Blackbird and Victoria

This really brings a smile, Amar. The bird seems to be questioning why you have disturbed it's own solitary meditations.

Queen Victoria certainly got about! I like the contrast between the pomp of the memorial and the cheeky looking bird. Victorian architects (from UK anyway) often just pinched whatever style they thought fitted the bill. In this case it looks a bit like a mixture of St Pauls cathedral, London and the Taj mahal!

Hey Amar, I've been there and bought some prints in the museum inside the Victoria Memorial. A real bargain in rupees! I'm told the grounds outside is a favourite place for match-making couple's first meeting place.

 

Downtown Clive Street is sure an eye opener - like being transported into the twilight zone!

Thanks for any constructive comments and suggestions

Thanks Gentlemen.

Sandeha, I thought I heard him make some noise. I thought it was hey mister, give me a ras gullah. You know these Bengali Birds.

 

Colin, Queen Vic certainly got around, whether by statue or building dedicated to her. In fact, given the amount of statues of her, I'm surprised no one has published a book on it.

 

Alec - Glad some out there has been to the place too, apart from probably our good friend Tuhin. Yes I too noticed even in the rain, the ample supply of couples on the park benches around the structure. Also, at the Old Fort in Delhi, I encountered much the same environment on the grass in the inner courtyards.

 

I bought a book inside in the memorial which had representations of some of the landscape photography exhibited around one of the Memorial Gallery's. Indeed I thought it was a good buy.

 

 

hi amar! welcome back..!

Hi Amar,That is a nice equation......The bird is here and now, Victoria...in the far background... Pnina

Nice shot ! I have had the same inspiration some months ago, but my shot is much more digital..

Paolo, thanks for showing me your rendition on the same theme. I rather like it.

since i returned to pn after a long time i was going through all your pics and stumbled upon this one.

 

so you have been to calcutta too?

 

victoria memorial takes me down a few years back in time.

Hello Zoo. Nice to see you around. Yes I visited Kolkatta back in early October 2004. Of course silly me, I decided to go when it was raining non stop - poor planning on my part. This was one such reprieve from the rain. I attempted to shoot the Memorial at night with my tripod, but I walked out onto Shakespeare Sarani in the middle of a torrential downpour. Despite my umbrella, I was largely soaked. I somehow managed not ruin my equipment. I was able to get to the Memorial despite the weather, but decided against risking my camera getting a shower.

 

I'd like to visit again sometime when the weather is not so inclement.

hahaha.

 

what a coincidence!!!i was there on a press trip exactly at that time when the festival was on.pity didnt know you were down.would have met otherwise :)

 

so what are you shooting now?

It's too bad indeed. Although my health was not in a super state at that time either. I didn't get to visit Tuhin while I was there either.

 

These days, I am still at times shooting some of the dance work, but not as much. Since I acquired my digital, I have been working on more abstract images.

This image has a artistic isolated lonely feeling to it IMO that gives it life.

Very nice moody shot. But why is the Victoria Memorial leaning to the right? I thought everything in Bengal was left-leaning... :-) I would suggest rotating it just a bit anti-clockwise so that the building is level. Since the bird is already on a diagonal-wall, it won't affect it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I think at the time it had started raining and I was holding an umbrella in one hand and the camera in the other. But then I don't recall.

an excellent shot amar.love the calm feel to this picture.

Glad you liked it my friend thanks.