![varanasi-rooftops-5.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdEsq4rypRATXcgGe9qVV6dCsuJkaBE6zd4xP4JMs23S1/varanasi-rooftops-5.jpg)
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Viewing Varanasi from above always felt like peering into a painting. Something about the worn-out, patchwork brick and cement – the boys flying kites – laundry lines. 

It was such an otherworldly scene compared to the overly manicured cities I've always lived in. *I miss this view.*
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<center> <i> camera: Canon EOS 5D Markii
lens: 85mmf1.2 Prime
specs: ISO 50 - f1.4 - 1/3200 <sup>sec</sup>
date / location:  31 October 2009 / Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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