Photographer's Note
The man getting ready to start the day at Vautha Mela.
Vautha Mela is held every year at Vautha, where two rivers, the Sabarmati and the Vatrak meet. Like most fair sites in India, this also has both mythological and current religious associations.
The Vautha Mela site is 3 square miles in area. Legends hold that Kartik Swami or Kartikeya, the son of Lord Shiva, visited the site. This is why the fair is held during Kartika Purnima, the full moon night of the month of Kartik, corresponding to November. The site, also known as Saptasangam, is at the confluence of seven rivers. The most important Shiva temple here is the temple of Siddhanath.
What is most significant about this fair is that it is the only major animal trading fair in Gujarat and is on par with the famous camel fair at Pushkar, Rajasthan. However here the animals traded here are donkeys and just a few camels. About 5,000 donkeys are brought every year for sale, usually by Vanjara (gypsy) traders.
The pilgrims who visit Vautha during the fair are from several communities and include farmers, labourers and people belonging to several castes
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diaz_sanchez
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(0) 2005-02-22 3:36
hola:)nice photo:) beauty colours:) and nice moment:) why she is is angry?
saludos
Margarita
arnabchat
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(7233) 2005-02-22 3:48
this is absolutely gorgeous! amazing clarity. i like the darkish color tones, with bright Gujrati colors, beautiful greenery in bg. good DOF and light.
well composed and framed.
Galeota
(10352) 2005-02-22 4:09
Absolutely great composition. Please excuse me for the reference, but it appears almost as a biblical scene out of our time, like if it was taken two thousand years ago. Technically perfect, and very good image quality and contrast of colours (fine example of what a 50mm 1.8 can do). Sincere applause for this beauty Ashit.
clodreno
(0) 2005-02-22 4:42
Nice Ashit, a great scene with the guy putting up his turban.. I have to go there , soon...
Leonie
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(8809) 2005-02-22 4:52
Hello,
What a nice scene with these camels...really nice composition! I cannot really say why..but I just enjoy it! :-)
Have a nice day,
Léonie
avis2avis
(4264) 2005-02-22 5:30
Excellent framing and light. That turban really catches the eye! Would have been nice to see the feet of the kids included in the frame. But lovely shot anyway.
Luan
(12971) 2005-02-22 5:31
Goog DoF, i like the posture of each person. Colors are very sharp.
Nice composition
Luan
geez
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(107) 2005-02-22 6:20
A great picture with beautiful colors. the morning light makes this shot very beautiful.
summersun
(4978) 2005-02-22 6:53
beautiful composition. I like te character's different attitudes : the girl who looks unhappy, the cute smiling boy and the man putting his turban on. great daily life shot.
vanessa
RegisMinot
(1543) 2005-02-22 9:06
An excellent capture of this daylife scene. Beautiful colours of trees and clothese of the children.
cool_krishna
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(465) 2005-02-22 9:50
Ashit, this is lovely. Almost like a painting. What strikes me most here is the way background works here.. Shallow DOF gives us a slight blurr and has the camels looking fabulous.. While the three people are very sharp and clear.. Interestingly all three are huddled together.. Seems like the children want to stay close to their father.. The detailing is amazing considering they are not tighly focused in the composition..
Very nice work Ashit.
Kicka
(0) 2005-02-22 14:00
Nice scen with the camels in the background. I like the way everybody is looking in different directions, even the camels : )A nice light falling in on their faces and the dof is very good. A little unlucky to have this withe just behinde the head of the mans head. But still a nice photograph.
sandip
(3492) 2005-02-22 15:08
A green pic with camels.Mostly we are used to see camels with yellow horizon ..may be of desert of sunset etc etc. and here is the diferent composition. i liked the way u captured all the green color here.The mood also very good here.
reflection (21) 2005-02-23 1:36
very good framing. I liked the green colour. Usually camel are associated with yellow sandish colour. Good DOF. Good Light.
manny
(22032) 2005-02-23 3:35
I like it! The colors, the pose, the context...this is an excellent shot indeed. Very well-seen and good use of a shallow DOF.
greg
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(2835) 2005-04-15 7:46
The figures seem to be in a different light - this, with your shallow DOF, creates a striking depth here. Once more, I might hope for a little more space below.
nygus
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(8178) 2005-05-30 8:23
very interestin scene , nice light, if only there were more space below their feet
ewasting
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(762) 2006-02-18 16:44
again -so beautiful!!!!multitude of associations and interpretations ... very interesting note:))
Photo Information
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Copyright: Ashit Parikh (ash_parikh)
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(2266) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2003-00-00
- Categories: Festivais
- Camera: Nikon F 80, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Tema(s): Camels, Cattle Livestock [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2005-02-22 3:21
- Favoritos: 1 [ver]
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