qpaxsec 0 Posted November 4, 2005 I like the composition and the strange light behind adds value. Link to comment
jim kerr 0 Posted November 4, 2005 Different and very interesting vantage point to see this wonderful subject. I too would have like to see it level with the world....Jim Link to comment
edmundo 0 Posted November 4, 2005 I agree with Susan.Its a shame.However a good shot. Link to comment
shamik 0 Posted November 6, 2005 Thanks everybody for liking the shot. I'll try and explain the reason for the slight tilt. When i took the shot, i had an idea of documenting 'life around the Taj' going on in my mind. and since Taj had to be the central subject in all the shots, for me, the tilt seemed to add to the looming stature of the monument, where its presence overshadows every human activity that takes place around it. Try and visualise this: do you think the same dramatic and overpowering presence of the Taj could have achieved photographically without that tilt? i dont know if this gramatically correct, but i quite like the poetry in this frame. But thanks for your views and for coming by Link to comment
uspandey 0 Posted November 6, 2005 I'm sorry Shamik, but I honestly believe you didn't need to tilt the frame in order to emphasize the 'dramatic and overpowering presence' of the Taj 'overshadowing every human activity that takes place around it'. Link to comment
jim kerr 0 Posted November 10, 2005 Shamik, Obviously if the tilt is deliberate, then, by all means, disregard what I said about it. It's still a very good photograph....Jim Link to comment
sumanta 0 Posted December 1, 2005 shamik,If you have deliberately slanted the frame, I salute you! In such a situation, think about tilting it shows your photographic genre. Actually the tilt of the horizon beautifully strengthen the slanted man's push for the go! It works, and it works a LOT for me. I stay in Gurgaon, if by any chance you stay near by, please have a photography outing. I would love to shoot with such a photographer like you. 09899842981. Link to comment
shamik 0 Posted January 29, 2006 Hi. It's been a long long while since you commented on my photograph and I'm ashamed about not being able to answer back anytime earlier. That is largely because i had somehow missed going through the comments of this post of mine. Anyway thanks for liking the shot. Yes, the tilt was deliberate. In fact i had got the time to do and had spent quite some time looking through the viewfinder while the boatman was getting ready to oar away. The slant looked good and when the moment came i clicked. In fact during that particular trip of mine i was experimenting a bit with a slants and tilts, and if you go to my portfolio you will find a similar slanted shot of the Taj with two lovers in the foreground. Would like to know if you liked it. Anyways thanks for inviting me to gurgaon and for a joint photography trip. will be great actually and i look forward to giving you a ring if i find myself in delhi or gurgaon anytime soon. Do let me know if you are in Calcutta. Thanks so much. Link to comment
rnandwana 0 Posted July 15, 2007 dear shamik inclusion of the other two minarets would have made this as one of the fascinating shot of taj. congrates. Link to comment
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