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Here you are Baz... I'd post the recent group picture of the DFC team's photoshoot trip to The Taj Mahal:
And this is The Taj Mahal .. The monument of Love, from Agra (India)
I have loaded its largest size as well and its open for free downloads
for you all.
Cheers
Sid
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Sam akhtar [deleted] says:
Baz ..
from me...
This one to show SID .... in his yellow t-shirt
The Taj.. another view...
Lakshadweep.. the pristine Coral Islands of India
The road to Laddakh---- in the mighty Himalyas .. the Hat of India
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Hello Baz n All!
starting off with the customary shot of the Taj ;)
Closeup of Qutub Minar, New Delhi
& India Gate, New Delhi at night.
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one day i'd love to see the taj it's a beautiful building. my grandmother spet her early life in India in the early 1900's and used to tell us lots of stories
i found a few very faded photos my great grandfather took when we cleared her house after she died. This is one
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Oh, man .... that just makes me so jealous! Thanks for sharing such beautiful shots with us!
Odysseus62 were supposed to holiday in India in 2004 ... but I fell pregnant with Sol Feliz so we had to cancel and lost lots of money!
One day we will make it there!
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@ Pamela Auntie .. yes it is a beautiful building with many different shades and perspectives to it :P
@ Citril ... we hope you, Odysseus and Sol Feliz do make it to India soon with some more of ur other members of the Scottish group, you too Pamela Auntie ... DFC members will be waiting :P
Here are two pixs from my side:
1. Shades of Evening: A silhouette of one of the enclosures of a Masjid (mosque) adjacent to the Taj
2. The Lonely Flight: The first view of Taj from the gateway leading to it
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The pictures you've all posted are fantastic. Thanks for sharing :o)
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:oO I have just fallen EVEN MORE in love with India - these are awesome!
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Sam akhtar [deleted] says:
Few more from me..
A glimpse of Mughal Era .. a bit forgotten now...
Inside the Red Fort - Delhi built by Shah Jahan
The world's largest Mosque -- JAMA MASJID Delhi
The Qutub Minar .....
Humaun's Tomb Delhi-- the inspiration behind the Taj Mahal
The Qutub Minar --- just another view !!
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Hi Friends,
Few pics from my side
This is Rock Garden, Chandigarh, India
A weekly vegetable market in Chandigarh where farmers from nearby villages come and sell fruits and vegetables.
Handpulled Rickshaws are typical of Kolkata, India
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now i see why my grandma was so sad she never got back
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Thank you for your beautiful pictures, I would love to visit India one day
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@mag379, you are most welcome to visit us!
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One from My side...
Red Fort India
Manan from DFC
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We are very crazy about cricket, Cricket is our pass time, Passion, its our relegion and Cricketers are no less than God.
I found these children playing Cricket at the courtyard of ruined fort of Aligarh, about 130 km from Delhi
And this one I clicked on a DFC shoot. The place is Humayun Tomb. Just a delight.
Thanks for the opportunity.
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Good morning friends,
Another side of India... This is from a local race track...
DFC Group Photo (These are a few members posing around)
Humayun's Tomb ...New Delhi
Joy Ride ... A SnapShot from the first theme park in New Delhi
Cheers
Sid ..from DFC
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Hi Everyone...
Taste of India through my lens...
These snaps are of The Golden Temple at Amritsar, Punjab, India
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our mighty Himalayas....
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Well,
I would love to share a little information about Himalaya's range of Mountains ...
The Himalayas extend from west to east for about 2,500 km in a curve, from the Pamit Knot in the northwest to the valley of the Brahmaputra River in the east. And with a width of 100 - 400 km. The Himalayas range covering an area of 612,021 sq. km.
It passes through Nepal, Indian (5 States: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim), China (Tibet), Bhutan and Pakistan.
Being the world's highest mountain chain, the Himalayas is characterized by its great height, complex geologic structure, snowcapped peaks, large valley glaciers, deep river gorges, and rich vegetation.
Himalayas are a magnificent monument on the Earth. It represents the awe-inspiring power, beauty, and grandeur of Nature. It constitutes the greatest attraction to adventurers, climbers and trekkers throughout the world.
Altitude of the peaks in Himalayan range (Some are Really High!)
The Himalayas are divided into several parallel ranges from south to north:
- Sub Himalayas. (With an average altitude of 900 - 1,200 meters.)
- Lower Himalayas. (With an average altitude of 3,700 meters.)
- Great Himalayas. (A single range rising above 6,000 meters with nine of the 14 highest peaks in the world, including Mt Everest.)
- Tibetan Himalayas. (Tibet Plateau, with an average altitude 4,000 - 4,5900 meters, well known as the Roof of the World.)
The pictures posted by my friend Manan above are some of the Himalyan peaks, whose beauty and sheer size are worth seeing once in lifetime .. offcourse they are inhabited by some of the most humble people from India.
Enjoy the might of India
Cheers
Sid ...from DFC
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Can I just say that apart from the obvious glory of India itself your skill and love of the country emanating from these photos is impressive.
So sorry the only India I've seen so far is from an airplane window. Might change my holiday plans for South Africa now...
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Those are almost the mutual feelings we have.
Most amongst us have not really seen Scotland in pictures, but i adore a few places on earth .. few of them are Scotland, Norwegian skies, Greek Islands and blue seas and a few more ...which we shall move onto once we pamper our sight and inhale the freshness of the colossal Scottish skies and beauty, that we witness in the pictures in the pool here.
Am really pleased to have shared this gesture of exchange between the countries.
Many thanks to you and all the people .. Baz, Colin, Kate, Mr. Calum Davidson, Pamela and all the other Scottish friends for such a warm and kind welcome.
My humble regards to all my new friends
Sid
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This is in a place called Arki in the state of Himachal Pradesh. A state rich in mountain ranges and beautiful scenic routes.
This is the Imam Bara in Lucknow state
The architecture of Bada Imambara reflects the era when the ornamented Mughal design was on its pinnacle. In fact, it is the last puritan Indo-Islamic architecture and doesn't incorporate any European elements such as use of iron and spires. The sanctum of Imambara consists of a large vaulted central chamber containing the tomb of Asaf-ud-Daula. The hall that is 170 feet long and 55 feet wide stands 50 feet from the ground. It is interesting to note that it has no beams supporting the ceiling. In fact Bada Imambara is one of the largest arched constructions of its kind in the world.
There are as many as eight surrounding chambers built to different roof heights, permitting the space above these to be reconstructed as a three-dimensional labyrinth with passages interconnecting with each other through 489 identical doorways. This part of the building, known as is a popular attraction, and often the whole complex may be referred to as the Bhul-Bhulayah. It is possibly the only existing maze in India and came about unintentionally to support the weight of the building, constructed on marshy land.
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Here are few more from India:
1. India Gate, Delhi
2. Jaiselmer City View, Rajasthan
3. Pushkar - A Religious place Only Brahmaji temple in World, Rajasthan
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Wow!! This is an amazing thread.
Some contribution from my side.
A small series on Taj
Another series from the beautiful place called the McLeodganj, Dharamsala. The mountains and the forest are mesmerizing.
Cheers
Amar
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Woooooh!! One of the DFC's very best works are at display already.
Cheers Amar!
Enjoy them all
Sid ....from DFC
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Oh, wow, thank you all so much for sharing your shots! Odysseus62 would love to join you for a game of cricket! Stunning mountains, beautiful architecture, fascinating people shots!
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I almost had to stop scrolling - too much beauty to take in. I shall have to go back over these in more detail… *awe*
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:)
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So what's the best time of year to visit India?
Is there a rainy season to be avoided?
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Depends which part you want to visit, with a sheer size India, you'd have to ask specifically of the locations you intend to visit .. but for your info .. usually June-Aug end are considerable monsoon seasons.
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Bit more research required then.
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Here are a few shots from me clicked during the recent Agra trip.
Taj against a blue sky
A minaret next to Taj
Sunset at the bank of river Yamuna
Clouds swirling over the sunset
Sunset at Taj
Another sunset at Yamuna
Taj at twilight
Pillars in Fatehpur sikri
Timeless
The gateway to Taj
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Here's some more of heritage from Delhi, India :
Qutub Minar at twilight
Sunset at Qutub
Lodhi garden
Light through a lattice
Humayun's tomb
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These shots are breathtaking! Wonderful, beautiful pictures! It really makes me want to visit India now. :-)
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Here's some flora and fauna from our country.
The pink lotus
The hindu goddess Lakshmi is believed to have been born, fully-grown, on a pink lotus that rose from the milky sea.
The gloriously yellow Laburnum (known as Amaltas in India)
A riot of colours - a peacock's feather
Tesu
(also known as Palash/Dhak)
Shall we dance?
By the moonlight
(Langoors enjoying themselves)
An angry myna
Round table conference
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And before someone says that I have hijacked this thread :p, here's the last thing from me - something on our culture and various cultural initiatives in a modern metropolis like Delhi :).
For starters, here is a glimpse of what the President's house and office look like on 29th Jan every year, when we celebrate "Beating the retreat" - 3 days after our Republic day.
City lights - a view of Gurgaon - a suburb of Delhi
A glimpse of one of our festivals, Lohri (not much of a glimpse here though :p ). A bonfire which is symbolic of the homage to the Sun God for bringing in warmth, is lit up. Celebrated on 13 January every year, Lohri festivities are associated with the harvesting of the Rabi crops.
An attempt at saving the dying art of playing "been" or "pungi". Multiple ones playing together sound like bagpipes
The preview of "last Mughal" by one of your own - William Dalrymple :). Am a huge fan of his.
Accompanying him is Rahul Bose, a famous bollywood actor.
A woman reading in a cafe
A still from a stage performance
A hot cuppa tea
Heading towards the beckoning light? People at a metro station in Delhi.
A kid enjoying himself in a walking fountain.
A delhi bloggers meet with Bill, Julian and Gareth from BBC who wanted to tap the bloggers pulse of the country.
Hope all this "viewing from our eyes" entices you enough to come and visit us :).
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Wow, some fantastic photos here, thanks for showing them..
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This is brilliant! I'll have to get Odysseus62 to scan in his photos from his brief visit to India when he went to Nepal. The joy of knowing someone in the country you are visiting is that you see the parts off the tourist trail!
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@ windowshopper : love the posing shot , our boys like to do that as well here's the group, your lads are much better at it though
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Thanks for the compliment Pamela, this shot was actually done for a model to pose, but while doing so one of the DFC friends clicked me and well, i have to admit that this is the "only" pic of mine that i liked. :P
Cheers
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our india is no less thn scotland...
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I think we should try and get our boys to pose like that on Saturday!!! Is there anywhere in Comrie that we can find, Equso!? lol
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Sacred bells....
shot in a temple near Himalayas...
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1. Colorful Dolanji Bon Buddhist Monastery Hidden in the Himachal hills
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Twilight great snaps...
here are a few from my side...
These are of the Old Fort in Delhi popurarly called "Purana Qila"
The fort was built in the 16th-century by the Lion King, Sher Shah Suri. In 1539-40, Shah Suri defeated his arch-rival, Mughal emperor Humayun, in two consecutive battles and captured two Mughal strongholds: Delhi and Agra, bringing the Mughal Empire in India to a near end. Shah Suri constructed this enormous fort to defend his most prized possession, Delhi, from the Mughals. Though the fort did not see any major battle event, its very existence kept the Mughals away from invading Delhi until 1545 when Sher Shah Suri died.
This is a Tomb inside the Old Fort complex.
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Thanks Japs - tried giving a full primer rather than just architecture or heritage, because there's definitely much more to India than just that :P :). In fact I would suggest ppl to put up some "food" pics, some "costume" or cultural dance pics, some pics to do with our political side or commercial side too.
and that shot of the moat near purana qila has come out rather nice :).
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I love pictures of food: I'm in no danger of overeating!
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yup food please , but beware we may show you some haggis in return
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Pamela, A quick search for haggis in the dictionary shows me this..
"(Scotland) made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach"
ewwww... :p... But please go ahead..some ppl here may be interested :). After all , Indian food also may look similar at times. :p
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Ooh...just oh! What fabulous shots of an amazing country...I want to go right now! Just wonderful, thank you for sharing these!
On the subject of food...recipes included would be good too!!
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'm Tarun from DFC..
wanted so share some cultural experience..
here are few pics from Tea Gardens of India.
Darjeeling, producing the finest quality tea...
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Talking of recipes .. here are some recipes from a blogger friend of mine who happens to be a Chef by profession. He's not a member of DFC. Neither is his cuisine "indian". It is "Far eastern". But I guess food is well - just food :p :). We dont mind looking at it. :p
Here are some of his food pics as well.
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this is true india
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birds eye view of delhi
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Most of whats seen in here is Old Delhi.
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Thank you very much for that week in India, it was well worth the travel ;-)
I'm sure I speak for all when I say we are well impressed by the serenity and the beauty of your marvelous country and wishing we could come over and have a look ourselves. I for one have added it to the list of must-go places and it will just be a matter of when & where.
Thanks again friends, it was nice to build this virtual bridge.
Namasté
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i'll miss seeing these beautiful pictures. I wish my gran was still with us to see the the country she loved as a child as it is now.
If only everyone especially those up top would take the time to meet n mingle even in a virtual way at the grass roots as we have.
Thank you for being a part of The Scottish Meet Up and the Scotland Group
There will always be a welcome for you here
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Thanks everyone who posted and to Barry for getting the thread started. Beautiful shots and a fantastic insight into a different land and way of life. Thank you!
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How are our friends doing.
Been a while since we interacted. So thought to pass a hello to all ..
Baz, Pam, Ultra, Islandboy. toosuto, Cherrycol, equso, Citril, Alternatangle, Tayne & the rest... My greetings to you all.
How is 2008 coming along for us.
There is a another reason to interact with you yet again as well.
I had discussed with a few friends in here about taking this interaction of ours (which was a wonderful experience) to the LEVEL-2 ..which is as follows :
We are organizing a second - "Photographer's Evening ii" in New Delhi, India.
The objective of the group is to promote serious amateurs & try to get to the commercial circle.
::DETAILS about the event::
QUOTEAlso, networking between various focal points related to Photography - covering possible mentors/teachers/knowledge reservoirs, gear manufacturers, stock agencies/ad agencies, PP software developers, and photography specific journals/webzines/networking groups, Mainline Media, Professional Photographers and Graphic Designers.
Aim is to keep the love for photography alive by aggregating more Photography Enthusiasts & Professional individuals on a common platform and to assist serious amateurs to get acquainted to the commercial world of Photography circuit.
The events related to Photography under the "DFCgroup" banner always aim to catalyze the passion for the medium for which it feels so dearly about from the common man to the commercial arenas, which means adding more members, more live workshops, more interactions & networking events thereby… creating opportunities.
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Now, how we can take this interaction to level 2 is by taking this offline. At this event, We will be having some projections of photographs from the group on the venue.
I just wanted to check with you all, if you will be interested that we put some of your selected pictures as well in the projection, along with ours at the venue during the course of event & rather have a special feature on Scotland.
Alternatively, Someone amongst you Could send a Power point presentation PPS with a Voice over or pleasant music to match, which could be played at the event to display some of the marvelous pictures that we have seen in here.
(recording of this event could be sent to you or aired on YouTube.com)
Let me know how you feel about the idea on this new discussion thread that i have just created for you all to reply and advise back on -
A week in Scotland - An Offline Presentation on Scotland in New Delhi, India
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Hi guys,
Please let know if this works for you and sounds like an interesting proposition.
wishes
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if there's anything i've taken which is of use (though i doubt it ) help yourself
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Help yourself to anything you fancy. There's also a bunch of videos on Youtube of our meets which go a long way towards the powerpoint thing you mentioned.
Of course I'd rather come over and show some pictures in person, but that will have to wait until I have the courage to look at my bank account again...
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There is some incredibly beautiful work in this thread.
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You are welcome to any of mine too....wish I could come in person; but maybe one day!
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You are welcome to use any of mine for the presentation
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The mighty Himalayas!
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