A Photographer in Paris

Taj Mahal at sunrise, the way most people photograph it. This is at 6:00 a.m. when monument opens for tourists. There is a little bit of pink and lavender in the morning sky but sunrise was not spectaculat on that particular April morning.

As you get closer you can see details and use a tree to frame it. By now sun is up and you can tell that marble colors have warmed up.

Colors are getting warmer and you can see more details. You can recognize shapes of Muslim architecture.

As we are walking out, we see more ways to frame beautiful Taj.

By now it is becoming a game and we are trying to photograph Taj in VERY different ways. It is the season for wheat and we decide to include it in the photo. A tripod was necessary here but I try to travel as light as possible…

From this angle it looks like Taj Mahal in… Goa ?

From the Yamuna side, you can see scenes like this. A woman is bringing sheep home at the end of the day.

And this is my favorite… In the almost dry Yamuna river, a reflection of Taj with birds.