Nikhil's Ghugni, a photo from West Bengal, East

Photographer's Note

Bansberia is a small town located besides River Ganges, 50 odd Kilometers upstream from Kolkata

The Hangseshwari temple, which betrays tantric influences, is Bansberia’s claim to fame. This temple which was built in the beginning of the 19th is 21 meter high and has 13 towers, tall & short. The peak of each tower is shaped like a lotus bud. The structure has similarities with St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, which is also known as the onion dome church. Built according to Tantric principles, this five-storey shrine follows the structure of a human body - Ira, Pingala, Bajraksha, Sushumna and Chitrini.

For those who wish to know about Tantra
....

The Hangseshwari temple has a distinctive architecture different from the usual
Temple designs in Bengal or even in India. Here I present the unique architecture with another unique specialty of my home state - Ghugni. Ghugni is a popular snack dish made with Black gram (Kala Chana) or dried yellow peas or dried white peas, cooked with gravy, in the traditional eastern Indian style. This Ghugni is being sold in the cycle cart-van which dominates the foreground. Thanks to the dull sky…. I converted the picture to B&W.

The original colour version is posted as a workshop

For those you might be interested, the name of the guy selling the Ghugni is Nikhil. What’s written in Bengali script on the cycle cart is ‘Nikhil’s Ghughni’.

pierrefonds, jhm, danos, jjcordier, abmdsudi, Graal, papagolf21, Didi, Wanda1 has marked this note useful

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subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2013-08-07 2:28

you made Mr. Nikhil popular internationally Dada... Here in my town there is a famous ghugni stall which is popular by 'Nilur ghugni'. Here your composition is great with the famous temple at background. Conversion in black and white is effective. Good shot. Tfs.
Subhendu

lousat (139362) 2013-08-07 3:01

Hi Angshu,it's a dinner time in Italy now and your pic is perfect for this moment,there is a food seller on the right and a fantastic spectacle to see on the left,for me is enough..eehehe..great and rich composition,i like it! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

alpi1500 (1520) 2013-08-07 3:48

Hi
Great POV and nice work
Have a nie day.

pierrefonds (114608) 2013-08-07 4:32

Hi Angshuman,

The lampost and the small shop on Wheel are helping to frame the scene. The point of view is showing the details of the vegetation and of the building in the background. The cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the picture. I am wondering, how the picture would look in colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2013-08-07 4:42

Bonjour Angshuman

Cette photo ne pouvait кtre autrement qu'en noir et blanc. On dirait une oeuvre d'un autre temps. Une trиs belle photo documentaire trиs bien construite.

Amicalement

Serge

jhm (211736) 2013-08-07 4:45

Hello Angshu,

I like more your wonderful colour pictures.
These picture is nice of quality but I missing your wonderful colours pictures of your country.
Excellent panoramic view about these area.
Your picture has a very well composition, lovely presentation. Very well done, TFS.

Regards,
John.

chrisvek (7003) 2013-08-07 4:49

Hello dear Angshuman

Very nice photo with excellent and so ideal usage of B&W filter.Nice lightning usage and splendid framing.Very good job.

All the best
Chris

danos (110407) 2013-08-07 6:48

Hello Angshu,
nice the B/W scenery with the owner of the kiosk to sell at its corner the Ghugni is Nikhil.
The Hangseshwari temple on the backdrop,completes perfect the whole scenery.Excellent the clarity and the light of the image.

Regards,Danos

Waylim (25436) 2013-08-07 9:23

Hello Angshu,

I normally love Black and white photo, but here I also wish I see it in colors, There must be tone of colors here, the food, the landscape and beuatiful temple. However, the black and white also allow us to focus on the shapes and vallue of the iamge and not distracted by all the colors.

Thanks.
Way

jjcordier (79299) 2013-08-07 22:56

Angshuman
Tu nous offres deux "spйcialitйs locales " dans cette intйressante composition (nourritures spirituelle et matйrielle!). Aprиs avoir vu la version couleur, ton choix du noir et blanc est le bon.
Amicalement
JJ

Nicou (193806) 2013-08-08 0:56

Hlelo

Trиs trиs belle compo NB sueprbe scиne de ce vendeur avec cet йdiffice en fond et ce graphsime de fil quelle vue.
Bravo et amitiй
Nicou

Fis2 (170945) 2013-08-08 8:51

Witaj Angshu!
Excellent b&w work.
Interesting place and scene.
Good composition and frame.
The black and white increase this emotions.
Well done.
Best regards
Krzysztof

pajaran (116065) 2013-08-08 10:13

Dobro vece.
Interesantan tekst o hramu, sa datim podacima ...
Lep pogled na prodavca i hram u pozadini ...
Dobra kompozicija, perspektiva i kontrast.
Lepo mesto i hram sa kulama.
Lepo vece i mirna noc, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Good evening.
An interesting article about the temple, with the given data ...
Nice view of the seller and the temple in the background ...
Good composition, perspective, and contrast.
Nice place and the temple towers.
Nice quiet evening and night, all the best.
Paja.

abmdsudi (95869) 2013-08-08 19:16

Namaste Angshu
The steeples looks very imposing and dominate the skyline must be screaming at you and temptation to capture is a hard one to resist. I especially like this in colour as the highlights seem emphasized giving view expression more depth. The beautiful green in particular giving this a boost as the lighting i feel is slightly muted. Excellent viewpoint and angle, nice play with foreground details. Its an interesting sight guided by your infor notes, Nice photo work, Congrats
Best regards

Graal (103040) 2013-08-08 23:00

Hello Angshuman,
interesting scenery in B&W. Colorful version I like, too. Good composition. Fine glance on the temple. Nice portrait of seller also. Good note.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

papagolf21 (152607) 2013-08-08 23:40

Bonjour, cher Angshu,
Evasion assurйe а travers vos compositions. Je dйcouvre avec un plaisir renouvelй des paysages, des lieux йtonnants.
Belle prйsentation comme а l'accoutumйe.
Amitiйs.
Philippe

Urs (14082) 2013-08-09 2:07

Hi Angshuman

A very surprising b&w choice but it works very well with all the grey hues, it is timeless India pure. At the right the hawker with his snacks leads diagonal towards the temple. Well done
Warm regards
urs

wolf38 (30) 2013-08-09 23:53

Hello Angshuman. Every now and then a picture in the classic black and white style - I like it very much. The essence of black and white photography is that everything is here reduced to gray scale. Although the color contains more information, but it also distracts from the essential. Anyway, the photo from Bansberia like it very much. Commendable is also the balanced composition.
Rgds, Wolfgang.

Didi (61589) 2013-08-11 2:53

Salam Angshu
Very nice contrasted scene with a good frame quality
I have done a WS not to correct the picture
Best regards

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adidas5nb (5743) 2013-08-24 23:16

this 1 is a gem.love the mood in this pic and a fantastic choice for b n w.beautiful pov and i like the elements.
regards
dwaipayan

mkamionka (74637) 2013-09-03 9:03

Hi Angshu,
the link to the workshop photo in your note sends me to a different photo. Beautiful work here. I like the B&W it creates a feeling this photo was taken ages ago. Great temple with a unique architecture with some small modifications it reminds me Disneyland. Very good idea to include the seller in the foreground it adds so much interest and action here. The lamp also helps to frame the view.
Very well done!
M

Wanda1 (15142) 2013-10-27 0:01

Hi Angshuman,
I like that you have a strong detailed element in the foreground consisting of the man and his food stall. Just love the painted Indian letters and the assortment of delicious foods piled onto his cart. Then you get an equally detailed and interesting element in the background, consisting of that unique, interesting and beautiful building. So all in all a well thought out composition and absorbing image. Fascinating note too about the architecture.
Best Regards
Wanda

benenuts (234) 2014-02-15 1:24

Trиs bonne idйe du noir et blanc. La couleur dans le monde a toujours existй mais le fait de voir du noir et blanc donne l'impression d'кtre un siиcle en arriиre. Bonne idйe de mйlanger l'architecture avec la vie quotidienne.