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Handsome Devil

"I call'd the devil, and he came,
And with wonder his form did I closely scan;
He is not ugly, and is not lame,
But really a handsome and charming man."
(Heinrich Heine - German poet, 1797-1856)

I often come at dawn to the Ganges from Rabindranath Tagore Road.
Varanasi (Benaras) is still sleeping but sometimes I meet this young man working in his small shop fixing any kind of things.
At that time he is the only soul up there, he is shabbily dressed and dirty with grease so when he smiles to say hello it is a little as if the Devil's beauty passes through the darkness to welcome you even though I am sure he is a nice fellow...;)

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

Taken on: June 4, 2009

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18, f/3.6, 1/40 sec, 20.6mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Aperture:	f/3.6
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	20.6mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Portrait
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	High gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
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