King Shivaji Museum, a photo from Maharashtra, West

Photographer's Note

�Mumbai - 'King Shivaji Museum'�

Because of the large amount of work my new series has a slow start.
Also this year I was in Mumbai in the beginning and at the end of my trip. This time only for a short time.

The picture shows the King Shivaji Museum, officially the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and formerly named the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India.
I visited it last year but now I have noticed that I have not shown a picture of it.

As this museum is located in the Mahatma Gandhi Road in Fort, a large avenue in the district where my hotel was, I passed it again and this time I show you a picture of it.

The building is built in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, incorporating elements of other styles.
The museum houses approximately 50.000 artefacts of ancient Indian history as well as objects from foreign lands, categorized primarily into three sections: Art, Archaeology and Natural History.
On the foreground a sleeping Buddha.

ChrisJ, holmertz, jhm, Fis2, ikeharel, worldcitizen, papagolf21, Royaldevon, alvaraalto, alvaraalto, macjake, COSTANTINO, Cricri, adramad, cornejo has marked this note useful

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Tue (62770) 2019-01-27 5:27

Hallo Paul,
Een heel mooie foto met een prachtig licht. Het grote beeld maakt een mooi contrast met het museum op de achtergrond. De mix van groene palmen en de warme muren van het gebouw is heel aantrekkelijk, samen met de grote witte koepel.
Lars

lousat (113987) 2019-01-27 5:34

Hi Paul,a lot of work after the holidays...eheheh...it happens for me too sometimes. Beautiful capture,not only the statue mask but obviously a perfect capture of the museum building in background,great sharpness everywhere despite the different levels of perspective. Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

ChrisJ (144421) 2019-01-27 5:47

Hallo Paul,

The Buddha head reminds me of Thailand but Buddha did come from the Nepalese Indian border region apparently. The bg building is interesting too. Good sharpness and framing. Tfs!

holmertz (76182) 2019-01-27 5:53

Hello Paul,
This was still the Prince of Wales Museum when I was first in Bombay (as I still stubbornly call the city). The present name is too complicated to memorize. Victoria terminus is also easy to say. I think I was inside this rather old-fashioned museum on my first visit, but I probably never saw it from this angle. At least I don't remember this beautiful Buddha head which you used very well as a foreground. I look foreword to your upcoming photos which may turn out to be a nostalgic trip for me.
Best regards,
Gert

jhm (182502) 2019-01-27 6:38

Dag Paul,

Nooit geen twee fotografen met elkaar vergelijken.
Uw foto heeft een waarde waardoor deze mooi zijn en perfect gepresenteerd.
Scherpte en kleuren zijn zeker mooi zonder veel extra toevoeging.
Heel mooi foto werk, bedankt.

Prettige zondag verder,
John.

mesutilgim (109280) 2019-01-27 7:17

Hello Paul,
Another nice capture and TE entry in your gallery. Perfect photographşc qualifications and many interesting, usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Fis2 (132321) 2019-01-27 7:42

Witaj Paul!
Interesting view from the King Shivaji Museum.
Beautiful building and sculpture, picture makes impression.
Good framing, colors and light.
Well done.
Nice sunday afternoon.
Krzysztof

rbassin (26637) 2019-01-27 7:53

bonsoir Paul
Une composition int廨essante, avec la sculpture du premier plan et la vision sur le mus嶪.
C'est bien fait.
Bon dimanche
Roland

Ilonka1974 (3200) 2019-01-27 11:02

Hi Paul,
Very good photo and information, perfect sharpness and presentation!
Best regards
Janusz

emka (130617) 2019-01-27 12:11

Hello Paul, You were there on Christmas Eve. Beautiful building of this museum with the white domes. You chose your hotel in a nice area. Wonderful composition with the unusual sleeping Buddha. marvelous colours and sharpness.
I am looking forward to seeing your new Indian pictures

MAlgo

carlo62 (74904) 2019-01-27 13:37

Ciao Paul
purtroppo il lavoro ci occupa molto tempo e spesso ci sono problemi che vanno risolti e non si pu� certo evitare.
Bella composizione, l'architettura funziona bene come sfondo per questa statua.
Saluti
Carlo

mkamionka (48635) 2019-01-27 13:40

Hi Paul,
I was just wondering if it is supposed to be sleeping or it fell of a sitting Buddha but you answered this question :)
This looks quite exotic and indeed I am not sure if I would guess the location of this photo.
Great reportage, something new I learned about the world today :)
M

worldcitizen (11772) 2019-01-27 16:05

Hello Paul,
It looks like Buddha fell over! If he is in fact resting, he needs a more comfortable pillow. ;-) This is a wonderful combination of architecture and art, and I like all the natural colors, too.

papagolf21 (135989) 2019-01-27 22:52

Bonjour, cher Paul,
un coup de ma褾re quant � la pr廥entation de cette composition.
Combien de temps faut-il pour d嶰ouvrir tous les objets expos廥 ! ;o).
Ah ! voyager, d嶰ouvrir le monde, ce n'est pas toujours possible, mais gr歊e � vos prises de vue, je gagne au change (pas de transport et tout le reste) !
Amiti廥.
Philippe

Royaldevon (58483) 2019-01-28 3:05

Hello Paul,

This is a most interesting photograph with a strong f/g feature and excellent b/g details, which sit together very well.
Although I like the sculpture of the sleeping Buddha, I found it a little disconcerting that it was separate from a body. Having got over that problem, I enjoyed observing all the lovely details that you have shown of a place that you love so well!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

alvaraalto (34076) 2019-01-28 5:03

Dag Paul,
Deze foto brengt mij enigszins in verwarring betreffende het beeld. De vormgeving van het beeld kan zowel oud als vrij recent zijn, maar het idee om Boeddha op deze wijze te laten slapen lijkt mij meer iets voor een eigentijdse kunstenaar. Maar ik geef toe dat ik geen verstand heb van Boeddha𠏋.
Een mooie combinatie met het museum op de achtergrond.
Groet Rob

macjake (87019) 2019-01-28 11:57

Hi Paul
surprised not to see any WS photos! did you go to India on a tour or was it you planning everything each day? Just curious.
From the classic photography 'textbook' about composition, this one break many rules hahaha, but you know what, who cares right? If a scene captures your interest and passion, just go for it. Never seen this view before, and its a pretty cool "head" to view. Fun one. cheers
Craig

bukitgolfb301 (50511) 2019-01-28 17:57

Hi Paul

Wow so eye-cathing image from you. We can see sleeping Budhas frequently but he has no body--
Quite sharp and clear imege via nice contarst and match with backgrounds.

All the best and have a good day! Takero

COSTANTINO (85767) 2019-01-29 12:11

Hello dear friend and have a nice time
and a happy new day
beautiful capture of the museum building
in the background great sharpness everywhere
despite the different levels of perspective
regards
Costantino

Cricri (149865) 2019-01-30 1:44

Bonjour Paul
Composition int廨essante du mus嶪 avec le statue du Bouddha endormi bien pris en gros plan, bonne note et pr廥entation
Bonne journ嶪
cricri

Nicou (177537) 2019-01-30 6:13

Hello

Avec ce tronc d'arbre quelle t皻e couch嶪 quelle position et image fantastique 崬vre d'art et en fond cet 嶮ifice et cette coupoles des coupoles plus claire les tons chaud la v嶲彋ation splendide.
Bravo et amiti�
NNicou

ikeharel (94504) 2019-02-05 3:28

Hello Paul,
No doubt the imposing statue in its a skewed position is impressive, but to my humble opinion, you might had move 3 or 4 meters to right and capture more of the beautiful edifice and the garden on the background.
Anyway, it doe's look intriguing and interesting small heaven for photographers.
Good afternoon,
Ike

rychem (61503) 2019-02-07 8:14

Amazing sculpture of Buddha, without your note we could think it is a woman with a gentle facial expression, a very nice photo with interesting building in the BG
regards Ryszard

LuisGustavoLima (5106) 2019-02-08 18:01

Ol�, Paul!

Bela composi誽o, muito bonita mesmo! O lindo museu faz um excelente foto para a escultura gigante no primeiro plano, o verdadeiro foco da foto. As cores quentes est緌 bonitas e o enquadramento � muito bom.

Bela foto!

adramad (59358) 2019-02-09 5:03

Hello Paul.
An excellent composition, with the beautiful head of the Buddha so reclined in the foreground, while in the background we see the magnificent museum building surrounded by palm trees.
A fantastic photo, with beautiful natural colors, very good lighting and excellent sharpness.
Well done. I love.
Enjoy the weekend.
Very best regards.
Luis.

cornejo (58138) 2019-02-18 11:40

Hello Paul, very good photograph of this beautiful and interesting composition with interesting sculpture, very well captured in this beautiful image, with good sharpness, light, color and quality. Very good and interesting work perfectly done, my congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy start to the week.
Best wishes from the south of Spain.
Angel.