Happy Diwali!

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Anup :-) says:

Happy Diwali to you too !!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Deepsydaisy says:

Perfect!!!! Im sure you planned it for long!!! :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

$owmya says:

wow lovely shot... happy deepavali..
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

pallaviyadalam says:

omg!! brilliant shot!! u just keep getting better and better :) :) :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

lowellbellew says:

So... was this done using a wire frame? If that's freehand, it's amazing... Da Vinci would be proud ;-)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

bhola_shine says:

really nice man

i would really appreciate if u tell givethe technical specs too!!
happy diwali
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

Anup, Deepsydaisy, $owmya, Pallavi, Justin, Bhola, mbollino, mary little lamb, Polly, frontpageeditor - thank you all for the comments and the favs!
@Deepika - haha... Random experiments :)
@Justin - This was with a string-like thing... hence the almost perfect circle
@bhola - All the info is here - www.flickr.com/photo_exif.gne?id=1932398239
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

smithysteads says:

Wishing you a happy and prosperous Diwali!

Hi, I'm an editor for a group called The India Tree
and we'd love to have your photo added to the group!

Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

mongolblues says:

Love it!

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert Lio says:

cool

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

sthaye3 says:

Very interesting photo!

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

a.rud.beth says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

♥ Colpo di fulmine ♥ says:

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

photo61guy says:

Cool.

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

troperocosmico says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

v_stamey says:

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

smithysteads, mongolblues, robert lio, sthaye3, a.rud.beth, ♥ Colpo di fulmine ♥ , photo61guy, troperocosmico, v stamey, shutterboxslave - Thank you all for the comments and the faves.
@smithysteads - Thank you for the invitation. I have added the picture!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

mrWerner says:

fantastic :-)

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

sundancew says:

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Ferry Jansen [deleted] says:

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

ollis_echo [deleted] says:

A+++ Grade Photo

Bond? James Bond?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Maciej clubfoto.lu says:

A+++ Grade Photo

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

GM_Fotos [deleted] says:

Well done, nice shot!

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

jasonjerbil says:

cool,on dirait des feu d'artifice

A+++ Grade Photo
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Rosenkavalier says:

Great composition and light exposure.

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

! S4N7Y ! says:

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Luciano Joaquim says:

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

JR2V says:

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Siddhartha. says:

i love how the sparks are tangentially flying off
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Aparajith says:

Wonderfully shot.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

anindya c says:

Wonderful perspective, a very interesting shot

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Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Blinkr says:

Great photo, and thats a perfect circle :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Hayath says:

Superb shot !!!

Lovely circle and concept :)
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

mrWerner, sundancew, Ferry, ollis, Maciej, GM Fotos, jasonjerbil, Rosenkavalier, *S47NY*, Luciano, jr2v, Siddhartha, samsat, Aparajith, anindya, Blinkr, Hayath, dora14460, keithpvkelly, mongolblues, ShutterBoxSlave, superdiscobrakes, psmithson - Thank you for the comments and the favs!
@samsat - Yes, that's my dad
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

UrvishJ says:

man this is incredible!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

visithra says:

love this
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Krins says:

Fantastic shot.....!!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Nina kix butt says:

great photo (:
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

@nkit says:

This had to be in fav collection. simply stunning pic.. and u have captured it damn neat
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

radicalgel says:

Awesome shot dude!! We actually took one with 4 of us spelling out a word! :-P
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

UrViSh, visithra, Nina kix butt, @nkit, radicalgel - Thank you!
@radicalgel: 4 ppl tp spell a word... I think I get the drift :P How about uploading it? hehe!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

seahorse_roo says:

lovely...... seasons greetings from Leicester in England.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

sujanara0 says:

w0w..
happy diwali
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

millzero says:

nice shot.. i was once , 3 years back in Bangalore India to witness the beauty of diwali .
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

f o t o c a f é says:

wonderfully done...both that person holding that cracker(or what you call it :D) and you :)

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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

···Skazi•• says:

wow thats wack !! awesome...
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

JanvPi says:

Man!!! Thats one neat shot!!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

sunder_gurusamy says:

amazing shot, one of the best i have seen, well done
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Nihit Goyal says:

Very nice...
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Daaru says:

great shot ... dude ... i love firework images !!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Tunali says:

:) try writing somethin the next time ;)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

HappyHorizons says:

Perfect! I love doing this! and taking these photos!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

audiO.science says:

nicely done!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Atila Zilik says:

Excellent shot!

Great feeling of the endless circle of fire ;)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

niketjoshi says:

cool idea ;)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

prasad_mahale1 says:

Super cool!
How was this done?
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

Thank you all very much!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

varun says:

: We took a "wire cracker" and basically just twirled it... The centrifugal force ensures that the circle is near perfect. Lots of fun!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

prasad_mahale1 says:

Thanks man ! This is one super shot :-)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Travayegeur (Sahil) says:

this is damn creative......
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Shakti Womyn says:

Namaste! Please join & add this Wonderful Image to...

Shakti! Shakti! Images of India & Nepal
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Julie70 says:

happy Diwali, again! I used this image in my blog to speak about today and the days surrounding the new year and the lights, the photo of course, will lead to your thread and image, thanks
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

robo3313 says:

amzing shot
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Aditya Grandhi says:

Looks like James Bond! Nice shot.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

america.gov says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called www.flickr.com/groups/1164230@N21/, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi
I manage the America.gov Flickr group. We’d like to use your image on our Talking Faith blog. If this is OK please let me know how you’d like to be credited. We would also very much like to post any thoughts you have about Diwali and what it means to you or, just a bit about the photograph. Just a paragraph or two.

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