Ahcim reposted to India 2 years ago

chris:  @michaelmartine: cool :] 2 years ago

michaelmartine:  @chris - not disappointing at all, just unexpected. :-) It's a compelling photo. 2 years ago

chris:  there's a reasonable amount of overlap, as many of the pictures come from the AP, but they're definitely different, and I often find something interesting in one that I wouldn't have found in the other 2 years ago

MooseLord:  @chris, interesting, I didn't know WSJ had a photo journal. Sounds like they're trying to compete with the boston globe, unless they're just licensing the album. 2 years ago

chris:  sauce: " HOLY MAN: Hindu holy men smeared their bodies with ashes in a ritual before bathing in the River Ganges during the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, Monday. Hindus believe bathing in the river will cleanse them of their sins. (Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated Press)"
http://blogs.wsj.com/photojourna... 2 years ago

MooseLord:  @Chris, do you know where this photo was taken, or was it staged? 2 years ago

MooseLord gave props 2 years ago

chris:  sorry to disappoint 2 years ago

michaelmartine:  I was expecting an animated gif or some kind of punchline. But I'll be damned, I guess it's really just a holy man. 2 years ago