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Photographer’s Note

I thought about going back to India for today's post. This was the view from the balcony of the hotel in the heart of old Delhi. This area that is very close to posh Cannaught Place is called "Pahar Ganj" and lots of backpackers travelling at low budget stay over here.

I particularly wanted to show the chaos of wires on the pole through this photo but I am not happy with the way the street in this showed up.

Many boards on the street say "STD", it stands for Subscribers Trunk Dialing (Thanks to Satya for correcting me)and means that you can call long distances from that place.
Thanks in advance for your critiques in case of any.
Have a nice day/night

weswang, rahul__rahul__, mlopes, sergecross, yasoda-nandana, kajspice has marked this note useful

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thebig_d81 (777) 2005-08-30 15:09

If only someone wasn't standing at the window on the left. I like the way how the blue window stands out with regards to the the street light yellow wall. And those powerlines. I would hate to be a liney (electricty worker) in India.

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2005-08-31 3:44

I like blue light in kitchen on left.Electric wires in old Delhi are all overhead and may take ages before they are buried.Being from India you are better placed to appreciate problems here
Ramesh

weswang (18223) 2005-08-31 10:40

Hi Sarju, I can tell the mix feeling in this environment. A chaotic looking of the wires and a mystic looking of the street. A very moody shot.

mlopes (492) 2005-08-31 12:25

ahah i work as a Project Manager in a telecomunication company.. i love all the wires eheheh great stuff... i can imagine the dificult to sove a trouble in one of the connections :P

I like this shot, and the title is very suitable, i love the window (hole) in the front building.

My only remark goes to the sharpenss, seems a little out-of-focus.

Mario

(Green stock rupture :P)

leonorkuhn (14125) 2005-08-31 23:34

Hi Sarju,
There are many types of light in this scene. It is not easy to photograph under these conditions. I like this shot. Good job.
Leonor

t0mmm1 (5434) 2005-09-01 4:20

Hi Sarju,
nice street scene. I like colours and all this tipes of power wires. It would be nice to see also somebody looking out of the window on the other side of the street. But anyway this is the job of the blue light in the window.

john_c (24635) 2005-09-01 10:22

Hi Sarju,
An interesting shot, well framed and cropped. I like the chaotic look to the shot while aware that everything has a purpose. Perhaps the light glare is a little intense but the street itself is most interesting and your POV captures an unusual view not normally portrayed. I am glad you posted this shot, Sarju.
John

sergecross (3438) 2005-09-02 20:34

sarju, beautiful picture, nice colors and contrast. Very interesting theme and action inside this picture.
Thanks a lot
sergio

designsoul (21394) 2005-09-16 22:31

Hello Sarju,
I love the chaos, the entropy, the heat in your shot! Great wires, good idea to shoot them!
It must be curious to go back and forth from well-manicured Ottawa to the elemental land of India, no? I often feel that way even when going home to Budapest where I am from. Things pulse with a different rhythm. Your shot is very good with this cavalcade.
Sarolta

lyblanc (102) 2005-09-20 18:06

I love the idea, the composition and this effect in the lightening, thanks 4 sharing!

satyapicmaker (110) 2005-09-30 12:23 [Comment]

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saharafree (0) 2006-03-18 6:56

Hi Sarju , you made me have a nice time just reading your description and seeing your cultural tastes go far from usual patterns . Specially interesting you have inclination , moreover , by hispanic culture ( if you liked Diario de una motocicleta from Walter Salles , i recommend you "...Y tu mamá también" a mexican movie , sort of road movie to the other Mexico , moving to the southern Oaxaca near Chiapas . The actor (main actor ) is the same that featured Ché guevara in Diarios de una motocicleta (Gael G Bernal ) . Other movies you maybe would like of this style , another Walter Salles ' "Estación do Brasil " and one in which he collaborated , the bloody "Ciudade de Deus (Ciudad de Dios o God's city)" narrating the harsh living conditions in the most dangerous favela (slum) in Río de Janeiro

Abouy your picture , i am so gladly impressed , you touch different topics , atmospheres that reveal how you are and what moves you in life (mountain i guess and the sensation of being all the time trying to find more , to find out new things , penetrate in the essence of live and so on ...) Anyway i show special predilection about street portraits , bustling , colourful and why not , noisy recreations and this picture you showed me took me to the Fes medina , has certain similarities and i can grab an idea of the magic wrapped in your native country

My regards and a pleasure to read and look at your pictures

kajspice (4534) 2006-04-11 11:06

Hi Sarju,

And theres me thinking it means sexually transmitted disease ;)

Anyhow, an apt title. As a lover of order and calm, I cantbring myself to like this, but I certainly appreciate your efforts to bring this to me and make it a topic of discussion.

I especially like the gaping big blue almost neon hole on the left...

Hope recent days have been better for you :)

take care, kajal