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Towers by ~AlexJHH:iconAlexJHH:

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©2008-2009 ~AlexJHH
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He built towers to reach the revelatory sunbursts of his imagination...

The Jantar Mantar observatory at Jaipur, India.

A short series of shots (4 or 5) that will attempt to describe the inspiration I felt while at the observatory.

I always get extremely inspired when I'm surrounded by the work of people that pushes the boundaries, bringing in great knowledge and imagination. This was one of those places.

Finished in 1728, and built by Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II, it is the perfect demonstration of both of those attributes.

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Lubitel 166U, something like 1/125 @ f/8, Ilford HP5

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~Lulabelle Nov 20, 2008, 1:51:59 AM
Great shot, composition and exposure is really nice.

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=Mickeygr Nov 20, 2008, 2:42:24 AM
Nice shot!

That film was my fav when I shot 35mm! I bet most people don't know anything about it, but I loved it!

Anyway, lovely shot!

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~AlexJHH Nov 20, 2008, 3:31:20 AM
Thanks - Actually, I think that in the UK at least, HP5 is one of the most popular all round black and white films, particularly with students. It pushes so well! Glad you like it :D

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~AlexJHH Nov 20, 2008, 3:31:45 AM
Thanks a lot - getting used to composing squares takes a while, but I think I got it with this one :)

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'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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~LewisBush Nov 20, 2008, 4:19:29 AM
Totally crazy architecture, looks more 1960's than 1720's.

Tempting to try cropping that wall corner on the left, its really strong looking, but as it is it seems rather neither in nor out. Also give the insane resolution at your disposal I'd be tempted to try an extreme crop down to just the two sets of stairs, the birds are a nice touch so I'd try and make them more obvious.

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~AlexJHH Nov 20, 2008, 9:50:40 AM
It's the left tower of the largest sundial in the world :D

Yeah, I see what you mean about the left side. I'll take a look at it in a bit.

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'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,'
'I don’t know where. . .'
'Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,' said the cat.
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~Lulabelle Nov 20, 2008, 10:29:26 AM
Yeah, but once your there, its hard to get away from them.

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~babyhippy123 Nov 20, 2008, 11:39:48 AM
This is a gorgeous image. I love it. Keep it up! x

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~vladimir-l Nov 20, 2008, 11:54:49 AM
Very cute. Perhaps rather than cropping adding a touch more contrast and burning to selectively lower the value of a few surfaces on the print would add a bit more separation. I personally quite like the wall on the left actually :p

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