Portraits from Varanasi

pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
edited August 22, 2008 in People
Hi All,
I am new to this forum.

Here are some portraits from the holy city of Varanasi, India.

Comments & suggestions always welcome.

1. Child curious to see the rituals taking place on the banks of River Ganga. My objective was to capture her curious eyes.

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2. Child performing a religious ritual
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3. Holy Smoke
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4. Trainee priests performing PUJA on the Banks of River Ganga.
This place was partly covered by tree shade. Hence the variation in exposure. I particularly liked the partly over exposed faces. It reminds me old BW photograph of my school mates
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5. Old Shepherd
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Cheers!
P V R S Varma

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Comments

  • photoshowphotoshow Registered Users Posts: 141 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Beautiful work, I love the color and saturation in #1 and #2. Also the intensity in the eyes in the same images is really strong and emotive.
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  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    This is a place we will never forget for the mixtures of smells, colors shapes, mysticism, etc.
    Nice pictures.
    May be the B&W is a bit hard isn't it ? headscratch.gif
    I hope you liked the place.:D
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    photoshow wrote:
    Beautiful work, I love the color and saturation in #1 and #2. Also the intensity in the eyes in the same images is really strong and emotive.

    Thanks Bobby. I am glad you liked it.

    Cheers!
    PV.
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Antonio Correia wrote:
    This is a place we will never forget for the mixtures of smells, colors shapes, mysticism, etc.
    Nice pictures.
    May be the B&W is a bit hard isn't it ? headscratch.gif
    I hope you liked the place.:D

    Agree,
    This place is a mix of everything. A crazy place to visit.
    Enjoyed the place a lot.

    Might visit again in winter. The river was flowing above normal level. So most of the ghats were submerged in water. Would love to shoot at the ghats.

    Cheers!
    PV.
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  • christulkchristulk Registered Users Posts: 453 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Beautiful!
    C&C always welcomed.

    Cheers

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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    christulk wrote:
    Beautiful!

    Thank you Chris

    Cheers!
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Really stunning portraits. The colors and expressions in the first two are just amazing. clap.gif

    My first reaction to the group of boys in B&W was their faces were overexposed, ad then I read your comment. :giggle It's a bit bright for my tastes, but your view made me look at it in a different way, which is always good. thumb.gif
  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    photoshow wrote:
    Beautiful work, I love the color and saturation in #1 and #2. Also the intensity in the eyes in the same images is really strong and emotive.

    I agree!

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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Beautiful portraits ! clap.gif
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Llywellyn wrote:
    Really stunning portraits. The colors and expressions in the first two are just amazing. clap.gif

    My first reaction to the group of boys in B&W was their faces were overexposed, ad then I read your comment. :giggle It's a bit bright for my tastes, but your view made me look at it in a different way, which is always good. thumb.gif

    Thanks Kerry. Appreciate your feedback.

    Cheers!
    P V R S Varma

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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    evoryware wrote:
    I agree!

    Nice set!

    Thanks for stoping

    Cheers!
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Awais Yaqub wrote:
    Beautiful portraits ! clap.gif

    Thank you Awais.

    Cheers!
    P V R S Varma

    www.pvrsvarma.com
  • AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Very nice shots!!! clap.gif Thanks for sharing.
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  • ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Thank you for sharing these photos which are wonderful and the story that goes with them.
    LadyTX
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Awesome shots!! Welcome clap.gifclap
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  • Lesley BrayLesley Bray Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited August 21, 2008
    Really enjoyed these shots - thank you for sharing them - was curious to know which lens you used ?
    Best wishes:D
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    Agnieszka wrote:
    Very nice shots!!! clap.gif Thanks for sharing.

    Thank you Angie
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    ladytx wrote:
    Thank you for sharing these photos which are wonderful and the story that goes with them.

    It was my pleasure
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Awesome shots!! Welcome clap.gifclap

    Thank you Marina
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  • pvrsvarmapvrsvarma Registered Users Posts: 77 Big grins
    edited August 22, 2008
    HippiefromOz wrote:
    Really enjoyed these shots - thank you for sharing them - was curious to know which lens you used ?
    Best wishes:D

    Thanks Hippie! I used 80-200 F/2.8 Lens. A bit heavy but top class lens.

    Cheers!
    P V R S Varma

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