JODHPUR INDIA – I rarely take up bandwidth here on hotels but the Umaid Bhawan Palace here is an exception. This was a truly huge palace, a wing of which is still used as a residence by the Maharaja of Jodhpur. It’s a completely remarkable structure, started in the late 1920s and completed in the 1940s, part over-the-top belle epoch and part deco. But the scale is just breathtaking.
Day i,937 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,572): Surf Antigua.
JODHPUR INDIA – We made our way here from Mumbai by air – always an adventure in India, not because of the flying but because of the red tape on the ground departing. Jodhpur is lovely. We’re staying at one of the world’s great hotels, the Umaid Bhawan Palace. More on that tomorrow. This is the heart of what has historically been a desert region, but which as been merely arid for the past decade because of climate change.
Day 1,936 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 110): Foggy night in New York.
MUMBAI INDIA – We got out on foot in the markets today.
Day 1,935 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 109): Chrysler Building – one of my favorites from this entire project.
UDAIPUR INDIA – Another ancient city.
Day 1,932 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day five years ago (day 106): Manhattan shot in infra red.
NEAR UDAIPUR INDIA – Still at the Leopard camp. We’ve seen a few leopards but not close enough to photograph (we really didn’t expect to capture any images of them because we didn’t come equipped to shoot wildlife). The scenery here is sensational; this semi-arid area reminds me of Southern Utah, but built in granite rather than sandstone.
Day 1930 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day last year (day 1,565): Old lens. I spent this day last year exploring the capabilities of an 85mm Carl Zeiss lens from 1939 – one of a number of vintage lenses that I shoot on my Leica Monochrom. Not a very interesting picture.
NEAR UDAIPUR INDIA – Some days are better than others. This was one of the better days. We finished up at the Leopard camp with a morning walk through an agricultural area, and on the way to Udaipur stopped at a remarkable Jain temple. I had trouble editing so I’m posting a mini gallery. The dome is 22 (!) frames stitched.
Day 1,929 of one photo every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 833): Birds. A Hitchcockesque moment.
NEW DELHI INDIA and ON THE ROAD – We spent the morning decompressing a bit in our hotel, and then on the road to a tented leopard camp.
Day 1,928 of one picture every day for the rest of my life.
On this day three years ago (day 832): Beach, Naples Florida.
