Spectacular Façade in Winter light, a photo from Madhya Pradesh, Central

Photographer's Note

The magnificent outer walls of the Gwalior Fort still stand, three Km in length and 35 feet high, bearing witness to its reputation for being one of the most invincible forts of India. The Gwalior city is dominated by this hill-top fort as it rises 100 metres above from the city. The massive Fort, popularly called Gibraltar of India & lit up the morning winter light, overlooks the city which can be seen through the haze in the BG. The great Mughal Emperor Babur reputedly described it as, "The pearl in the necklace of the forts of Hind".

Gwalior, established in 8th century A.D has been named after Saint Gwalipa, a hermit who had cured Suraj Sen, the king of Gwalior, of leprosy, by offering him water from the Suraj Kund or the Sun Tank located within the Gwalior fort. The walls that encircle almost the entire hilltop, are 10 metres high and solid. Within the fort are six palaces, three temples, several water tanks and cisterns as well as the prestigious Scindhia school.

We had in the previous evening watched the superbly mounted Son-et-Lumiere here, which started at 6.30 in the evening. We heard about a multitude of reigning dynasties, of the great Rajput clans of the Pratiharas, Kacchwahas and Tomars who have left indelible etchings of their rule in this city of palaces, temples and monuments.

A closer look of the Fort façade in the Workshop. The outer wall is richly studded with blue, green and yellow tile work creating patterns of animals, birds, trees and flowers. This wall faces a cliff side, interrupted by the large rounded bastions.

This is my last post for about a fortnight. I am off to my home town for Durga Puja, a festival which is very close to the all Bengali hearts. In case you’re interested, you may take a look at my theme on the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. Till then I wish all of you in TE the very best. Take care!

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gildasjan (43826) 2008-09-29 0:44

Bonjour Angshuman
Une très belle lumière pour rendre cette composition à l'architecture délicieuse.
Bonne journée
Cordialement
Gildas

jasmis (58653) 2008-09-29 0:45

Really impressive place and splendid photo with superb note.
Regards.

deepakk (198) 2008-09-29 0:47

very nice shot

Regards
Deepak

kyrneucciu (1390) 2008-09-29 0:54

HI Angshuman, the very soft light which comes to strike the frontage gives tonalities fairy-like has this photo cheer. JO

sevy (58) 2008-09-29 0:58

Hello,

Yes, it is true, it is very spectacular. Your composition all in deepness fits well and the details are strong in the foreground.
Nice to have also some people in the scene to share the large scale of this Fort.

Yves.

KateinDenmark (1634) 2008-09-29 0:59

Hello,
I really like the framing here as it draws the eyes slowly into the distance. You've very much captured the feel of an impenetrable fortress. You've also got a nice balance of color. Well done.

Kate

InasiaJones (31566) 2008-09-29 1:02

Hi Angshuman,

It's true for every parts of the world, but there is a very particular colour and foggy sky in India, at least during the season of October to January. And because the sun is still getting through, the blend of warm stones with foggish blue is typically Indian.

Good perspective outside the walls of the Gwallor Forth, using the vast fortification to create a strong perspective. Good point of view to show the dominance of the structure over the city at its feet, as well as presenting the fine details all along the walls and tourets.

Namaste and have a great festival!

André

leo61 (0) 2008-09-29 1:03

Hı Andshu!
Good shot of thıs unıque place.
Good composıtıon wıth the few people ın the foreground and the nıce vıew at the dıstance wıth the cıty ın the mıst.
Greetıngs from Turkey
Leo

macondo (20449) 2008-09-29 1:20

Hello Angshuman,
Here is a very good view of an astounding building and fortification. The photo is composed well to show the road zig-zagging up the side of the mountain, and the people dotted around add a few highlights and show the scale. You have captured the warm sunlight very well here, despite the haze. I hope you have a great time with your family.
Regards,
Andrew

arkane (97) 2008-09-29 1:25

Beautiful photo...I love India, i love indian temples, i love India History...i have studied it...Great photo, very inspiring, very powerful...Good job!
Regards, Marin

Burberry1 (6041) 2008-09-29 1:42

An excellent perfect view with a goo light management and colors.

Kind regards, Agnieszka

baba_flies (8829) 2008-09-29 2:32

Hello Angshuman! We will miss you but I also know we will be treated again with wonderful pictures about the festival, or am I wrong??? A winter sky in India ... when I think of India I always think of heat waves and heavy monsoon rains but never of a winter sky but I know this is a little childish of me. I like the warm winter light on the building, fading slightly in the haze and how you placed this photo with a little bit of town that we can still see to get an overall impression. Enjoy your time off ... TE is nice but it is also nice to share things beyond this. Barbara.

Gessle (70) 2008-09-29 3:29

Hej Angshuman!
Simply stunning picture!
Great light and the colours are impressive.
Good job, fantastic mood.
regards, Anna

Morac (27725) 2008-09-29 4:48

Hello Angshuman
A beautiful light for this composition to architecture delicious.
Good day
Best regards

Floydian (30970) 2008-09-29 6:44

Hi Angshu,
12 years a go i was there, but i remember well this beautiful fort and the view from above towards the city below. I was impressed by that blue on the towers and it's still there as a perfect decoration. You also had great light here, although it's a bit hazy, it enhance a certain mood which suits well with the red colours on the fort...i like it.
Regards, Henk

Dpbours (222) 2008-09-29 7:44

Hello Angshu,

Nice close-up in the workshop!! I even think I prefer the workshop over the main posting. Though the main posting is very nice as well with some people in it!
Also nice to have a bit of skyline in this composition!

Greetings,
Dennis

elendim (69) 2008-09-29 9:22

Great job Angushaman!
Very nice cupture and nice frame!

Elena!

Kielia (24077) 2008-09-29 9:30

Hi Angshuman,
The capture of this impressive place is outstanding and I like your title, both the facade and the light are really spectacular!
Congratulation!
Warm regards
Harriet

yaya13baut (3344) 2008-09-29 9:56

Hi Angshuman,
spectacular place, well emphasized by the light you had.

dareco (17136) 2008-09-29 12:32

WOW! This is gorgeous! Perfect lighting that brings out the colors and the composition is superb! Interesting and beautiful! TFS

zeca (19762) 2008-09-29 17:56

Oh yes, it is spectacular, Angshuman! And you found a nice point of view to capture it, well using the excellent lights. Amazing place..
Regards,
Zeca

plimrn (21344) 2008-09-29 21:46

Hi Angshu,
Wonderful detail in the towers of the fort. Your framing adds a lot of DOF. Happy travels, I look forward to your festival photos.
HLJ, Pat

emjleclercq (15778) 2008-09-29 23:26

I recognize the wall of the fort you have already posted, but here from a different point of view. Good details again of the decoration of the wall,. I do not know what are the blue things, but they come out nicely on the red wall.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Graal (103040) 2008-09-30 0:00

Hi Angshuman,
fantastic walls of fort, good presentation. I like the composition and warm colours. Fine POV You had. Solid work. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

pablominto (53746) 2008-09-30 1:58

Hello Angshu,

You have captured an amazing piece of architecture, and the special light adds to the beauty of the structure!
An effective point of view gives fine depth to the image, and the colours are a treat to my eye...

Greetings,
Pablo -

carper (96) 2008-09-30 2:04

a beautiful place Angshu
the pov is very well taken and the contrast is good here, the composition is a pleasure to look at, good photojob my friend, have anice day.
regard jaap

ChrisJ (171818) 2008-09-30 2:21

Hi Angshuman

Wow! A spectacular view with a strong diagonal & good repetition of the turrets. The earthy red colours contrast well against the blue sky. Tfs!

pierrefonds (114371) 2008-09-30 4:11

Hi Angshuman,

The curve of the road is an asset to the composition. The point of view is showing with precision the details and colors of the fortress. It is receiving a good light which brings out the colors anre well saturated. The presence of the people has an effect of scale. Have a nice day.

Pierre

josepmarin (59385) 2008-09-30 9:22

Hi Angshuman,
Really your title is perfect for this image, the façade is spectacular. I like your way of composing the elements in the framing, giving a nice balance to the fort so well illuminated by the Sun, opposite to a landscape that gets lost in the mist, with a good depth of image.
The light and the shades add a great aesthetic touch to this beautiful composition.
An excellent work, my friend.
Best regards,
Josep

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-09-30 13:07

Hello Angshu!
A very nice new picture of this wonderful Facade. In the Workshop you can recognize the architecture even better, but I also like the overview over the whole place a lot.
As always, good colors, nice light and a great point of view ! Well done :)
Jonas

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2008-09-30 23:32

Great shot of a really beautiful building. Good POV too. Nice capture.
Best wishes,
Achim

jafadabret (56501) 2008-09-30 23:42

HI Angshu.
Cette photo est superbe avec cette forteresse sous la bonne lumière et en perspective. Les visiteurs donnent l'échelle de cette architecture.
Beau travail !
Jacques

siolaw (38294) 2008-10-01 0:17

Hi Angshu,
The Indian winter light is warmer and brighter than European summer light in many cases!
Excellent POV to show the faccade and making us see howlarge it is... Colors and sharpnes are spot on.
Greetings
Laurent

Felip (3907) 2008-10-01 3:35

Spectacular!, that's the most appropiate word for this view, the only pity is that the day wasn't clearer, cause although the day was sunny, the atmosphere is a little turbid, I guess due to the high temperature. Good note as always!
I wish you all the best in the Durga Purja Festival my friend!

Felip

avene (12675) 2008-10-01 13:48

hello Angshuman,
nice, very nice. I like a lot how the intricate textures of the fort wall on the left are clearly defined and how the rest of the photo seems to gradually disolve in the fog and mist, I find it creates beautiful dreamy and somewhat ethereal feeling. the warm light is beautiful, as is the diagonal composition you have chosen. very nice work, my compliments.

best,
Kristine

batalay (41261) 2008-10-01 21:13

Hello Mr. B,

Form the vantage place you've chosen to shoot this image, you show so many strata. The outer wall is indeed reminiscent of another great wall (in China), also meandering and undulating. Sharp and colorful image, complemented by one of your superb notes.

Warm regards, Angshuman,

Bulent

rodgerg (55767) 2008-10-02 8:14

Hello Angshuman,

Really spectacular and impressive this place and too this photo. A very ggod use of light, a composition well balnaced with a great propsect and the way between the valley and the fort. The peoples gives an intersting element of life and a idea of the scaole of the place. A good work.
Have a good evening,
Roger

danos (110407) 2008-10-02 11:57

Hello Angshuman,
really impressive the outer walls of the Gwalior Fort with the splendid towers.I like the closer view in the WS as the extraordinary blue colors that are painted.Excellent the contrast and the sharpness of the scene,as your informative note about the histoty of it.Well done.

Regards,Danos

Stepan (27210) 2008-10-03 23:52

THis side pov is simply excellent to have depth, to impact and to show how is the place. And the Gwalior fort is really lovely (I have a great souvenir from the sikh temple, inside). Well done.
Stéphane

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jhm (211736) 2008-10-04 0:45

Hello Angshu,

What a problem with the site, slow, slow and slow!!!
The walls of the Gwalior Fort are wonderful, great architecture image out of the old time.
To the right see we a little bit misty atmosphere, this is very nice for look it.
Sharpness and clarity are of high quality. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-10-04 2:00

Ola Angshuman ,
Este forte e gigante com estes muros em cima destas colinas , o calor deve ser muito pois o horizonte esta nublado , gostei muito das cores em tons vermelhos das paredes do forte , boa profundidade de foto , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

robob (3648) 2008-10-04 5:31

Hello Angshu,
Superbe point de vue sur cette grandiose façade,
La lumière est particulièrement excellente,
Amicalement,
Robert

Didi (61589) 2008-10-04 5:34

Hello Angshu
Interesting mixing with sun light and mist on the background.
Very good architectural composition and your POV was well choozen.
Friendly regards.

Vato_Law (12732) 2008-10-05 9:53

Hello Angshuman,
Woow!! this is a view!! The castle and architecture are fabulous but this view overlooking the city that lies down there are amazing even if breaked by the haze).
The magnitude of this place really impresses as it looks really huge and strong, able to resist for thousands of years.
Great photo my friend!
Cheers.
Paulo

riclopes (35577) 2008-10-06 1:40

Olá Angshu, spectacular indeed. It reminds me of Jodhpur. You continue to surprise me showing the Indian architecture I've never heard before. It's a long way walking up if one doesn't take any transportation, as should be expected in any other fort. Superb POV and excellent perspective showing everything until things disapear in the mist. And yes, I like to see the few people spread around and specially the ones in FG ;-) The WS is a nice complementar, but this is the one to show as the main post.
I wish you a nice time in Kolkata and I'm sure you will bring us many more photos for your theme :)
Best regards,
ricardo

PaulVDV (62846) 2008-10-06 4:24

Hello Angshuman,
Me too, I first thought it was a picture of Jodhpur. I guess because Gwalior is a little lesser known. But it looks fantastic.
I like the brown tones on this picture contrasting with that blue (winter) sky.
A good composition with that long road winding up from the city to the fort. Fantastic architecture. Good capture.
Best regards, Paul

kermit350 (9016) 2008-10-08 6:18

Hello Angshu, splendid feeling of lost size that one feels with the sight of this building of another old, of another time, c' is vertiginous, in all the directions of the term, the prospect is impressive, j' very like much these details Nets which are lost gradually in the fog , technically the image is quite dynamic and the colors are well returned, sincerely ................Hello Angshu, magnifique sentiment de grandeur perdue que l’on ressent à la vue de ce bâtiment d’un autre age, d’une autre époque, c'est vertigineux, dans tous les sens du terme, la perspective est impressionnante, j'aime beaucoup ces détails très nets qui se perdent progressivement dans la brume
, techniquement l’image est bien dynamique et les couleurs sont bien rendues, bien amicalement

edytungkal (4551) 2008-10-08 8:20

This place is amazing and spectacular and of course you were standing on the best pov, not so sharps maybe because of the weather but this picture really outstanding....
Thanks Angshu friend for the shot

greetings
daniel

Atousa (7131) 2008-10-08 22:08

Salam Angshu,

Your chosen POV is great here..very impressive architecture ..really a dream place n I like the interesting description of that Emperor about this fort..a magnificent shot..thank you
Have a nice time in your home town..
Greetings, A

fayeulle (27827) 2008-10-10 10:12

Hi Angshu
Wonderful light on the Fort. Really amazing. I really like the way you framed this picture.
Cheers
JP

adores (46979) 2008-10-12 14:10

Hi Angshuman
I really like thie one, the pov is great and it gives us a sense of the dimension and highness. I like to see the tourists around (they seem so small compared to the fort)and colours are very good.

MarianneS (15338) 2008-10-14 5:24

Hello Angshu,
"Spectacular and magnificient" are the perfect words to describe this site. Waow!
You captured it with a beautiful light to enhance the colours of the stones.
The ws is very good too and shows more details.
Well done!
Regards,
Marianne

jmcl (14535) 2008-10-20 17:02

Hi Angshuman,

Hope you and yours are well.

What tremendous dimension and scale .. wonderful point of view for communicating this place. take care, John

hispic (9658) 2008-10-26 15:24

Hello Angshu,
Amazing colour and light in the winter morning. The outer walls of the Gwalior Fort are magnificently depicted with three-dimensional feeling. Very spectacular shot.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

abulafia (4900) 2008-11-10 1:45

Impressive view Angshuman
I would really love to visit some of these beautiful places you are showing us from India.
As always a good quality shot from you.
Harry

Photo Information

Copyright: Angshuman Chatterjee (Angshu) (56760)
Genre: Lugares
Medium: Cor
Date Taken: 2007-12-26
Categories: Arquitectura
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5, Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT 36 - 432mm
Exposição: f/8, 1/320 segundos
More Photo Info: view
Versão da Foto: Versão Original, Workshop
Relato de Viagem: From Budelkhand to Princely Gwalior
Tema(s): My dream places..., My favorite photos (16+1) (Gatti Matti), India... [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-09-29 0:42

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Points: 110

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