India is the ultimate destination for the photo happy; it seems that in any direction you point your camera, there is something fascinating to capture. There’s so much detail, life, and scenes that are unique to the subcontinent. And of course, there’s all the color, that integral part of India.
As I looked through the hundreds of photos I took in India, at times the color seemed simultaneously imperative and superfluous. India is so interesting that it doesn’t need it, but at the same time, it’s what makes it India. I’ve felt an urge to experiment with taking the color out of some of my India photo essays, but up until this one, there was always at least one photo where taking the color away seemed to take away from the essence of the image as well as the essence of the moment as I experienced it.
I mostly saw Delhi by foot or auto rickshaw and the Jama Masjid (India’s largest mosque) was the one site I spent some time in. For the Jama Masjid, sepia seemed to capture the setting well — the somberness, the smogginess, the peacefulness, and the reverence:
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Beautiful and I do like the sepia.
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Wow-beautiful pics, Ekua. (#6 may be my fave!) I’ve been out of the travel blog loop for a while…coming to your site brings a big smile to my face.
Nancy! I was wondering where you went. Happy to see that you’ve returned to the world of travel blogging!
GORGEOUS! I think #6 is my favorite, too, although they’re all great. Now I have to go back and read all your posts from India.
Thanks, Monica. I think I like #6 the best as well, it definitely stood out as I was compiling pictures for this. If you’re just now seeing my India posts, you have a lot of catching up to do
You are a talented photographer and your photos are beautiful.
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