First batch of 20 images from yesterday’s photowalk : click the thumbnails for a larger version.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk, Dhaka Bangladesh, 23rd August 2008 led by David Mckee. A great morning, met a lot of new people and many very good photographers. The Walk was interesting especially to go out to an area of the city that I do not visit often. people on the street were really friendly, though a bit curious as to what a whole bunch of camera-toting people were suddenly doing there! As part of the walk, a friend and I also took a boat trip up and back the Buriganga. It was fascinating to note, that there are pre-defined “lanes” for the small passenger row-boats to cross across from one side to the other bank. It is a busy river, with barges, ferries, sand-boats, and boats of all shapes and sizes…that this system of orderly boat-traffic makes it as safe as possible.
The back-lanes in the Sadarghat and Old Dhaka areas were so full of life! Everyone with a purpose. No one seemed to be “just there” or strolling. The streets were crowded, as expected in a city with one of the highest population densities in the world. Rickshaws, pull-carts, push-carts, a few horse driven buggies, even a few cars in those narrow lanes! I have one photo, in this set showing the scrape-marks of vehicular traffic along the wall of a lane.
All in all, a great morning well spent!
Wow, fabulous pictures. I particularly like the one with tattered sail made of all scraps. I think it captures the state of most the boatmen in Bangladesh.
And of course the dried fish seller. Did you have a clip on your nose while you were there….just curious.
Anil, I am ignorant about the techniques of photography, thus am unable to comment on the techinicality.
The photos look great to look at and catch the essence.
Thanks Kanwal!
In fact the tattered-sail boat photo attracted a lot of attention and many “wow!” comments at my Flickr page too.
Anil