Was trying a friend’s camera on the bus on the way back from work today. This was at the Marathahalli signal. Not a perfect photo technically,but I liked the story that the scene tells. Talk about contrast in Indian society! :(
’Duh ouch’ all over from the gym! :-(
11 responses so far ↓
1 Vinayak Das // Jul 16, 2007 at 4:52 am
Great photo.
IMO every photo does not need to be ‘perfect’ technically. This one is perfect for me because it does convey beautifully what you wanted to say. Also the motion blurs are quite cool to show that this is the middle of the road and people and cars are whizzing past.
2 Lavanya // Jul 16, 2007 at 6:27 am
Thanks Vinayak for those generous words :-)
Btw, I followed the link to your photog site.. Awesomeness out there!
3 Anu // Jul 16, 2007 at 9:34 am
Perfectly portrays the sad story of our society.. :(
Btw, it also reminds me of the photo that you took with my camera sometime back when we 3 were travelling in the same bus sitting in last seat …!! :)
4 Arun Pillai // Jul 17, 2007 at 4:24 pm
>Not a perfect photo technically
an edited photograph ? in a way, it gives a feel that she’s still begging when all vehicles are speeding out ;)
5 Lavanya // Jul 17, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Made minor tonal adjustements & resized so that I can post it on the blog. This was also marks my very first shot with a telephoto lens :) (A 70-300mm of a friend. Find it a bit soft)
6 Arun Pillai // Jul 18, 2007 at 11:31 am
>thumbnail for your BPC gallery. Stop by your neighbour elvis039 at BPC (which is me :)
well all i know is i registered at BPC long back, but no follow up. don’t know the login-name and p/w even.all i update my photographs/write-ups on livejournal!
7 Friend // Jul 18, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Dear Lavanya,
It’s really a nice pic :)
But if you look it from a different lens you see that its all made up story.
If you want a real story captured in yur lens, you should go into deep villages.I can tell you few places, where still people havn’t seen bulb.
Admire yur photo.
-Friend
8 Mahesh // Jul 20, 2007 at 4:16 am
Great photograph! Reminds me of Steven Curry’s photograph from “South South East” that he shot in Mumbai.
9 Rajesh // Jul 24, 2007 at 10:26 am
Well taken, like the blurring background!!
Life..blurred and hopeless.
Questions, each day breeds
unanswered by the stomach !!
being pushed, hard greeds..
The crave, the hope
to live and let along..
when the quest would answer
That stranger’s belong!!…
10 Arun // Jul 29, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Awesome image.
I don’t see any need for technical perfection here. Just perfectly conveys a message..
11 Lavanya // Jul 29, 2007 at 6:07 pm
@Mahesh: Thanks. Steve McCurry’s pictures are really very inspiring.
@ Rajesh: Thanks for the poem.
@ Arun: Thanks again. Generous remarks are always helpful :)
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