Roni's India Trip Pt-2: Agra
February 6 2012: Yamuna bridges and sights in Agra. Morning fog at Yamuna River and old Agra Fort station followed by a glorious day at the Taj Mahal and Red Fort with bridge views, evening at the river and sunset in the station with Jama Masjid panoramas. Over night I moved on to Jodhpur by 12307.
Agra Fort: Octagon tower and train, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort: Train (left) and Taj (right), February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort: Jehangiri Mahal, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: WAM-4 and murials, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: Stabled locos & street, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: WAP-4 portrait, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Agra Fort station: Bagat Ki Kothi WDP-4 20099, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: The proper Taj Mahal view, as I had missed it in the morning, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: No train traffic on the bridge nearby, but lots of pedestrians returning from work, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: Bridge traffic, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: Finally, the MEMU returned from Agra Cantt to Etawah just having left Agra City station, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: The Taj and two bridges & train panorama, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Yamuna Bridge: The twelve coach MEMU and dried out river bed, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Back in front of the station, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: A monkey was marking its territory on the catenary masts by making a racket and one after another wobble, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: The WAM-4 had now been parked in front of the WAP-1, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Sunset station view, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Platform impressions at sunset, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Platform life, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Even at the modern station the mosque view still is possible, with newer DMU pulling out of the platform, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: DMU next to freight train, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Jama Masjid sunset detail, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Now I needed another train, and it came in the form of BGKT WDP-4 20099 passing the stabling lines in the former metre gauge station, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: The mighty passing below me with an EMD growl, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
The current glory of Agra Fort: Another Jama Masjid and train view, February 6 2012 (Roni Kappel)
Recent comments
Fabulous!
Posted by Vivek Mishra on 2012 Apr 06 13:47:19 +0000
@Roni ..
Wow. 2 L's eh? Nice. Real good glass you got there. :)
I'm still to get a L.
Posted by Parthasarathi on 2012 Apr 06 05:40:53 +0000
Hi,
Thanks again! :-)
Apart from the 7D is use a Canon 24-105 4.0 L, Canon 10-22mm and Canon 70-200 4.0 L. For videos and occasional snapshots a Canon Powershot SX30 IS.
Cheers,
Roni
Posted by Roni Kappel on 2012 Apr 05 11:34:52 +0000