GANGA AARTI


Posted by 0012anirban on Fri May 22, 2015 1:22 am

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This image was taken in Varanasi, during the Ganga Aarti. It is daily ritual performed twice a day at the ghats (BANKS OF RIVER GANGA). Many different types rituals are performed during this 1 hour aarti . This is a particular shot where the pundits are holding oil lamps aloft and performing the aarti.

Exif: Canon 70 D and 55-250 mm lens
 shutter speed: 1/ 60 s

aperture : f4

focal length : 55mm

iso : 1250

Hope everyone like the picture and  please give suggestions

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by Gary Briney on Fri May 22, 2015 1:39 pm
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Very dramatic -- I would trim a bit off the bottom.
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by 0012anirban on Sat May 23, 2015 11:50 pm
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Gary Briney wrote:Very dramatic -- I would trim a bit off the bottom.


Thanks for  the suggestion Gary. 
 

by Jens Peermann on Sun May 31, 2015 10:06 pm
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Very nice documentation of this cultural event. The bottom foreground is OK for me but the foreign object in the upper left corner should be cloned out. It's very distracting.
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by 0012anirban on Wed Jul 08, 2015 1:00 am
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Jens Peermann wrote:Very nice documentation of this cultural event. The bottom foreground is OK for me but the foreign object in the upper left corner should be cloned out. It's very distracting.


Thanku Jens for the valuable piece of advice.
 

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