The women were walking down a side lane toward me, approaching the sacred Lake Pushkar. Ranging in age from pre-teens to grandmothers, for some, many, most, it would be there first journey to the Lake, second only in holiness to the Ganges, corresponding to the November full moon. I could see that there may be a photograph and quickly positioned myself head-on. And just as I got ready to take my first shot, Lake Pushkar came into their view. Their expressions say it all -reverence, awe, and excitement - the decisive moment. Did I know that their expressions would take on such meaning? No. But I was ready for whatever came.
And, honestly, I didn't know what I had frozen in time for quite some time. The photograph was not shot as a panorama. It was not until much later that, as I kept coming back to the photo, I really mentally zoomed in on the image and their expressions - and cropped the photo into the resulting panorama, focusing on the women's faces. It has subsequently become one of my favorite images - full of meaning and having the ability to convey meaning.
