{"id":106,"date":"2012-03-25T13:12:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T08:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=106"},"modified":"2012-11-02T16:15:47","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T11:45:47","slug":"picture-me-at-the-qutub-minar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=106","title":{"rendered":"Picture Me at the Qutub Minar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_103\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-103 \" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-60-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here we juxtapose artifacts that span about eight centuries.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During my visit to Delhi in February 2012 I had a chance to revisit some of the major tourist sites in the city and also to pop in on a few that I had overlooked previously. Many places I visited had been photographed extensively from the time that photographic film was invented through the time photographic film was largely supplanted by digital methods.<\/p>\n<p>I chose to do a lot of my photography capturing once in a lifetime shots of people capturing once in a lifetime shots of themselves in front of the centuries old structures. My self-given photo assignment was a lot of fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-205\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56.jpg stairs group\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-56-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-102\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-59-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-101\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-55-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-100\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-54-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-99\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-53-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_98\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-98\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-52-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-98\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think this is the classic photo, &#8220;Here I am with my hand atop India&#8217;s tallest minaret.&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-50-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-49-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-95\" title=\"Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Qutub-Minar-14-Feb-12-47-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my visit to Delhi in February 2012 I had a chance to revisit some of the major tourist sites in the city and also to pop in on a few that I had overlooked previously. Many places I visited &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/?p=106\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2iqtu-1I","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=106"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":660,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106\/revisions\/660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bamiyan.us\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}