Tag: photography

Strong As Water

Do not be hardened by the pain and cruelty of this world.

Be strong enough to be gentle, to be soft and supple like running water, gracefully bending around sudden turns, lithely waving in strong winds, freely flowing over sharp rocks, all the while quietly sculpting this hard world into ever deeper beauty, gently eroding rigid rock into silken sand, tenderly transforming human cruelty into humankindness.

Remember, true strength is not found in the stone, but in the water that shapes the stone.

– L.R. Knost

My World Photography Day

A world photography day?
Who knew!
Well … I know today.
Apparently, we owe this celebration to the French.

My interest in photography started via an interest for gadgets. Family happened .. and the interest turned into a hobby. And with my first DSLR, started a slightly more serious affair. Clicking pictures, learning about cameras, composition techniques & post processing – much good times!

  • interest in the unlikeliest of subjects
  • searching for newer perspectives
  • capturing memories
  • befriending subjects
Tulip from above

You don’t take a photograph, you make it.

Ansel Adams
Your truly with a landmark in a frame

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

Dorothea Lange
Noticing the tiniest of things

It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument.

Anonymous
Our own space odyssey

Let your words be few,
And your exposures many.

Anonymous
Sikkimese mother we met on the way to Lachung

Click It or Soak In

When you are witnessing such a sight, why view through the camera? Why not be fully present for the moment?

Click It or Soak In?

This was my insta-muse yesterday. Many responded with a “Soak & Click” answer. But my friends overwhelmingly favored soaking in the sight. I love my insta-circle of friends!

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I personally almost always favour the Soak & Click routine.

Let me share my reasons of why I click too.

  1. Convert A Moment To A Memory: There are multiple ways in which a moment becomes a memory. Being mindful of the moment is one way. To take the time to think what you want to capture, frame a picture, imagine how the output will be & clicking it – is a form of mindfulness.
  2. Appreciate The Subtleties: Many a times, the feeling we experience while witnessing an extraordinary sight overwhelms us. We could always embrace the feeling & soak it in completely. It is beautiful. I also like to appreciate the subtleties  that make the sight special – the colours, textures, shapes, etc. Clicking pictures then becomes an art to capture these subtleties & accentuating their impact on the scene.
  3. Isolate The Beauty: Pretty sights today are inundated with people & other distractions (e.g.. the Colosseum is almost always wearing scaffolding for renovation). In the pictures I capture, I try to isolate the beauty from the distractions that might be surrounding it. What wants to remember them!
  4. Share The Awesomeness: The joy of any special sight is so much more when shared with someone. When experiencing it alone, I feel compelled to capture the moment to share with family & friends.

Remembering Those Mornings On The Road

Remembering Those Mornings On The Road
Remembering Those Mornings On The Road

This one is from the Winter Ride of 2016.

We started back from Valparai to Bangalore on the last day of our three day ride. Early morning mist, coolness in the air & wonderful scenery all around. You click away trying to capture how you feel in pictures. The feeling though is never matched by pictures.

If memory serves me right, we took about 4 hours to cover the first 60kms of the day (we had to do 600 on the day). It was the best part of the Winter Ride of 2016.

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