Circle of Life-2
After getting not a good feedback on the previous photograph I decided to make one more photograph. Here is a simple take on the concept- “circle of life”. See on Flickr for a better view
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After getting not a good feedback on the previous photograph I decided to make one more photograph. Here is a simple take on the concept- “circle of life”. See on Flickr for a better view
“I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance”
~Friedrich Nietzsche
see here on Flickr for a better view
Faith is a tricky thing. Most of the people use it in hard times to remove the fear that arise from uncertainty. I am having a tough time in my life right now trying to find some ways. But I can never say- ‘have faith in god’. I can only depend on myself. Anyways, its a game. All you can do is to fight at your full potential. Cheers!
“A single chair in the corner of a dark balcony,
And a lot of windows watch me”
~Fatima Naoot
What is this old lady thinking? Does she want to talk? Or she just want to watch.
Must see here on Flickr as it looks superb on black background
Photography has given me a lot of wonderful experiences. You talk to unknown strangers without any context, without any judgement. you just talk. I was a little apprehensive about going close to her and taking the photograph. I thought she would refuse. I was taking a long distance photograph when she called me.
She was speaking Marathi I guess and I din’t understand a single word she said. But I felt connected to her. It was like she was searching for someone to talk.
I just listened to her and took photographs. She was not nervous.
There are some photography tips I learnt from this photograph. I think you will benefit from them too.
1. The placement of subject: I cropped the upper portion to allow more of the wall in the lower portion. This shifted the weight to the upper side and now you feel that you are looking up.
2. The color: I added some texture on the background of the balcony. The blue color of the background gave the depth to the photograph. It gave the lady a push and a color contrast.
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm”
~Henry David Thoreau
See on flickr for a much better quality and black background
Spent a lot of time on editing. I read some tutorial on ‘How to give a painterly effect?’ in a book by Scott Kelby yesterday. I din’t have any suitable photograph to try at that time. I went for a photo-walk in the small break I got between rains. I saw this old lady from a long distance and I decided to take a photograph. It came instinctively to me that only the side pose will reflect her true state. In side pose you can see the bend in her body which makes a lot of impact. I waited for her till she came opposite to me and took this photograph. After going through Lightroom and Photoshop the final result came out to be complete different from the original.
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The first railway on Indian sub-continent ran over a stretch of 21 miles from Bombay to Thane on 16 April 1853.In nearly 150 years it has grown over 114,500 kilometres which carry over 30 million passengers daily.Indian Railways (reporting mark IR) is an iconic Indian organisation, owned and operated by the Government of India through the Ministry of Railways. It has the world’s fourth largest railway network after those of the United States, Russia and China.
I have been documenting the platforms for a long time now. Till now it has not been specifically for photography, but now having a good amount of images on the subject I think I will research it more and make it more detailed.
You can see the complete set on flickr with all the photographs till now here
Taken at Powai, Mumbai. The housing problem is common in all the big cities of world. Here is an example for Mumbai. I have realized that photography is improving my way of seeing things. There is a difference in seeing in a frame. You just see what is inside and that shows what inspires you the most.
Taken during a photo-walk on the streets of Mumbai. This home was just on the road. While the structure of the home suggests the problem of getting a place to live, the woman depicts a lonely housewife. By coincidence the color of the saree matches the color of walls and makes the photograph more interesting.
This horse was just wandering when this boy started sprinkling water on him. Due to the heat the horse stopped and started enjoying this. the Flickr link
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