Photography – Page 9 – TRAVELOGUES AND TREASURES

Glimpses of Mumbai – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus)

Continuing with the coverage of the icons of Mumbai, this place is one of the first places you shall visit when you make it to Mumbai, the CSTM railway station, earlier known as VT station. Its one of places which look simply amazing, and are kind of hiding in plain sight. Most of us have seen it looking amazing and grand in the daylight, here is how CST looks at night.

On the other side of the road, is the municipal corporation, which too has a grand look to it.

About the next post, I cannot make promises. Schedule is packed tight. Lets see what I can pull up.

Cheers!!

June 12, 2016June 10, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: 18-55mm, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, CST, Iconic, Long Exposure, Mumbai, Mumbai Diaries, Night, Nikon D3100, Travelling, Victoria Terminus, VT 4 Comments

Glimpses of Mumbai – Nana Chowk, Grant Road

In my previous post, I mentioned that I take a tiny hop to a place to shoot a very particular signal, well, this is the one. Whats so special about it, you may ask, well, it was a pre decided and pre conceived shot. I knew the angles, knew the locations, just went in and took the shot.

Here are the results.

The first photo is a product of a merging of 4 photos shot in quick succession from the same location, settings unchanged and then merged in Photoshop.

The next post, is one that is long overdue. I climbed the top floor of the site of my work, with the camera and shot Mumbai. The results, shall form the next post. Keep an eye out.

Cheers!!

June 4, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photo Effeccts, Photography, TravellingTags: 18-55mm, 50mm f1.8, Bokeh, Ghosting, Grant Road, HDR, Light Trails, Lightroom, Long Exposure, Nana Chowk, Nikon D3100, Photomerge, Photoshop, Starbursts Leave a comment

Glimpses of Mumbai: Bandra – Worli Sealink

So, my quest of shooting the icons of Mumbai continues in this post too. In the earlier posts, the Tulsi Pipe road, Haji Ali Dargah, Chor Bazaar and the Queen’s Necklace have been covered. This time, it is the ₹1600 crore worth engineering marvel, the Bandra- Worli Sealink. The shots have been shot from the Bandra Fort, in company of Dipanwita, and the other shots are from the Dadar beach, in company of Tanisha, both amazing photographers in their own rights.
I was asked recently by a friend, what I do in my spare time?Well, I post process my photos! 🙂

Next up, I go to Grant Road, and shoot a very specific chowk. Keep an eye out for the results.
Cheers!!

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: Arabian Sea, Bandra, Bandra Fort, Bandra Worli Sealink, Blackandwhite, Clouds, Corn, Couple, Dadar Beach, Fire sparks, Long Exposure, Mumbai, Mumbaidiaries, Prabhadevi, Sea, Sealink, Silhouette, Sunset, Worli 8 Comments

Glimpses of Mumbai – The Queen’s Necklace

There are iconic locations and spots in a city which make it instantly recognizable to the world. Here, I show one such icons of Mumbai.

The shots were pre visualized ones. Hence, when I actually shot them, and got the result that I wanted, that made me absolutely jubilant.

I went to the Bandra Fort for a few shots of the Bandra- Worli Sealink, photos, coming up next.

Cheers!!

May 22, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: Black and white, Cars, Lights, Long Exposure, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Mumbaidiaries, Nikon D3100, Queen's Necklace, Rock Beach, Vantage Point, weekly challenge 12 Comments

Glimpses of Mumbai – Chor Bazaar

In the previous post, I mentioned about a trip to the Mumbai’s famous Chor Bazaar.

Alighting at the Sandhurst Road station, I took a taxi to Mutton St. And I officially arrived at the Chor Bazaar.
Some say, it was orginally Shor Bazaar, Shor meaning Noise in Hindi, and then slowly over time, and with influx of stolen goods available for sale, it got renamed to Chor Bazaar, thieves market. To me, it appeared to be more of a second hand market. From old furniture to a pair of walky talky, a little search can yield wonderful results. I arrived at the place at noon, a time when the bustle is at a minimum. I hopped from shop to shop, looking for a very specific item. There are shops which sell old film cameras, SLRs, Projectors, vinyl records, typewriters. Shops selling lamps, from chandeliers to signalling lamps, everything is available. Clocks, table clocks or wall hanging ones, or if you fancy, the big grandfather ones, all are available, in different conditions, at different prices, and bargaining is rampant. This is a collector’s paradise. One must visit this place to take in the essence. Enough of the literature, let the photos speak now. Enjoy.

I hope I have managed to entice you to take a trip to this part of the city. A word of caution, do exercise common sense in terms of how you dress and how you behave with people in the bazaar. Flaunting that you have deep pockets may not end on a happy note for you, and yes, dear photogs, who plan to go shoot here, ask for permission. If they say No, then respect it, do not try to be sly and take photos anyway. They may not be very happy about it.

Go on, search in the bazaar, am sure you ll find something that interest you.

May 18, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: 50mm f1.8, Black and white, Bull Horn, Camera, Chor Bazaar, Cinema, Clocks, Compass, Horn, Lamps, Microphone, Mumbai, Mumbaidiaries, Mutton Street, Nikon D3100, Old, Posters, Projector, Record Player, Second Hand, Signal Lamps, Thief, Vintage 13 Comments

Glimpses of Mumbai – 2

It has been almost a month at this business hub of India. In my earlier post on Mumbai, I said, people appear to be distant, and that they bother about their own business mostly. Well, that feeling hasn’t changed. A certain respect has come up for the people who manage to squeeze into the suburban trains in the peak hours. The Hanging Gardens, Mahalaxmi Temple, Haji Ali Dargah are the places that have got ticked off the list. The Chowpatty is a must go place for the kulfi and falooda loving public. As for the beach, okay, its fine, too crowded for my liking. The area near the Banganga Tank, was different. It looks as if the place is still stuck in time, do visit it if you happen to be in the Malabar Hill area. Now, the photos.

Next post is about my experience in the famous Chor Bazaar. Stay tuned 🙂

Cheers!!

May 13, 2016May 13, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: 50mm f1.8, Banganga Tank, Chowpatty, Glimpses, Haji Ali Dargah, Hanging Gardens, Long Exposure, Mumbai, Nikon D3100, Queen's Necklace, Silhouette, Skyline, Sunset, Travelling 7 Comments

Glimpses of Mumbai – 1

Mumbai, the city of dreams some say. I am here for a couple of weeks now, owing to an internship in one of the huge multinational companies.
Since am already here, its only fair that I should go out and go clicking, as and when I get some time.

These are some shots from the past few weeks.

In my limited exposure to the people here, I realized, the public is generally impassive about their surroundings and their neighbours. Everyone keeps to themselves and is bothered about just their own. Its not necessarily a bad thing, but then, I felt a certain lack of compassion in the air for the fellow being highly prevalent. I may be wrong, or maybe I just met people who were having a bad day. Whatever be it, Mumbai is different. Its true when people say, there are two ways of doing things, the normal way, and the mumbaikars’ way.

More to come, stay tuned:)

Cheers!!

May 5, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: Black and white, Fishes, Flower, Mumbai, Random, Roses, Street Photography, Travelling 16 Comments

Going Abstract

Abstract, the word may be defined in a number of ways, with one being close to imaginary.
Here, I have cobwebs, imagine them as life lines for the spiders, or death traps for the insects, its all valid.

May 2, 2016 by SenK Categories: PhotographyTags: Abstract, Cobwebs, Death Traps, Life Lines, weekly challenge 8 Comments

Dinnertime

This is a post from the good old days when life was easy and time was a luxury I could afford. Me and my sister wanted to try out sushi, so we headed to a Japanese restaurant in Kolkata. This was our dinner for the night!

It was new, different. Ticked one off the bucket list.

Cheers!!

April 16, 2016 by SenK Categories: PhotographyTags: dinnertime, Japanese cuisine, Kolkata, sushi, weekly challenge 2 Comments

TTL: Velas

This post is special.
Special because it is about an event which has so much of risk, uncertainty and struggle that you must marvel the outcomes.

This post is about the tiny Olive Ridley turtles of Velas, Maharashtra.

Every year, thousands of female turtles swim their way from across the world to this little known beach in Maharashtra. They make nests, lay their eggs and wade back into the sea towards an uncertain future. Over time, the eggs hatch and baby turtles make their way into the sea on their own. The interesting thing is, all the females which would be born at Velas, would come back to the same beach to lay their eggs.

We made an overnight trip from Pune. About 200 kms to Velas, took us about 5 hours through the hilly,twisty turny roads of the western ghats. We made occasional stops and then we reached the spot, early morning.

Since the hatching of the eggs is a natural phenomenon, we missed it. The day we went, the turtles didn’t hatch and we couldn’t see them. We were a bit sad about it, and with some heavy heart, we made our way to Hariharishwar beach, spent some time there and then we came back to the Velas beach once more to have a look at the rock formations and the landscapes that are there.

Our trip ended the following night as we drove back home.

A few days later, one of my friends went, and she was luckier than we were and got some amazing shots of the turtles as they made their way from the sands to the sea.

Special thanks to Medha for letting me use the photos. Am happy that you got to see them babies and you shot them.

The turtles can be seen during the months of October to December as they come to lay the eggs and from end February to mid April as the babies hatch out. The months are based on general observations and they do vary. So does the hatching. It may be so that you make a trip today and see no hatching while your friend who went a day earlier saw a basket full of them. Most people spend the weekend over there, which generally guarantees some sightings.

To the travelers out there who have not yet been to this place, go on, make a trip. The route, the location, the beach, they are worth the distance. Its a tiny village, about 50-70 homes, some offer homestay facilities too. Have a look at the MTDC website for further information.

Have fun all. Next trip, next outing, should be interesting. See you all later.

Cheers!!

April 10, 2016April 10, 2016 by SenK Categories: Photography, TravellingTags: Arabian Sea, beach, future, Landscape, Maharashtra, Olive Ridley, Pristine Beach, Shells, Travelling, Turtles, Velas, weekly challenge 5 Comments

Dance Away

Dance, by me, is one of the best and ultimate forms of self expression and it keeps you active and healthy too, besides keeping you happy. I dont dance, and with the kind of figure I have, in the interest of the public, I should stay away from the dance floor too. But, what I can do, is capture wonderful dancers mid pose and pay a tribute to them.

This post, this photo goes out to some of the best dancers I have met till date. Guys, you are amazing.

Cheers to Shaggy, Karan, Fayaadh and all the wonderful dancers 🙂 You guys rock!!

March 19, 2016 by SenK Categories: PhotographyTags: Amazing, Dance, Iconic, Motion Freeze, Pose, Slow Shutter, weekly challenge 3 Comments

What type of photog am I?

A question has been often posed at me, what kind of photographer am I? Today, I ll try to answer it.

I am in pursuit of photography with some seriousness, for the past two and a half years now. My peers, who had started along at the similar time, have become specialized. Some shoot only portraits, some are landscape guys while some are wildlife fellows. They have expanded their arsenal with better bodies and lens…and then there is me.
I have not managed to settle down to just one genre yet.
I like shooting portraits.

Also enjoy shooting landscapes.

I am not averse to shooting macro

And even the streets appeal to me just fine.

And sometimes, I do shoot purely technical shots too.

I guess, I am just not cut for the strict regime of just one type of photography. Some might say that I am straying and that I must stick to a certain genre, but I’d rather shoot things that appeal to me,even if they belong for different genre. It brings out the me in the photos. This my calling, whats yours?

If things go according to plan, as they rarely do, next week, I shall be travelling to Velas, Maharashtra, to visit the tiny turtles hatch and make their maiden journey to the sea. Stay tuned.

Cheers!!

March 17, 2016 by SenK Categories: Personals, Photography, TravellingTags: Bokeh, calling, Kolkata, Landscape, Long Exposure, love, Macro, Mumbai, Photographer, Portrait, Pune, Street, Technical 13 Comments

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