Kolkata is a very interesting city in India to visit. It doesn’t even remotely feel like Delhi, or even Mumbai for that matter. In fact, it feels like a whole different country comparatively. Being a colonial capitol at one point, it has a different ‘air’ to it. But it still has it’s alleyways, busy shopping and dealers districts. This picture was taken in an area that was very close to the house that Mother Teresa had founded to help the sick and the poor in India. We may have even visited her grave the same day that this shot was taken. I would love to go back and photograph these areas again with their endless streams of people going about their daily lives. This was one of those shots where I looked down an alleyway and had to get a shot of it. There are endless photo ops in India, but the alleyways are especially nice in 3D in my opinion. Shot with my Sputnik on Fuji Provia 100F film.
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Abandoned House, Mussoorie India
This was the view from the Plaza hotel in Mussoorie India. It must have been a gorgeous residence at some point. You can see that someone is living there, or at least hanging some laundry up to dry. Mussoorie is in Northern India at the foothills of the Himilayas.
Photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. I used a pod-support on a deck railing. I think it was 1/125 @f16.
Taj Mahal Close
The Taj Mahal is often seen just in the classic full view, but there’s quite a lot to look at when you get closer in. MF3D is really the only medium that can convey the richness of all the marble inlays and carving.
This was photographed with a TL-120 using Provia 100F pushed one stop. I believe it was 1/250 @f16. No tripods are allowed at the Taj unless major fees are paid, so this was shot with the camera hanging around my neck using a Hasselblad waist level finder and a cable release. October 2010.
The TL-120 attracted a lot of attention in India, at times I was mobbed with people wondering what it was.