A place for lovers, a photo from Uttar Pradesh, North

Photographer's Note

Le Taj Mahal est un Mausol嶪 de marbre blanc construit par l'empereur moghol Sh殠 Jah滱 en m幦oire de son 廧ouse Arjumand B滱u Begam, aussi connue sous le nom de Mumtaz Mahal, qui signifie en persan � la lumi鋨e du palais �. Elle meurt le 17 juin 1631 en donnant naissance � leur quatorzi鋗e enfant
Devenu symbole de l'amour, il est � pr廥ent le lieu de visite priivil嶲i� pour les jeunes mari廥 indiens qui y viennent en voyage de noces

The Taj Mahal is a white Marble mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal
As a symbol of absolute love, it is now the best prefered turistic place for honeymooners

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macjake (98544) 2012-05-15 9:15

Hi Patrick
Always a pleasant surprise to see new POV's of Iconic structures.
and its always difficult to expose these dramatically high contrast lighting situations.
a beautiful view for sure.
actually, my favorite part is the lighting on the floor in the fg.
great shot my friend.
cheers
craig

ashres (1055) 2012-05-15 9:36

Hi Patrick
There is lot to see in this single photo. The charismatic Taj Mahal framed well in natural frame, the two girls running there, as well as these two man i hope may be resting there. All these reflect the happening of that place. Great POV. nice shot.
ashish

JFS (32459) 2012-05-15 9:42

PATRICK,
MES F彳ICITATIONS POUR L'EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT DE LA LUMIERE. LE TAJ MAHAL, MAGNIFIQUE, COMME TOUJOURS.

AMICALEMENT,
JUAN

saptak (157) 2012-05-15 9:58

Lovely framing and the children add the required sense of height to this majestic monument also the leading lines in the foreground leads the eye to it.
regards,
saptak

Suppiluliuma (3931) 2012-05-15 10:01

I couldn't agree more with Craig's comments: The skill lies in the ability to present known-places in different, original ways. That's the case here.

Secondly, the pose of the children running hand in hand is interesting, and the lateral light's bathing the bodies of the sitting monks (?) is excellent.

The details of the floor are exceptional.

My only nit-picking would be the tilted image -and maybe, not sure- the crop at the top, which is kind of intriguing because it creates a tension attracting our attention to the dome.

TFS.

Regards,

Erdem

bari (24) 2012-05-15 10:05

Dear Patrick,
I envy this POV, this is better than the main gate...
The atmosphere is typical of India. Very nice, I enjoy it.
Grats
Istvan

Nicou (193814) 2012-05-15 10:07

Hlelo

fantastique cpatage et iamge quel reflet sur le pavage, quelel vue au-travers de l'arche superbe captage e tiamge grandisoe compo.

bravo et amiti�

Nicou

Bluejeans (64251) 2012-05-15 11:23

Ola Patrick,
Uma foto bem original com o Taj Mahal de fundo e este arco em primeiro plano , boas silhuetas das duas crian蓷s a brincar , � um templo lindo todo construido em m嫫more branco , parab幯s!!
Um abra蔞 Gon蓷lo

holmertz (103564) 2012-05-15 11:46

Hello Patrick,
It's a tough mission to try to get something new out of this place but you made a decent attempt. By putting the mausoleum so much in the background and giving such prominence to the dark entrance building you make us see this well known view partly in a different light. The children playing by the doors are certinly the stars of the composition and the two persons sitting in the dark to the right arouse some interest. Maybe some more details of them could have been brought out.
Kind regards,
Gert

Jeppo (17645) 2012-05-15 12:03

ciao Patrick,

j'ai une image tr鋊 similaire dans ma gallerie....mais la tienne a la lumi鋨e du jour (la mienne ce du coucher du soleil....)
j'aime bien l'id嶪 de cadrer le taj dans l'arc et j'aime bien aussi la pr廥ences des plusieurs sujets qui donnent vie � la composition
ciao
silvio

Bartleby (13552) 2012-05-15 12:37

Salut Patrick,
tr鋊 belle cette photo au grand angle avec ce grand contraste de luminosit�, beaucoup de vie avec tous ces personnages.

Philippe

marcan44 (6315) 2012-05-15 13:21

Ciao Patrick,
finalmente una immagine non banale di questo famoso mausoleo.
Mi piace il passaggio graduale dall'ombra allo splendore del marmo bianco del mausoleo.
Complimenti
Belle soir嶪
Amicalement
Mario

smbells (20) 2012-05-15 14:35

Ciao Patrick
Bellissima immagine di questo splendido palazzo.
Ottima la gestione della profondit� di campo che permette di apprezzare sia gli intarsi del palazzo sia i riflessi e i particolari del pavimento e delle persone in penombra in primo piano.

Complimenti
Gianmaria

mmohan (744) 2012-05-15 15:09

Hi Patrick,
The classical view, but with a difference! By including the children, this turns out to be a happy image,the men on the floor seem to be just ignoring the Taj!
Regards,
Manoj

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2012-05-15 16:23

Hello my dear Patrick

Wonderful view as usual, marvelous!
Best setting framework, that is a good idea. So deep and clear focusing should be highly appreciated. Nice vivid contrast you captured.
Thanks for your sharing with your good job and have a good day, best regards,

Takero from Tokyo

jjcordier (79299) 2012-05-15 22:44

Patrick
Tu as tent� l� un exercice bien difficile qui ne me convainc qu'� moiti�. Je loue l'id嶪 de cadrage et l'incorporation des deux "couples" de personnages mais je trouve le contraste de lumi鋨e trop fort entre le premier plan et le Taj et puis tu as coup� le haut de l'arche, dommage.
Amicalement
JJ

emka (158710) 2012-05-15 23:46

Hi Patrick, The view of Taj Mahal is always romantic. not so many people there this time. Usually it is very crowded. Good place for honeymooners indeed, I would prefer Venice or Paris though. This love had tragic ending.

WArm regards

MAlgo

sevy (58) 2012-05-16 0:40

Bonjour Patrick,

Un beau clair-obscur, j'aime bien la pr廥ence des 2 hommes que l'on reconnait bien dans le coin sombre de l'image. Une belle amplitude avec ensuite le dome en arri鋨e plan, bien lumineux.
Tu as beaucoup travaill� en post-traitement pour avoir ce r廥ultat, on c'est brut de capteur (et dans ce cas, le Nikon expose vraiment bien).

Yves.

sacimar (38173) 2012-05-16 7:30

Hello Patrick,

good image of this famous building, I like the point of view you chose, it's a different way to show it,, I like the result,

Best regards,

Sergio

patdeph (35750) 2012-05-16 11:26

bonjour Patrick
j'aime le contraste entre la blancheur 嶰latante du Taj avec l'obscurit� ambiante du lieu de ton POV.J'aurais bien aim� qu'il y ait moins de personnages, mais pour 蓷, il faut 皻re le premier arriv�, pas 憝ident!
Amiti廥
Pascale

PaulVDV (63444) 2012-05-16 19:21

Salut Patrick,
Je peux imaginer que ce n'彋ait pas facile de prendre une photo � cet endroit en raison des masses de visiteurs qui passent par cette porte.
La photo a une excellente gestion de la lumi鋨e et est tr鋊 bien 廦uilibr嶪.
Tr鋊 beau aussi avec les deux gars qui sont assis dans l'ombre et surtout avec les silhouettes des deux filles qui courent main dans la main par le portail.
Amicalement, Paul

papagolf21 (152607) 2012-05-17 0:18

Bonsoir, Patrick,
Une image qui sort des sentiers battus. Tr鋊 bel effet g幯廨al d'ensemble.
De plus, la gestion de la lumi鋨e est remarquable.
F幨icitations � tous points de vue pour ce sujet parfaitement trait�.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

bayno (18348) 2012-05-17 6:27

Ciao Patrick,
excellent framing and POV, hard to manage light but with great success, always beautiful the Taj Mahal, nice one...
regards,
Valter

ChrisJ (172378) 2012-05-17 8:43

Bonsoir Patrick

An inventive pov using the fg arch to frame the iconic bg Taj Mahal. Good sharpness, colour & lighting. Excellent fg shadow detail, & nice partial silhouettes of the children. The people animate the scene & provide scale. Bon weekend!

sacavem (18620) 2012-05-18 7:45

Ol� Patrick,

Really like your great POV which provide us with such a brand new sight on the Taj Mahal"A place for lovers".

Cumprimentos,
Filipe

SWEETFREEDOM (24623) 2012-05-19 0:08

Hi Patrick,
very nice the natural frame given by the arch, excellent light management and colors.
regards
Alessandro

claudeD (47754) 2012-05-19 9:47

Hello Patrick,

very fine architecture shot of this white mosque which is perfectly framed by this door.Excellent fotojob. Very well seen and done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

abmdsudi (95869) 2012-05-20 6:44

Hi Patrick
There are lots of happenings taking place in this shot, contrast of activity between the shadow area and out there in bright day light. Your exposure is so sublime in both but the two relaxing chaps is my fav as they balance the frame so well. Enjoy the depth achieved here while viewer is being presented with the famous icon in the backdrop. This is a very well thought out and well timely shot. Simply superb capture. Congrats, TFS
Warm regards

adores (46979) 2012-05-20 15:40

Hi Patrick!
A very nice shot with these people in foreground. I specially like the children running and the men sitting inside, with the Taj in background, in the sun. It was probably very hot outside:)!
Hope to return by the end of summer:)!

Nard (6972) 2012-05-21 13:18

Bonsoir Patrick
J'ai du retard...
Ici un exercice difficile que tu as parfaitement r徼ssi avec ce jeu d'ombre et de lumi鋨e et un blanc de pure merveille, les d彋ails du Taj sont nickels. Une belle scene aussi avec les personnages assis et les 2 enfants qui courent vers la sortie.
Amiti廥
Bernard

Schnappilic (9692) 2012-05-22 12:06

Hello Patrick,

I like your vision of Taj Mahal. An impressive monument well framed. Good effect!

All the best,

Ovidiu

i9l2y1m8a8t3 (4814) 2012-05-24 5:05

Bonjour Patrick!

Excellent exposition! Loving every detail of the architecture in the FG as well on the BG. Very nice presentation as well, an unusual one. The men on the FG is an interesting element, shows us a very nice typical every day life scene in that area. In my humble opinion, the image would be perfect if the arc wasn't cropped, but I don't know what circumstances led you to achieve this kind of result, definitely interesting and beautiful regardless! TFS!

best regards
Matt

korbee (6619) 2012-06-01 11:54

Dear Patrick,

Making something special of such a much photographed place,one need skill and good ideas,you did a fine job
showing that there is"'normal life"'around the Taj as well:=]].
The light circumstances here are pretty difficult because of the bright backlight and the dark corridor where you are standing,the children running in are a great bonus!

Thanks

jan

zanzi (13690) 2012-06-05 12:48

Bonsoir Partrick
Je constate que j'ai pris un peu de retard en d嶰ouvrant ta derni鋨e page de photos... ooops !
Celle-ci m'interpelle particuli鋨ement. Elle d嶰oiffe en terme de dynamique du capteur (quoique j'aurai encore aim� en avoir un peu plus pour r憝幨er encore un chouia les deux personnages du premier plan.
Bravo
Chris

gezimania (6288) 2012-06-12 9:33

I don't know how could you manage to take both the people inside and outside prominently without any overexposure effect outside.. Well seen, well composed and exposured ! bravo !

partha (14023) 2013-07-04 6:14

A signature of India captured brilliantly.Back light adds nice drama in it.
Dynamic is the key in it.
Partha