The defenders of the valley (Hampi, India).

This photograph was taken from atop a boulder hilltop in the Hampi

valley in India on my recent trip to India. Hampi was a famous

kingdom of Krishna Deva Raya, one of the most wealthy rulers of

medevial India. The boulder strewn hillocks and the unfordable

Tungabhadra river provided natural protection to the kingdom from

attackers. I wanted to depict the monumental role played by these

natural forces in protecting the kingdom. Hopefully this photograph

does justice to their effort. Thanks for passing by, and regards,

Ashutosh.

Beautiful colors and composition. nice usage of a ND filter (I think) Nicely done. 6/6

Lovely composition, but the depth of field looks very shallow. What was the aperature?

Hi Bond and Christian, thanks for your comments. The image does look soft, but I presume it's due to photoshop JPG conversion artifacts. The aperture used was F22, and looks quite sharp full size. Regards, Ashutosh.