Farewell India - The Taj Mahal

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India is a beautiful and magical place. I wish I could say my journey to get to this exact vantage point was the just as beautiful and magical, but it was not.

I really wanted a unique vantage point, and I was reticent to try to set up inside the complex with the teaming crowds. So, I talked my driver into taking me to the backside of the Taj Mahal because I had seen a river back there on Google Maps. We started circumnavigating the place and we came to the old trestle bridge. It was quite a long stretch to get across the river. The bridge was just barely standing, and everything about the dilapidated structure was sketchy. We were the only car on it, and it was hard to get around all the ox-carts, donkeys, and bicycles.

Looking out the window at the rusting girders, I asked our driver, “When was this built?”

He wobbled his head and said, “Eighty-three.”

Well, I thought for a moment. That doesn’t sound so old.

Then he turned back to me, “Eighteen Eighty-three.”

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felixtcat says:

Very nice!!
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SuzReezy says:

GORGEOUS. Like a postcard, only better :-)
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marty_pinker says:

Love it!!
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romaniashots says:

Wow!! Lovely!!
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<wikd> says:

Wow. Beautiful image, great reflection. I love the gradient in the sky.
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Nurait says:

Cool!!
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fatboyke says:

Great reflection, beautiful place. Great shot.

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show of : =)

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madriguera says:

splendid, superb!! :-))
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bluskye says:

stunning!!!! love the gradient color and reflection!!!
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SkyShaper says:

Holy Shrine!!!

":O)
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Summer n Rose [deleted] says:

What an interesting life they lead in Bollywood, very similar to our own...must've been a great night out!

This picture is marvelous...my eyes feel like they're widening when stare at it long enough...

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vasi v says:

perfect mirror!
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StuCkCaRBoy says:

Beatiful shot !! Nice work !!

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Ana Santos says:

Very very perfect.
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Heliøs says:

Great view
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Jiggs2006 says:

Absolutely brilliant!
Stunning colours!!
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{ Planet Adventure } says:

a classic !!

absolutely stunning !!!
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Natalie Wozniak says:

Superb colour and contrast. Another great one!
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Zoe Fine says:

...it's a picture seen so many times it is almost hard to be moved by seeing it yet again, however, you have managed this.
Really gorgeous.
Bravo
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neilalderney123 says:

great shot there too Trey
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GreyGooseMartini says:

Wow! really amazing photo!
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evad67 says:

WOW!!!! You da man!!!
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M.Alharbi says:

What a reflection ...
Nice job ....

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altamons says:

Nice one! Looks like a great trip!
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susan_r4 says:

Wow is right....absolutely fantastic shot Trey - Love it!
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thewagonboy says:

Beautiful!
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júlía . says:

wow!are you kidding me?what a perfect reflection!
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deesarus says:

Awesome, wonderful shot.
The Taj is always a beauty, I have always regretted not visiting it even though I have lived there for the first 21 years of my life, oh well.. maybe in the years to come..

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malechuga says:

Fabulosa!!!!
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arutha says:

Gorgeous shot!
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prairiedog says:

this is superb!
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Cap'n Surly says:

Great shot, hot side hot and cold side cold
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amataiclaudius says:

Great shot. It is a dream of mine to visit the Taj Mahal one day.
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Marzua [deleted] says:

Wonderful shot!!
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James Neeley says:

Awesome shot. Such great work.
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.:[yorch]:. says:

Sooner or later knew that the picture would only question was and wait and as always, the waiting has paid off.

Congratulations.
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brian doucette says:

Excellent composition and reflections Trey.
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N. J. says:

Beautifully done! The sky is incredible.
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carpediem*** says:

Fabulous
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Lollygagging says:

stunning! I love the color and reflection.... bravo :-)
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Beautiful shot!!

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Great reflection!

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Stuck in Customs says:

Thanks all! :)
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AdamBaronPhoto says:

Fantastic work.
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Marcel Booth says:

Damn that's a beauty! Very nicely done indeed :)

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icemanuk says:

Excellent work, as always.

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Saucer Full of Secrets says:

Great photo!
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harogi says:

Wow! Remarkable reflections Trey!
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tephdra [deleted] says:

I've waiting for this one....awesome!!

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fatboyke says:

Seen in Explore, great.
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prasad_mahale1 says:

Great image..
i know, bollywood is crazy....:-)
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Casa da Martinha says:

wow!!!!!! great image :-)
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Awesome!!!! love it!
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GoThICoNnIe says:

In mirror.That's my favorite shot.
Keep on show more perfect photogragh to us.^^
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KeithW64 [deleted] says:

Unbelievably beautiful. Wonder colors.
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Investigate 9/11 says:

AAAAMAZZINNGGG!! props man
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...Ashish.. says:

Om Shanti rocks :) ! lucky guy rubbing shoulders with bollywood types and all we get is a taj mahal picture!

just kidding!
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Kathleen Andersen says:

Gorgeous. On top of my list of places to visit.

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cfimages says:

Lovely light, India sure is a great place.

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GodMadeMeFunky says:

"perfect", to say it in one word
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karl.simpson says:

Wow. Instant classic. And a fave.
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josh shaw says:

...besides my casual visit to the taj majal, which you can see my award winning, perfectly exposed hdr with a perfect blend between orange and blue sky and unbelievable calm reflection above...
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MatthewPHX says:

Awesome, such an amazing shot! A place I hope to see some day.
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ash2276 says:

Amazing!

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Adarsh Bhat says:

I was waiting for this pic! Thanks
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manxgem says:

Stunning! so serene and magical looking. I adore the reflection in the water! Amazing photo!
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Meta-Man says:

Perfect. Well done.
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jazzpic says:

Awesome shot.....
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Seismic_2000 says:

I have seen so may photos but this one is stunning!

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pinoperrotta says:

Wow!!!!!!!!Stunning !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!
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muhuns19 says:

Numerous pictures I've seen of Taj Mahal, but this is definitely the BEST!!!
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whossein says:

great great image
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jdnpics says:

Very appealing symmetry.

Is it true the Minaret towers lean out slightly so that if there was a tremor they would not collapse inwards onto the Taj?
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Lara-queen says:

very very beautiful photo.....
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mambo1935 says:

splendid!
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serhio says:

Amazing composition and colours!
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Dude with a Camera says:

Beautiful!
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~Mina~ says:

amazing reflection!! so clear1

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mothernature says:

Love the gradient colors! Just about a perfect shot. How in the world did you get it without people in it?

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Blacknell says:

Om Shanti Om? Do you still have your eyes? Or did SRK's abs avoid poking your eyes out?

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demoke says:

OK, I'm giving up photography as a hobby... ;-)
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Panorama Paul says:

Aah man, what a finale!! I've been waiting for you to post your Taj-shot... no visit to India is complete without one!! Superb!!!!!
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satosphere says:

That is a beautiful shot of the Taj Mahal - the early morning sunrise really seems to have helped this shot.
I have never seen such a variation in colors.
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Josh Sommers says:

Beautiful. Simply beautiful!
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Jazz Girl says:

Perfect shot! Indian mood is perfect.
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AlaskaTeacher says:

Gorgeous!!!
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Eastern Traveller says:

stunning shot
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click flick says:

whoa! You lucky stucky fella!

You rubbed shoulders with who's who of bollywood and you talk about like it was school reunion! Dang! Tell me you ARE smitten by the actress in Om Shanti Om! :)

Oh lovely shot by the way! :) wah taj huzooor
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just superb ;), congrats my friend

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ie :: fotografie says:

so perfect!
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Valpopando says:

From the master !! the best
ciao amico
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Congrats on Explore today. Have a great weekend.

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