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Mukutmanipur

51 photographs

Mukutmanipur, in West Bengal, where the Kangsabati dam holds back a wide reservoir dotted with wooded islands. Most of these were taken along the dam and the shore as the sun went down over the water. A few frames are of the red laterite country around it.

  • A small boat rests at the edge of a wide, still reservoir, with low wooded islands on the far side and stony ground in the foreground.
    Boat on the reservoir shore
  • A bright sun high in a hazy sky above a calm reservoir, a tall tree at the right edge and a wooded island on the horizon.
    Sun over the water
  • Three low rounded islands sit along the horizon beyond a stretch of gently rippled grey-blue water under a pale sky.
    Three islands across the water
  • A wide expanse of flat, silvery water under a hazy sky, with a wooded shoreline on the right and distant islands fading into the mist.
    Haze over still water
  • A low sandbar curves across deep blue water beneath a clear sky, with boats and trees on the far shore to the left.
    Sandbar and blue water
  • Choppy blue-green water in the foreground with a tree-lined shore and a few beached boats under a pale sky.
    Wooded shore from the water
  • Sunlight glitters in a path across rippled water towards a dark wooded island, with smaller islands fading into the haze beyond.
    Sparkle on the reservoir
  • A low island crowned with trees stands silhouetted against a bright sky, sunlight sparkling on the water in front of it.
    Island against the light
  • A long straight embankment lines the far edge of a calm reservoir under a hazy sky, a beached boat and a lone figure on the bare shore.
    Embankment in the haze
  • A dark boulder in the foreground with a long stone-pitched embankment stretching away beside flat, pale water under a hazy sky.
    Dark rock by the embankment
  • A stone-faced embankment runs in a straight diagonal into the distance, its base meeting calm grey water beneath a pale sky.
    Embankment meets the water
  • An empty paved road runs straight along the top of a dam into the haze, trees on the left and sunlit water on the right.
    Road along the dam crest
  • A dry grassy hill with scattered bushes and a small white building on its crest, a narrow road curving round its base.
    Hilltop above a winding road
  • Green shrubs and small white flowers on a red earth bank above a wide stretch of rippled water, with a wooded shore to the left.
    Shrubs on the shoreline
  • A low whitewashed stone wall and dirt track curve along a reservoir shore, dry grass in front and low hills across the pale blue water.
    Low stone wall along the reservoir
  • An empty tarmac road runs along a grassy embankment toward a scrub-covered hillock, water visible to the left beneath a hazy blue sky.
    Road along the dam embankment
  • The sun burns through a wisp of cloud above a distant strip of water, dark scrubland in silhouette along the bottom of the frame.
    Sun through thin cloud
  • A tall tapering brick chimney rises from a kiln surrounded by stacked red bricks, with fields, trees and a hazy hill beyond.
    Brick kiln chimney on the plain
  • A worn tarmac road leads toward a grassy hillock with a small white hut at its foot, calm grey water to the right under a pale sky.
    Empty road toward the hillock
  • A hazy golden sun hangs above a flat reservoir, its reflection a bright shimmering path across the water toward a dark shoreline.
    Hazy sun over still water
  • A soft sun glows through haze above a wide reservoir, with a wooded island at right and a low hill on the far horizon.
    Low sun across the reservoir
  • Two small wooded islands sit in flat grey water under a pale hazy sky, a tree-topped spit of land reaching in from the right.
    Wooded islands in the haze
  • The sun glows through streaked cloud above a small tree-covered island, its light reflected on the water beside a dark rocky shore.
    Sun above a wooded island
  • Streaks of cirrus cloud fan across a blue sky around a low sun, with a dark shoreline, a lone tree and a hill across the water.
    Cirrus and sun over the water
  • Rippled water laps against a rocky shore, with a small boat passing in front of a long wooded bank across the reservoir.
    Rocky shore and a distant boat
  • A small boat with a single figure drifts on flat grey water in thick haze, a wooded island faint on the horizon behind it.
    Lone boat in the mist
  • A wooded island dissolves into grey haze across still water, with scrubby trees on a near bank at the left edge.
    Island fading into the haze
  • Rippled water stretches toward a line of low wooded islands and a tiny boat on the horizon beneath a pale, hazy sky.
    Islands across the open water
  • Low sun above a small wooded island, its reflection a bright path across the still water towards a dark rocky shore.
    Low sun over a wooded island
  • A small wooden boat carrying a group of passengers crosses calm blue water beneath a wide sky with a sweep of thin cloud.
    Country boat under a wide sky
  • A dark rocky foreshore leads to a wooded island silhouetted against a hazy sun, its reflection glinting on the water.
    Rocky shore at sundown
  • A crowded wooden ferry boat with bicycles stacked amidships is poled across calm grey water, passengers standing and seated along its length.
    Ferry boat with bicycles
  • Two black water buffaloes stand in the shallows beside a rocky shore, a long wooded bank stretching across the far side of the water.
    Buffaloes at the water's edge
  • A thin line of birds flies low over grey rippled water towards a distant wooded shore under a pale, hazy sky.
    Birds in a line over the water
  • A loose flock of birds scatters above choppy grey water, a low wooded shoreline faint in the haze behind them.
    Scattered flock over the reservoir
  • The sun sinks between two dark wooded islands, streaking the water with gold beneath a sky of wispy cirrus.
    Sunset between two islands
  • A hazy sun hangs above a small wooded island, laying a golden track across gently rippled water as distant islets fade into the horizon.
    Evening light across the water
  • Rippled blue water leads to a low wooded island at right, its trees silhouetted against a pale evening sky.
    Island shore at dusk
  • A golden sun glows through haze above a dark wooded island, its reflection a shimmering column on the water below.
    Golden sun above an island
  • A line of birds glides between two tree-covered banks under a sky washed entirely amber, the water glowing at lower right.
    Birds crossing an amber sky
  • The low sun casts a golden path across rippled water past two silhouetted islands, a thin contrail crossing the amber sky.
    Sunset over the islands
  • A hazy sun above a low wooded island throws a bright reflection across calm water, with tree-lined shores fading at either side.
    Last light on the reservoir
  • A low wooded shoreline darkens against a pale orange and blue sky, its reflection trembling on the rippled surface of the reservoir.
    Wooded shore at dusk
  • Two small wooden boats rest at the edge of a sandy clearing below a dense line of green trees, grey water filling the foreground.
    Boats drawn up on the island
  • A tree-covered point of land tapers into the reservoir on the left, a boat moored at its tip, with hazy sky over the wide grey water.
    Headland on the open water
  • A golden sun hangs above dark wooded islands, its reflection a bright ribbon across the rippling reservoir.
    Sunset over the islands
  • Rounded green trees stand on a bare expanse of pebbled red laterite soil, with a dirt path curving in from the left.
    Red earth and green trees
  • A single broad-crowned tree casts its shadow on stony red soil, with a dark line of woodland behind under a white sky.
    Lone tree on laterite ground
  • The setting sun glows amber beneath streaked cloud, its reflection reaching across the water toward a dark beach where a lone figure stands.
    Sunset from the shore
  • Small boats and a cluster of visitors gather on a muddy bank beneath two low hills, a single wisp of cloud rising in a pale blue sky.
    Boats below the hills
  • A red sun sinks behind a line of trees beyond stubbled fields, with blurred leaves in the foreground and thin cloud lit from below.
    Sunset over harvested fields