FOO JEE man goes to karnataka.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

actually three places..

mysore coorg and udupi.

now there are hell lot of images under processing.so bear with me.:p

till then teasers.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3200995639_0a4fc6acc6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3086/3200996241_8a28802af1.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3201841390_b20b74d73e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3200996973_313077445a.jpg

sort of mini prologue.!!
critique well not so much required..general comments appreciated.cause i wanted to share this wonderful trip.
anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

Photo Critique Approved

Will have a closer look once again. Bring on the whole hog. Was eagerly waiting for this tour.

I am sucker for railway tracks and trains. I liked all of them... especially the touch of B/W in the first one, just loved it, the motion tending to infinity in 2 and the glorious gleam of the tracks in 4. I am enjoying them! Thanks.

Thread Moved to Photo Excursions

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Photo Critique Approved

Will have a closer look once again. Bring on the whole hog. Was eagerly waiting for this tour.

I am sucker for railway tracks and trains. I liked all of them... especially the touch of B/W in the first one, just loved it, the motion tending to infinity in 2 and the glorious gleam of the tracks in 4. I am enjoying them! Thanks.

thanks ken for the approval..

even i am a sucker for trains..my fav sub.

indian railways is truely a capturing subject.

two more..sort of bonus.

but still i am in the prologue only.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3201851816_a7982d51b2.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3201006483_68a5d6a6fa.jpg

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

thanks ken for the approval..

even i am a sucker for trains..my fav sub.

indian railways is truely a capturing subject.

two more..sort of bonus.


Trains are captivating, truly. Thanks for the bonus. I like the composition of your 2nd one in the bonus. But I did not like what you did to it. Actually I could not quite fathom the overall blue temperature.

There is one definite negative in the Indian Railways (like so many other things Indian) is the amount of white paper and plastics and filth that you get to see in the photos. Which is why I prefer moving shots where these blur out a bit.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

posting all that is processed till now.

look at the front of the photo..u can see a slight gradient.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3201853638_b296bdc942.jpg

a pure mail express passing by.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3201853030_e49d6dfd78.jpg

the same mail approaching.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3201007771_7f7e4d19ef.jpg

we were ordered to stop just before bangalore.red signal.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3456/3201851816_a7982d51b2.jpg


morning winter light.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3201850840_f5b0a40744.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3201005719_ab02105a59.jpg

going like a snake

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3201849846_fe042a4822.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/3201004623_0e78025aa5.jpg

more will follow soon.

all are prologue shots..

anvancy.

[Aryan]

I liked the 'morning winter light' shot. A little fog would've been wonderful! ;)

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

I liked the 'morning winter light' shot. A little fog would've been wonderful! ;)

thanks aryan.

though down south winter was clear..fog was unavailable.:(.but sometimes shooting with fog also demands skills.

[KrishnenduKes]

I liked the "Morning Winter Light" shot too. Maybe we should start a trains and tracks dedicated thread with our best shots from that domain!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

some more.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3200997277_da18aaec59.jpg

and when it started moving.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/3201842452_a4e3aa4b4f.jpg

one long coach.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3201842920_002226e10c.jpg

entering nakali ghats.

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3311/3200998631_3d5fa7822c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/3200998827_05143995d0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3200999121_2e2cd2181f.jpg

and now time for some sunrises..

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this guard was standing at the end of nakali ghats,waving green flags to trains that were passing her.look at the place she is standing..barely four sleepers.still she has to stand there and perform her duty.

the end of our train.
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again sort of a morning winter light shot.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/3201847932_731b3fb94a.jpg

railway crossing.i was not prepared for this shot.the train was zooming past.the camera was in my hands.suddenly i could see rail crossing approaching.within moments i got ready somehow and clicked.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3394/3201848442_c42e78d548.jpg

signal post.one of my personal favs.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3201849446_8776f1b2c6.jpg

thats all from me for now.

the biggest advantage travelling sleeper second class??
real india travels with u.and u get to poke out ur cam for shooting pics.

the real disadvantage??

well there is a risk.what if a stone comes crashing and hits ur lens bang on destroying precious glass??

anvancy.

[Sunny]

Anvancy since you posted this for critique, be prepared.

I did not like any other shots except this, which is decent:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3201850840_f5b0a40744.jpg

Most of the images are underexposed (even if they deliberately they are working for me), or over processed. Not much variety in the so many shots posted. Try not oversaturating the color. Sorry, not much to say on these ones. :)

[KrishnenduKes]

Sunny is probably partly right in what he is saying. I cannot much comment since I am heavily biased as far as trains and tracks are concerned.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

well..i didnt find a thread to post my trip photos..so ended in critique section.

sunny:thanks for critique.well like i said..all are prologue shots..real trip photos are yet to come.the main subject here were the trains tracks etc..nothing scenery in particular..i was fond of trains so shot..

though i believe in individual tastes.i think that separates ppl.:).
i also believe that if i just keep on processing as per other's needs then i would lose my identity.
everytime one says "hey this is gone bad..hey the red is too much..hey the subject is crap.."..this thing i have seen in our recently held exhibition.there is another group who came and just thrashed..appreciation was zero.general rules well yes..but always burden..well no.

this doesnt mean i am not open to critique.the users have every right to critique on the whole trip photos..no problemo.we are not going into deep..and even if we do go..ill be not be interested.i am posting to "share" the beautiful journey.

REQUEST TO MODS: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THIS THREAD TO THE GENERAL DISCUSSION PLATFORM.I DONT WANT TO PUT ALL OF MY PHOTOS UNDER THE GUILLOTINE.ILL POST SPECIFIC THAT REQUIRE CRITIQUE HERE.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

Thread moved to Photography Excursions

[Sunny]

Point taken Anvancy. :)

A new section 'Click & Show' has been created. Members can post photos here for non critical comments.

Thread moved to 'Click & Show'

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Point taken Anvancy. :)

A new section 'Click & Show' has been created. Members can post photos here for non critical comments.

Thread moved to 'Click & Show'

finally i can breathe some..;)

[rajr]

These are from a trip to GOA last year

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http://i39.tinypic.com/33k6uwz.jpg

[sabret00the]

Simply superb....amazing shots....

[KrishnenduKes]

Looks like hanging out perilously from the train door!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

the photos are in their final stage of processing..so please bear the delay..college now is in full swing.so dont get much time to sit..

the photos of the trip will be up in 2-3days.

anvancy.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

finally days after wait and processing,95% of the photos are now ready for upload.i treated each photo as an unique one.so editing in batches was not my taste.for me if i do in batch for some the effect may be more for some less etc.

the prologue shots have already been posted.now ill start off with the trip ones.
and having enjoyed the trip,a true value of the photo is known.u can see that and remember that time when u had fun.

also i ll be uploading day wise photos for easy work.posting too many is not good.so this post will contain leg 1 of mysore and some before that.

anyway my last photo was that of the train with the gradient one.

that was the last of the train series.after we reached bangalore one of my cousin stays there.so she came to meet us.we halted at comesum since our shatabdi was at 11am..we reached at around 8:30am.

so here goes..ill give description as i post.

enjoy them.

when we reached bangalore we ordered usual coffee and idlis and dosas.while my sis and my cousin were talking,my two other cousins were in their own thing..then i noticed my sis reading a book with a cup of coffee on the table.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3236003351_2d579287fe.jpg

the other,(sitting) was bored.i had the camera.so i asked her to pose with the sugar sachet that came with the coffee.we all required atleast 3 sachetes of sugar for that coffee.instantly she gave an ad pose.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3236004057_6bfa7dc910.jpg

when we reached at comesum,we went up.this is all at bangalore.the upper deck of the cafe was open but the janitor's job was yet to be performed.so obviously our desi style,there were a lot of houseflies around.
removed my raynox,kit,attached the 250 to it and started hunting.one suddenly came and sat on my cousin's shoulder.before she could shoo the fly away i told her to sit still.kudos to my sis who sat still for 2mins and kudos for the fly also.

handheld using the 250.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3236848324_d27e16d6db.jpg

of all the active ones,there were some who were sitting idle.so grabbed that opportunity and shot these two.

both handheld.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3236848888_79701e767c.jpg

when i clicked the second one,i projected that "fly ko bhi thand lag rahi hai.is liye haath shake kar rahi hai.:p

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/3236849640_8d7fd6bd80.jpg

this was the first and the last time i used raynox in my complete trip.:(

then it was time for our shatabdi.we had to move from platform1 to platform 7 since its arrival was there.

the shatabdi arrived on time,departed on time and arrived at mysore on time dot at 1pm.

the shatabdi is a nice train.full airconditioned(with perfume)food and water served.since mysore is famous among foreigners there was a huge crowd of them.and particularly children enjoyed the trip,standing at the door.when asked they said that in their country they cant do stuff like this.moment of pride u see.

a pic of the shatabdi.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/3236008361_0ba9cd4664.jpg

mysore is a beautiful city.city of palaces and royalty.they have maintained their tourist status.within 10min from the station we reached our hotel.
after check in we were welcomed by a nice notice in the bathroom enlightening us that hot water is available only from 6am to 10am and 6pm to 10pm.we reached at 1.so no hot water.got fresh and went for lunch.

our hotel was one of the oldie chains in south india.dasprakash group.we were staying in their paradise hotel.we ordered the famous south indian thali.

the before shot.
food as ofcourse was tasty.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3236009257_577e556be5.jpg

the aftermath.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3236010143_4035bbd3a4.jpg




my cousin was eating "dahi shakkar"..love it tremendously.so she was teasing me that,i have it and u dont..

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went in rooms for a quick rest before setting off to our first destination.

BRINDAVAN GARDENS.

when we reached brindavan garden we were greeted with huge population.literal "BHID".bad sign in terms of photography.any shot u try to take,people come in between.and that day was a holiday series.so school picnics and other parties landed on that very same day.the authorities charge 50rs(if my memory is correct)for a still camera.u have to pay along with ticket.if u give a dicchu and dont pay,they outsmart us.they have people with digital ticket machines inside the park at ideal locations,checking for camera tickets.if u dont have,pay on spot.

the garden is a beautiful place.situated at KRS dams,it has been featured in numerous films,famous that i remember is padosan.

tried my hand at illusionary photography.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3084/3236854120_d2fd27a7ba.jpg

following are all garden photos.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3236014123_4aee9325fc.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3521/3236858032_5e7e7ff3a0.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3236014789_dd69d11b4c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3488/3236858906_eb553109c6.jpg


moments after lights were switched on.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3236860250_65b02917e6.jpg


the real beauty of the gardens is in the night.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3236860660_0e2652bc2e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3307/3236017801_ae7e032217.jpg

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3236019701_a6fe16aa56.jpg

street food.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3236020155_bd3d17dd73.jpg

had butta in the parking..went to hotel,had food,bath,watched oye its friday-priyanka edition and dozed off.

TO BE CONTINUED.

anvancy.

[powerslave]

Good stuff man, great considering its 'travel' photography.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Good stuff man, great considering its 'travel' photography.


thanks man.

[nelson_sanjoy]

AFAIK - the Fly Macros and the Shatabdi Train were "The best " of the lot...

Let us know the EXIF and PP techniques if possible...

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

AFAIK - the Fly Macros and the Shatabdi Train were "The best " of the lot...

Let us know the EXIF and PP techniques if possible...

thanks.

for the train shots kept it at P mode unless i wanted to take slow shutter speed shots.

for the fly macros,kept the aperture at F8.

PP involved is levels,contrast,unsharp mask.tinch of saturation.i personally love a notch above natural saturation.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

Finally had a good long look at them. Enjoyed them quite a bit. Yes, there is a hint of over-saturation as some people do point out. Again it is probably your way of doing things. Some of them play well, others less so.

Pretty good stuff nonetheless. Will be waiting eagerly for the next set.


PP involved is levels,contrast,unsharp mask.tinch of saturation.i personally love a notch above natural saturation.

anvancy.

Thanks for this little detail

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Finally had a good long look at them. Enjoyed them quite a bit. Yes, there is a hint of over-saturation as some people do point out. Again it is probably your way of doing things. Some of them play well, others less so.

Pretty good stuff nonetheless. Will be waiting eagerly for the next set.



Thanks for this little detail

there is a difference between seeing a photo above notch saturation on a display and seeing a photo displayed under lights.had a quick print and the colors were actually alive.

glad u enjoyed them.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

there is a difference between seeing a photo above notch saturation on a display and seeing a photo displayed under lights.had a quick print and the colors were actually alive.

This is an aspect that maybe we need to look at.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

This is an aspect that maybe we need to look at.

this is what i have personally observed.
many times there seems conflicts that images either appear more bright,they have either more saturation or less saturation.exposure is a different thing.

different monitor manufacturers have their different "default" settings.eg,see your image on a CRT,an LCD and then an LCD on a lappy.the brightness and color levels differ,since the default settings per display differ.

if i go on editing as per "other's needs of brightness and saturations,it may happen that you will get to see correct but then other may point out that he is not seeing good.

i am ofcourse not seeing they are natural saturation.for some it may still be a not liking saturation.i have boosted them to a slight level.but then on prints they look nice.

my 2 p.

anvancy.

[Aryan]

@Anvancy: The fly shots, especially the "thand lag gayee" one is terrific! Loved them..Oh, now let me look at the other pictures.. :p :D

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

thanks aryan..

now DAY 2.

DAY 2 was mainly sightseeing of mysore.

before leaving for sightseeing.

the reception area of the hotel.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3240790146_2b8697f0b1.jpg

what coffee without some sugar??

sort of a conceptual shot.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3451/3240793258_881ea3c343.jpg

another reception shot.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3239957817_c2e0a105b9.jpg

BIOFUEL!!soon a reality right from your down under.

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our first stop was Chamundi hills.
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Legend has it that that the demon Mahishasura, the king of the area that is currently Mysore, was killed by the Goddess Chamundeswari (also Chamundi) after a fierce battle. The hills hence got their name and a temple of the goddess was built on the top. The goddess is also known as MahishasuraMardini meaning She who slew Mahishasura. The temple has a very beautiful idol of the goddess wearing a garland of skulls. The temple has always been patronised by the rulers of Mysore. In earlier days, the Maharajas of Mysore would ride the ceremonial Dasara elephant during the annual Dasara festival, but after India gained independence, the idol of Goddess Chamundi is taken on an elephant.

a silhouette of the same.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3240794200_2351fbb51b.jpg

mahishasura the demon.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3364/3239958841_f98cbd6c67.jpg

aerial view of mysore.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/3239959585_e0f5aea71e.jpg

the palace at the right up corner is the lalit mahal palace.its now a luxurious hotel where room rates for a night costs u a cool RS25000/- +taxes.can u see their helicopter service??
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3240796146_0693e968da.jpg


nandi hills.at chamundi hills base sits this huge idol of nandi.from here there are steps to go to the top of the hill.(i know unsharp is gone above..u can observe the halo around it..self criticism!)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3449/3240796956_cc65f6c1dd.jpg

next stop was mysore zoo.the mysore zoo is considered to be a royal zoo having some rare species.the length of the track at the zoo is a nice 3.5km stretch.
many animals and birds were in cages.so this spelt disaster atleast for me.cause whenever i used to take photos,the cage pattern used to intervene between the subject.so i have taken very few pics at the zoo.and upon that the sun was shining bright.so highlight burning was another issue.

our suggestion was that again put a conveyer belt.:)
peacock
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3240083029_1e3ebb9f5d.jpg

giraffe checking people with his enormous height.
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multi colored bird.i was dumb..so couldnt recount their names.this bird looked like if some child just came with a set of crayons and randomly colored this bird.
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you...yea you..yea u camera boy..come here..can u do a favour to me??can u unlock the gate of the cage so that i can fly away?? (below)
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macaw
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male duck specie.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3487/3240922522_5b375de15f.jpg

female specie.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3240923270_2897c20260.jpg

floating capabilities.
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I LOVE U moment.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3240924416_c86b74b655.jpg

lets see...1,2,3,4...peacock was busy counting feathers.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3240090209_c2d9c7f040.jpg

never seen a siberian crane before??what u humans think of yourself??gods??huh..crap..u put us in these dungeons and then bring others with those gizmos and take photos of us.

wait till i get out of here.

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gossip.
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feel my power.
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lol man,even that papparazzi man must be in a dwindle.he must be thinking that whether we have black body and white stripes or white body and black stripes.

man we are famous.
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fully charged.
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stuffed toy??nah!
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walking the 3.5km track at the zoo surely made us hungry.what better than a quick bite of nice delicious cream filled cookies!notice how the size of cookie shirnks from right to left??the right has a full one.the left has very little.
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by the time we finished zoo it was nearly 1pm.our next stop was at mysore palace.

u have to keep your cameras and footwear in the stalls.the good thing of camera system was that u give camera,a triplicate is made,one with u one with the authority and one in the locker.u are provided a key and if u lose that then they have duplicates.
1 1/2hrs went in seeing the palace.feet started paining.seeing palace may be after 4 would be rather nice.when i saw palace from the inside i got to see a huge and i mean huge chances of HDRs.but sadly no camera.

after coming out.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3083/3240937644_93ce25417d.jpg

the top of the temple.can u see the moon?
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wide view of the palace.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3462/3240938686_d10fc354f2.jpg

one of the palace entrances.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3338/3240103799_42c3e4a5c8.jpg


some palace photos.was too tired to go near the entrance and take a perfect straight on shots.so took angular shots and returned.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3240104399_cc0087248f.jpg

again the halo exists.:p
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3404/3240940418_8f6f57577b.jpg

and this is what u feel when u do zoo and palace both together in sun!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3240106025_7114e094c5.jpg

had lunch nearby and then went for a view at the state govt sandalwood and silk factory.its included in your tour of city.u know if women are there they are bound to purchase something.great idea indeed.

next stop after lunch was St Philomenas Church.this is a beautiful cathedral church situated in mysore.this was the first time i went inside.again huge opportunity for HDR inside but sadly no photography inside.

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after the church we went to summer palace.and that spot was our fastest spot in terms of viewing.we reached at 4.50pm.it closes at 5pm.so within 10min fast fast viewing.there is nothing much great here.

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after this we also went to see the fort of srirangapatnam,which is in fact ruins.so saw that from car,the driver also showed us the tomb of tipu sultan.after that we went to the 1000year old temple Shriranganathswamy Temple.
this temple is very old in terms of architecture and tradition.a beautiful temple.

inside the temple.
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the temple.

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this was our last spot at mysore.

an evening at our hotel.

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the lounge area.
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had some rest and then had dinner with one of my cousins friend.we made a lot of noise (in terms of laughter)so much that the waiter without telling for bill actually put the check in front of us indirectly shooing us away.:p.this was our final day at mysore.the next day we were going to depart for COORG.

and on this leg what complete without some HDRs!!

so here are some of them.

lounge area in the morning.

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mysore palace HDR.
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some church HDRs.
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and finally the temple HDR.

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TO BE CONTINUED.....

anvancy.

[Aryan]

Nice. :) Loving it. Bring us more, and if possible please add some macro shots in the menu, please anvancy.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Nice. :) Loving it. Bring us more, and if possible please add some macro shots in the menu, please anvancy.

thanks aryan.

sadly the fly shots were the only macros..:(

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks anvancy. Some shots are good. Others are passable. There are too many to comment individually. The coffee concept shot was not bad at all. The monkey shot was TERRIFIC I feel. Thanks for sharing.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Thanks anvancy. Some shots are good. Others are passable. There are too many to comment individually. The coffee concept shot was not bad at all. The monkey shot was TERRIFIC I feel. Thanks for sharing.

thanks ken.and actually those monkeys were not of the zoo!!:p.they had come from somewhere else.

i agree on the passable part.but more will be coming.some including my personal favs.some personal favs were posted above but others will follow.

thanks for viewing.

anvancy.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

day 3 pics uploaded.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anvancy/sets/72157612642948636/

[Bibudesh]

I have not seen so many places in these six years what u have seen in few days anvancy .
Nice shots.
Show something from Namma Bengaluru(Our bengaluru) also !.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

I have not seen so many places in these six years what u have seen in few days anvancy .
Nice shots.
Show something from Namma Bengaluru(Our bengaluru) also !.

thanks speed.u wonder that within places there is so beauty.

we only halted at bengaluru.we had the connection of shatabdi from there.

[KrishnenduKes]

Had a cursory look at the photos on the link above. Though I liked it better when I could see the photographs here with your comments on them and the history behind the photographs.

I liked this one with the caption "Hold my Hand":

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I also liked the texture of the water here... would not mind knowing the detailled PP gone into this work.

Nice texture here too:

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[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Had a cursory look at the photos on the link above. Though I liked it better when I could see the photographs here with your comments on them and the history behind the photographs.

I liked this one with the caption "Hold my Hand":

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anvancy/3249720319/in/set-72157612642948636/

I also liked the texture of the water here... would not mind knowing the detailled PP gone into this work.

Nice texture here too:

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when i saw very tiny miny activity on this thread,i thought of not posting again and again,each photo and description.just put set link and done.
will put the next day in the initial format.

for the texture of water,it was shot at F11.my cam goes down till that value only.increased the vibrance and saturation by tinch in LR,then levels contrast,unsharp mask in PS.

for the feet shot,its 90% BW with a tinch of sepia.

anvancy.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

well well well..

after a l(O)^N NG delay or time whatever..the trip is back.this is the coorg part.

coorg according to INCREDIBLE INDIA campaign is "scotland of INDIA".and it truely is.simply beautiful place.surrounded by coffee plantations and forest.it is an IDEAL "honeymooner" station.and they have some of the most luxurious resorts like orange county,heritage resorts etc.where a night is close to almost 11k.but its worth if u going as a couple.they really take care that you have paid 11k!!

coorg or madikeri as its originally called is a hill station situated in the western ghats.the viewpoints are surrounded the district.so u actually ROAM around coorg.

coorg also offers beautiful homestays.more than hotels homestays make a profit.since its personal and still you get roomservice.so its good.

a must visit for a traveller.

a word of caution from my side.u have to balance out and eat.cause the taxi drivers there are "bhakts" of colin mcrae.born rally drivers.and a straight road around coorg is literally non existant.so imagine u eat heavy breakfast and then go puking to the way to various spots!!:p

places to see are raja seat,abbey falls,irupu falls,bhagamandala,talacauvery,monastery,river camp and others.

like i put it..its IDEAL for HONEYMOONERS..families also.


link to the photos..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anvancy/sets/72157612642948636/

those who are keeping a track of my journey know from where to go forward.for those who dont,well just randomly see them.they are after all photos.

coorg part is complete.rest will follow.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

well well well..

after a l(O)^N NG delay or time whatever..the trip is back.this is the coorg part.
a must visit for a traveller.

like i put it..its IDEAL for HONEYMOONERS..families also.


link to the photos..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anvancy/sets/72157612642948636/


coorg part is complete.rest will follow.

anvancy.

Thanks for sharing. Will have a look once I am back. On the move internet is not yet fast enough and I do not yet have 3G!

In the meanwhile, I wish you could have put atleast a few teasers here to whet our appetites. :)

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

some of the teasers.

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more in the set..

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

some of the teasers.

more in the set..

anvancy.

Thanks Foo Jee Man for the teasers. There is a certain look to your photographs which is attractive for sure, and can be controversial as well since some might believe to be over-processed... I wonder if the parameters are broad enough!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Thanks Foo Jee Man for the teasers. There is a certain look to your photographs which is attractive for sure, and can be controversial as well since some might believe to be over-processed... I wonder if the parameters are broad enough!

you welcome KEN.

that overprocessed controversy is going on for centuries.people process a particular photo as per their PP workflow.they post.then other people come on net,see that this photo is crap and ILL PP it.they apply their PP to which the person who thinks his PP looked better slams the new PP one.so this vicious circle is evident in the photo world.everyone is facing the same problem.like i said before,i shoot and process according to my standards.what i feel should me my photo.when i shoot for others i take care that they like it.but when i shoot for myself and process it,well if u like it appreciate it.dont like it i am not stopping you.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

ken said that a photostory is indeed nice to read.

well i had time..so ken..ur wish is getting fulfilled!:p

first some story telling.

at coorg we first decided that we will do abbey falls and then catch the bus for udupi.but later while at the room,all four of us discussed that we may miss the bus if we get late at abbey falls.so we decided to scrap the fall plan and go for the 9am bus.

so it was leaving time of coorg.bags packed.a small rickshaw ride to the bus depot(state transport KSRTC) and we all were there in the bus stand.many things were happening at the bus stand.you can fondly remember the topic in HINDI "bus sthanak par ek ghanta".literally there is so much going on that you cant guess how time passes,even if you are wearing a watch.

i and my cousin were standing besides the luggage while the other 2 went for some enquiry.they came back,and as they were coming,a very old fashioned chassis broken surround sound age noise smoky bus was approaching the terminus.that bus was so old that it didnt had any windows.i started teasing that this is the bus..all the other 3 were like "OMG!!!"but it wasnt.

KSRTC has a nice fleet of buses and soon a nice ashok leyland luxury bus came to the udupi platform.when we stepped inside the people in the bus were sort of SHOCKED!they were like 4 kiddos with so much luggage and that too in STATE TRANSPORT??you are kidding me right??

since we had the maximum luggage we decided to go for the rear seats.not the extreme rear but actually the "above wheel" ones.and soon we were gonna pay a price for it.

now here lies the contrast.coorg which is a hill station was our departure.udupi which is a coastal city is down below.that means zig zag zig zag.so while climbing down from coorg i cant remember a single straight road.the road only went the S way or the Z way or the U way.upon that all of the bus drivers are born rally drivers.and upon that EGO.nobody wants to step outside the road.so if i have to hit ur truck ill do it.its cowboy minus the desert.ultimate "mardangi".

we crossed mangalore and it was a furnace.to add more salt,the tyre got punctured.so the driver and the conductor both all sweaty repaired and fixed the puncture by putting a spare.this caused some delay.upon that the highway is under renovation from 2 to 4.so that delayed us further.

at around 2.30pm we reached udupi.udupi is one of the old "bank cities"where many banks have started.also its called as city of temples.

the hotel was walking distance from the depot.went to the hotel,checked in.had true UDUPI thalis and went and just fell on the bed!

taxi was arranged for the beach.

so we are heading for the beach baby!!;)

some info about Malpe beach.

About 6 kms from Udupi is Malpe, an ideal picnic spot with its virgin beach. The endless stretch of golden sand, graciously swaying palm trees, the clear blue sky and the gurgle of the sea all set the perfect mood for an unforgettable holiday here.

Malpe is famed for its silvery beaches that offer breathtaking views of the sea.

though we know that beach means people.and there were a lot!

now the photos start flowing!
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the small spot in the centre that you see is the St Marys island.

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now the waves have so much foam that in photos it looks like noise!

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a boy enjoying the splash of the waves!
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such a long way to go!
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a typical beach shot!

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journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step!how you take that step decides the journey ahead.

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charlies wanna be angels!

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touching new limits

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even he was interested in what was going on!
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and now ofcourse sunset time.

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take me with you!

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tomorrow will be another day.a new day.

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twos a company!

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ballet!

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and finally a canvas!

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we went back near the cab,hoping for some nice coconut water.but to our shock there wasnt a single vendor having coconuts.we were like this is a beach rite??then how come no cocos??

soon we came to know that general stores keep cocos since they own coco trees.so each shop owns and then sells the cocos.pretty nice.

we went back to the hotel,freshened up,ate some awesome fish at dirt cheap rates and retired to the rooms.

DAY 1 of udupi over.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

Whoa! Some brilliant shots there Anvancy. Enjoyed quite a few of them. And the captions do lend a philosophical touch to them.

I suppose when you say Day1 is over, Day2 will be coming as well? If that is so, I will be eagerly waiting. :)

Thanks for the effort and sharing.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Whoa! Some brilliant shots there Anvancy. Enjoyed quite a few of them. And the captions do lend a philosophical touch to them.

I suppose when you say Day1 is over, Day2 will be coming as well? If that is so, I will be eagerly waiting. :)

Thanks for the effort and sharing.

yup..day 2 has some of my own personal favs in that.and something that every biker dreams about.

so do wait!

[nelson_sanjoy]

Wonderful shots @Avancy - Loved the red sunset - My fav of the lot...

[KrishnenduKes]

Wonderful shots @Avancy - Loved the red sunset - My fav of the lot...

Yeah, despite his controversial existence with the way he goes about doing things... I quite like his work.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Yeah, despite his controversial existence with the way he goes about doing things... I quite like his work.

i love being in the controversial category.:p

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

day 2 at udupi was a nice go slow one.no hectic running..all at our pace.taxi was waiting for us.first stop St Mary's Island.

St. Mary's isles are group of islands accessible by ferry from Malpe. Vascoda Gama appears to have touched the island in 1498 before he reached Calicut. The Islands are just a few scattered projections of rock rising out of the Arabian Sea round about Malpe. The northern most island is about a square mile in area and not more than 250 yards in width. It has a coconut garden, which makes it the shadiest isle of the group and gives it a true south sea color.

It is noted for its famous basalt rocks, which have crystallized into columns and split into hexagonal mosaic. Perhaps, this is the only spot in India where basaltic rocks show up such peculiar formations.

to go to the island BOAT is the only option.there is a ferry system that takes you to the island.so you pass the beach and enter the port.port in the sense,their fishing port.at the corner is the ferry office.tickets were around 75 per head return fare.ie to and fro.there was one waiting for us.the incharge was yelling at us like "common,hop in".they knew we were coming.

adjacent to where the ferry station is,there is the ship building yard where tugs and small boats are built.

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that was one of the freshly built tugs.

fishing boat returning to shores after the catch.

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brother and sister.
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while approaching the island.

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the trip involves two boat rides.first is the ferry,the other is the shallow boat ride.so after entering the shallow region,you are transferred to the boat.

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nice coco trees greet you.

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its a small island.you walk some distance and you face the edge.

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and again we were greeted by crows.they were enjoying the water minus getting into it.

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this is not a Beach per se but an island.the edge is shallow for some distance and before you know it goes real real deep!

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now when one solid meets one liquid what we get??? SPLASH!

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just to show you where the splash is happening..

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now as a photographer the scene was just stunning.rocks,splash everything.but there were some negative factors that i perceived.SUN was the first one.we were there at around 12noon,peak heat time.second was the sheer power that the waves had.mind you it was the start of the high tide.so again power at its peak.also we were on an ISLAND which did not had any medical facilities.so god forbid if something happens,only boats can help us.so dropped the shoot idea.

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the beach is not a sand one but a shell one.the whole area is covered with shells and corals ripped to pieces and time over,they have formed this compact soft yet firm beach.so was busy with my sises collecting shells.


it was returning time.

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observe the boat's ladder.we are in the waves,the ladder is steep,upon that only one side to hold.getting wet is guaranteed.

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my cousin enjoying the ride.



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our official sun glare sponsor.

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boy they are awesome.visual treat to the eyes.these are technical first and fashionable second.RAY BAN polarized starts around 6k.polaroid range that we took ends at 3k.a must recommended for the traveller.

tug boat in construction.

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the ship building yard.

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now this is the parking lot of the fishing boats.all boats look the same.so to differentiate them,flags are put.each and every flag is unique to the other.

went back to the hotel,had nice lunch and took some rest.at around 3 we left for temple darshan.
we covered 3-4 out of which i remember is kollur temple,one ganesh temple and the krishna temple.



next part in the next reply below.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

continued from above..since only 10000 characters are allowed.

remember i talked about bikers dream...well here it is.

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the road to kollur temple takes you through mookambika wildlife sanctuary.one of the best non HIGHWAY roads i have seen till date.awesome is the word.the straights are awesome.not for complete ripping but the for the fun part.both sides green covering,hairpins,curves S and Z..you will love it.



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we had some nice coco juice and headed back for udupi.

now if u are in udupi do not miss this temple in particular.

the KRISHNA TEMPLE in UDUPI.

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udupi Krishna temple is known popularly as Krishna Mutt or Krishna Matha of Udupi. The Krishna Mutt was founded by the Vaishnavite saint Shri Madhvacharya in the 13th century. He was the founder of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.

Legend has it that once Kanakadasa, a worshipper who was so pious and devoted to Lord Krishna, was not allowed entry into the temple. It didn't upset him, but instead made him pray with intense devotion. Lord Krishna was so pleased that he made the statue of himself turn around to allow the disciple to gaze upon his heavenly form through a small window at the back of the mutt (monastery). Till today, devotees still worship Lord Krishna by praying through the same window that Kanakadasa was blessed with a view.

i had one incident here.the temple has tight security.so checking goes on of baggage and stuff.i had my tripod with me.one lady took my bag while the man took the tripod.he opened the tripod chain,and saw the stand.what he thought was the stand was for a machine gun.so his eyes were startled.he started questioning,what is this and that...fortunately the lady saw the camera and said its for the camera.to which the male personnel had sigh of relief.


final day of the trip.

our train was at 3.30. we had one contact in UDUPI.we met and he made arrangements to show us the famous local dairy.after that we went into the anatomy and pathology meuseum.not for faint hearted.watching horror movies is childs play in front of actually seeing flesh first hand.ofcourse no photos.:p

then checked out the manipal university.pretty slick and trendy.



around 2 we left the hotel and proceeded for the station.the station is a small one and is on the Konkan Railway section.nice and clean.waited for our train to arrive.

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the station gaurd after seeing off a train.
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our train arrived at 4.boarded it
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konkan railway is known for scenic beauty along rails.but it is also known for its ear deafening tunnels.and these come one after the other.and they are deafening literally.

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GOD holding the power in his HANDS.

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as i was looking at the sun setting,it felt the journey is coming to an end.felt really sad.it was back to reality situation.again studies,college,tension,stress,not LIFE but monotonous LIFE.the 9 days that i experienced here in the trip was a different LIFE.

but then another thought came to my mind.the sun sets.but it rises also.a new beginning,new opportunities.so there will many more such trips in LIFE.you gotta take out time and explore LIFE.it doesnt come to you.you have to go to it and experience it.sitting in a air conditioned cubicle and wandering and pondering on travel sites isnt life.showing off those rings and necklaces isnt LIFE.LIFE is a journey.not a conveyer belt where the end is predecided.you Decide your life.You live for You first and then for those who are close to you.not for those who tell how good you are and how better they are.
ITS YOURS LIFE.not theirs.you choose how you live it.




out of 1101 shots these are the 321 that defined my trip.

it was an experience.

thanks for viewing.

anvancy.

[synn]

Those were some extremely pleasing shots, Anvancy. They sure are letting your talent shine through. :)


This one is my favorite:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3496610810_cfedd5d532.jpg

I wish you had a UWA close up of the boat. In those settings, it'd have looked wonderful!

[KrishnenduKes]

Quite a few stunning shots Anvancy. I liked the 13th and 14th shots the most in the previous post. I suppose quite a few of them are single file HDRs. Correct me if I am wrong. If not, the kind of treatment you are giving them is pretty interesting. Qualify as experimental I feel.

Most of the Rock and Sea photographs are pretty stunning. Thanks for sharing.

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Quite a few stunning shots Anvancy. I liked the 13th and 14th shots the most in the previous post. I suppose quite a few of them are single file HDRs. Correct me if I am wrong. If not, the kind of treatment you are giving them is pretty interesting. Qualify as experimental I feel.

Most of the Rock and Sea photographs are pretty stunning. Thanks for sharing.

thanks ken and synn.

and none of the shots are HDR here ken.all single exposures.

anvancy.

[KrishnenduKes]

and none of the shots are HDR here ken.all single exposures.

anvancy.

I am quite perplexed then. Unable to figure things out!

And that is quite a crowd there with the boats. And the flags look quite similar too. Quite few look like our national tricolour!

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

I am quite perplexed then. Unable to figure things out!

And that is quite a crowd there with the boats. And the flags look quite similar too. Quite few look like our national tricolour!

i also dont know how they distinguish their boats.may be names..or may be parking lots.