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Photographer's Note

Some may think it's a 1950's photo of Manhattan Bridge with old taxi models.

But this is the Howrah Bridge, a famous symbol of Kolkata and West Bengal. The bridge is one of the four on the Hooghly River and it successfully bears the weight of a daily traffic of approximately 80,000 vehicles and, possibly, more than 1,000,000 pedestrians.

This bridge is one of the finest cantilever bridges in the world - left to India by the British engineers.

You can see more Ambassador cars here and here.

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orme (7219) 2010-03-24 21:54

Hello Andre,

The clarity of this shot is excellent. And the bright yellow and curves of the taxi are really beautiful.

The taxi contrasts nicely with the blurred bridge in the background. Good DOF.

Best regards,
Andrew

macjake (98544) 2010-03-24 21:59

Hi Andre
the lighting is excellent. the light seems to highlight the exact areas that need it the most.
I'm not sure how that obtained, whether it was natural or in photoshop...but nonetheless, its spectacular.
The overall composition is well thought thru, we can tell you took your time to place the lines and ironwork in just the right spots.
informative write-up aswell.
all around, a great success
cheers
craig

xavshot (69835) 2010-03-24 23:06

Bonjour André
très beau rendu de la carrosserie et de la lumière sur ce petit bolide. J'aime beaucoup la juxtaposition des deux seules couleurs jaune/bleu dans cette image. Très belle image.
Xavier

jjcordier (79299) 2010-03-24 23:10

André
Ces pimpants véhicules jaunes (même pas sectaire!)sont photographiés superbement. On a vraiment la sensation d'être dans un ancien film américain en Technicolor. Choix d'ouverture idéal ici.
Amitiés
JJ

KLB (23723) 2010-03-24 23:19

Salut André

Quel jaune ! Voilà qui va ravir une certaine catégorie de photographes ;o)

Un timing incroyable pour avoir le taxi pile dans un rayon de lumière. La carrosserie brille, mettant en valeur les jolies formes de cette voiture d'un autre temps, et la complémentarité avec les tons gris de la structure est une réussite.
Une affiche de film cette image !

Karine

sevy (58) 2010-03-25 0:32

Salut André,

C est vrai qu au premier regard dans la galerie, j ai tout de suite pensé a NYC, mais des que l on regarde mieux la forme de la voiture, on voit que c est autre chose.
J aime particulierement le rendu des couleurs: tu as trouvé un bon equilibre entre la saturation et un aspect encore naturel. Tres bon reglage de la profondeur de champs avec la voiture entierement nette et le reste dans un flou encore lisible. Ayant plus l habitude des grands angles avec une profondeur de champs importante, je me fais encore regulierement avoir avec les tele.

Yves.

JFS (32459) 2010-03-25 0:50

Hi André,

Funny and original shot, and bright colours.

Juan

subhendu_bagchi (26091) 2010-03-25 1:20

Hi Andre,
nice capture from my state, West Bengal. Beautiful composition with the yellows. Glowing colours with nice contrast. Pleasant to watch the daily scene of Howrah bridge. Tfs.
Have a nice day.
Subhendu

dkmurphys (79209) 2010-03-25 1:52

looks like new york. nice.

alibasarir (15580) 2010-03-25 1:59

merhaba Andre,
sarı renk taksilerin oluşturdu görüntü kadraj içinde harika görünüyor.çok güzel bir kompozisyon olmuş elinize sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

smarcell (19965) 2010-03-25 2:01

Nice and funny image, with those typical indian cars.
Regards Stefano

holmertz (103710) 2010-03-25 2:33

Hello André,
The most remarkable feature of this photo is not that it draws our thoughts back in time a few decades, but how you managed to find a view of just taxis on this very busy bridge which is usually packed with all imaginable kinds of vehicles.
Btw, I guess you are aware that taking photographs on this bridge is strictly prohibited. I was once arrested for taking a picture like this!
Regards,
Gert

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-03-25 3:04

Hi André!
Yes, one could certainly get this place mixed up with the "Big Apple": yellow caps, iron bridge...
Great idea and superb visual results, specially those regarding light, colors, contrast between sharp and blurred elements and composition!
I really like it!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

LOOOK13 (19046) 2010-03-25 4:11

Salut Andre.
C'est superbe, vraiment agréable, une gestion des éléments parfaites, la netteté est grandiose, les couleurs au top, un angle en diagonale bien trouvé.
Bravo.

rikko77 (10861) 2010-03-25 5:12

Hi Andre
smart title and great unconventional composition, with those cabs shot from behind in a (post) industrial environment.
Have a good day
Rikk

cbrman (21685) 2010-03-25 5:37

Hello André,

Joli choix de profondeur de champ pour isoler ce taxi qui a effectivement tout d'un ancien taxi New-Yorkais.
On pourrait même penser au Brooklyn bridge !
Etonnante analogie.

A+

Dominique

gilou530 (34) 2010-03-25 9:12

salut andré
wouah il falshe un max ce taxi jaune, belle netteté sur le premier plan et bon choix de l'ouverture pour isoler le sujet principal
amitiés
gilbert

BennyV (34780) 2010-03-25 10:49

How yellow can it get? this is a joyful shot, lovely sharpness on the car up front, a great post, André - thanks!

Benny

ciakgiak (30) 2010-03-25 13:32

Hello Andre,
this is a great capture, the yellow taxi in FG is a very superb view, it's very clever, and with a great quality. The composition is fantastic, I love this image, so modern and impressive. You had a perfect timing here, congratulations.
Best regards.
Giorgio

Bartleby (13552) 2010-03-25 15:49

Salut André,
quelle netteté! Cet objo pique vraiment de la mort qui tue! Et fait ressortir magnifiquement ce taxi sur son fond bleu. Effectivement, on pourrait croire à NY au premier regard mais le titre est là pour nous détromper...Ils sont très beaux aussi ces taxis-là...

Phil

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2010-03-25 17:25

Hi Andre.

And you are right...it doesn't seem India.

Despite I've never been in Manhattan Bridge, is the typical 50's image I have on my mind.

Well done!

eversmile (11636) 2010-03-26 6:52

Salut André

Je ne résiste pas au plaisir de laisser un petit mot sur celle-ci aussi; qui est remarquablement composée; avec une scène qui s'avère effectivement tropmeuse pour ce qui est de la localisation. Une merveille de netteté où le DOF offre une agréable impression d'effervescence. Tu as judicieusement exploité l'intérêt graphique des lignes du pont, qui augmente l'effet dynamique. Et il y a une belle harmonie de couleurs.
Félicitations!
Marine

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-03-26 8:37

Hi Andre
Great picture from Kolkata with a lot of yellow taxis
Excellent colors, focus and low DOF
Have a nice weekend
Aires

artesia (959) 2010-03-26 9:06

Hey Andre

No one can resist taking pictures of those taxi in Calcutta!
I took many pictures of those taxis, but the quality not even close to compare with this one.

A great light came between those bridge metals, made it a shiny taxi and great contrast in the rather moody dark road.. or compare to other taxis..

Wonderful shot. Did you actually take that taxi while you're there. I didn't :-P

Artesia

PixelTerror (0) 2010-03-26 9:39

Salut Taximan
La premiere idee qui m'est venue a l'esprit en voyant cette image c'est que Nikki se plairait bien a Kolkata... La force de l'image c'est de ne presenter que des taxis Ambassador, je vois que tu as aussi succombe au charme retro de ces vieilles guimbardes qui ne sont malheureusement plus fabriquees, j'espere que les Indiens les reflieront a Cuba pour les preserver ;-)
Bon ouik ende JY

Merou (4726) 2010-03-26 16:13

Bonsoir,

J'apprécie beaucoup le cadrage, la lumlière et la faible profondeur de champ
Merci pour le partage

yaya13baut (3344) 2010-03-27 1:23

bonjour André,
belle harmonie de couleurs bleu/jaune pour cette scène toute urbaine, qui pourrait effectivement se passer à New York également.
j'aime comme la lumière et la mise au point mettent en valeur le taxi du premier plan, parti rejoindre la foule de ses congénères sur le pont, dans le flou.
Yannis

Wanda1 (15142) 2010-03-28 22:54

Hello André,
There is a whole lot of mellow yellow going on here, but I am sure that they are not such mellow drivers ;-)
Fabulous angle of view and you waited for exactly the perfect moment, although knowing you I am sure that you have taken several frames to come out with this great one. The dappled light filtering through the steel bridge adds an extra nice dimension to the scene. Great with basically two tones and perfect that there were no other vehicles other than these cool cute yellow rounded cars in the scene at the time. I am wondering if at some point you photographed one of these very tiny yellow taxi signs for your series ;-)
Wanda
xXx

hdl (7035) 2010-03-30 3:35

Ah le fameux Ambassador. Lentement il est remplacé par des modèles plus récents; cela va devenir un icone de l'Inde. Cette photo est d'une qualité, netteté et profondeur extraordinaire. Bravo pour cette composition parfaitement équilibrée

Juzo (2151) 2010-05-10 0:53

Hi Andre,
I like the compossition and the focus on the taxi closest to us, but mostly what attracted me was the beautiful warm colour tone, very warm, shwoing that we can acheive such a great tone in the digital realm. A quality shot.
Regards
Justin

korbee (6619) 2010-05-24 2:26

Hi Andre,first of all whata great gallery you have ,specially the India part,your are showing the real daily life of a country.
like this of the Howrah bridge,the Ambassador is still an icon of India,like the Tata trucks on the roads or the Enfield bikes;]
Thanks.

jan

adidas5nb (5743) 2012-08-09 11:50

fantastic.shows 2 icons of kolkata,the taxi and the howrah bridge in perfect unison.
regards
DWAIPAYAN