Here’s my impressions, or interpretation if you like, of the famous Taj Mahal in Agra, India. Two images portraying day & night at The Taj.
The Taj Mahal, from Persian and Arabic, “crown of palaces”, is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as “the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”. Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian architectural styles.- Wikipedia
The Taj Mahal was not actually built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan himself, even though he gets the credit for it. It was built by Hindu slaves living under the Muslim ruler. The love story isn’t all that sweet after all.
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Cardinal Guzman 
Really cool effect. Are these actually your images? Great idea.
Thanks Shane. Yes, the images are made from photos that I have in my catalogue.
Interesting combinations. Are you saying not all is what it seems. Their are possible blurred lines to an object or situation. 🙂
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Charade, charade. There’s always charades.
Apropos: I read an interesting article about charades and the lives of the famous in The New York Post. nypost.com/2014/03/23/scotts-suicide-reveals-tragic-side-of-citys-glitzy-scene/
Both wonderful impressions Cardinal and I love how you have incorporated the crowd in the first shot!
Thank you Patti. The crowd is also there in the second shot, but in order to give it that night-feeling, I had to blur them out and tone them down.
Exceptional images, CG!
Thank you Amy. I didn’t want to post ‘just another tourist photo’ from this place.
just a small earthquake.
That would definitely have been devastating for this place. It’s in a pretty bad shape already because of the low water level in the Yamuna sewage/river (sewage and river is basically synonyms in India.
Beautiful, I love your creative take on this iconic location.
Thanks Lisa. I wanted to create an abstract vision instead of just posting the typical tourist photo from this location. The internet is flourishing of tourist photos from this place, so there was no need for me to add another one.
I especially like the colours in the second one.
Thank you Allan. I tried to create a feeling of night in that second photo and added some colder tones compared to the first one.
I like what you did … ghosts from the past….
A good old blast from the past.
Very cool. Like the fleeting impression of people in the first shot.
Thanks Richard. I like the fact that they’re there too, but I didn’t feel the same about them when I actually shot the photos 🙂
Wow very beautiful! You definitely didn’t take “just another tourist shot.” Love the blurred images of the tourists and the sky in the 2nd photo! Well done!
Thank you Amanda. I have to admit that I’m guilty of “taking just another tourist shot” (the typical point, shoot and move on), but in the post-processing I decided to work those photos into something that has more substance.
Great work Max! To me you show the story behind the story. Like there is much more than meets the eye at first sight. Layers that build up to a bigger story in a more essential way about the world as it was then. A beautiful building with an interesting story behind the facade story, great creativity, build in the way of that time with the usual means available. I never heard this story before and now you show it!
Thank you very much Chris. That was a wonderful comment. I appreciate it a lot.
The story behind The Taj is very interesting, but often there’s a story behind the story, and in this case that story is even more interesting.
I agree! My pleasure to comment on such an original and open approach!
Gorgeous effects…love the different perspective of a much photographed monument!
Thanks, I’m glad to hear that from a “local” (I know that it’s quite a distance from where you live, but still…).
Haha…only about a 100 km away! 😀
Kewl 🙂
Thanks Quark!
Interesting treatment of these images.
Thanks Lynne, I’m glad to hear that you like my post-processing.
What a refreshing take Cardinal.This one sure does work for me, great effect….
Thanks Shabnam. A little touch of psychedelic Bollywood 😀
Haha! you will need a couple gyrating in front for that!
A very unique and interesting shot. Well done.