tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-302315362024-03-14T02:01:03.341-07:00PhotographyOriginally this started as a collection of photos I wanted to post. I was a novice photographer when I started this blog. Now I have learnt some of the tricks of the trade and can call myself an amateur. I will use this blog to highlight some of my works and also some tricks/tips which I think may be useful to others.Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-63467851674486659022011-12-24T20:21:00.000-08:002011-12-24T22:43:49.379-08:00Photographing Birds at Chupi Char, Purbasthali, West BengalI have not updated this blog for quite some time. I was busy doing other stuff and did not have a lot of time for photography projects. I decided to amend this and and write a comprehensive blog post on Bird Watching at Chupi Char, which will not only be a post on photography, but also a travel guide to this place.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">How to go</span><br />We had planned to visit two places (Bethuadahari and Purbasthali).We woke up at 3 AM in the morning, prepared lunch for my son, and hit the roads by 5:45 AM. Bethuadahari is on NH - 34 (About 22 km from Krishnanagar) so we took VIP Road, Jessore Road on to NH-34. NH-34 was very crowded at that hour, full of slow moving trucks, and my driver had to weave between them to maintain an average speed of 55-60 kmph. My son has motion sickness, so after stopping a few times to let him puke and with a dirty car we reached Krishnanagar. There are a few dhaba type restaurants at the junction of NH-34 and SH-8 at Krishnanagar, where we had our breakfast (Luchi, Cholar Dal and Alu-Ful kopi fry), followed by tea. I felt that it was a little pricey compared to the quality of the food. Each luchi was Rs 4, the veg fry was Rs 20 per plate and the tea was Rs 6 per glass. The quality was just acceptable but probably this was the only place on the road to Bethuadahari where we could get a decent breakfast. (All other places on the way cater to mainly truck drivers and the few I checked out had roti/sabzi only)<br />After stopping at the bridge over Jalangi river for a few photographs, we reached Bethuadahari by 9:30 AM and that was a big mistake. The place isn't open before 11 AM and they will only allow you in a group of 15 so you have to wait till it is 11 AM and there are 15 people like you waiting to get in. I had packed a tight schedule, so I decided to go away, after trying to persuade with the guards in vain to let us in. Good that he did not budge from his duty, but the bad thing is that the timings are not tourist friendly! We stopped again in the woods where the rail line crosses NH-34 for a few more photographs.<br />Now it is time for the photographs on the road, though I would not claim them to be great. It was very foggy and this is the best I could manage!<br />The first one goes ... rail bridge over Jalangi river,which is a photograph one almost always take while driving over NH-34. You could see some better samples taken by other folks at panoramio.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/plUiSe8tXcrHU6NWEczIz4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2t0Z73iazEk/TvarjEkKxGI/AAAAAAAAEYQ/84FglUMq0h8/s400/DSC05392.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />The second photo was also taken at the same spot. This is the road bridge which is not very awe inspiring!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/E2nESy7tD70kpg2mxrUEC4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-9oqmNE9JYUo/TvasqTBtbYI/AAAAAAAAEYU/woKLeFbM0-g/s400/DSC05395.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />The third photo is of the train at the level crossing at Bethuadahari.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/6zTxzbXRKkaCE1EMbmmz1YH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ts3iouv13Y4/TvatSH1zT8I/AAAAAAAAEYY/qXe7ADOCmoQ/s400/DSC05399.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />The next photo is of the sublime beauty of the forest in the morning!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Uh3lF4adjGe41fjIwRMHFoH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZI65Is1H98Q/TvattroIBYI/AAAAAAAAEYc/DysdYwjq4ek/s400/DSC05414.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />After turning away from Bethuadahari, we headed southbound in NH-34 towards Krishnanagar. At Krishnanagar we took SH-8 westbound towards Nabadwip. In the meantime my son has puked a couple of more times, my wife is nearly hysterical and it took me a lot of persuasion to go to Purbasthali, instead of heading back home. The logic that won was it is only a little more than an hour to Purbasthali while home is much further away. SH-8 is in a horrible state, and after a long bumpy ride which took much longer than I anticipated, we crossed Bhagirathi river via Gauranga Bridge, crossed over Nabadwip and took SH-6 northbound towards Purbasthali. We turned right onto a local road towards Purbasthali railway station, crossed the rail line and continued on the winding village road for about 5 kilometers (I did not look at the odo, the villagers said it was 5 km) till we reached the picnic grounds of Chupi Char. I was glad I took an expert driver, as the narrow dirt road with steep embankments would have definitely scared a nervous driver like me! Finally we reached the deserted picnic spot with only a few locals. It was absolutely otherwise deserted though a tourist party of 5-7 people came immediately after me and boarded the boats.<br /><hr><br /><b><i>Tip : </i></b> I took a sub-optimal route from Kolkata, as I had Bethuadahari in my itinerary. Best way from Kolkata is to take Kalyani Expressway, cross over river Hooghly from Kalyani towards Bansberia and then take the northbound SH-6 (Magra Road) and then (Kalna-Katwa road) to Purbasthali. At this point in time Kalyani expressway is in a mess, but SH-6 between Bansberia till Kalna is a fantastic village road. You can easily drive at 90KMPH if you want to, or you can drive slower and take in the beauty of this village route. After Kalna it gets crowded, but still it would be an ok-ish drive.<br /><hr><br />We reached there around 12 Noon. My wife totally freaked out at reaching this place. It was absolutely deserted and nothing but a village ground. So this brings us to the moral of the story - <b><i>Do not make the mistake of bringing someone with you who is not a photography enthusiast, or a bird enthusiast. They would be disappointed.</i></b><br />It was lunch time for my son, so my wife fed my son, while I strolled in the grass taking a few photographs, drinking in the beauty of the place.<br />Purbasthali is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxbow_lake">Oxbow Lake </a> of River Ganges. It is rich in food and that is why it is a favorite place for a lot of birds. The following pictures give you an idea of the place.<br />This is the view of the western side from the picnic spot.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JGZB14oGtaJIiqtxQEbH4oH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9kPIsCQqW3Q/TvazmA8nlmI/AAAAAAAAEYg/0bA9rp7sw8k/s400/DSC05416.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />And this is the view of the North-eastern side, showing the other tourist party in a boat.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/e3JKMD-mJ8AoS-K_9jdrZ4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XFQ9Y25NkC8/Tva1Mkqg1II/AAAAAAAAEYk/qzerUgIlDus/s400/DSC05423.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />While this captures the expression of my family while taking a walk in the Park!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BJlLEWLqVjkoV8Cx-EmdHoH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f5sXoI3_7cM/Tva2C_EV77I/AAAAAAAAEYo/UQW8A_kGtq4/s400/DSC05422.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />After my son's lunch was over, I rented a boat for the hour. They asked for Rs 350 for one hour, and after some bargaining I got it down to Rs 250. I believe I paid much more than I should have, but with a big car, a wife and a small son, it is difficult to negotiate. I would say if you bargained well, you could negotiate Rs 250 for about two hours. So we finally boarded the boat, and off we went for bird watching!<br /><hr><br /><b><i>Tip : </i></b>Do not forget to get a good pair of binoculars and a camera with a good telephoto lens. I had the camera, but forgot the binoculars, so I enjoyed the birds with my tele-lens while my wife had to be content just with the boat ride and by viewing the birds from a distance!<br /><hr><br /><b><i>Tip : </i></b>Best time to view the birds and to photograph them is early morning and late afternoon. I could not be there early morning because I planned to go to Bethuadahari first. I could not stay till late afternoon as I had to be back home for my son. Do not make the same planning mistake that I did!<br /><hr><br />The river was full of birds and though it was still very very misty, I got a few pictures of the birds. I only could spot a few species, but with some homework, and a little bit of leisure time in your hands, I believe you can spot a lot more!<br />The bird which I saw in lot of abundance is a native bird: <b>Indian Cormorant. (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)</b> It could have been Little Cormorant as well, but I believe I am correct in classifying them as Indian Cormorant, owing to the bluish beak.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rwfNjRZ2NgCKpKMy5zcQp4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LI08tkN3_pw/Tva6bZkTqdI/AAAAAAAAEY4/XTwjr9OERUo/s400/DSC05613.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-mGeFCQNIMPe04aRhKFKwYH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8XZPJJuLYgc/Tva6g58xtOI/AAAAAAAAEY8/UkfTMGdNEuk/s400/DSC05617.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9rm4wBCRLlD1sljNk90Dx9HVc9KCt9Ls_ffDoF96EpI?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-uRnh4N5Hw4U/Tva6WxRuvtI/AAAAAAAAEY0/uqFucG6JJko/s400/DSC05585.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/SelectedBirds?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMG14r7dqZGTeA&feat=embedwebsite">selected birds</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VBm5AETgnCeQVKJ6WSVZQtHVc9KCt9Ls_ffDoF96EpI?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-BLAAbAXP5-Y/Tva6RDzFFyI/AAAAAAAAEYw/7qT5L5nr9EA/s400/DSC05624.JPG" height="400" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/SelectedBirds?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMG14r7dqZGTeA&feat=embedwebsite">selected birds</a></td></tr></table><br />Another bird which I saw in abundance is the Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra). They are black birds and look very much like ducks. They can be identified by their white beak.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VpAnkkG6KMplG20v-w7YfoH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8dsoF9NB8xU/Tva8MPmpwEI/AAAAAAAAEZA/PYsUe5zGDSk/s400/DSC05483.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/UZCy-8CUdBje0Q8VIuX134H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hmWkM2sx2fc/Tva8QtRBhuI/AAAAAAAAEZE/LOFjeKeGd8I/s400/DSC05530.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />I saw a couple of Northern Pintails (Anas acuta)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/l5WCFe9oscr1TIlxzuoQK4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-N4HyNZjhEeo/Tva8vG35R3I/AAAAAAAAEZI/wXt3qAYUA_o/s400/DSC05499.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QKYnmzbAQXvs_10UTLrtZIH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-dAU4NPNjChg/Tva8zg3D52I/AAAAAAAAEZM/gnE0Fp0bOpg/s400/DSC05532.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />One Spot Billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) - Odd man out amongst the Coots<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MWgrkevVNVFDgyiXh02QEIH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bGsASss3NdM/Tva9YsGymNI/AAAAAAAAEZQ/lRSRMoQaZ2k/s400/DSC05590.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />A few The Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/DakVv9doasi_a6kJXl0WtYH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rAGABTVtQEQ/Tva9zNQza_I/AAAAAAAAEZU/9JxWcV1ms9w/s400/DSC05471.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />We rescued one Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), who got himself tangled with the fishing nets. He would have died unless we spotted it. This picture shows the hands of the boatman who is trying to disentangle the bird. The bird was too sick to fly and stayed on the bottom of our boat till the end of the trip. Then the boatman released him on the banks and he hopped away to the bushes. It seems his wings were still too wet/damaged to fly.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F3e8pmcalCjNgF97L4gAh4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2nmq3lorhbU/Tva-f7g1ABI/AAAAAAAAEZY/hF1exBbSIZk/s400/DSC05547.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />A Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/IfJNcVL8izJCj_TSJCwA2YH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ZtumeHZ00eE/TvbAQRjIe0I/AAAAAAAAEZc/zBmkkUtJ900/s400/DSC05566.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />One Eastern Great Egret (Ardea modesta)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eBqVJOMlC2eoI2gtT0GAlYH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5SqRrpS6ks8/TvbATG9w0mI/AAAAAAAAEZg/FrVU92SK7T8/s400/DSC05557.JPG" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br />A few more which I have not identified yet. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CHGT-N344JZphWgZmEdrf4H2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z1gqlh2ZRwE/TvbA8hsnDCI/AAAAAAAAEZk/Qx77EvIZhq8/s400/DSC05533.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0OI5GqluX4SQqzviYoeBEIH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uF41VE1OUvY/TvbBCE0aWxI/AAAAAAAAEZo/Xcfesc8IdpM/s400/DSC05478.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/07MVxCIIRkcIrPsdFkVtSYH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lDA1xt7V6Ho/TvbBRDrpBLI/AAAAAAAAEZs/BojqBs5iuLY/s400/DSC05568.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/e0HaEatXZKEUqDifzrPBvoH2Cst0GfuzbQQ-Hemawbc?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-lAfoSPcy-ZU/TvbBYM4td1I/AAAAAAAAEZw/oGW9S74UptA/s400/DSC05453.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/PurbasthaliTrip?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCIaYuaaUlv6JBg&feat=embedwebsite">Purbasthali Trip</a></td></tr></table><br /><hr><br />After a happy afternoon of bird photography I came back home contented. We were all hungry, as we did not carry lunch, and there were almost no dhabas on SH-6 by which we came back - but finally we spotted one where we had a lunch of rice, dal, cabbage curry, fried potato & mutton curry. The food was not that great but we relished nonetheless, because we were too hungry by that time.<br />We had a fantastic late afternoon drive through SH-6 and a gruelling drive through Kalyani Expressway, and finally reached home at 6:45 PM.<br />That concludes my journey and the blog. However, a few more tips.<br /><hr><br />I researched my trip from the following two web links. Thanks guys for putting that up<br /><ul><br /><li><a href="http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travelogues/53200-purbasthali-day-trip-out-kolkata.html">Team BHP Forum</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.kolkatabirds.com/purbast.htm">Kolkata Birds</a></li><br /></ul><br /><hr><br />I located the place through Google Maps. <br /><hr><br />I used <a href="http://www.waze.com">Waze</a> for Navigation. While Waze routes were still sub-optimal, it still allowed me to take the correct turns. I will try and put them up in both maps.<br /><hr><br />Purbasthali is a big place, and the exact spot is known as Chupi Char by the locals. While asking for Purbasthali will still take you to the correct place, you would look more knowledgeable if you ask for Chupi Char.<br />Have a safe trip, and let me know how it goes<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-64018875185658549172011-03-12T05:57:00.000-08:002011-03-12T06:08:25.505-08:00My son Ricky's first experience with his Nikon L22I decided to give my son Ricky (Two years eleven months old) a first feeling of photography. Here are the results!!!<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/A-fOjEeat9ifVhO3I7Hz8fD4IzHxizOhCY97TChsm9o?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TXt8D9SxfPI/AAAAAAAAD5E/v2aOX3pFgsk/s640/DSCN0099.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzEzq7n0eXLaA&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></table><br />Wait ... you got daddy, but you have your fingers on the flash!!!<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LR9oIIAjX3TuBxrRG1OAfvD4IzHxizOhCY97TChsm9o?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TXt861qhnmI/AAAAAAAAD5Y/9GKVkj561Go/s640/DSCN0100.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzEzq7n0eXLaA&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></table><br />Interesting composition I must say!! (The BW mode was preselected by me by mistake)<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lK3-dhajtjpA9cbY536vHvD4IzHxizOhCY97TChsm9o?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TXt9NgFbGHI/AAAAAAAAD5w/DTFbvFI1S4M/s640/DSCN0104.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzEzq7n0eXLaA&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></table><br />You got your grandmother upside down!!!<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XppmBe5V9BYKwsbrFh5cQPD4IzHxizOhCY97TChsm9o?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TXt9OpRPtoI/AAAAAAAAD54/y5PMHaxafe4/s640/DSCN0105.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzEzq7n0eXLaA&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></table><br />Why do you want to take a photo of a photo?<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7tqnUyVuy0MC0WrjfinkR_D4IzHxizOhCY97TChsm9o?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TXt9ai9F-qI/AAAAAAAAD58/b9RLuQzgAdw/s640/DSCN0107.JPG" height="480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DropBox?authkey=Gv1sRgCOzEzq7n0eXLaA&feat=embedwebsite">Drop Box</a></td></tr></table><br />Finally he got it right!!!<br /><br />The composition ideas are his own!!! I have removed a couple of good photos of my wife though from his sequence.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-70324188054647084522010-10-24T01:36:00.000-07:002010-10-24T02:09:42.160-07:00Digha TripI recently made a trip to the Dhigha sea beach. Here are some shots.<br /><br /><br />The picture below was shot directly into the sun, late afternoon. The sea was glowing in the sunlight, and taking a exposure reading from the bright water, everything else was made into silhouette<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/5106248097/" title="Golden Conference by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/5106248097_f2e4cc4b75.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Golden Conference" /></a><br /><br />The second photograph is simple... a fishing boat<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/BmZAI0CQiAePnNRYhMWfgg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMPyYSx2rRI/AAAAAAAAD00/nxeohiLpMwU/s400/DSC03730.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The third picture is also simple. A bird's eye view of a part of the city<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/CDjIvgphFaD99H9Q7lp0UA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMPzcKW7_LI/AAAAAAAAD08/pXa-Tn9NqIs/s400/DSC03732.JPG" height="400" width="267" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The next picture shows the fast food stalls selling fried fish in the evening<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bsCOcQfDc1qS6cvWDyZIMA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMPz56x51SI/AAAAAAAAD1E/Dd-QdhEt368/s400/DSC03761.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The fifth picture is interesting. We rented bikes to visit the talsari beach. This shows one of the bikes parked in the sun<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lmzPB_5jKn9xXdJ3r6rrAQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP0bGp5SgI/AAAAAAAAD1I/ZIvh0LDbNVQ/s400/DSC03827.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The next picture shows a couple next to the beach. I shot them from a distance, from the casuarina woods, which is a typical flora of the place<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rawRQHsV3R8x4jchv-Gnpw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP01AIwZ-I/AAAAAAAAD1M/b7KqStZuqUU/s400/DSC03825.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The following picture is a long shot of the Talsari beach<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Ucr3W-CJzWDcwTyAjvV63w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP1tBdAFjI/AAAAAAAAD1Y/7YzYVbJF_Ns/s400/DSC03846.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />This is a picture of the colors of the sky, against a backdrop of the sea<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/cy6N1t60W7hAmy1NXoIykg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP2KbmBs2I/AAAAAAAAD1c/M8lWcqfYAs8/s400/DSC03921.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />This is my wife and son, in the casuarina woods<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0-yZE1cDMmsDPc-Y8mT8dA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP2tH45IgI/AAAAAAAAD1g/X3pQMNx_vrc/s400/DSC04056.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The last is a long shot of the rocky Digha beach<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qxFDFcmAP3SqVQG3z70avA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TMP3CtL4N-I/AAAAAAAAD1o/_Fi_pF2Q3eU/s400/DSC04077.JPG" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/DighaMegaAlbum?feat=embedwebsite">Digha - Mega Album</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-43108678658187058672010-07-18T04:19:00.000-07:002010-07-22T05:09:14.904-07:00London in winterI had been to London for three weeks between March and April. I was all alone, and with my camera. Being shy, I could not start firing my camera at people, but here are some of the snaps which I really like.<br /><br />This is my most favorite shot from the trip, where I have captured a tube station on a Sunday.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/4493131636/" title="Lone traveller on a deserted london tube by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4493131636_4a3ff41577.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Lone traveller on a deserted london tube" /></a><br /><br />This is another favorite photo, where it shows a cathedral, which was very near my second hotel, in Paddington.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/4510272183/" title="Saint James Church, London by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4510272183_dab45f7d89.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Saint James Church, London" /></a><br /><br />The following picure is not a great, by any means,but I like the way the "Fish & Chips" sign highlight the spirit of London.<br /><br /> <table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7lf-oe6XDXLZFJenXxQvmg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELlV45tYtI/AAAAAAAADzI/Y1G_BLJ_Q4g/s400/DSC03314.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />This is the night view of London, taken outside my first hotel, with my new fast 50 mm, 1.8 lens, which I bought in London.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SpnTWYlt5BMcb-Z8DDjzBw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELmks069kI/AAAAAAAADzk/z17z3tpwRLY/s400/DSC03251.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The following is a typical London scene, showing a London double decker bus, at Oxford Street.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Rj4a4XGl56O_YfYxJgUvzg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELnO-U86-I/AAAAAAAADzo/YqovlYpUKQk/s400/DSC03225.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Another very common scene, London from the Watarloo.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HBe5s7hLcNZ0KAz9oP0kWQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELnw6ZH6WI/AAAAAAAADzs/t69_emcVHfE/s400/DSC03270.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The London eye - biggest cartwheel in the world.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aFBlmRZJqGKPfCwV5IR80g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELoO3dVdWI/AAAAAAAADzw/iFaJbmdE-B8/s400/DSC03274.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Artists displaying their work at Hide Park, near Queensway.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/B9S6Alp5ONYOR5KgO6ttOg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELolpuqyhI/AAAAAAAADz0/ecSyA_qm9kQ/s400/DSC03294.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />And, finally, a rainy day at hide park. I had an umbrella, but my camera and I were completely drenched, by the time I ran to the hotel.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Z-b-uvh_b6ZWGO1NzYlLSw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/TELpDUolGMI/AAAAAAAADz4/ZJg3pjJYRYQ/s400/DSC03305.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />I am not sure whether I selected the best of the lot from the 300 odd I clicked in London. I do believe though that this represents some of the my memories, which I witnessed in London.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-40811167761976200882010-01-02T23:41:00.000-08:002010-01-03T00:47:23.623-08:00Road Trip to MayapurOn 27th Dec, 2009 we embarked on a road trip to Mayapur. We started the journey from our residence at 6:30 AM in the morning, took VIP road to Dum Dum, then took Jessore Road to Barasat, and finally reached National Highway 34 which would take us to Mayapur. As usual, I enjoyed the ride, there was a nip in the air, and it was mist all over. My chauffer took care of the driving, while I relaxed and enjoyed the beauty of rural West Bengal. My wife and son chose to sleep.<br /><br />First stop I made was after Ranaghat, to have a smoke. I took some snaps of the countryside. One of them is given below:<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Of-OB7oYASDvvYlwEzuOFA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BLUOM-27I/AAAAAAAADuU/WUjo_XxksiE/s400/DSC02750.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />I also took a snap of busy NH34 in the morning, with my car parked in the side. You can also see my shadow, while taking the snap.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/KuO4X_57SdM1wZ6_2MHh6Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BMHjVf70I/AAAAAAAADu0/rMtCHitDjqM/s400/DSC02751.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />After a few more kilometers, after passing Krishnanagar, I stopped at the bridge over Jalangi river. The view was breathtaking, the morning mist still present and I am afraid I could not do justice to the view. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/lFWlxDIeH2CwyIXfaBbxDQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BME31sLWI/AAAAAAAADuw/wWO8zkHWCfA/s400/DSC02755.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p_tuosAa0wC-0JQGzbnu2w?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BMoW8sluI/AAAAAAAADu4/VQ1A72ftfWI/s400/DSC02756.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />I also saw an industrial chimney polluting the serene countryside. Decided that it should be one of my subjects. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8_d9M3rGpwE8Sgzxbe7-4Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BM4Tts2GI/AAAAAAAADu8/HqZLRm20_5Q/s400/DSC02759.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />After a few more kilometers, we took a sharp left turn (Almost an U) towards Mayapur. Suddenly the road started to get crowded as we reached the temple village. I asked my driver to drive straight on towards the launch jetty, as I wanted to picture the point where river Jalangi meets river Ganga. The photography session was not that great though, as it was very misty and I was not getting clear views at high zoom. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mfAUjcDfT3n6eYPFkQNF2A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUifqvwfI/AAAAAAAADvE/J_trGV280fs/s400/DSC02766.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br />The following picture is taken from Mayapur side of river Ganges, while women were bathing on the other side, a typical scene along the holy river in India<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/r2eNTgyrPdJwSfZd91HrmQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUlWMnKRI/AAAAAAAADvI/gFgLF8hXbV0/s400/DSC02767.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br />The following two pictures also show the rivers in various moods<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jZXaMiqFsUg4TcPIeyxBOg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUphiE4OI/AAAAAAAADvQ/8O6yqZFCa9I/s400/DSC02774.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/v7zcZG2esZaciRFRV5MMOg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUq5l3t6I/AAAAAAAADvU/z9ibXayhRjA/s400/DSC02775.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Mayapur is a village of temples, and the following are two temple pictures I shot from a distance. <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/A1Rn5hjb8t-wFpZL-8EP_g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUgyAMjtI/AAAAAAAADvA/R2OYHCor8a8/s400/DSC02765.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dnDQqfpTSL9p6deKVne5Lg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BUmju8PsI/AAAAAAAADvM/wm9vS9Jn07I/s400/DSC02768.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br />Then we went to the ISCON temple complex. Camera was not allowed in the temple and I did not want to leave my costly camera in the hands of others, so I stayed outside while my wife and son went inside and had a view of the museum. I loitered outside and took a couple of shots of the museum. <br />The following picture captures the whole museum (a little bit dark) as it was very sunny outside.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mJDQFpgNqBqN5W2UL8Rjyw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BWP7pNbRI/AAAAAAAADvg/T10wvFsNYLo/s400/DSC02780.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br />The following two pictures show statues in various poses of sankirtana.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Oz308v8orA47kKtlSppkMA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BWR3ALvrI/AAAAAAAADvk/nM5LZjPDcCo/s400/DSC02782.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f3ZgbiADZzez9tpvEMGfpA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/S0BWUjOGSZI/AAAAAAAADvo/e2t4WfqmAmU/s400/DSC02790.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mayapur?feat=embedwebsite">mayapur</a></td></tr></table><br />After my wife and son came out of the museum, we spend some time basking in the afternoon sun. It was lunchtime for my kid, so we quickly bought a jar of ghee from the temple goshala (cow shed) and went back to our car which was parked almost half kilometer away. After my son's lunch was over, we went back to Krishnanagar to have our lunch at a road-side dhaba. We also bought sor-bhaja and sor-puria which are local speciality sweets. After our lunch, we took NH 34 again to come back home.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-36708338571629914582009-04-25T22:43:00.000-07:002009-04-25T23:13:02.211-07:00Slow Shutter SpeedI have not got the time to do any photography for the last few days, and hence my blog was dry for more than a month. I still do not have any new photos to show, so I decided to do a new article with some of my earlier shots.<br /><br />Slow shutter speed can really make stunning effects on a photo. For example in the following shot, the slow shutter speed makes the lighted parts of the picture very fluid. Of course I used a tripod, to avoid camera shake.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3007394008/" title="Rainy Night in Jersey City by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/3007394008_dd0ecf9794.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="Rainy Night in Jersey City" /></a><br />Camera: Sony DSLR-A300 Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6) Aperture: f/4.5Focal Length: 75 mm ISO Speed: 800<br /><br />The next photo also, on the similar lines, taken with my Olympus SP510UZ, with a very long exposure of 15 seconds. I had to choose 1/6 second in the previous one as there was some motion in the car which I did not want to get blurred, but in this one, since everything is very static, I had the luxury of a very long exposure.<br /><br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4OBDLcCUIuCuy8a3mdz2DA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SfP2Yt_4yPI/AAAAAAAAC-g/QGwJWpAxBMU/s400/PA073250.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 15.0 sec Aperture: 8.0 Focal Length: 10.9mm<br /><br />The third example is a waterfall. Shooting a water fall with a slow shutter speed, will blur the movement of the water, creating a nice visual effect.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2983785565/" title="Dingman's falls by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2983785565_eca0df0994.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Dingman's falls" /></a><br /><br />Exposure: 0.167 sec (1/6) Aperture: f/8 Focal Length: 17.5 mm ISO Speed: 200<br /><br />The fourth shot is the same waterfall. I handheld both shots as I was not carrying a tripod.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W750OLMx9dA5vXkfeOlnJw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SfP58cciy5I/AAAAAAAAC-o/t80ggTt8KXc/s400/PA273438.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/6 sec Aperture: 8.0 Focal Length: 6.3mm<br /><br />One equipment that would have made the fourth shot better, but unfortunately I do not possess, is a graduated neutral density filter. You can see that the sky has blown out highlights. A graduated neutral density filter will have a gradient from gery to white, thus evening out the exposure where there is a zone with intense light while another is muted light.<br />Do try out taking long exposure shots. Let me know how it goes.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-34465384577223793882009-03-28T23:07:00.000-07:002009-03-28T23:55:49.466-07:00Kolkata Part 2: Street Photography on a hot Sunday AfternoonSunday afternoon, I was on a small trip to a relatives house. I decided to take my camera with me, to capture some of the street scenes of Kolkata. Since I was in a moving car, composition was a big challenge, and most of the images came with a motion blur. Most of the photographs are technically not that great, but I have posted some of the images which I liked a lot personally. I will post them chronologically, to give an idea of my route.<br /><br />The first shot ... taken near my house. A cyclist is being followed by a bus near the red shiva temple, Central Avenue , near Sovabazzar Metro.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pChOKN1szU0wt4MHg1Wp8A?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8P8MwPxRI/AAAAAAAAC7o/F-JmMDlPUq8/s400/DSC01617.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/250 sec Aperture: 8.0 Focal Length: 20mm<br /><br />The second shot. taken near Dunlop bridge crossing, on BT Road. Grafitti on a city bus. This is one of my favorites from this session.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/slr_merhUBQ_o-xwAX9uFQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8PvIUID3I/AAAAAAAAC7M/krLYyH6n_Ic/s400/DSC01622.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/50 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 18mm<br /><br />The third shot. A parked truck on BT Road, while a man urinating in front of it.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VjcrojbTRZDzPnABbnN8jQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8QQv2IMpI/AAAAAAAAC8I/OjOtzaii8pY/s400/DSC01626.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/125 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 20mm<br /><br />The fourth shot. A young couple on a bicycle near Sodepur.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/VO7FfHyzibEKkq80gMnUEA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8PzsUVU3I/AAAAAAAAC7U/qA3yXo7Zs0k/s400/DSC01627.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/100 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 70mm<br /><br />The fifth shot. A couple of middle-aged men on their way back from the vegetable market. Shot at Sodepur, BT Road Junction<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Vu-XVeJjUsKV6OM5mgyxJg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8P3-hEOaI/AAAAAAAAC7g/7C7w5BD8JsM/s400/DSC01630.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/160 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 40mm<br /><br />The sixth shot. I feel the story is very symbolic. A cigarette, pan and guthka store, youth on motor-cycle, and political graffiti.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Jfwi4sQcCp0pJ2_QqQjoxQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8QMVh2hNI/AAAAAAAAC8A/eoGyI5oUqK8/s400/DSC01632.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/40 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 70mm<br /><br />The seventh shot. I wanted to capture this for a long time. However my driver never stopped, so I got shots with motion blur. Weekly make-shift clothes market at Titagarh, BT Road. I love the subject, so I will do a better job on it the next time.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/zl0KrI52Kdtn1yea_FxSMg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8QB7xRNaI/AAAAAAAAC7w/x2qmLnuzd_E/s400/DSC01637.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/80 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 18mm<br /><br />The last shot. Three stories unfold on station road, Barrackpore.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Zys2VxSZqnEagT3asvDpew?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/Sc8QG3nuK3I/AAAAAAAAC74/nPqwT63Ecsg/s400/DSC01641.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />ISO: 100 Exposure: 1/100 sec Aperture: 11.0 Focal Length: 70mm<br /><br />Do let me what do you think, and what you would have done to make the shots better.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-31509834765391799782009-03-20T22:50:00.000-07:002009-03-20T23:41:19.389-07:00Portrait Project: Photographing my sonA couple of weeks back, my son was just learning to take the first few steps on his own, and I tried to capture some of the moods he was showing. It was very trying on the patience, as the moment you thought you were having a good composition, he would change it, before you could focus on him. He has also become very camera concious lately, and would wonder what his "Daddy" is up to, when I would point the camera at him. In the end I got a few shots, and I will post them here, for you to figure out, how I have fared. <br /><br /><em><strong>TIP</strong> BTW, One of the key virtues for a good photographers is patience. You need to have patience in order to get the perfect shot!!! <br />Photog</em><br /><br />The shot was done in two parts, during the day, it was a wee bit of ambient light and most of the lighting is through my in-camera flash. In the evening, I used my wireless flash bounced off a white ceiling.<br /><br /><br />The first shot: In photographic grammer, this shot has a big mistake. My wife's legs are visible which is cluttering the frame. I like this shot very much though and decided to keep it in the post. I hope my readers will excuse me for the mistake.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QrKbUkIgVXGjS9wEWE5XOw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSDHBVTWHI/AAAAAAAAC3U/NZzx6tIR-p4/s400/DSC01529.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical Data: ISO: 100, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 45mm Flash Used: In-camera<br /><br />The second shot: Against the door<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HmzDHuHvSUEBbpZ-lCbmCA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSEuBekpKI/AAAAAAAAC30/eeqpzuug_tw/s400/DSC01535.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical data: ISO: 100, Exposure: 1/100 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 60mm Flash Used: In-camera<br /><br />The third shot: Papa, see my acrobatics<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1pYt9gr3WfvxP61IjQaEjQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSFm-npuxI/AAAAAAAAC38/gE5OJP6a69g/s400/DSC01541.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical data: ISO: 100, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 35mm Flash Used: In-camera<br /><br />The fourth shot: Smile Please!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/wvPny58lluxBc41W_MSp1g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSGLjJhfjI/AAAAAAAAC4E/zkCl2SFYHCY/s400/DSC01542.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical data: ISO: 100, Exposure: 1/125 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 70mm Flash Used: In-camera<br /><br />The fifth shot: Cupboard is sooo good!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/aGxOZtECRn2TKjXfru95Mw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSG34mNdrI/AAAAAAAAC4M/_BX4k6bYa3I/s400/DSC01548.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical data: ISO: 100, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5 Focal Length: 28mm Flash Used: In-camera<br /><br />The second set was shot during his dinner, using an off-camera wireless flash bounced of a white ceiling.<br /><br />The sixth shot: Making faces<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eG-dI7ncFG4FKWTfBxZEvw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSIOaLx_tI/AAAAAAAAC4U/3bAcRFfWFgM/s400/DSC01555.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Technical data: ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 28mm Flash Used: Off-camera, diffused using ceiling-bounce<br /><br />The seventh shot: Why do I have to eat, mama?<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y2T3J2G9H-PWIg-_6qplGQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSJBovZTqI/AAAAAAAAC4c/DaG1UUUj_A0/s400/DSC01567.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br />Technical data: ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 60mm Flash Used: Off-camera, diffused using ceiling-bounce<br /><br />The eighth shot: I guess dinner is over!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ErGdnGlUVbyLT6xOD-j6oA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSJwbar2GI/AAAAAAAAC4k/HCmqM3WN_sg/s400/DSC01578.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br />Technical data: ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 40mm Flash Used: Off-camera, diffused using ceiling-bounce<br /><br />The ninth shot: Oh no!!! More food <br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4Iq8wA6xfGjBkcd6mnk-DQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSKb_O6iII/AAAAAAAAC40/d5AXA2PFlJ0/s400/DSC01576.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br />Technical data: ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 70mm Flash Used: Off-camera, diffused using ceiling-bounce<br /><br />The tenth shot: I hate eating!!!<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Gok3BUFOSKQ4guY5fcRntA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/ScSKWxup9ZI/AAAAAAAAC4s/lBbVughl0yY/s400/DSC01583.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Mar0809?feat=embedwebsite">Mar08-09</a></td></tr></table><br />Technical data: ISO: 400, Exposure: 1/60 sec Aperture: 5.6 Focal Length: 70mm Flash Used: Off-camera, diffused using ceiling-bounce<br /><br />All shots taken with my Sony Alpha300. Let me know what do you think!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-2290593520167649532009-03-06T23:10:00.000-08:002009-03-06T23:22:21.717-08:00Shooting a photo frame by candlelightThis week, I undertook an abstract project. The electric power was off, so I had lit a candle and placed in front of a photo-frame, containing photo's of my family. The warm light of the candle created an interesting mood in the room, and the photo-frame, accentuated by the low light looked absolutely beautiful.<br />I was thinking about it for some time, but then my wife asked me to get the camera: and here are the results.<br /><br />First: The candle<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3334072399/" title="Warmth by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3334072399_53517ab982.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="Warmth" /></a><br /><br />Second: The candle light falling on the framed picture of my son and me.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jPNw4hB3ImHOW1THaYQ2mw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SbIfYrLsKJI/AAAAAAAAC14/z7Jy8sK49mE/s400/DSC01514.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Third: The whole assembly of the photo-frame and the candle-stand.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ET2XHM-uaIjs-Z3GtFGsCQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SbIfdg4lOfI/AAAAAAAAC2A/Kngkpx3Ew18/s400/DSC01506.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The photos were shot in low light and the second and third with very high ISO settings, making it grainy. I am still very proud of these shots, as I re-live the ambience every time I look at them. Let me know how do you feel about them.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-73381386976362311222009-02-28T19:20:00.001-08:002009-03-06T22:13:56.055-08:00Shooting Flowers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYtaFT1YIDQS9n_l9zUzeYfp2TTJzKsBBALpL-ETZBxeNEc-VH2MYMitdixgeh1MJuE0-rQQVHclQrvO4Aq8XF-3o5qvs6_fQe5aeYqPX1KxUCNSoXR3SfE5_ldZ2swf7-xxilg/s1600-h/ttp.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 54px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYtaFT1YIDQS9n_l9zUzeYfp2TTJzKsBBALpL-ETZBxeNEc-VH2MYMitdixgeh1MJuE0-rQQVHclQrvO4Aq8XF-3o5qvs6_fQe5aeYqPX1KxUCNSoXR3SfE5_ldZ2swf7-xxilg/s320/ttp.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310325125298158114" /></a><br /><br />Flower photography is probably the first step many people take, in their journey from becoming a trigger happy point and shoot, to an amateur photographer. Flowers are beautiful, and we can take stunning flower photographs quite easily. To have a good flower shoot, I would recommend using a camera with "aperture priority" (or full manual), so that you have more control on the depth of field.<br /><br />Few small tips: however, be prepared to break them at your will.<br /><ul><br /><li><b>Use a shallow depth of field</b><br />This will make your flower stand out from its background, and also create interesting bokeh in the background</li><br /><li><b>Take an unusual viewpoint</b><br />If you shoot flowers at an angle in which we normally don't see them, it will create a stunning composition.</li><br /><li><b>Shoot on a black background</b><br />Black background will make your flowers more vivid and powerful. For example, you can hold a black cardboard or cloth in the background. Being a purist though, I do not follow this tip myself: if a black background is not available naturally, I shoot with the available background</li><br /><li><b>Dew drops on flowers improve the beauty of the flower</b><br />Again, though personally I have never created artificial dew, you can do it by spraying some water on the flower before you shoot<br /></li><br /></ul><br /><br />Now, some of my flower shots.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3239906141/" title="Flowers and vegetables by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3239906141_c80d968965.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="Flowers and vegetables" /></a><br />In this photo I have broken the convention that a flower should be shot in color. In the original shot, the flower was white on a green background. Converting it to black and white has created more impact I believe.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3137563856/" title="Happy Holidays!!! by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3137563856_9086f6e027.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Happy Holidays!!!" /></a><br /><br />I have shot this one with a black background. I framed the flowers against a black water tank.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3107698294/" title="Cognizant Team Picnic 2008: Hibiscus flower by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3088/3107698294_91e7ae4d49.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Cognizant Team Picnic 2008: Hibiscus flower" /></a><br /><br />I have shot this one against an overexposed sky as background, turning it into white. The depth of field is not very shallow, so the leaves are also in partial focus.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2832579730/" title="A thing of beauty is a Joy Forever by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/2832579730_27b4bf4f34.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="A thing of beauty is a Joy Forever" /></a><br /><br />This was taken with a prosumer "point and shoot" camera. Olympus SP510UZ, which I used before buying my Sony A300 SLR.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bPhUU1c5jMyiKqE9hKIqdw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SaoEiGKLnZI/AAAAAAAAC04/7iuuCVvk3cU/s400/DSC01391.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />This is a hibiscus flower shot in the warm evening sunlight during sunset.<br /><br />Let me know if you liked this post. Show me some of your own flower shots<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-58619158695660698642009-02-13T22:52:00.000-08:002009-02-28T22:17:41.286-08:00Photography Project: "The Moon"One evening, after coming back from office, I was lazing and looking out of the window, when I saw the full moon rising. There was a cloud cover, and the sight was spectacular. I immediately got my camera and tripod, and started to shoot. For the first few shots, I noticed that I have been getting horrible camera shakes. I immediately figured out that it is my tripod and shutter assembly. I use a cheap Walmart brand tripod ($28 or so) which was not sturdy enough to support my heavy Alpha 300 camera and its 75-300 mm Zoom lens. The slight vibration I was getting from me pressing the shutter, was enough to blur out the photo at 300 mm Zoom. The tripod was not helping me either by damping out the vibrations.<br /><br />I don't have a remote cable release, so I remembered a tip from one of the photographic books: (I don't remember the book, but I am thanking the author all the same, and I think will be a very useful tip to everyone who does not have a cable shutter release) I started to shoot with a 2 second self timer, so that the vibration arising from my pressing the shutter is dampened by the time the shutter opens. I got mixed results (curse my tripod which was not dampening the vibrations in 2 seconds). And finally I shot with a full 10 second self timer.<br /><br />I ended up with 40 shots. (Including the ones with the camera shake). I tried various ISO and shutter speed combinations, keeping the aperature at F5.6 (Widest my lens has at 300 mm ). I was heavily biased towards ISO 100 though, being my favourite speed.<br /><br />Finally the results I want to show. The first shot shows the moon riding the clouds. Buy prints from deviant Art<br /><br /><br /><object width="450" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://backend.deviantart.com/embed/view.swf" /><param name="flashvars" value="id=114482568&width=1337" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://backend.deviantart.com/embed/view.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="450" flashvars="id=114482568&width=1337" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/114482568/">The moon was a ghostly galleon</a> by ~<a class="u" href="http://shubhrajit.deviantart.com/">Shubhrajit</a> on <a href="http://www.deviantart.com">deviant</a><a href="http://www.deviantart.com">ART</a><br /><br />The second shot is similar, except shot at a slower shutter speed, so the cloud motions have blurred, giving it an impressionistic look.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NVbiNXDCuYW30Pwns6Da6g?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SZZqqz77jpI/AAAAAAAACzY/cs_N_cZ9yZE/s400/DSC01429.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The third is a close up shot, with light reading on the moon, showing the terrains and textures on the moon. Heavily cropped so the size is small.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JDhI8BOX8oMxTqmkzlcHCA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SZZq2id9PYI/AAAAAAAACzg/bRP7-O5xM8w/s400/DSC01435.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Let me know what do you think?<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-37810950167982452592009-01-31T02:59:00.000-08:002009-01-31T03:16:54.507-08:00Using bokeh as a background element"Bokeh" is a fancy term for blur!!! As defined by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokeh">Wikipedia</a>, bokeh refers to <em>the appearance of out-of-focus areas in an image produced by a camera lens using a shallow depth of field</em><br />In an image we want our subject to stand out from its surroundings. Hence a bokeh will remove distracting backgrounds from claiming attention in photos. Many creative photographers will use bokeh as the main subject, but in this post I will stick to examples where I have used it as background element.<br /><br />First one to start with is a portrait of my wife. The background is busy, but I have blurred it out to keep the attention on my subject.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Y3_T70bEU3hkGk5eoSO-Gg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SYQxHIV5bcI/AAAAAAAACxM/8FEdi3TEFC0/s288/DSC01258.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The second is an extreme example of a Bokeh. The entire background is made completely blurred with the subject in focus. This is one shot I am very proud of: (View it in large in my Flickr photo album)<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3239906141/" title="Flowers and vegetables by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/3239906141_c80d968965_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="Flowers and vegetables" /></a><br /><br />The third one is also a flower shot with small bokeh in foreground and a larger more out of focus bokeh in background.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2855533068/" title="Shubhrajit's day out: Watercolors in the rain by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2855533068_b3eddc35d7_m.jpg" width="240" height="166" alt="Shubhrajit's day out: Watercolors in the rain" /></a><br /><br />The last in today's series is a planned treatment of mine. The bokeh is not very asthetically pleasing, but I believe it blends well with the subject and my treatment.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3124652072/" title="Smoking is injurious to health by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/3124652072_522e9e6371_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Smoking is injurious to health" /></a><br />Let me know how you feel about these photos and show me yours.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-40160842247156443132009-01-25T00:22:00.000-08:002009-01-25T00:46:37.526-08:00Photographing the perfect sunsetSunset has been the favorite subject of photography, due to the rich, warm tones cast by the slanting rays. Every sunset we see, stirs something within us, and when we look back at them, we re-live the memories that happened at that particular date/time. However, the viewers of the photo, who was not there with us and who has seen a lot of sunset photos may not find them as interesting as we seem to see it.<br /><br />I have shot many sunset scenes, but there was only one shoot which I feel have enough substance to justify being a post in my photographic blog. It had all the elements to create a spectacular sunset portfolio.<br /><br />So what makes a sunset photo interesting. As quoted by some professional photographers, the sunset should be complimented by a interesting backdrop and a perfectly still water in front to create a stunning reflection.<br /><br />I will post here four images, shot at the catskill mountains. The peaks provide the backdrop, while the Ashokan Reservoir gives that perfectly still water reflections. Do judge them and tell me what you think.<br /><br />Interestingly, I was without a camera during the shoot, so my friend's wife kindly let me have her Panasonic Lumix "point and shoot" to do my "own stuff". My friend on the other hand was using his Nikon D80 and at my insistance was using RAW mode for the shoot.<br /><br />Ok ... here goes the first one ... shot by my friend Sumit Mishra with his D80. Converted to JPG and post processing by me.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vSW_nx7giyyy6HtdL122OQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SXwhENqSedI/AAAAAAAACwU/U_irrHY6RrM/s288/DSC_0066.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The second one was also shot by my friend in his D80. Converted to JPG and post processing by me. I have converted it to Black and White as I feel in a proper sunset shot, BW removes the warm color, and your tonal ranges stand out. Let me know what you think.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/mGiX7MJ43wn7qYHrwQHMww?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SXwhB2Ch4JI/AAAAAAAACwM/P8QHyC4ATiU/s288/DSC_0078.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The third and fourth was shot by me with a Panasonic Lumix point-and-shoot. You can see for yourself that the results are comparable to the Nikon D80. This firmly asserts my conviction that great photos depend more on the ambience and the photographer and less on the equipment. By the way, I felt that Panasonic Lumix cameras are the best point-and-shoot I have ever seen, so if you are thinking of buying a point and shoot, do evaluate these as your options.<br /><br />In both the photos, I have silhouetted my friends in foreground to give another dimention to the photo. Let me know if you like them (or not)<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YUQR-jjpOuhoGm_az1Z3aQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SXwg_grtUDI/AAAAAAAACv8/A0oNI-8yrSc/s288/P1000932.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0CFMvYbOmkrWMadzfHC4zw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SXwhA0X_5LI/AAAAAAAACwE/BEAKKB5Ttug/s288/P1000933.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-79310052224231284342009-01-17T22:15:00.000-08:002009-01-17T22:57:35.118-08:00Photographing the abstractThis is the one of the most debated aspect of photography. I might photograph something abstract and it might be of great interest to me, but it may not appeal to the general viewer.<br />The reason for abstract photography : well in my case, living in a jungle of concrete, I don't get enough chance to shoot nature, so after a time, I get bored with shooting whatever I do, and dwell in the realm of abstract. Judge for yourself, if you can identify and enjoy some of the images posted here.<br /><br />The first one I will start with is a shadow picture. I have a dancing girl statue, which was lit with bedroom lighting. The two lights cast directional shadows on the wall, and I decided to shoot the line-up. Taken with my point-and-shoot Olympus SP510UZ.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3183522785/" title="Shadows by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3183522785_3127a48b80_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Shadows" /></a><br /><br />The next one is a great favorite of mine. I shot this in the corridor of our apartment complex during my short trip to USA. I like the composition because of the guiding lines, the minimalism and the tones, making it very simple. Taken with my point-and-shoot Olympus SP510UZ. (At that time I only owned one camera). <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2932405344/" title="Unedited: "The Passage" by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/2932405344_dfc8a574cc_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Unedited: "The Passage"" /></a><br /><br />This one is first of my two shots, which made to explore. This won't be properly visible in a monitor with high contrast, so in case you don't see this properly, please pardon me. I use an IBM R series laptop and the soft variations of tone are visible in my monitor.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2871326329/" title="Crystal Ball Gazing by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2871326329_73988d142a_m.jpg" width="240" height="187" alt="Crystal Ball Gazing" /></a><br /><br />The fourth one (and the fifth) I am showing here are the photos of the same object. I have a CFL (Compact fluoroscent Lamp) in my bedroom, and sometimes I make it the subject of my photographs. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2809722523/" title="Simplicity by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2809722523_eb7dd942ea_m.jpg" width="240" height="197" alt="Simplicity" /></a><br /><br />the same lamp, in a different orientation ... makes another interesting composition.<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/MeeDEVl19nzhQD8ifCKfXg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SXLRQM1UGoI/AAAAAAAACvM/2GSy4gUrfyI/s288/P1153707.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />The last photo in today's set is a picture of a toy plastic tumbler with LEDs fitted. The LEDs has cast a strange glow making it a strange composition.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2789015767/" title="What is this? by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3275/2789015767_bde8b9131e_m.jpg" width="240" height="206" alt="What is this?" /></a><br /><br />I hope you like some of the results posted above. Let me know how you feel of these. Show me your abstract photos. I have some more which I will post in a future article.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-84766649297147124712009-01-10T20:27:00.000-08:002009-01-10T21:35:30.444-08:00My experiements (And probably Failures) with Portrait Lighting: Portrait 151Use of lighting can make your portraits very interesting. Now, if you are a portrait photographer who shoots outside, then you don't have a problem. Sun is a brilliant light source for portrait photography and you get to work with a big field, so you can control your depth of field to blur your background suitably.<br />If you are a professional and have access to a studio, you are also good to go. Studio's offer you a lot of lighting to be creative.<br /><br />Now what happens to amateur photo enthusiasts like us, who need to shoot within cramped furnishings of our house? This is a big challenge, specifically so, you are probably under a strict budget, and lack of access to a studio means that you are shooting against a clutter.<br /><br />Recently I have bought a set of Vivitar wireless flashes (See below) for my portrait work within the cramped spaces of my house. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2979353465/" title="My new toys by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2979353465_7ecc096cb3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="My new toys" /></a><br /><br />These flashes provide lighting of a wonderful color temperature (5500K) and light the subjects very well. However I am still finding it a little difficult to control these flashes with my Sony Alpha300.<br /><br />The first two pictures I am going to show is perfectly balanced lighting, bounced of the ceiling. I have used 1 flash for the photo of my son, and two flashes for the photo of my wife. The flashes are bounced of the ceiling and the color of the walls have set a color cast.<br /><table><br /><tr><br /><td><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/81xBsH0nIUWPJ5LX06U-Gg?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWl1Emlxx7I/AAAAAAAACtk/4-aYhvvrcV8/s288/DSC01090.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/50TpkamqDITx8GtNszh01Q?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWl1CF3ISNI/AAAAAAAACtc/L4T7r3yaeXU/s288/DSC01122.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br />Both of the above images have light which is diffused and is well balanced. Now lets see what happens, when I tried to use a light which is more directional. In the following photo, my wife was busy doing some chores, when I put two directional flashes on her face from a distance. The face is a bit washed out (the flashes are manual and have a very high intensity), but it gives a bit of a mood to the photo. (Judge it for yourselves)<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JB7jTJUWlsGHgdx5XebZJQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWlz0H15jgI/AAAAAAAACsc/H-w7fpSyYEM/s288/DSC01143.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br />Another interesting thing I have found out originating from a mistake. When I am bouncing a flash from the sky, sometimes it gets deflected out of the ceiling fan if I have not positioned the flash correctly. Now this gives rise to some photo effects which I found interesting ... apparently very few others did, but I have included one such example here anyway: afterall the mistakes should also be published.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3088741559/" title="Rinki by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3088741559_cc2b06b37e_m.jpg" width="161" height="240" alt="Rinki" /></a><br />The last photo I would like to publish in todays article when I was shooting my sister-in-law. I was using multiple directional flashes, and my mistake in balancing the intensity and direction produced some interesting shadows. One such example posted below:<br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/FEUbCEnwSvBx-z8DsUdJTA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWl0dBmZImI/AAAAAAAACs8/852k3sqHa-0/s288/DSC00954.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />If you have read this upto here, you might be wondering what is it I am trying to say through this post. Well, I believe photography is a creative pursuit, and if you dare to digress from what everyone does, while still keeping in mind the basic rules of good photography, you will bring out something which will be cherished by you. This post is titled lighting, as lighting is one aspect which can generate a lot of interest in the photo.<br />Do let me know what do you think. If you have suggestions, please post them as comments.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-58679059662953256142009-01-04T01:20:00.000-08:002009-01-04T02:19:28.447-08:00Composing a Portrait 101 - Traditional Portrait Part 1Photographing people is a very interesting pastime. I always believe that a photograph should tell you a story. In a portrait, the face is your canvas, and the expression you capture is your story.<br />Composing a portrait is very challenging as a photo artist, but I try to follow some standard techniques, which I have learnt from different online photo forums and websites, and interpreted as per my understanding, and personal creativity. Always remember, since these are my understanding, it may not always agree with the conventional, but also remember that photography is a creative expression, and use your creativity to shoot great photos which you really like.<br />In this article I would stick to what you call a conventional portrait. Portraits can also be unorthodox, but I would not cover it in this part of the article here. You can visit some of the portrait groups in <a href="http://www/flickr.com">Flickr</a> to see some stunning portraits taken by some of the members.<br />Ok ... so here goes the tips<br /><br /><b>Put one eye of the subject on a diagonal</b><br /><br />This is a very standard portrait technique, derived from the standard photographic techniques. Human mind is very fond of the diagonal pattern, and follows the diagonal in the photo, either visible or imaginary.<br />Of the two diagonals, the one from bottom left to top right is more interesting!!!<br /><a title="Rinki by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2813425346/"><img height="240" alt="Rinki" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2813425346_740a177b14_m.jpg" width="160" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Choice of background and understanding colors</b><br /><br />When you compose a photo, your frame should be minimalistic and uncluttered. Human mind tends to lose focus when it has too much of subject to digest. Use a background of a muted color. If you are shooting outdoors, use a shallow Depth of Field, to blur out the background.<br /><br />The following photo uses a "bokeh" (blurred) background.<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/JZRv2X971onkjegSUGavAA?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWCCf2RcOKI/AAAAAAAACqU/Lcr4ClO5GPU/s144/DSC00939.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />I had an interesting insight while shooting at my cousin's wedding. Indian weddings are traditionally a "RED" affair. People wear red and decorate the marriage hall with red. Now red is a color in photography, which immediately draws attention. The bride was wearing a red saree, sitting on a red throne on a red dias. Now that's a photographic nightmare.. since everything else but the bride was clamouring for attention. To top it all, everything was creating a red color cast. In this situation, I would go for a black and white shoot. For example this shot of Garima, wearing a red dress, but done in black and white.<br /><br /><a title="Garima by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3012896898/"><img height="240" alt="Garima" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/3012896898_29635490c8_m.jpg" width="160" /></a><br /><br /><b>Creative use of Shadows and lights</b><br /><br />This tip is my own. I like to use shadows to create an aura of mystery. Although I received a fair amount of negative criticism on this technique, I still like it!!! Judge for yourself.<br /><br /><a title="Rinki in a saree by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2813218110/"><img height="240" alt="Rinki in a saree" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3215/2813218110_dd29f33165_m.jpg" width="160" /></a><br />This photo violates the rule of diagonals, and some monitors, will be a little too dark. I like it all the same.<br /><br /><b>Use of space</b><br />If your subject is looking at a particular direction, try to include some space there. This creates interest of the viewers on the invisible object your subject is viewing.<br />For example see the following portrait<br /><br /><table style="width:auto;"><tr><td><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/AeKgtZF-C0O0R7ZgPizQwQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/__O0vjjzN9fg/SWCCtKRUaiI/AAAAAAAACqc/38Qkw4xkO4E/s144/DSC00964.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif; font-size:11px; text-align:right">From <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/shubhrajit/Blog?feat=embedwebsite">Blog</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /><b>Use of creative lighting</b><br />Experiment with directional lighting. You will get surprised with your results. For example, in the picture below I was planning to use light bounced from the ceiling. However the model (My wife) was standing too close to the powerful flash and got some harsh light on the top-right. I know that's a mistake, but I decided to keep the shot, as I found it to contain a lot of mystery.<br /><br /><a title="Rinki by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/3088741559/"><img height="240" alt="Rinki" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3088741559_cc2b06b37e_m.jpg" width="161" /></a><br /><br /><b>Use of textures</b><br />Well, this is a common tip. Many photographers shoot old people to capture the wrinkles. See this technique in action from a different perspective: Water drops and a wet texture on my son's face.<br /><br /><br /><a title="My Son Ricky by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2781059836/"><img height="240" alt="My Son Ricky" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3152/2781059836_21d2c4d425_m.jpg" width="160" /></a><br /><br /><br />Last, I would ask you to look at the works of other people whose portrait shots you like and see what draws you to their work. Take a lot of photos, analyze your work and try to come up with your distinct style. This is my portrait 101, from a person who is into creative photography only for six months or so. My efforts would be rewarded though, if you find these tips useful.<br /><br />In subsequent blog posts I would cover more techniques, improving my photos and hoping to help others to improve theirs. Do send in your comments and I will include them in subsequent posts. View <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/">My Flickr page</a> to see my public gallery.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-59382065490697088622008-12-18T23:23:00.000-08:002008-12-19T00:52:11.865-08:00Kolkata - Part I<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata">Kolkata</a> is not a very old city. It is only about 320 years old. Yet, being the capital of India during the "Indian Reneissance" , it has a long history of art and culture. (Kolkata was the capital of India during during British Indian rule till 1911) The facades of Kolkata reminds us of the days of the British Raj and tells a story of their own.<br />Kolkata is characterised by widely disparate income levels of its people, interest of the people in art and culture, culinery skills of the chefs of the various eating joints scattered throughout the city, a blooming film industry which has seen ups and downs but is still shining, and many more things. In fact, Kolkata carries different charms for every Kolkattan.<br /><br />This post is dedicated to the older parts of Kolkata. North Kolkata, as it is known, is one of the earliest dwellings of the city. (Sutanuti village was one of the three villages that made up the city of Kolkata). The buildings are old, dillapidated yet carry a charm of their own.<br /><br />The following photo was taken from my window on an autumn afternoon.<br /><a title="Another View of Kolkata by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2792193860/"><img alt="Another View of Kolkata" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3037/2792193860_af0a179145_b.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />The following picture also depicts a typical North Kolkata atmosphere. Buildings standing close to each other, with a labrynth of lanes and by-lanes<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2748704489/" title="North Kolkata by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2748704489_62b18e7ab2_b.jpg" width="300" alt="North Kolkata" /></a><br /><br />The following picture shows the state of a typical building in North Kolkata<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2767993224/" title="Kolkata cityscape by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2767993224_03f6199c1a_b.jpg" width="300" alt="Kolkata cityscape" /></a><br /><br />The rich reneissance history of North Kolkata is characterized by a lot of heritage buildings. Girish Ghosh, was a well known Bengali dramatist from Kolkata. The following is a picture of his house as it stands now.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2855289900/" title="Shubhrajit's day out: Girish Ghosh's house at Baghbazaar, Kolkata by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2855289900_bb22a1fe53.jpg" height="300" alt="Shubhrajit's day out: Girish Ghosh's house at Baghbazaar, Kolkata" /></a><br /><br />Kolkata is flanked by river Ganges (Ganga) on the west. The following picture is a surreal view of the river.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2891957128/" title="Ganga River by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/2891957128_34c20c0f7e.jpg" width="300" alt="Ganga River" /></a><br /><br />People who live by the river, use it for bathing and washing, among other things. The following two pictures depict bathing and washing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2891060751/" title="A Cool bath in the river by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3009/2891060751_f8284a43fc.jpg" width="300" alt="A Cool bath in the river" /></a><br /><hr><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shubhrajit/2891092403/" title="Take your pick: Saree Lungi or Gamcha by shubhrajit_c, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2891092403_798abe6945.jpg" width="300" alt="Take your pick: Saree Lungi or Gamcha" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />To be continued...<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-5758084105059445242008-08-01T23:05:00.001-07:002008-08-01T23:07:52.754-07:00Camera Shake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s49T241LJ-EtQ0-HaUfCte_0tzgA3aHYyTcX2xUtPgy69SkLQs5xDbrLNtECRDqCQ2C_zQrJqE5lE-gWv4P1Qjn2N0TOlSS_7U-EyFavw0ATp4R3IniVq-Xi-wVRCefgbKsvHA/s1600-h/P7262205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229797996242684594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s49T241LJ-EtQ0-HaUfCte_0tzgA3aHYyTcX2xUtPgy69SkLQs5xDbrLNtECRDqCQ2C_zQrJqE5lE-gWv4P1Qjn2N0TOlSS_7U-EyFavw0ATp4R3IniVq-Xi-wVRCefgbKsvHA/s320/P7262205.JPG" border="0" /></a> Camera shake makes the figures come to life<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-77462889010308514862008-07-19T06:30:00.000-07:002008-07-19T06:36:16.396-07:00Gopalpur Moon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh0d1viXsf-bLDDeWN6ayqrUQXcYDiVLxHGQem2753u9Gj2S0NMCfY39-hE_8FmBvzBKr32XIhiB8zCIZJsav63u8C1_rgGm0CJQ7gPSSJELh2nWcHtmaZXiSkCblpBSfAc73gg/s1600-h/PB241317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224717819098730914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh0d1viXsf-bLDDeWN6ayqrUQXcYDiVLxHGQem2753u9Gj2S0NMCfY39-hE_8FmBvzBKr32XIhiB8zCIZJsav63u8C1_rgGm0CJQ7gPSSJELh2nWcHtmaZXiSkCblpBSfAc73gg/s320/PB241317.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />It was a romantic full moon night at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Gopalpur</span>, and its reflection on the sea was mesmerizing. Nov - 2007<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-7396665215019596882008-02-09T20:43:00.001-08:002008-02-09T20:47:04.530-08:00Sunrise at sikkim<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrFO2lo_NzhAXQ6AjCiPvNeZOfMs_aCjZ7xSY9UrTQHYpeQsrqtYuPRLkH3z-ovS5W5jQfaW893MpZgzc7LkLvCcniQIWd21eP8UrpHAprOy1LfUsHnwmRIbhXjtC-VvTiTrVqA/s1600-h/P5280535.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165208043532166994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrFO2lo_NzhAXQ6AjCiPvNeZOfMs_aCjZ7xSY9UrTQHYpeQsrqtYuPRLkH3z-ovS5W5jQfaW893MpZgzc7LkLvCcniQIWd21eP8UrpHAprOy1LfUsHnwmRIbhXjtC-VvTiTrVqA/s320/P5280535.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Honestly, this photo was heavily edited using two programs (Picasa and GIMP). The end result shows an array of beautiful colours.</div><div> </div><div>This picture was taken early morning from Peling.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-48487705859661009202007-10-22T09:08:00.000-07:002007-10-22T09:12:31.181-07:00ganesh ji<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-3EQRBeqsC_dM0AVvuYR6mrh9IvfUjJNe2CuSIOMl_KKJHZn7JVuwpX2mB49Wi8u4X6m6M0D0l6uM-2uBrJ_a-H8Mvc2W-vas5DhXF6c3FuI-KllXtVz1d_P1Q8p8_eotx78LQ/s1600-h/PA211035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124194656132116258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-3EQRBeqsC_dM0AVvuYR6mrh9IvfUjJNe2CuSIOMl_KKJHZn7JVuwpX2mB49Wi8u4X6m6M0D0l6uM-2uBrJ_a-H8Mvc2W-vas5DhXF6c3FuI-KllXtVz1d_P1Q8p8_eotx78LQ/s320/PA211035.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-1154853104576952892006-08-06T01:01:00.000-07:002006-08-06T01:31:46.206-07:00Landscape<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/1600/delaware_water_gap_long_drive_52.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/400/delaware_water_gap_long_drive_52.1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is old but a very favourite pic of mine. The photo says all !!!<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-1153585575570264922006-07-22T09:20:00.000-07:002006-07-22T09:26:15.583-07:00VIP Road<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/1600/DSC00008.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/320/DSC00008.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />VIP Road er upor megh ar rod er khela<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-1151851612984470802006-07-02T07:42:00.000-07:002006-07-02T07:46:52.993-07:00Esplanade<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/1600/DSC00009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/400/DSC00009.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/1600/DSC00011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/400/DSC00011.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />I went to Esplanade after a long long time. I was very happy to find out that it has not changed. The expressions at the face of the people will be eternal.<br />The first photo down here tries to catch the flamboint spirit of the people while the second tries to capture the pathos of the rikshaw puller, among the vibrant life that is outside.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
</div>Shubhrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784528657913851103noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30231536.post-1151742304008109322006-07-01T01:23:00.000-07:002006-07-01T01:25:04.016-07:00Good food and good wine<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/1600/bday2004-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3408/555/400/bday2004-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This was the spread for my 2004 birthday party. I specially like the number of colors that are available in the spread.<div class="blogger-post-footer">This is a set of photographs taken by me. I will update this at fixed intervals.
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