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The Chattri
The Chattri
robsmith


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Challenge: Monuments (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: The Chattri, Sussex
Date: Aug 20, 2003
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 6.5
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2003

 Text taken from the information at the site

'During the first World War (1914/18) the Indian army fought on the Western Front with British troops. The Brighton Royal Pavilion, used as a hospital for wounded Indian soldiers nursed over 4,000 patients back to health. The Moslems who died in the hospital were buried at Woking in Surrey, but the Hindus and Sikhs were cremated at this site on funeral pyres sprinkled with symbolic metals, flowers, fruit, grains and spices. The ashes from the pyres were then scattered at sea.

The Chattri was erected on the site of the cremations in honour of the Indian soldiers who died at the Royal Pavilion war hospital. Brighton Borough Council jointly funded its construction with the India Office and now maintain the memorial & the land on which it is situated.

The Chatrri, designed by Hindu architect E C Henriques, is constructed from white Sicilian marble. Around the base there are inscriptions in English and Hindi. At the foot of the stairway, which is in the form of an Indian riverside landing traditionally associated with memorials to the dead, lie three granite slabs covering the three concrete crematory bases.

It was unveiled by HRH the Prince of Wales on 1 February 1921 after which he delivered a speech praising the bravery of the Indian soldiers and asking that "future generations should not forget that our Indian comrades gave their lives in ... a conflict of which the issues were to most of them strange and impersonal".

Within a few years the memorial became neglected until it was renovated in 1951 by members of the Patcham Branch of The Royal British Legion. An annual Chattri Pilgrimage and Memorial service, organised by The British Legion, has taken place every year since with the High Commissioner for India, or his representative, Indian officers and The Royal British Legion in attendance. It is believed to be the only ceremony of its kind in England.'

The Image was taken using a Hoya IR72 filter.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 96
Avg (all users): 5.9365
Avg (commenters): 7.6923
Avg (participants): 5.8636
Avg (non-participants): 6.0167
Views since voting: 1282
Votes: 126
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/01/2003 09:31:05 AM
Very atmospheric - looks almost like a painting or 3D rendering. Good composition, although image is a bit too effected/noisy.
 09/01/2003 06:46:05 AM
Thanx for the detailed description.
 09/01/2003 12:18:29 AM
Beautiful image, don't know why it didn't do better. Image has a lot more 'oomph' if you do a levels adjustment and correct for the small lack in contrast.
 09/01/2003 12:12:56 AM
would have voted a 10 on this one - It deserved a better place. Great composition. Love the colours, very apt
 09/01/2003 12:06:14 AM
this was one of my .. prolly didnt do as well as it should because not sharp enough for most dpc 'sharp-a-holics'.

Message edited by author 2003-09-01 08:38:00.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2003 09:52:32 PM
this caught my eye from the thumbnail. The colouring is inspired! With the focus you've chosen and the faded look of the shot, it looks antique. Well done!
 08/31/2003 05:43:22 PM
I happen to like it when photos look like paintings, especially when it suits the subject. Love the color; I'd play with the tone curves but just to see what it would look like rather than to recommend any specific change (I bet you've done that already!). If I was going to print this, I'd probably play with sharpening it a bit first, and then running it through a "Canvas" or "Oil Pastel" filter.

And now you've reminded me of a great place to have photographed near where I grew up ....
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 08/29/2003 11:56:44 PM
Gritty and atmospheric. Struck my eye straight away from the pages of entries. A memorable image. I particularly like the composition, with the monument standing as silent sentinel over its surroundings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2003 11:25:21 AM
Very moody, wonderful use of light/colour to set the scene.
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 08/28/2003 04:57:45 AM
I like the warm tones of this picture. Great backdrop too. Nice work overall, especially that this picture works, being a little soft.
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 08/27/2003 11:15:11 PM
I like the old feel of this image. Well composed.
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 08/27/2003 04:10:11 PM
I would love to see this sillhouetted against the sky with no ground showing. Or only a low horizon. I love the tones
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 08/27/2003 02:07:30 PM
This is a beautifully captured image of this monument. I like brown and gold tones and the softness of the contrasts. I can easily picture this enlarged and framed, hanging on the wall of an executive office or dining room. I hope I remember to come back and and this to my favorites after the challenge because it certainly is.
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 08/26/2003 07:36:16 PM
Wow, this looks like something out of a dream, nice soft colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2003 02:54:23 PM
wow, this looks like a painting! Nice work!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2003 09:17:14 AM
This has an old fashioned feel to it. Interesting sepia toning you chose.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2003 09:10:01 AM
i love how this looks like it's come off of a 100-year-old postcard.
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 08/25/2003 04:34:46 PM
My choice for first place, the compostion is very good, lighting is soft and warm. Evokes of feeling of times past, an extremely well done photo overall. congratulations. I can see why you had to leave it for perspective, but if i were to be very critical I would say should of cropped or moved the (garbage can?) in the bottom right corner.
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 08/25/2003 07:05:43 AM
Feels like a monument from eons ago. I like the sepia tone, the soft focus and the grainy character of the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2003 01:58:17 AM
Good subject but a very tonally flat image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2003 01:04:32 AM
This would also have been a beautiful entry in The Past. It reminds me of the poem "Ozymandias" where it says "the lone and level sands stretch far away." Lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2003 12:26:27 AM
Very well done...great lighting, composition & atmosphere!
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