Dood’s Photo of the Day

Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 31st July’08

It was bedtime for the sun and road side lamps had started glowing. the sky still wasnt completely dark and the soft glow of the lamps against the dark blue sky was really a beautiful sight. You could see people sitting underneath these lamps, enjoying the lovely evening with a cool breeze hitting against their faces.

As is pretty much evident, the lamps were designed in order to match the architectural style of downtown Tlaxcala.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 30th July’08

San Jose is a one of the churches present in the heart of the city of Tlaxcala. Its beautiful building and the picturesque surroundings make it a photographer’s paradise. Situated right in the center of downtown Tlaxcala, the church premises is surrounded with small hawkers who sell breads, corn and many other delicious local sweets & snacks.

I went there immediately after having my lunch but that didnt stop me from feasting on almost everything which was eatable & vegetarian of course

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 29th July’08

This tower like structure attracted my attention in the first look itself. I saw it and I knew I am going to click it. It seemed like a considerably old structure but didnt seem to loose its charm. Given the bell hanging at the top, it surely was a part of some old church.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 28th July’08

The picture you can see above is an arena for “Bull fighting” or more popularly known as corrida de toros (literally running of bulls) or fiesta brava (the ferocious festival) in Spain. The tradition of bull-fighting was born in Spain & was brought to Mexico at the time of its colonization. It starts with the bull fighter or the torero executing various moves for distracting and angering the bull & ends with the killing of the bull with a well placed thrust of a sword. Supporters of bullfighting argue that it is a culturally important tradition, while animal rights groups argue that it is a blood sport because of the suffering of the bull and horses during the bullfight.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 27th July’08

Last weekend we planned to visit a church in the downtown and when we reached there, we found that the church was all set to host a wedding. We could see impeccably dressed people ready to greet the blessed couple. As we reached the entrance of the church the bride was getting escorted inside. I took some shots which didnt come as good as expected due to bad light.

This one is my best among all I got. You can see a couple more at the below given links.
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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 26th July’08

This flowery grass was waving in the air as we were walking past a pavement. I had my camera in my hand & took some shots. I was trying to have some part of the grass in the foreground and then focus on the one in the background. This is the best I could get. I really need to work with the zoom & focus functions of my camera

I will suggest you to click on the photo and see the full version. Looks really nice to me

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 25th July’08

These 3 nails stuck into the wall just in front of my front door have been in my attention for a long time now. Today I decided to get something out of them. I was trying to get the focus on the head butts, but that was making the background to come in focus too. Its high time a buy a nice macro lens

While I was busy getting the right angle with my half my body kneeling against the wall my neighbors must be thinking – What the heck is this guy up to ?? !! But who cares as long as I am getting nice pictures

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 24th July’08

Me & my friend Aakash were driving down a hill in Mysore when we came across this turn. As on almost all the other turns on the spiraling road we were treading, this one too had a sign. But surprisingly it was blank. We saw it in a flash as we were driving & it took a moment to really understand what we saw. We decided to stop & go back to take a picture.

We took the photo and spent the next minute laughing our hearts out. Its amazing how ignorant & irresponsible the authorities can become.

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 23rd July’08

The Red Fort and the city of Shahjahanabad was constructed by the Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 A.D. The layout of the Red Fort was organised to retain and integrate this site with the Salimgarh Fort. The fortress palace is an important focal point of the medieval city of Shahjahanabad. The planning and aesthetics of the Red Fort represent the zenith of Mughal creativity which prevailed during the reign of Emperor Shahjahan. This Fort has had many developments added on after its construction by Emperor Shahjahan. (Courtesy Wikipedia)

Talking about contemporary importance, the Red fort in Delhi is a major political landmark because this is the place from where the prime minister of the country delivers his speech on the Independence Day. This was the place where the tricolor was first officially unfurled in independent India by Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru

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Originally clicked and uploaded by – Pratosh Dwivedi – 22nd July’08

I know a lot of my posts have come related to Chamundeswari, but I think this is going to be the last one This temple is situated on top of hill on the outskirts of the city of Mysore. You can have a picturesque view of the whole city from the top of the hill. The statue of Goddess Chamundeswari is made of solid gold while the doors at the entrance of pure silver. Devotees can be seen flocking the temple right from 6 AM in the morning. Most of them trek the hill barefoot to show their devotion towards God.

The typical temple architecture evident in the image is the most common way in which the temples are built throughout Southern part of India. A huge pyramidal dome on top of the temple with intricate artwork consisting of big and small idols of different gods and goddesses. If you see the full image, you can see the art work more closely and admire its beauty.

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