Holi

[Abhinava Goswami]

M2 50f/2.8,M6 28mmf/2.8 Kodak Portra400NC,Kodak Gold 400

Holi is oldest festival of India is dated back to 2500 B.C.,it is celebrated in spring time (it symbolize prosperity) 1.Pink Elephant ,2,3 Celebration of Holi inside temple they play with color powder and wet color made out of marigold flower boiled in water.4 Priest crossing huge bonfire without hurting himself,even when I was taking this picture I got blisters on my arms it was that hot even at 30ft. away

[mat_mcdermott]

Abhinava, Thanks for sharing these. Even though most of your posts are in B&W I suppose you couldn't resist color for Holi. The second and third are the strongest as photographs. I wouldn't have noticed the man crossing the fire if you hadn't pointed it out. At first glance it just looks like a variation in the flames.

[roguewave]

Abhinava, all great work. The last three are a Grand Slam! The best work I've seen yet from you. Color is your strength. The light, composition, color and content in #2 is a knockout. Get a vey good digital scan of this and run through the LAB space in photoshop and let a new world of color up before. The third image is pristine as is, but ding the same as with the second would prove very educational and possibly render some interesting colors you might find would express some emotions differently. I'd leave number three by itself. It is a most potent and enduring image. It's majesty is plain to see. Congratulations and BUY MORE COLOR FILM!

[Belle]

Great series. Thanks for including background information on your photographs. It added to my appreciation of your work.

[bybrett]

Great series thanks for sharing. Agree with Ben image 3 deserves to have it's own post alone. Good, better, best...

[Abhinava Goswami]

Thanks Matthew for that you noticed man in flames,
Ben as you told for good scan in Photoshop space I will do that my lab has Hasselblad X5 drum scanner so they can do it.
Brett thanks for wonderful words. Thanks all of you.
Abhinava

[pullacreep]

Wonderful!

[robert_parker]

Abhinava

As Ben says above, the colour images are partiuculary strong and number 3 really stands out - number 4 is an excellent piece of reportage, which would stand out anywhere.

[spylaw4]

Brilliant photos Abhinava. Having been in India during Holi this year - how did you and the camera manage to stay dry?

[Abhinava Goswami]

Thanks Robert & Brain for wonderful words.
Abhinava

[stuny]

Abhinava -

As always, a superb look into life in India. Plus, you've given us color -- very unusual for you, most appropriate for these images, and every bit as fine as your B&W work.