Varanasi Sequence

Once you get off the main roads of Varanasi things quiet down a bit. It's still visually stimulating but the lack of horns allows your mind to rest. I wondered the alleyways of the old city for hours. Taking in textures and catching little glimpses into people's lives. I had no real agenda and every time I came to a crossroads I let my eyes determine right or left. I couldn't get lost. I had no place to go.

The Sequence

I ended up at a place that had a beautiful light bouncing around in it. It was like a back alley slot canyon. Nothing was being hit with direct sunlight. Instead it seemed to be filtering down and around other structures. I ended up feeling a bit like Cartier Bresson as I found my place in the scene and shot multiple shots hoping a masterpiece would appear. Not being as patient as he was and with a 5 o'clock rendez-vous with friends, my time was short. Here are four from that time. The plastic bag is a bit annoying in the first three until I moved it and then monkeys (hard to see low res in the window above at 4:08) dumped a bunch of crap in the path of 4:13. It was time to move on.

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