Bobcock in India (with a new camera......)

[Bobcock]

Did you go alone, or were the family with you?

Alone, bit of a present to myself

[Bobcock]

New was on to Delhi, it was cold in Delhi, 6 Celcius when I arrived. I loved it, but tough on the poor. Early morning at the entrance to the main bazaar at Paharganj.



Had a good chat with this fella.....

[Bobcock]

I loved this shot when I took it and I wasn't disappointed.....

[Roobarb]

Brilliant pics Bobcock. You've captured a lot of the feeling of Kolkata life.

It makes me feel oddly as if I miss the place - oddly because I'm sitting in India at the moment at the end of my contract and can't wait to get out. OK, probably a little extreme, but right now Kolkata would be about the last on the list of destinations I'd choose to go to.

India can be a rewarding place to photograph, but it's really not that easy doing so. Kudos to you for making the effort, the results are superb. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your trip.

BTW - Unlike QC, I preferred the second taxi picture. The driver's hand pushing the gear lever and the people crossing the road gives a feeling of movement in that slow, connected yet disconnected way that so many people's lives cross paths in India.

Sorry, waxing lyrical - I'll shut up now...

[Bobcock]

Carry on.... I like hearing peoples views.

I agree, think I prefer the second shot whilst the first is technically better.....

but then again I think I prefer the first.....

Oh I don't know!!!

[Bobcock]

This is at the Gurudwara in Chandni Chawk, Old Delhi.

I've always been very interested in Sikhism and was very privileged on this trip with what I was allowed to photograph in Amritsar. This was one of the nicest Gurudwaras I have ever been in.





The Jami Masjid, Old Delhi.



The view from the left hand minaret over Old Delhi.

[barrylad66]

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i agree with the a fore mentioned posts,that the second shot is more eye catching, as they all are really.

[Bobcock]

The professionals who saw them both said the use of flash is far move obvious in the second shot....

[Marmite the Dog]

Love the pics of Dehli - brings back some great memories.

I had a really pleasant afternoon chatting about cricket & life at the Fatipuri Mosque at the far end of the Chandri Chowk. I hope you have some nice Red Fort pics.

Raoul & I stayed in Paharganj the first night in Dehli - we soon got the fek out of there though and moved on to Connaught Place.

[Bobcock]

I was only in Delhi for a day, I didn't go into the Red Fort, I remeber being underwhelmed with it 25 years ago, so didn't bother.

[Bobcock]

Theis man was one of a group sitting at the side of the road with their tools waiting for work.....



Sarfdagang's Tomb



I visited two more Gurudwaras in Delhi........

[Bobcock]

Last shot in Delhi...... Main Bazaar, Paharganj at night, India's very own Cow-San Road.

[Marmite the Dog]

I was only in Delhi for a day

I could happily spend weeks there. And did.

[Bobcock]

First time I went to Delhi I had dysentry and I hated the place.

After that I returned twice more and grew to like the place.

I prefer Kolkata though, great city.

[flashbang]

Holy smokes there's a corpse driving your taxi...

[Looper]

I'd like to know which people prefer

The second one is using flash so you lose the yellow light reflected from the bonnet onto the inside roof.

1st is hands down winner for me.


Nice turban shots.

[Lash LaRue]

I've been going though Bobby's photo essays. This is the best one so far, and that's a mouthfull of praise.

[Bobcock]

Actually they both have flash, manual setting, very low, little higher in the second one, a tad too much.

[Albert Shagnastier]

Great shots Bob - Cheers.

Regards 1st and 2nd shots, 1st is photographically better. 2nd is gritty and raw. Both great.

[bankao dreamer]

I was allowed to photograph in Amritsar.

Can't wait for those my mate took me to Amritsar we drove there at night, I was sat inside the complex next to the lake watching the sun come up. When it reached the Golden Temple I got quite emotional at the beauty of it.

[Loy Toy]

In the first and second shot it looks like he has a huge rat or a mongoose on his shoulder Bob.

Do you like rodents?

Whilst I'm reading this thread I can almost hear a sitar playing in the background...........That's how good it is.

[Bobcock]

I see what you are saying.....it's a scarf.... it was cold in India....absolutely gorgeous....

[terry57]

Well Bob, I have just returned from touring India for 5 weeks. Mine are their shit compared to yours but you have the brilliant camera.

I only use a point and shoot.

Funny thing happened to me in Calcutta, Some of my best pics where taken there, the subject matter is brilliant .

For the first time in my life I had my SD memory card shit its self and could only up load a few pics.

Devastated I was as I lost all those pics , you can feel my pain being a photo enthusiast your self.

My friend shot a few nice pics but I had shot off maybe 600.

Bastard that EH.

[Bobcock]

Okay, next stop, The Punjab..... Amritsar, home to the Sikhs and the Sikh Golden temple the Harmandir Sahib.

For me it is the greatest place I have been in terms of religion and spirituality. The people here are just awesome, friendly, helpful, everything the rest of India most often isn't. Don't get me wrong, nice people all over India, but here is special.

I've been interested in the Sikhs and their remarkable history for over 25 years. Their modern day history is as interesting as anything else, but it's good to be able to say the Punjab is reasonably peaceful now after many years of persecution at the hands of the Indian Government.

Last time I was here it was very different. I was one of the first tourists to enter the Punjab afte Indira Gandhi sent the army into the Golden Temple to flush out what she called terrorists. The truth though is somewhat different. Even worse was to follow after her assasination.

Whilst I was there this time I became friends with one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. I have never been in the presence of a man with such an aura, eyes that seemed to see deep inside of me.

He is Bhai Surmukh Singh Khalsa, head Granthi of the Akal Takht, the building that is the highest seat of temperal authority in the Skh religion. He gave me access to areas of the Akal Takht that no one else had. They were preparing to do preservation works on the original handwritten manuscripts of the Guru Granth sahib as written by the original Gurus over 400 years ago.

Even the media had been refused access but I was allowed and an allowed to take whatever pictures I wanted. I was invited to his home inside the temple complex itself. I won't be posting much of that, several people requested not to be put on the internet, but you'll get a flavour. It was a great few days I spent there, and I shall return again, I want to take my sons to this place.

Anyway....onto the pics.....

The Harmandir Sahib..........



Some of the hand painted ceilings of the Akal Takht

[Bobcock]

Devastated I was as I lost all those pics , you can feel my pain being a photo enthusiast your self.

The only thing worse would be waking up and finding I was Australian....




Joking aside.... I would be devestated.....