Pushkar Bazaar, a photo from Rajasthan, West

Photographer's Note

Main Market of Pushkar.
Both sides of the street have ancient temples. The famous Pushkar Lake is at right side. This is the right time to market and enjoys when local people are very less even in compared to the foreign tourists.

Each year in the Hindi Month of Kartik (between October-November) the annual Pushkar Fair with a Cattle fair is being held here. The fair attracts lacs of people from around the country.
At that time this main market is filled inch-by-inch with pilgrims and tourists.
The shot was taken in the full sunlight. The problem was that dark part of the street was very dark while upper part of temples was over exposed. I came out of the problem with repeating contrast masking and eliminating purples fringing at below part and blue fringing at upper parts.

siolaw, nethrafotos, pranab, atus, ramesh_lalwani, TeresaT, wanderlust has marked this note useful

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siolaw (38294) 2006-04-11 12:31

Hi Rakesh...i cant believe what Pushkar has become...last time i was there..25 years back...it was one of the beautiful places on EARTH...but im not here to criticize Puskar!your phot has, to me good information value about tourist damage in Puskar...
all the best anyway...see you!
laurent

itaca (293) 2006-04-11 12:40

hello Gupta
This photo is fantastic.
Much colour and much life.
It must be a fantastic place
Good work! Congratulations

ramthakur (1539) 2006-04-11 14:10

Your pictures of Pushkar send me down the memory lane, Rakesh. How mant times I have walked this street long long time ago on my numerous visits to this wonderful place. I still own certain souvenirs I procured during Pushkar fairs.
The street as of today looks livlier to me with so many readymade clothes on display. And Internet too!
Great image.

razanoor (466) 2006-04-11 14:52

Hi Rakesh,

Nice shot here...and a great descriptive note...there seems to be a blonde haired woman walking in the traditional regional dress...speaks well for its tourist influx.

regards, Raza

IvarsU (2505) 2006-04-11 15:04

Hi, Rakesh!!!
Colors, colors, colors... Strong composition of well arranged details. You manage POV in way when one side is in sun another in shadow,- that is best in scene!
My best regards,
Ivars.

pastadog (13111) 2006-04-11 16:24

Hi Rakesh, you've captured the current atmosphere of the Pushkar street, in great quality. It amazes me to find a couple of signs in Hebrew (on left). Thanks and regards, Daniel

gilou530 (34) 2006-04-11 17:22

salut rakesh
super photo colorée de ce marché, belles perspective de la rue qui nous montre un max de chose.
amitié
gilbert

Gerrit (59968) 2006-04-11 20:40

Hi Rakesh,
Beautiful and colourful streetscene full of life.
Thanks and regards, Gerrit

nethrafotos (372) 2006-04-11 23:38

Hi Rakesh, nice POV. You have silently captured the mood at this Pushkar street. It is good to see that no one noticed you. TFS.

Imam

pranab (5354) 2006-04-12 2:52

rakesh,
i travel the areas of india through your photos. i'll travel these places one day.
good dof and vibrant color gives us the opportunity to explore the details in this shot. good informative note.

atus (15878) 2006-04-12 5:00

Hello Rakesh,
very well composed shot with great POV. The perspective is very good and the colors,as they have to be in a market,are very nice.Thanks and best regards.
Attila

sayan (2617) 2006-04-12 11:58

Lovely colourful image Rakesh! There is a liveliness in your picture. Great!
Regards

rabdelnoor (3423) 2006-04-13 20:06

Hi RAkesh,
Nice capture of this busy bazaar. I like this POV with less people since we can admire the stores with the products exposed. Great light an nice colors.
Regards
Ricardo

TeresaT (10806) 2006-04-15 7:11

Hi Rakesh,
You captured very weel the ambience of this Market.
Perfect light and great mix of colours.
Regards
Teresa

RADEEH (2802) 2006-04-20 22:08

Now puskar is in news for good and bad, i heard a lot about this place, hope you will come more of puskar..
I enjoy the bright colours in the street.
Good composition Excellnt document of a puskar street. TFS

edal (6804) 2007-04-28 17:52

Hi Rakesh!
It's a fancy multicolored place, so typical of the Orient. I like the atmosphere - my country is at the very border between the East and the West and these sights are very pleasin to me.

Good sharpness and very delicate PP!
Anton

Angshu (56760) 2007-05-09 5:14

Hello Rakesh
Cheap clothes, foreign tourists, well you've shown Pushkar as it is now...a tourist destination. The shade hanging from the top has helped you from the harsh sun...
Regards
Angshu