THE RUN, a photo from Uttar Pradesh, North

Photographer's Note

Actually I spotted the boy at little late and get a very little time to compose. there is an obstruction in front of my camera and in a hurry my lens coolides with the obstruction and made a parmenant spot in My UV filter.
This photograph was taken at the Daswasamedh Ghat of Varanasi. The boy was running to catch a kite torn from its thread.

About varanasi:About varanasi:Vārāṇasī (pronunciation (help搏nfo), Hindi: वाराणसी, Urdu: وارانسی, IPA: [βɑrɑɳɐsiː]), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (pronunciation (info), Hindi: बनारस, Urdu: بنارس Banāras, IPA: [bɐnɑrɐs]), or Kashi or Kasi (pronunciation (info), Hindi: काशी, Urdu: کاشی Kāśī), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, dating back thousands of years and contemporaneous with the Sumer civilisation. The city is called Kasi, "the luminous" in the Rigveda. It is often also referred to as "city of temples and learning.

The culture of Varanasi is deeply associated with the river Ganga and the river's religious importance. The city has been a cultural and religious center in northern India for thousands of years. Varanasi has its own style of classical Hindustani music, and has produced prominent philosophers, poets, writers and musicians in Indian history, including Kabir, Ravi Das, Munshi Premchand, Jaishankar Prasad, Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Hariprasad Chaurasia and Ustad Bismillah Khan. Varanasi is the home of Banaras Hindu University. Tulsidas wrote his Ramcharitmanas here, and Gautam Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath near Kashi. The language spoken in Varanasi is Kashika Bhojpuri related to Hindi.

Source: wikiredia

Paolo, cessy, LamCam, Wanda1, SamB, smitha, imtiyaz, thaprem, AnimeshRay, happypoppeye, jafadabret, thomaspaul has marked this note useful

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Paolo (41258) 2007-09-07 6:47

Hi Partha, wonderful image, froma great POV and with good quality and good exposure too.
thansk, ciao

cessy (13647) 2007-09-07 7:09

woww... he looks as if running - floating on the water
very nice capture of the moment, Partha
excellent angle, and the water traced by the boy is great

LamCam (3717) 2007-09-07 7:51

Hello Partha
The POV makes this shot special.I am glad you just had time to catch it. The many shades of grey are good also.
Best Wishes Maggie

Wanda1 (15142) 2007-09-07 8:00

Hi Partha,
Great point of view from above. I love the circles of the ripples in the water created as he is running. The shot has a lovely dynamic to it. Good composition with the boat too, well captured.
Regards
Wanda

ndb1958 (9289) 2007-09-07 8:28

Hi Partha,
I love the perspective you've chosen. Nice shot of the running kid on the river. The circles behind him are great.

Beautiful shot,
Nino

SamB (1948) 2007-09-07 8:53

Hello, Partha--
Nice work here, the simple composition is very appealing, with the static rest of the boat countered by the dynamic, diagonal running of the boy. Have you tried it in black and white? Also... i guess that's why it's good to have a UV filter on, eh... that's much better than a permanent spot on your lens!
Thanks!
sam

jemaflor (148292) 2007-09-07 10:24

Hi Partha,
Interesting effect, a walk on water, well seen, tfs.

rafid76 (0) 2007-09-07 10:42

its great how you captured the boy running on water, almost like jesus :)
your composition is from that high point was important here too. well done

Daniel_89 (65) 2007-09-07 14:40

Hi Partha,
Nice photo! Caught this boy exactly in the right moment. I like the boat aswell becuse it somehow displays some of the culture of India.
Congrats!

Regards,
Daniel

smitha (360) 2007-09-08 12:01

Hello Partha,
Excellent picture with Good POV and a simple composition.
Regards,
Smitha.

imtiyaz (1005) 2007-09-09 6:25

Specially i like the circle following the boy :)
and the boat is really added advantage here.
Well composed in a little amount of time.
Gr8 composition.

the boy, With his fast he made temporary circles in water and permanent spot on your filter ;)

Thanks for sharing this.

Regards,
Imtiyaz.m.s

brandstaetter (15915) 2007-09-09 8:39

Hi again,
very dynamic and excellent POV. The boy seems to run on the surface of the water.
Good shot!
TFS Chris

aadilj (18102) 2007-09-10 0:03

Thats very well captured in the nick of time before the fellow ran himself out of the frame. The coloursare natural and the action makes it special. Good composition and planning and an experimenta pov.

thaprem (2566) 2007-09-10 3:50

Partha,
That is a quick thinking to have framed in such shot notice so nicely...
The ripples form a nice diagonal making the motion very apparent & impactive...
So nicely made...
Cheers,
Prem.

AnimeshRay (9089) 2007-09-11 21:22

Brilliant image! THe wake on the water is fantastic. A perfect geometry to the simple subject, perfectly timed.

happypoppeye (4819) 2007-09-12 20:51

Great shot Partha. Actually, better than great...I mean, really, I haven't seen many other photos on the site where a boy is running on water. I can't help but think that this a perfect shot of an amazing little boy...was his name Jesus? Although, in Varanasi, I'm sure there are not many boys named Jesus!

Nice composition and color. Perfect timing and great eye to catch it.

Great work.
John

PierreMorel (1172) 2007-09-17 1:27

Hi Partha,
Excellent image!!! It looks like running on the water! That's very impressive.
Regards,
Pierre

jafadabret (56501) 2007-09-18 1:49

Partha, cette image est des plus belles avec la barque si vieille et le jeune qui court sur l'eau en laissant des ronds. Dommage que la photo ne soit pas plus grande et plus d嶨inie.
Jacques

Faros (12) 2008-06-19 23:23

Hi Partha,
.....You're THE BOSS !!!

Phil.

venslens (448) 2008-06-19 23:28

classssss partha....

Photo Information

Copyright: Partha Pal (partha) (14023)
Genre: 人物
Medium: 彩色
Date Taken: 2007-08-15
Categories: Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4 L USM Canon
Exposure：f/10.0, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version：Original Version
Theme(s)：偽Simply Great - Moments in Time偽, VARANASI, My favorite photos (16) (Gatti Matti) [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-09-07 6:31
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