Photographer's Note
I took this shot at Diamond Harbour.. I clicked today..
About Diamond Harbour:-
Diamond Harbour (Bengali: ডায়মন্ড হারবার) is in the southern suburbs of Kolkata, on the banks of the Hooghly River quite near where the river meets the Bay of Bengal. This small town is a popular weekend tourist spot located in South 24 Parganas district.
Earlier known as Hajipur, this charming place was named Diamond Harbour by the British. It was considered a safe resting spot for ocean going ships and offered a spectacular view of the river. After the Rupnarayan River joins the Hughli, the river bends south and widens out to a form a huge expanse of water. A little further down, the Haldi river joins it.
In earlier days Diamond Harbour used to be a stronghold of Portuguese pirates. The ruins of the fort of Chingrikhali(Locally known as Purano Kella) can still be seen. It is believed to be linked with the Portuguese but some opine that the East India Company built it before they could establish themselves in Kolkata. There is an old lighthouse nearby. Diamond Harbour is well connected with Kolkata by road and rail. The tourist lodge, Sagarika, located on the riverbank, has been popular for many years. It also has a number of private hotels. As Diamond Harbour is within easy reach of Kolkata, just around 50 km, it is generally a day out picnic spot for city dwellers.
November to January is the best time to visit Diamond Harbour. In these time temperature of the city in between 12 to 27 degrees, it is pleasant weather which is comfortable for enjoying tourism places
Local Dances: Rava Dance, Baishar Bidhan, Larsi Lunji and Noila Broto Dance
Handicrafts: Stoned-carved artifacts, clay dolls, pottery and shell crafts, College: Fakir Chand College,
This small town with a picturesque setting is the gateway to the south-western part of the district leading to such places as Gangasagar, Kakdwip, Namkhana and Bakkhali. Gangasagar is a popular pilgrimage centre where people go to have bath to wash their sins. Bakkhali is gaining in popularity as a beach resort. There is a five star hotel with a magnificent panoramic view of the river at Raichak. Jetties at Diamond Harbour, Raichak and Mirpur provide steamer service to the other bank of the wide river estuary.
The area being in the proximity of the Bay of Bengal, there is scope for development of ports and shipping activity. The special economic zone at Falta is one of the eight such zones of the Government of India. It has container-handling jetty. The Government of West Bengal proposes to construct a minor port at Kulpi with facilities for handling containers.
As large ocean going ships with full load of goods cannot enter the river ports at Kolkata and Haldia, the need for a seaport in the area has been felt for a long time. Such a future port would obviously be located south of Diamond Harbour but would enhance the importance of the place as a base for the port. Raichak is also pretty near by.
Kolkata Port Trust is considering construction of cargo handling jetties at Diamond harbour.
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subhendu_bagchi
(26091) 2013-10-24 6:15
dear brother, a very good composition here. Nice view from Diamond Harbour. Great depth and clarity. Light is managed very well. Good sharp presentation. Tfs.
Subhendu da.
krzychu30
(15512) 2013-10-24 13:31
Hello Indrasish,
itīs not a postcard view with beautiful,vivid colors,but the composition has nice Iīd say more "industrial" feeling I like.The composition is well considered and framed.I like this juxtaposition of this huge ship and a small boat.Itīs like David vs Goliath.
Wish You all the best for friday
Krzysztof
lousat
(138703) 2013-10-25 5:18
A great contrast between the big and small boat in a minimalistic composition,essential,minimalistic,and whit all the typycal colors of this brown water,very good details too despite the cloudy day.Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano
No_One
(4) 2013-10-25 7:39
Hi Indrasish
perfect timing On this moment to have these so very different vessels in the same scene, a great indication of tyre variety of ships to be seen here. Lovely colors in the sky and sea to. Thanks as always
Noel
zoomer
(6) 2013-10-25 16:29
Hi,great atmosphere with realistic colors.I like your composition very much it tells a story.Friendly regards Wolf.
macjake
(98262) 2013-10-26 11:07
Hi Indrashish
I'm a huge lover of these types of scenes, with one large tanker, and one smaller boat.
The large ship looks fantastic, whereas the smaller boat is full of charm and has that cultural aspect to it.
Too bad that the water looks so brown, perhaps its from the sediment along the bottom being moved around and surfacing to the top.
excellent detail on the large ship, fine shot.
cheers
craig
Photo Information
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Copyright: Indrasish Guha (Indrasish)
(2943)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-10-23
- Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Decisive Moment
- Camera: Nikon D5100, Nikkor 18 55mm
- Exposure: f/7.1, 1/640 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2013-10-23 7:07