{"id":1780,"date":"2011-03-03T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-03T21:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/blog\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2011-03-03T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-03T21:13:22","slug":"photo-post-india-february-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2011\/03\/03\/photo-post-india-february-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Photo Post – India, February 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

India was an experience like no other. It was also an opportunity to shoot photos in a new climate (literally as it was freaking hot and humid!) with new landscapes and beautiful architecture like I’ve never seen before. Along with the many thousands of new photo views on Flickr (averaging 4,500 views per day up from an average of 1,800 daily views) and hundreds of comments, I have heard one complaint among friends and family and that is there are too many photos of India. I uploaded 496 photos to Flickr across 8 days. What people don’t know is that I took 5,000 photos while I was in India and managed to delete 4,000 of those out of complete disgust and I chose the best 500 to upload. I admit that photos of my friend’s wedding didn’t go through that rigorous process and I uploaded nearly every shot I took but it was mostly for him and not really for the end viewer. I would have uploaded less photos from that day but wanted him to have lots of pictures to enjoy later.<\/p>\n

My favorite part of this trip as far as photography goes was the excitement from strangers at how good my photos were. I hear this from friends and family but when strangers on the trip with me all changed their Facebook profiles to photos I took of them, I just got really excited! Many thanks to Aleena, Paul and Neeta for making this trip a blast and a huge congrats to Abbi & Hema. The wedding was beautiful and such an honor to be a part of.<\/p>\n

As is the case with all of my trips, I have put together my absolute favorite photos from my trip to India in one blog post. It was so hard to narrow this down to a small selection. Here are 61 of the 496 photos. Please let me know your favorite. Thanks for stopping by and reading!<\/p>\n

PS: This may take a while to load if you’re on a slow Internet connection.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Sun<\/a>
A Sun Calendar in New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
India's Capital Gates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Look<\/a>
Aleena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ticket<\/a>
A ticket to visit the tombs of New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"6<\/a>
A young guy selling beads on the side of the road. I paid him in exchange for a portrait<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunset<\/a>
Sunset in New Delhi taken on day one<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Friends<\/a>
My new friends on a walkway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
Exploring an ancient temple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Doctors<\/a>
Shops in New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hailing<\/a>
A man hails a taxi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Here's<\/a>
black and white temple with high contrast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Look<\/a>
Crossing the street in new Delhi, taxis, buses and cars pass by quickly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Lotus<\/a>
Lotus Temple - New Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Marketplace<\/a>
Shopping in a back-alley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Old<\/a>
I shot over 20 planes taking off over this crumbled temple for an hour. I finally got the perfect shot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Reaching<\/a>
Women carrying water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Road-Side<\/a>
Road side Pepsi vendor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Taking<\/a>
I was wondering how many people were in this taxi (shot at 200mm via Canon 5D)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Entering<\/a>
Entering a fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Snapping<\/a>
A man taking a photo of Taj Mahal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunset<\/a>
Taj Mahal at Sunset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Heavenly\"<\/a>
The Golden Hour @ Taj Mahal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Taj<\/a>
Just as they were asking us to leave...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Nice<\/a>
Girls waving to us. We finally passed this truck and I had to stop and pee so as I was going to the restroom beside the road, the girls passed and waved again but this time laughing :)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Giving<\/a>
Prayer via song as we left the Muslim Mosque following prayer service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"20<\/a>
This boy wanted to sell me a flyer for 20 rupees. I offered him 20 for a photograph<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Camel<\/a>
Camels are cheaper than a taxi cab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
India's train system is the most vast and well connected train system in the world (everyone should watch Darjeeling Limited. Great film!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Our<\/a>
A Tour Guide @ Taj Mahal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"She<\/a>
A woman's robe touches the ground but just barely<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Where<\/a>
Behind this bright blue door was a family of 10 living in a make shift tent...they still sweep the dirt floors and keep the front door painted regularly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"His<\/a>
I met this boy on his first visit to Taj Mahal. He said he was wearing his finest shirt and pants...his sandals were full of holes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"My<\/a>
Tim asked for money but preferred I give him my San Francisco Key chain as a "America Collectible". He loved collecting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Taj<\/a>
Taj Mahal right before the sun went down<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sunset<\/a>
A 5-star sunset in Mumbai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
wide-angle. Our hotel (trident) on the right. India Air HQ on the left<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Blue<\/a>
The taxi service in Mumbai. No side-mirrors and no AC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Apartments<\/a>
Typical apartment building in mumbai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trying<\/a>
We spent an afternoon getting fitted for clothing for the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Out<\/a>
My friend Michael with a neighborhood park behind him through the open window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Eating<\/a>
Eating with our hands while sitting on the floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Windows\"<\/a>
More apartment buildings. Only a few had AC units.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mango<\/a>
A clean plate with fresh mango juice for dessert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Indian<\/a>
Red Rum at an Indian night club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Henna\"<\/a>
Henna before the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Friendship\"<\/a>
Everyone with their henna hands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Interested\"<\/a>
Young children dressed up for the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Speaking<\/a>
All dressed up. This girl speaks many languages including Hindi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Smiling\"<\/a>
I loved her dress and conversation. what a story teller<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Paul<\/a>
My new friend Paul legs crossed at a bar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"All<\/a>
A family on a Sunday afternoon stroll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Office<\/a>
A row of offices in Mumbai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Trinkets<\/a>
Everything at this market was "made in china" Depressing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Going<\/a>
My outfit for the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Saying<\/a>
Abbi & Hema saying "i do"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking<\/a>
Looking North on the "queen's necklace" of Mumbai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Their<\/a>
Eating at the 33rd floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Walking<\/a>
Paul & Leena heading to the reception<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Me<\/a>
Smiling after the wedding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Checking<\/a>
The wedding photographers checking their work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Thanks<\/a><\/p>\n

The final picture is the last shot I took while in the country of India. It was taken on the elevator after the wedding and reception. The time was 1AM and I was going to my room to pack and prepare for a 4AM flight back to the US. From 4AM in Mumbai to 11AM in Mumbai the following day, I was traveling. I finally arrived home 30 hours later in New Hampshire at midnight, just in time to get some sleep for work the next day.<\/p>\n

It was quite an adventure, quite an eye-opening experience. I enjoyed shooting these photos and I hope you enjoyed viewing them. Thank you for the support and kindness as I continue to push my skills forward to become a better photographer and document the ups and downs of life…I’m only 24 and already feel like I’ve accomplished so much. Here’s to life. :)<\/p>\n

The full set of India photos as well as many more adventures is in my “India 2011<\/a>” Collection on Flickr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"India was an experience like no other. 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