!
Miguel

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• zeca (16536)
• [2007-03-28 0:09]

Hello Sabyasachi!
Another great composition from your gallery, showing nice colours and textures! Excellent!
Regards,
Zeca

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• prumod (8223)
• [2007-03-28 10:36]

wonderful shot sabya...
the saffron tone falling over is very much suit to the varanasi...
good light control and quality..
greetings...
pramod

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• TravelerNL (2433)
• [2007-03-28 17:17]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Beautiul and very colorful daily life photo of the ghats. I like the colorul row of people on the foreground with one of them actually looking in your direction.
I am not too sure about the partial desaturation here but it is difficult to judge when you can't compare with the original.
Well done though for the compo and the colors.
Harko

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• Angshu (23804)
• [2007-03-29 0:54]

Dear Sabyasachi
The subtle desaturation in the BG works well here. Yes the colours are the key here & there is a lot of activity visible on the ghats...perhaps a bit too much to concentrate...makes this a very busy composition. But then that's what you expect in Benaras ghats, busy & bustling with activity. The morning light was really very sweet.
Best wishes
Angshuman

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• teutza (9765)
• [2007-03-29 5:48]

Hello maestro,
love your style...u bring the best from India..
this is a nother amasing colourful image...i like all those clothes..
great one!
teo

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• keribar (37657)
• [2007-03-30 6:42]

Hello Sabyasachi,
Probably one of the best Varanasi Ghat pictures I have seen in TE. Nice composition and incredible great colors, the colors of India I should say. There,s also a diagonal which leads us to the river,and I think it ios wonderful.\ Hello from New York

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• marietom (18400)
• [2007-03-30 16:17]

Hi, Sabyasachi,
Superbe image remplie de couleurs, j'aime beaucoup cette scène !
Marie

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• grantlp (1470)
• [2007-03-30 22:41]

Hi Sabyasachi,
Another fantasic Daily lufe image from I ndia. I love the bright colours against the neutral tones of the stairs and wall. As the viewer of this image, I feel blessed to be able to experience the actions of these people in your image.
Cheers Grant

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• John_F_Kennedy (19099)
• [2007-04-02 2:57]

Fantastic shot of a daily local life. Excellent capture of the intense atmosphere.
Well done.
Achim

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• Luan (15871)
• [2007-04-05 2:13]

Delicious bunch of colors...it's a beautiful pictures, what I like the most here it's the writtings on the wall, the little detail that makes the diference ;o)
Take care
Luan

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• capthaddock (27873)
• [2007-04-23 18:06]

Indeed a remarkable light, the desaturated bg makes the colourful fabrics stand out, I wonder if a little bit of the Ganges water could be included at the bottom, also I have mixed feelings about the half face at the bottom right, he could perhaps be cropped out. I may be going there in late October of this year, it looks super exotic and full of culture

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• umbrellaphotos (2842)
• [2007-05-23 23:26]
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Sabyasachi,

Your images are very impressive. Very colorful and full of endless stories. India has always fascinated me and seeing your images and the stories inside make me want to visit very badly. I look forward to seeing more from you.

This image, like your others, tells a great story. Why are all these people here at this particular time? Great composition and perfect exposure.

Thanks for sharing it with the world,

Brian

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• jr_paterson (247)
• [2007-09-02 13:09]
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