WOW!!! Congrats to the photographers and also to the organising team.
-Sudhanwa On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Karthik Nadar <karthik...@wikimedia.in> wrote: > Dear all, > > It is immense pleasure for me and Naveen to announce that India has won > officially at the photo-contest Wiki Loves Monuments internationally. Two of > the photos from India among 3,60,000+ have made it to the top-10. > > > > 1. Tomb of Safdarjung from Delhi has received from the highest ranking by > the international jury, as the image wins first prize globally. The photo > plays with the light and gives a wonderful contrast between the darkness of > the room and the lighted tomb, giving it a dramatic effect. The photographer > is Pranav Singh, from Delhi. > > Safdarjung's Tomb, a garden tomb with a marble mausoleum in New Delhi, > India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style, and was > described as "the last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture". > > Comments from Jury: The strong light contrast between the lighted tomb and > the darkness of the room emphasizes the monument, and gives it a dramatic > component. The tomb is sharp and detailed, and free of visual distractions; > with gravity and a perfect sense for the angle of view and light this > picture presents the object - the architecture and light forming a stage for > the tomb, focusing on the details of the stone carving. All in all a nicely > framed and executed picture that seems to speak of the significance of this > tomb. > > > > 2. The Taj Mahal is no where lying behind. The winning photo from India > ranks 6th internationally. The photographer is Narender Kumar, again from > Delhi. > > The Taj Mahal, is a mausoleum located in Agra, India, that was built under > Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It > is one of the most famous Indian buildings and considered a symbol for love > world wide. > > Comments from Jury: The Taj Mahal is probably one of the most photographed > monuments in the world - and definitely in this competition. This particular > image gives an impressive view of the silhouette, showing also the adjoining > buildings. The complex seems to wake up, out of the mist. It gives context > and mystery at the same time showing just a bit more than on most pictures. > > > > It's happy moment for the Indian community. Congratulations to all winners. > Thanks to the entire Indian community and to the Wikimedia India Chapter for > constant cooperation. > > > > Official announcement: > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/and-the-2012-winner-is/ > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_winners (2012 > contest finalists) > Stats: More than 3,60,000 images was uploaded globally. 15,000 participants, > most of them (2000+) were from India alone. > > > > > > -- > Karthik Nadar. > Secretary, > Wikimedia India Chapter. > > Donate to Wikipedia, support free knowledge. > https://donate.wikimedia.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimediaindia-l mailing list > Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l > -- ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! web: www.sudhanwa.com blog: www.sudhanwa.in Twitter: sudhanwa Check on FB, Linkedin for more. _______________________________________________ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe from the list / change mailing preferences visit https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaindia-l
