Elephant Stables at Hampi (Karnataka), a photo from Karnataka, South

Photographer's Note

Dear my friends,

This was my first time visit at Hampi in the state of Karnataka, India. I traveled at the end of January, 2012. Actually this is a ruined city of India.

In ancient time its name was Vijaya Nagara. It is in Bellary District, state of Karnataka in India. It is the name of the now ruined capital city that surrounds modern-day Hampi, of the historic Vijayanagara empire which extended over the southern part of India.

In around 1500 AD Vijaynagar had 500,000 inhabitants, probably making it the second largest city in the world after Peking-Beijing and twice the size of Paris back then. The city flourished between the 14th century and 16th century, during the height of the power of the Vijayanagar empire. The ruins are now a World Heritage Site.

The exhibited picture is an elephant stables. A set of large stables, to house the ceremonial elephants of the royal household. The area in front of them was a parade ground for the elephants, and for troops.

I hope you enjoy it.

best wishes to all,

swapankumarroy

pajaran, ikeharel, holmertz, cornejo, danos, ourania, Royaldevon, rsabhijith, snunney, COSTANTINO, adramad, adores, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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pajaran (102720) 2014-10-22 8:40

Dobro vece.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst o gradu sa opisom ...
Dobar trenutak snimka i kontrast, lepo pokazano veliko drvo sa senkom i arhitektura.
Dobra kompozicija, lepo uhvacen trenutak sa senkom.
Lepa arhitektura.
Prijatno vece i mirna noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
Nice view, and moment, a good article on the town with a description ...
Good time recording and contrast nicely shown a big tree with shadow and architecture.
Good composition, well captured the moment with a shadow.
Beautiful architecture.
Good evening and peaceful night, all the best.
Paja.

elysan (908) 2014-10-22 8:52

Bella immagine, dominata dalla presenza del grande albero al centro dell'area su cui si affacciano le stalle, architetture davvero belle e particolari considerata la loro funzione. Uno scatto nitido, dai bei colori, con un bel gioco di luce ed ombra.
Un saluto,
Ely

lousat (130033) 2014-10-22 8:56

Hi Swapan,truly interesting this post,it's the first time that i see something like that,i'm usual to see horses stables and it's very unusual to know that there is the same for elephants...ehehe...a great capture of this beautiful piece of history,caught in the usual perfect quality and interesting note,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

holmertz (92898) 2014-10-22 9:44

Hello Swapan,
I like how you have used the tree and its shadow cleverly to balance the composition by framing the row of elephant stables on both sides. The old stables look so beautifully decorated that I could have imagined them to be part of a temple. The midday sun is very strong but yet the colours are pleasantly mild and the contrasts are well handled. It's artistically and technically a well taken photo.
Kind regards,
Gert

cornejo (61504) 2014-10-22 10:24

Hi Swapan, great photograph of this interesting composition, with interesting building of the elephant stables, with beautiful tree in the foreground, beautifully captured in this interesting image, with good framing, sharpness, depth, light, color and quality . Very good and interesting job well done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy week.
All the best from southern Spain.
Angel.

danos (110407) 2014-10-22 10:43

Hello Swapan,
it's the first time that i see elephant stables! Excellent presentation with the house of the Royal household to be placed perfect on the backdrop of the image.The placement of the tree in the frame is well placed.

Regards,Danos

ourania (51103) 2014-10-22 11:23

Hello Swapan,
an original and elegant composition, a very interesting building in the background. The elephant stables look majestic, your framing makes the building look endless. The tree is a wonderful addition, filling the upper part with its foliage and the foreground with its shadow. It adds depth, balance and interest but also leads us to better focus on the building. The colours and the shadows are lovely. Congratulations and thank you!
All the best, have a great day,
Ourania

stego (24132) 2014-10-22 11:34

Hello Swapan,

A good view of that original monument (I guess there are stables all over the world, but it is rare they are monumental and even more rare that they are of elephants). You chose a good POV and made a good job with the harsh light.

Regards, Jos�.

Silvio1953 (205826) 2014-10-22 11:46

Ciao Roy, great view of fantastic architecture, lovely composition with beautiful tree in FG, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

williewhistler (16606) 2014-10-22 11:58

Hello Swapan,
the tree and it`s shadow make a fine frame for the elephant stables the architectural features of which are very interesting.
The strong light has been used to very good effect with lots of detail throughout.
Regards Les.

Royaldevon (75510) 2014-10-22 12:09

Hello Swapan,

Interesting notes to accompany this fine photograph.
I never ever considered elephants having stables but, as such trusty and useful servants, like horses, they would need to be cared for.
You have placed the tree perfectly in the frame, on the thirds line, so that it creates a fine sense of depth to the b/g stables. The low light produces an excellent shadow.

Gerrit (59968) 2014-10-22 15:05

Hello Swapan,
great view on this impressive temple complex. Great light and perfectly outcentered tree.
regards, Gerrit

jmdias (102982) 2014-10-22 16:21

swapan

incredible view of these ruins. I never had heard about stables for elephants. very interesting subject, very beautiful architecture and nice inclusion of the tree. TFS.

hugs

jorge

emka (152314) 2014-10-23 0:31

Hello Swapan, Lovely view of the stables in Hampi. The domes looks similar but in fact all are different. good there is grass there, it is so difficult to go bare foot on the stones in a hot day. I visited many temples in South India but unfortunately not Hampi, I know it is very interesting. Thanks for sharing

MAlgo

ikeharel (105953) 2014-10-23 1:12

An impressive 5 star residential for the elephants, Swapan, and interesting archi.-design made for those big animals.
Marvelous wide area photo, and an interesting note about.
Good afternoon,
Ike

snunney (130967) 2014-10-23 3:09

Hello Swapan,
I like the long perspective along these well preserved stables and the repeating motifs offered by the successive arches. Also, the warm light and colours. The visitors bring the scene to life and offer a sense of scale.

jhm (203085) 2014-10-23 4:29

Hello Roy,

An extraordinarily architecture with this a lot arches and a lot domes.
Excellent perspective and depth picture.
But your picture is very well made with a high quality and sharpness.
Excellent composition, nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John

Sergiom (117241) 2014-10-23 6:17

Bonjour Swapan,

J'aime beaucoup cette composition. L'arbre est bien plac� dans l'image et laisse bien voir l'architecture tr鋊 int廨essante de la structure � l'arri鋨e plan.

Amicalement

Serge

berek (50518) 2014-10-23 9:01

Dear Swapan
in front of the tree looks great. If the remarkable traditional architecture in the background. super.
greetings.
Burak

Graal (103040) 2014-10-23 11:16

Hello Swapan,
interesting view and your presentation of stables. I like the architecture. Fine light and colors. Well done photo.
Have a nice evening.
Aleksander

PiotrF (52330) 2014-10-23 15:55

Hello Swapan,
great photograph of this interesting place.Interesting architecture.
Excellent sharpness and the overall technical features.
Very effective composition. Nice shot.
Regards
Piotr

Cricri (176) 2014-10-24 5:55

Hi Swapan
Tr鋊 jolie composition, j'aime l'arbre en cadrage et la belle architecture en arri鋨e plan, bel effet d'ombre et des couleurs chaudes
Belle journ嶪
cricri

Miguel82 (47108) 2014-10-24 12:37

Hampi ruins really worth a visit Swapan, these ruins are amazing and it's instructive to learn new things. Nowadays no elephants here

npecanhuk (79329) 2014-10-25 7:04

Hello Swapan!
Very interesting details!
Very beautiful and attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent! I love the way you placed that big tree in the frame!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your week-end,
Neyvan

COSTANTINO (104245) 2014-10-25 7:59

Hello my dear friend
your notes are really interesting
about this ruined citof India
but the greatest beauty od this
scenery is the tree dominati ng
the place and its shadowit is
artstically and technically
well taken photo
great capture of this difficult
piece of history
regards
have a nice time
Costantino

adramad (67044) 2014-10-29 13:45

Hello Swapan.
Superb composition, which brings me good memories, because I know the place and I have some great pictures of these stables for elephants, that captures my journey in 2007.
Excellent clarity, color, composition, sharpness and perspective.
Have a good day.
Best regards.
Luis.

adores (46979) 2014-11-10 15:03

Hi Swapan!
I guess it's the first time I see something like this, but I've never been to Karnataka. Very interesting shot, you framed the stables very well with the tree and shadow. Good light and colours. I wonder how this place was in the old days.

pierrefonds (103621) 2017-06-10 11:40

Hi Swaoan,

The tree is helping to frame the stables. The point of view is showing the details of the stables. The light has a good effect on the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ChrisJ (160104) 2017-06-15 3:20

Hi Swapan

Nice repetition of the domes on this unusual stable for elephants. Good sharpness and excellent color and saturation. The red tinted stone and earth contrast well with the blue sky. The people provide scale. Tfs!

sacimar (38173) 2017-07-28 7:20

Hello Swapankumarroy,

good image of this elephant stables, I like the composition with the tree in front of them, the building is also interesting, light and colors are beautiful, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio