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Gloomy River

This is an afternoon scene of the Padma River in Bangladesh. A fisherman has anchored his small dinghy along the riverbank. The photo captures the quiet beauty of the afternoon, as the sun drifts westward in the sky. Taken from the Rajshahi district in northeast Bangladesh, this image reveals the river in a moment of calm solitude. With fewer boats, low tides, and gentle waves, the river appears lonely, almost melancholic—a poetic reflection of a quiet, sad river scene.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 02.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Camera: SM-N950U
Copyright: © Md Ibrahim Khalilullah