Hawa Mahal

A glimpse of the Hawa Mahal - literally meaning the palace of the wind - Jaipur.

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Arpana says:

good vision!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

Thanks Arpana :) the Hawa Mahal is very photogenic! as are most places in Rajasthan...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Pandiyan says:

Nice frame.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

I am trying to remember where I took this pic from :)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Farl says:

what makes the walls pink? natural colored stone (marble? lime?). or is it paint. the palace is an almost violent assault on the senses. consider me spent and surrendered.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Pallavi Barua says:

I have been here.. it is awesome...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

Farl, some info I dug out for you - "Its purpose was simply to allow the royal women a view of ceremonial processions while seated behind the small windows, allowing them to look out without themselves being seen"... it is only a facade - has no buildings inside... the big thing here is the windows you see!
a lot of buildings in japiur are built with red-pink sandstone.
check out this wikipedia entry for more info - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawa_Mahal

Jilmil, I know. I loved the place - and the distant views of the hills on one side and the city on the other from inside...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Colour says:

I love the information you added about it being a facade. Beautiful detailing.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Dey says:

I haven't seen it for myself for almost 10 years... waaaaaa!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

Colour, thanks...
Dey, what are you waiting for? Jaipur deserves a visit as often as possible :)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Nicole Raisin Stern ॐ says:

It's beautiful--one day I will go see for myself.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Clow says:

This is captured VERY well....

My compliments....a FINE piece of photo cooperation between your lens and your talented photo "eye"....

BRAVO.....!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

tdd, you must - the entire state is beautiful. and very romantic!
Jeff, thanks for your very nice words :)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

BoazImages says:

Beautiful! NIce composition!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

BoazR, thank you!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

Anduze traveller says:

Great framing & angle - I like this composition far better than most photos of the Hawa Mahal - like you, I find the place very beautiful!
The World Through My Eyes
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

ThePhoenix101 says:

lovely colour and light

3-2-1
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Guy Flâneur says:

That's a lovely composition. You picked up the colours of this marvelous palace just beautifully, too.
3-2-1
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

Anduze traveler, thank you! this was actually taken from not the front of the palace but from behind, just as you enter...

ThePhoenix101, DCVoyager thank you!
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

e.dog says:

Plus- Great subject, nice colors, interesting view

Minus- slightly off centered(I'm grasping for something here)maybe by a few mm.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Canis Major says:

plus: Nicely framed within the arch. And fascinating subject matter.
minus: Lighting just a little flat. Maybe at a diiferent time of day the light could really lift this building.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

kootenayvolcano says:

plus: A pretty incredible subject
minus: a bit cooked on the bottom, angle maybe a little too low?

(from the Plus-Minus Comment group)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

maurimazz says:

plus: The subject and the colours
minus: Not so well upright

(from the Plus-Minus Comment group)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

yeah, yeah, yeah, I have a problem with tilt - *many* of my pictures seem to have a skew towards one side - my crooked world view!

as for the light, I wonder about what one can do when the existing day light seems not enough - any suggestions?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Lafforgue says:

great! You can had it to this group about Moucharabieh !
www.flickr.com/groups/30368582@N00/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Road Blog says:

Eric, thank you! (but what is Moucharabieh??)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

petunia2323 says:

nice natural frame & colors!!

**From the C&F group**
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

paulaloe says:

Really nice building, good colors **From the C&F group**
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

beccafromportland says:

Amazing architecture!
Nice photo!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

: ) says:

what a lovely image..
please go to the following group and take a look:
www.flickr.com/groups/legends_of_the_dragon/
it's a photography project for a forthcoming coffeetable book called "Legends of the dragon", we are urgently looking for beautiful photos like this~

hope you will join it =)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

'Apu' says:

Nice perspective ....A lil bit of straightening and a wee bit more contrast will improve this photo considerably....

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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

tomato umlaut says:

I love the view from inside the hawa mahal as well. Nice framing
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Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Eric Eslinger [deleted] says:

I like how this is framed in the shot, very nice

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Jesus Guzman-Moya says:

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

omphale44 says:

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

sd_rashed says:

nice..
excellent photograph..
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Andici says:

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Cat Faery Shari says:

Very beautiful architecture.

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Giorgos~ says:

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catchesthelight says:

Wonderful capture of unique yet similar architectural elements from other places a world away - universal elements? but cultural uniqueness! It is so perfect :>) A fave!
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