Fatehpur Sikri

[madamasu]

Some of the portraits in the last series I uploaded were taken at the incredible 'dargah' of Fatehpur Sikri. Anybody interested in more informations about this place can look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatehpur_Sikri

I spent almost a whole day there, as this is a place teeming with life, whereas the ruins of the former capital of the great Mogul emperor Akhbar are to me just a huge heap of dead stones, garnished with tourists, no matter how impressive they look.

Here are five more pictures taken there.

1) To give an idea about the vastness of this encircled white marble-mausoleum of the Sufi saint Shaik Salim Chishti, here is a picture on the day a very high VIP was supposed to visit. Everything was closed and the carpets were laid out, but the VIP didn't come at all, as all morning it was very foggy. The sun came out in the afternoon.
Elmarit 90mm @ f 4:





2) A view from the inside of the mausoleum through the incredibly fine masonry of the windows at the court in front.
Elmarit 19mm @ f 5.6:





3) Two more portraits. First another chipmunk.
Elmarit 90mm @ f 4:





4) An impressive man, who obviously was very conscious of his importance, was sitting all day in front of the mausoleum. When I asked him, if I could take a picture of him and his wonderful beard, he elected me as his court-photographer and posed for me. One of his underlings gave me his address, and I will send him the prints. He is Haji Mukeem, a 'haji' being a person, who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca, which poor people can hardly afford.

I think the Elmarit 90mm is a marvellous lense for portraits. @f 4:




5) Finally a frontal picture I took with the 19mm Elmarit @ f 5.6,
picture-postcard stuff:

[Rolf]

Hi Thomas

#4 is a masterpiece !!! Congrats

[madamasu]

Thanks, Rolf

Thomas

[Orio]

I love #2
it gives so much in terms of communicating the spirit and uniqueness of the place.

[patrickh]

#2 and 4 for me too. But what a great series


patrickh

[dakoo]

2 is very interesting.. or is the portrait of the man with the beard.
for 2, i have seen some pictures when sun rays fall on the floor bringing the pattern on the ground too.

[bogolisk]

#2 for the feeling
#4 for the sheer IQ...

outstanding

[Attila]

Really, really nice series, I feel almost there. I have been there 10 yrs before when I did live in Delhi.

[madamasu]

Hi, Attila,

you really are a man of many talents: so far I know, you have worked in an atomic energy power station, you had some connection with the military, and now you tell me that you have lived in Delhi. Astonishing!
If I put everything together, maybe you were the military attache at the Hungarian Embassy in Delhi, responsible for problems with atomic energy?

Thomas

[tobbsman]

Stunning series again, Thomas. maybe #2 is my favourite, but I am not sure yet

[Attila]

[Attila]

Thomas, here are those pictures from India.
http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic,p,214259.html#214259

[madamasu]

Thanks, Attila.

[karabud]

Outsanding photos! #2 is my favourite