Portraits of Varanasi, India

I adore #8. How on earth did you manage to get everything else so out of focus, and keep him in?

!!!! Maravilloso!!!! que bonitas!

Stunning photos – I especially liked Numbers 9 and 13. Must have been an incredible experience taking them.

Lovely pictures.

“Baba” is actually a term used as an endearment as in addressing a small child, and/or as a term of respect, as to an elder in the family, or a holy person. It is a general term.

“Sadhu” is a more appropriate term to denote the holy men in the pictures, and not “Baba”. A “Sadhu” (is not a priest) and will more likely be one who has renounced worldly arttachments.

The “Burning Ghat” you mention is actually known as “Manikaran” Ghat.

And the “Main” Ghat referred in the picture is “Dashashwamedh” Ghat.

Absolutely lovely pictures! Love the colors!

How the hell did you get everything out of focus except the sadhu in #8!?

In this case it was using software…but I have achieved the same effect without using software, simply by using a lower shutter speed and zooming in/out with the lens. You can also check out the lenses known as “lens baby” you can google it and you can see the different kinds of lenses that they offer with some photo examples of the different results you can achieve with these lenses and some of the results are spectacular. I hope the info was useful!!!

Hi,
Lovely and wild.

Please take pics of alleys and lanes of Varanasi.