India - Jaipur - Jal Mahal “Water Palace” Bathing in the Morning Light at Man Sagar Lake
Jal Mahal (meaning “Water Palace”) is a palace located in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India. The palace and the lake around it were renovated and enlarged in the 18th century by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Amber. The urban lake gets filled up during the rainy season; over the years, once the reservoir became full during rainy season, it got covered with Hyacinth. During this period only the red stoned palace became approachable by boat and through a causeway and presented a spectacle on the way to Jaipur city from Delhi.
I got to this Water Palace early in the morning. At first I could not decide where to watch the sunrise that particular day, if at the Monkey temple as the locals tried to convince me is the best sunrise view or here at Jal Mahal. At the end I listened to the advice of locals but I'm not really sure after seeing both places. Luckily I really rushed through the Monkey temple to get here early enough. The sun was already higher than I expected, but still low enough to give the whole scene beautiful soft light. This shot was taken in full color mode, no color adjustments were done other than capturing the scene in the morning light.
Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 24.00 - 105.00 mm; Focal length: 105.00 mm; Aperture: 7.1, Exposure time: 1/200 s, ISO: 160
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alexandros9 (26 months ago | reply)
wow, lovely light and reflections!
when I was there a couple years ago there was no water at all!
Larry 211 (26 months ago | reply)
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MOUNTAINCULT (26 months ago | reply)
Magycal place
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Profiles of Nature (26 months ago | reply)
So brilliant!!
butterfly3098 (26 months ago | reply)
beautiful
Jon Ander Rabadan (26 months ago | reply)
nice atmosphere
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stunning subtle colours
manoni81 (26 months ago | reply)
Been there... a very spectacular place!
Great photo!
Sumcensuvitt (26 months ago | reply)
Yours is such a special photograph.
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sarah.beebe (26 months ago | reply)
beautiful and serene
Dani℮l (26 months ago | reply)
A stunning location!
luisAfonso (26 months ago | reply)
Amazing location. Love the soft creamy tones here. Great atmosphere.
Ashan de Silva (26 months ago | reply)
Absolutely brilliant!
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RkRao (26 months ago | reply)
Wonderful image Absolutely brilliant!
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Linda foto. Espetacular!!!
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BeRn$-Photography (26 months ago | reply)
nicely composed.
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Very beautiful photo, beautiful colors, fine image processing, really well done.
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Superb my friend.
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Rachid Naim (26 months ago | reply)
Great shot. Thanks Lucie for the world tour.
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andrey.salikov (26 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot, Welldone.
delmez92 (26 months ago | reply)
splendid :)
Federico Senesi (26 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot!!
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wonderful picture my friend
sonetxca (26 months ago | reply)
So nice!!
albireo2006 (26 months ago | reply)
Awesome photo
macg5555 (26 months ago | reply)
muy bella con una gama tonal impresionante y suave a la vez.
Profiles of Nature (26 months ago | reply)
lovely composition
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beautiful !
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belle lumière !
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Steven W Moore (26 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot, I love the composition.
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Superb shot!!
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rondeboom (26 months ago | reply)
This is beautiful!
Amazing Capture!
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Fantabulous and tremendous dramatic impact....my instant fave
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david.bank (www.david-bank.com) (26 months ago | reply)
The light is very beautiful in this one Lucie.