Lahore - The unseen

Road Trips / Vacations / Hiking / Trekking

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:42:13 +0500 #41

Very interesting picture that came out. The red structure in this sunlight gives a pencil sketch look to this picture

Badshahi Mosque by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:43:53 +0500 #42

My pictures won't be in order as Flickr somehow messed them up. So kindly bear with me about that. So I tried to put them in order of my journey, so here is them from the beginning.

Started of from 'Delhi Darwaza'

Delhi Gate Entrance and Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

Raheeln (Syed Raheel Asghar) 2013-04-12 08:45:44 +0500 #43

Very YUM YUM pictures.............. Great Effort !!

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:47:47 +0500 #44

A window of the building adjacent to Shahi Hamam
Shahi Hamam means Royal place to take a bath. History about it goes like that the royal family, Mughals and the higher ups used to come to this place to take baths. The bath would be filled with water and warmed by steam and then further made more soothing by scents and herbs which were put in it. The entire place was warned by steam and there were several baths. Bigger ones for the royal family while the smaller one for the advisors of the family and higher ups in the empire.
Shaukeen Mughals

Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:48:52 +0500 #45

Thank you sir. It would be getting even more tastier as time passes Hold on

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:50:03 +0500 #46

The ceiling of one of the chambers of the Hamam

Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:51:45 +0500 #47

The artwork done in the ceiling. Just a zoom up of the previous picture. Amazing..isn't it?

Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:53:18 +0500 #48

A piece of artwork done on the walls of the chambers

Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 08:54:21 +0500 #49

A close up of the artwork in the ceiling

Roof work Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

deadman78 (deadman78) 2013-04-12 10:52:32 +0500 #50

Excellent pictures bro HDR of this ceiling and all the other inside pictures will give more awesome result with every details and color combination in great details, but just a wish now as this already been done, never the less great effort keep up the good work with lot's of pictures.

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:33:55 +0500 #51

Yes HDR would be a great way but again a High Dynamic Range picture required 2 pictures atleast to be combined at multiple exposure levels to get the desired levels. I gave most a touch of HDR by just using a single photo and bringing in the Highlights while also removing the shadows.
Thank you for your valuable feedback

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:35:57 +0500 #52

One of the chambers of the Great Baths.. All of them were connected. Now they are covered but they were actually trenched type of baths. All the entrances and the architecture of the walls and roof are in complete symmetry and pattern

Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:37:14 +0500 #53

An entrance to the Hamam. The door work and the wooden honeycomb grill work is just spectacular and being followed till this date

Entrance to Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:41:45 +0500 #54

The most amazing and unseen part - Roof of the Shaahi Hamam.
The circular dome type structure was the ceiling of the hamam where steam was accumulated to keep the chamber warm and steamy
and small ones are just chimney and escape routes for the smoke. The mughals had a fine taste in buildings and hence the architects doing this job were really smart. They had what we call 'ducks' now or maybe special fireplace type walls which would warm the water and the entire room. The smoke exited from these chimneys

Steam Chambers at Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:42:52 +0500 #55

A glimpse of one such chimney preserved in its original form

Steam Chambers at Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:45:33 +0500 #56

The ceiling of the largest chamber that housed all the members of the royal family's bathing needs.
Notice its size in comparison to other chamber's ceiling. Painted black to adsorb heat and keep the chamber warm

Steam Chambers at Shahi Hammam by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

HanifBhatti (Hanif Bhatti) 2013-04-12 11:45:35 +0500 #57

Zabardast Pictures (Y)

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:46:40 +0500 #58

Well nothing Unseen about this one. A cat playing with litter thrown over the roof of a shop in the wholesale market

Cat playing with litter by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:47:47 +0500 #59

again not unseen
A shot of a person selling spices and herbs in the wholesale market of Delhi Darwaza

Spices and Powder on Sale by Yawar Masood, on Flickr

yawar538 (yawar538) 2013-04-12 11:49:14 +0500 #60

Thank you HB. An honor to have your compliment. Stay tuned