2017-02b Shivratri Mela (14b)
Close-up street portrait (outdoor low-angle head shot, seven-eighths view) of an old Indian Hindu holy man aka sadhu with a thick white beard and yellow sandalwood paste aka chandanam on his forehead, smoking hashish aka ganja aka bhang in his self-made chillum pipe;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog),
Finding the Right Camera Angle (photo blog),
Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog),
Animating Street Portraits with Props (photo blog).
Restricted photo usage license:
Group cover photo for Flickr Group Interesting and Unique Portraits, September 2017.
2017-02b Shivratri Mela (14b)
Close-up street portrait (outdoor low-angle head shot, seven-eighths view) of an old Indian Hindu holy man aka sadhu with a thick white beard and yellow sandalwood paste aka chandanam on his forehead, smoking hashish aka ganja aka bhang in his self-made chillum pipe;
Shivratri Mela, Bhavnath, Junagadh, Gujarat, Western India.
More context:
Partying at Shivratri Mela (photo blog),
Varying the Facial View of Portraits (photo blog),
Finding the Right Camera Angle (photo blog),
Yellowing the Forehead (photo blog),
Animating Street Portraits with Props (photo blog).
Restricted photo usage license:
Group cover photo for Flickr Group Interesting and Unique Portraits, September 2017.