The torture of having a good camera is you never know if the picture is good enough until you see it printed or on the computer screen. Yes! even with the small LCD screen, it is difficult to judge a picture. Thank god for memory sticks because going click, click with the camera without really worrying about what I am clicking at can be quite a relief.
Since I bought my Nikon D50, I am trying to understand the way the camera works. I am in self-learning process and its a matter of trial and error. Normally I end up taking more than 100 photos at a time and the percentage of good photos is quite low. The way I imagine the photo and the way they actually come out can be quite different and surprising .
Most of the photos I take are of non-living objects. I am still skeptical about pointing the lens at someone and shooting. Always afraid of intruding at someone’s privacy. Its no surprise that in all my photos, there are less of people. Few people want to model for me too. I am not yet a professional photographer. Mathew is an unlikely victim. He drives me around in his bike when we take impromptu tours of places.
I have many pictures of Mathew but almost never posing for a picture so again its no surprise that I have shot him when he not looking or just standing in the view but we both agree that some of his best pictures are with his back to me.
Take a look!
It all started with this photo, one of the first of many in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park on 13 January 2008, he standing on the cliff against a lush green forest. This was what I call a lucky photo because he could not pose like that again and I could not click like that again on that spot
I missed this one because it was among the many photos I took that day. He is standing almost on the edge of the cliff and looking at the forest below. I become more tensed watching people standing on the edge be it balcony or cliff. I guess the way he looks so small in that vastness makes the picture special.
11th May 2008, The Global Pagoda in Gorai, Mumbai. As he walked away from the small stage inside the huge dome and toward the light, he did make for a compelling picture. The truck was there all the time. I couldn’t help it
This was taken in Utan, a village near Gorai. A small fishing village away from the tourist and picnickers of Gorai. This was a pre-mediated shot and it took me three pictures to get it almost right. The first one he is more dominant, while in the second one, the background becomes dominant.
I have thousands of photos now since I bought my first digital camera 4 years ago. Each picture has memories and stories associated with it. When I go through all these photos, I can re-live the moments. Some of these photos do turn out to be good.
The above photos also have a story to tell too.
Its about a man who (almost) never looked back!
🙂 all this while i thought that was YOU in the pic! Nice photos Punds… i like the one with Mathew and the lorry and of course the first one.
Happy photo taking!
nice photo punds.
Punds,
Agreed. Pictures help you relive the moment. I am sure you will savour these pictorial moments. I too have taken up my camera and will start shooting again…!!!
Yes, its about a man who never looked back [at least for the photo…!]
Cheers
MeMajha
Nice ones. I remember the first one was a header for your blog for some time.
And do you ever have the time to look at all your pictures? 😛
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