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Joyful queuing to enter the Taj Mahal.

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farukakbas (580) 2009-12-08 8:44

magnificent...

Galoy (324) 2009-12-08 8:48

Hola Paul, hermosa foto, gran colorido, buena luminosidad, buena composición. Felicitaciones.
(Me gustaría mucho estar en la fila para ingresar a esa maravilla).
Saludos

Galoy

carper (68252) 2009-12-08 8:56

heel fraaie foto Paul,
kleurrijk, goede compositie en een prachtige scherpte uitstekende foto. prettige avond.
groet jaap

ciakgiak (13390) 2009-12-08 8:57

Hello Paul,
All these girls, with their colorful dresses and their smiles, give a great pleasant sensation and a superb graphical effect. I also like the splendid architecture on the BG:
Congratulations, TFS.
Giorgio

swiatopelk777 (11984) 2009-12-08 9:08

Hi Paul!
A lot of girls. Amazing scene. Very good architecture. Wonderful colours. Funny shot.
Greetings from Warszawa!

leo61 (44344) 2009-12-08 9:18

Hi Paul!
Smiles like here,but less people.
Good composition with these colorful dressed ladies in a row.
Greetings from Cape Verde,
Leo

smarcell (16114) 2009-12-08 9:22

Lovely colorful scene. with high accuracy for composition

Regards Stefano

chiaretta (2113) 2009-12-08 9:27

Hi Paul,
a wonderful shot! Colorful and lively... so well composed!
TFS
Chiara

holmertz (10913) 2009-12-08 9:32

Hello Paul,
A brilliant composition, created by the women themselves but observed and handled by you. All these colours against the almost white marble walls, all these faces, all these individual postures. Perfect sharpness and light-management.
Actually it reminds me of my very post picture on TE, of people lining up at a Congolese polling-station, but this is just sooo much better.
Regards,
Gert

wolf38 (13846) 2009-12-08 9:33

Hello Paul. Pure exoticism in front of a famous architecture. What a beautiful picture and well worth seeing. Traditionally dressed women in a long line behind the other and in the best mood. You have perfectly realized the scene. Regards, Wolfgang.

sayeed_rahman (3127) 2009-12-08 9:34

More than the this choice of wide angle..i would prefer a vertical of the left section which would frame a couple of women and the major portion of arabic calligraphy on the glistening marble..the designs and carvings would add a bonus..

you lens is capable to doing that..think you should have seen that or maybe you had ?? :)

tc

sayeed

bebbetto (3511) 2009-12-08 10:06

Hi Paul.
Great framing and beautiful palette.
Splendid shot

claud26point2 (891) 2009-12-08 10:08

Hi Paul-
The row of colorful women's attire against that beautiful building makes for a gorgeous composition. An added bonus is to see so many glowing, smiling faces!
-Claudia

PixelTerror (89776) 2009-12-08 10:09

Hi Paul
Shooting women was my favorite passtime as well for they are so colorful, nice collection of sarees here, seems a little bit too much sharpened
have a nice day JY

adores (16173) 2009-12-08 10:52

Hi Paul!
What about the western tourists:)? This is so great, I like all these colours and the joy in their smiles, with all those details of the Taj in background. Surely a different way to see the Taj.

Bergensiana (323) 2009-12-08 11:18

Hello Paul
Nice colors with good contrast against the bright background.
The women are smiling, even though they stand in line
Great picture. Congratulations
Regards Trond

Morac (22490) 2009-12-08 11:20

Bonsoir Paul,

Une joie de vivre : graphique et coloriée !
Superbe !
Amicalement
Marc

Ninello52 (3727) 2009-12-08 11:24

CiaoPaul!
Bellissima questa fila di donne con i loro abiti coloratissimi ! Sono quasi tutte sorridenti e della stessa età! Le figure spiccano bene sul fondo chiaro del palazzo al quale tu hai giustamente dato tanto spazio!
Saluti, Nino.

zmey (7298) 2009-12-08 11:35

wonderful! nothing else to add here.

kristaps

bergese (903) 2009-12-08 12:45

Bonsoir Paul
Une belle file indienne avec de multiple couleurs et de merveilleux sourires.Un joli contraste avec un édifice religieux tout en marbre blanc.Bravo
Bonne soirée Isa

jjcordier (27048) 2009-12-08 13:53

Paul
excellent! Ce défilé de mode indienne, spécialement pour toi bien sûr, très coloré et gaie crée une scène vraiment très attrayante.
Amicalement
JJ

akm (1184) 2009-12-08 14:26

Hello Paul,
Delightful image, beautiful composition with the line of color agains the monotone background. But I wonder why these happy women are all holding on to the one in front. Were they asked to pose or are they just anxious to get inside?
Regards,
Mary

ifege (2489) 2009-12-08 16:08

Great one Paul,
The brilliant colours in the outfits show out well against some good detail of the Taj Mahal. Great POV and capturing the moment.
cheers
Ian

claudio74 (7070) 2009-12-08 19:00

Hello paul
A lovely colorful picture with a nice lightness.
Interesting point of view
well done
regards
Claude

phwall (6009) 2009-12-08 19:18

Hello Paul,
I wish I could give you a thousand points for this brilliant shot.
I love it, it makes me smile and laugh along with these happy young women.
Superb.
Regards
Peter

Coolka (719) 2009-12-09 0:29

Good morning Paul,

What a joyful scene.
Beaming women and vivid colours makes this photo very energetic despite of the fact that noone moves.
I do enjoy it.
Joanna

Budapestman (46321) 2009-12-09 5:48

Hi Paul,
a splendid photo with cheerful atmosphere and attractive composition, the architectural details are beautiful, a very lovely photo with excellent realization. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

sacimar (9002) 2009-12-09 10:53

Hi Paul,

beautiful composition, as your title says the colours and smiles are the most interesting thing in the image, excellent details, nice job,

Best regards

Sergio

bukitgolfb301 (5844) 2009-12-09 13:48

Hello my dear Paul

This is an another great and impressive shot!
Perfect framework and nice proportion, good shutter chance and best color coordination are so admirable as usual. Wide focus approach is best choice in this case.
I think this is the best among this week's your submissions.
Congratulation on your masterpiece!
Thanks for sharing and best regards,
Have a good day!

Takero

danos (36156) 2009-12-10 10:17

Hi Paul,
what a nice and colourful queue waiting to enter in the Taj Mahal. As I see the most of them are smiling and their clothes contrast perfect with the whiteness of the walls.Well done.

Have a nice evening,Danos

jemaflor (41255) 2009-12-10 11:56

Salut Paul,
C'est bien vu pour donner un intéressant résultat photographie avec cette file indienne ... et la jolie palette de couleur, bien aussi la façade décorée comme complément de vue.

pajaran (6537) 2009-12-11 2:36

Dobar dan iz suncane a hladne Cuprije.
Pravi trenutak snimka ove lepe fotografije dobrih boja i kompozicije. Trenutak koji se jednom desi, svidja mi se, lepo.
Prijatan i uspesan dan, Paja.

patdeph (19952) 2009-12-11 9:05

bonjour Paul
j'adore cette longue file colorée,j'ai essayé en avril de faire la même chose,mais je n'avais pas le somptueux Taj Mahal en arrière-plan,et c'était donc beaucoup moins joli!Là c'est vraiment extra!
Amicalement
Pascale

eversmile (7511) 2009-12-11 9:34

Bonjour Paul!

J'avais remarqué celle-ci il y a déjà quelques jours... Elle me plaît bien, entre autres car c'est presque un paysage sonore! Je m'explique: la scène est si vivante, qu'il me semble entendre les bavardages, les exclamations et les plaisanteries qui fusent, les rires... jusqu'au joyeux tintement des bracelets. Tu as réussi le tour de force de faire rentrer tout le monde in extrémis dans le cadre, ce qui n'était pas gagné! Les belles couleurs vives ajoutent encore davantage de gaieté. La légèreté et la grâce de ces jeunes filles font plaisir à voir. Bravo!
Amicalement
Marine

yquem46 (10354) 2009-12-11 9:42

Bravo paul
Bon coup d'oeil, bon réflexe!
bonne soirée

papera (7064) 2009-12-11 10:30

wow... what a catch! the fantastic row of ladies in their wonderful sarees, the white marble background, their smiles... a dream =)
cris

Cretense (60159) 2009-12-12 3:54

Hello Paul!

One of the most beautiful and impressive photos I have seen lately, and one of the most representative photos of the beauty of India, I have ever seen! Excellent idea and realisation, perfect framing and composition, perfect light management, blinding colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

emka (25108) 2009-12-13 23:39

Hi Paul,

I have just the problem what to show from Taj Mahal. Nice pphoto of the queu of indian girls wanting to see the tombs of eternal lovers.

Regards

Malgorzata

Cricri (46167) 2009-12-13 23:47

Hi Paul
Joli file "indienne" de ces demoiselles aux tenues très jolies et colorées, intéressant POV et présentation
Good day
cricri

delkoo (35632) 2009-12-14 0:11

hi paul,
it is very pleasant to see all those young women smilling, each colored sari is a nice touch of colors counter the cold marble.

didier

AKITA (6520) 2009-12-14 13:20

dear Paul,
wow,
amazing scene of colorful and cheerful ladies, and mysterious white wall,
I can hear their smiling voices, and feel joyful ambience very clearly,
impressive and fine picture, thank you,
Akihisa

paololg (16218) 2009-12-14 13:50

Ciao dear Paul,
wonderful image, seems almost a kaleidoscope of colors, realized with excellent photographic quality. Really a pleasant photo of these smiling girls. Very beautiful, compliments!
Ciao, have a nice night!
Paolo

Angshu (35451) 2009-12-15 19:50

Hello Paul
When I went there, the queue was a massive serpentine one and I lost interest in joining them to go in. You have a fine assembly of colours here...these girls must be of a single group. And against the backdrop of the white marble, they really stand out. Good work!
Regards
Angshu

maximage (14328) 2009-12-16 13:52

Bonjour Paul,
Superbe compo. Une belle architecture en arrière plan avec ces magnifiques vêtements de couleurs portés par de charmantes jeunes filles, c'est super bien vu et bien réalisé. Bravo.
Amitiés.
max

mkamionka (6635) 2009-12-17 2:37

Hi Paul,
fantastic catch! The background is so rich -I can see so many beautiful architectural details and you caught these colorful girls as well. They are first very colorful but also adding some ethnic element and a nice scene here.
Great work,
TFS
M

Tukan-T5 (1336) 2009-12-17 3:50

Hi Paul,
beautiful capture from Taj Mahal.
Beautiful girls,colours , sharp. And smiles!
Great idea!
Greeting from Poland

Silvio1953 (46827) 2009-12-17 10:13

Ciao Paul, great composition, "United Colors of Paul" wonderful dresses and splendid smiles for a lot of lovely women, very well done, ciao Silvio

sevy (15439) 2009-12-18 1:30

Bonjour Paul,

Comme tu l as ecrit: smile :-)
J aime bien cette file de filles dont les couleurs des vetements ressortent tres bien sur le fond clair du monument. Une vision originale du Taj Mahal.

Yves.

stevesaba (3987) 2009-12-18 10:59

Hi Paul!
Great compo! Very fun actually. I remember our visit to the Taj last Feb, and up this close to the temple, I felt like I needed sunglasses it was so bright..hehe. I have this one from that trip, but it lacks the wonderful human element of yours:

http://www.trekearth.com/viewphotos.php?l=5&p=1079026

Fine work as always. Kind regards,
Steve

macjake (4597) 2009-12-18 12:34

Hi Paul
This is a unique look at the Taj Mahal, not usually seen like this!
very colourful, very creative
Love it
Craig

subhendu_bagchi (4756) 2009-12-18 14:11

Hi Paul,
nice photography using the queu of the colourful momen in the backdrop of white marble. Great contrast. Someone suggested you to show this place with vertical and not in such wide angle, but I think it is not a better option. Because by doing this is will lose the appeal which is created by this long queu. Nice depth and colour contrast. I enjoyed it a lot. Tfs.
Have a nice weekend.
Subhendu

Taralee (75) 2009-12-18 19:18

Very appealing photo, simple composition but so effective, I love the colours and the happy smiles.

devimeuxbe (57204) 2009-12-19 9:23

Bonsoir paul
quelle chance tu as eu d'assister à une aussi belle scène. On ne peux pas mieux rêver. Les saris donnent toute la palette des couleurs. Je pense que c'était un voyage scolaire ? J'aime beaucoup cette image
amicalement
Bertrand

rigoletto (27516) 2009-12-19 9:30

this one is again great, my friend!
you were so lucky to run into this queue of colorful ladies, and white marble, calligraphy added, makes the perfect background. i can also get into the line of appreaciating TE friends :)
all the best,
deniz

yso (3227) 2009-12-19 11:28

Salut Paul,
Quel festival de couleur et de joie sur ces visages, une très belle composition !
Bon we,
Yves

guitianmiranda (4227) 2009-12-22 9:59

Interesting and colourful picture, the girls looks very happy and they didn't care about your look.

Best regards Paul.

salvator (19082) 2009-12-23 2:32

Hi Paul,
Very nice, in fact beautiful. The colorful dresses and the sharpness and details the framing looks superb.
I wish you a merry christmas with all the ones you love.
Best regards. Salvator.

fotka (257) 2009-12-28 9:32

Hi Paul,
Interesting composition with a line of smilling girls. Also your photo is very colorful because a different color of sarees. It is great contrast between girls and Taj Mahal architecture.
Well done and best regards.
Zbigniew

ManuMay (12994) 2009-12-28 10:47

Hi Paul!

A great moment! Joy of life is reflected on your capture, as good as simple....what more needed?!

The way you have composed, and the contrast of colours and background is really very good!!

My compliments!

Have a nice day...

Manuel

ahmet54 (2277) 2009-12-29 12:35

Salut Paul,
beautiful colourful queue in front of that architectural masterpiece. I have heard that the calligrapher of Taj Mahal was allowed to sign his work.
That is very unusual. You may sign your picture too.
Kind regards,
Roland

anel (206) 2009-12-30 6:21

Bonjour Paul,
Une image si colorée et charmante, je comprends le succès qu'elle a eue. J'aime bien ta galerie qui nous montre la vie tout simplement..
Un grand merci et meilleurs voeux pour 2010
Anne

Rafer (5753) 2010-01-03 12:37

Preciosa y original...muy acertada...muy buena...saludos

Paul57 (1698) 2010-01-08 10:17

Hi Paul,
Very colorful picture and an excellent composition. Too bad there aren't more people these days with such lovely smiling faces.
Thanks for sharing.
Pau.

MarianneS (15084) 2010-01-10 12:19

Dag Paul,
I saw the photo you publish today, whish is very interesting, and I was curious to see the link you mentioned... waow! This one is absolutely superb!
Colours are beautiful, as well as the architecture as a foreground.
And what I like a lot is the atmosphre. These young ladies look both happy and impatient. I have no idea one, but it gives a feeling of wellbeing.
Great!
Groetjes,
Marianne

Fellini (5248) 2010-02-03 1:15

Ciao Paul,
amazing colours and great scene, very good capture.
My best compliments, tones and smiles are fantastic!
Best greetings
Alex

Didi (37533) 2010-02-09 15:36

Hi Paul
Interesting and original scene
Where are the men been ?
Very nice colours
In France most of people are wearing black, it's giving a sad ambiance in our streets.
Best regards

batalay (22387) 2010-02-18 9:27

Hello Paul,

The general uniformity of their heights and ages here suggest a school group — all young and beautiful, colorfully garbed, and enthusiastic. Superb shot to complement the more dour look in the latter post.

Warm regards, Paul,

Bulent