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Beauty at Dawn

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."
(Rabindranath Tagore)

On a February morning at dawn, this lady came to take a bath and worship in the holy waters of the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
Her natural beauty and elegance were stricking, she was happy and even though her face was bearing the lines of life she was reflecting the embodiment of gracefulness and of a solar soul...

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Taken in: India / Uttar Pradesh / Varanasi / Godoliya (show map)

Taken on: February 13, 2012

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18, f/3.6, 1/250 sec, 27mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Aperture:	f/3.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	27mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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