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© Gautam Basu. All rights reserved.

Downtown St.Louis

A moment of Peace in a busy busy world.

People traveling in a hot air balloon on a summer day

a man on the beach with one of his leg almost blend into the ambience background

The busy and bright streets of Times Square in New York City

This photo was taken inside a bunker, overlooking the so called 'Mouse Island' in Penang, Malaysia. The curved window beautifully framed the landscape as we see beyond the horizon, looking for enemy l

Visitors are looking at Half Dome.

My friend jumping gracefully in the air, almost soaring in the air, on a beautiful summer day

Idle boats anchored in gabura, shatkhira, Bangladesh on the bank of Khalpotua River. The place turned so dry at the time of monsoon when there is expected to have lots of rain.

Emerging from the fires of eternal torment is a familiar face: an unsettling likeness of the recently deceased Cap'n Crunch, from the gaping eye sockets and shriveled nose to his signature mustache ma

The focus of the grass blades in the foreground with my friend standing by a stone wall in the soft background

Priests of Varanasi performing 'Ganga Aarati', a part of worship of the holy Ganges.

My friend's closeup while she stands in a tunnel in the park

I caught a close-up photograph of my brother's haughty cat investigating interesting things near our washing machine, illuminated by the afternoon light through the window.

Floating in the water at Siete Pecados.

My friend playing with bubbles in the park

A Tall Ship sailing through the waters of Lake Erie

A big fountain that gives watershows at the Americana.

A dog resting in the deserted lands of gabura,shatkhira,Bangladesh. The whole landscape dried up & no crops to grow.

THINKING ABOUT THE END.....

A delicate flower glowing from the light of the sun, with the simple beauty of the word "Faith"

WE AND OUR UNIVERSE.

My friends and I creating a star with our hands at the beach

9th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

Priests of Varanasi performing 'Ganga Aarati', a part of worship of the holy Ganges.

Priests of Varanasi performing 'Ganga Aarati', a part of worship of the holy Ganges.

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Kolkata , West Bengal, India

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© Gautam Basu.
All rights reserved.

Image Source:

digital

Date Taken:

10.2010

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Date Uploaded:

Nov. 30, 2011, 1:39 a.m.

Camera Make:

Camera Model:

NIKON D5000

Focal Length:

20mm

Shutter Speed:

1/30

Aperture:

f6.3

ISO:

ISO1250

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