I was lucky enough to be able to visit India for a couple of weeks at the end of February. While mostly on business and to present at a conference I did manage to get out with the camera to capture some of the delights that India has to offer. I hope you like them.
I also encountered a new phenomena: Indian driving! You can catch a photo essay here if you are interested.
Nice pictures. Bit unfair that J. Lawrence should also take a trip in that area, but I notice that in fact the two set of pictures complement each other well.
Nice photo-documentary thing in JPeg, too.
Nice collection Carl and thanks for sharing the experience of Indian driving!
Being born and brought up in India - I experienced the amazing driving skills every day, but never realized it until I moved to US. Now when I go back and drive on these streets I am the one causing accidents! Not a whole lot, it comes back pretty soon :)
Hi Carl. Great pictures and a great essay.
I spent a month in India many years ago & know exactly what you mean. The horns are used more than the motor. I was in on taxi & the horn was giving out & made a funny croaking sound. Probably almost as bad as a total motor failure in India.
Is everyone from DPC in India?!
I'm there at the moment, having arrived on Christmas Day!
My photos are on my blog:
//blog.eyesopen.co.uk I can't believe we were probably in Varanasi at exactly the same time as Joey Lawrence... Joey, send us a PM if you're still in India, it would be great to meet up!
Nice pictures. Bit unfair that J. Lawrence should also take a trip in that area, but I notice that in fact the two set of pictures complement each other well.
Nice photo-documentary thing in JPeg, too.
Having met Joey at last years European GTG in Munster I really don't think there is much in the way of comparison: I am a 50-something cynic and Joey has that glorious open-eyed view of the world that some teenagers get. He also has a really neat style, too, as well as being a nice kid (sorry - young adult)! Joey also has an amazing ability to catch people, showing an empathy with them that is frankly amazing.
And with Bobster-Lobster being out there too - way too many talented folk from here capturing their images for me to compete :-)
I would love to go back and do the seasoned tourist thing and may well do, too, as there is so much to see there. It was for me, as the Monty Python team so rightly said, "Time for something completely different!"
Delhi is so full of picture possibilities and more so for a Non-Indian. It's a kind of paradigm shift for most of the people visiting India for the first time. In fact i was planning to cover up interesting aspects of the city and posting it in here. If u need any help- do get in touch
Very nice, Carl! Looks like you had a good time, despite it being business, and I'm glad you took the time to share your shots with us. Aren't you coming to the European GTG this time??
Delhi is so full of picture possibilities and more so for a Non-Indian. It's a kind of paradigm shift for most of the people visiting India for the first time. In fact i was planning to cover up interesting aspects of the city and posting it in here. If u need any help- do get in touch
I was in Noida on business and the journey into Delhi was an experience in itself. The only regret I have is that my colleague was feeling too ill to go into the bazaars opposite the Red Fort and therefore we never did get to become fully immersed in the spirit of the people.
Next time I am in Noida/Delhi I will be sure to let you know in advance so that we could maybe meet up and hopefully explore some of the "inner Old Delhi" that I clearly missed.
Sander and Debs - happy to tell stories but I do not think I will be making the European GTG this year due to personal and business pressures. Shame, really, as there is this bar in Munster that really does good Pernod... But never say never I guess :-)
Sander and Debs - happy to tell stories but I do not think I will be making the European GTG this year due to personal and business pressures. Shame, really, as there is this bar in Munster that really does good Pernod... But never say never I guess :-)
Yeah, that is a good bar. Sweet girl behind the counter too. :)
You are always welcome of course, even at the last minute. :)
There will be Amsterdam GTG's (or maybe my birth town Hoorn for a change) and I really should go to London again one day.
Delhi is so full of picture possibilities and more so for a Non-Indian. It's a kind of paradigm shift for most of the people visiting India for the first time. In fact i was planning to cover up interesting aspects of the city and posting it in here. If u need any help- do get in touch
I was in Noida on business and the journey into Delhi was an experience in itself. The only regret I have is that my colleague was feeling too ill to go into the bazaars opposite the Red Fort and therefore we never did get to become fully immersed in the spirit of the people.
Next time I am in Noida/Delhi I will be sure to let you know in advance so that we could maybe meet up and hopefully explore some of the "inner Old Delhi" that I clearly missed.
Sure carl anytime! would love to take u to parts of old Delhi where time stands still and hardly anything has changed despite so much medern unheavels. As a photgrapher it a treasure trove of old world charm.
I have to confess that I was feeling a little uneasy about the photos I posted, mostly because I processed them with Bibble Pro that, while an excellent RAW processing tool, lacks some of the depth of Photoshop (PS). I put one of the pictures up on my PAW and jenesis thought that one of the shots could have benefited from bringing out the shadow detail more.
So I ran two of the original shots through some PS processing (using contrast masks as well as other tricks) and produced the following output. The original Bibble-processed pictures are shown first and the PS-processed photos next. Any opinions, as I happen to think the PS-processed files are better in many ways?
the first image from inside looks a lot better although i'm not a fan of the cars outside. my eye is forced to look out the window and I dont want to see them. Wall looks much better.
Is everyone from DPC in India?!
I'm there at the moment, having arrived on Christmas Day!
My photos are on my blog:
//blog.eyesopen.co.uk I can't believe we were probably in Varanasi at exactly the same time as Joey Lawrence... Joey, send us a PM if you're still in India, it would be great to meet up!
Great examples of architectural details, one of my interests. I like the colors in DSC_1590.jpg. For DSC_1519.jpg, the subject has great potential for an HDR shot, the carved doorway seems a bit out of focus.
I will some day also go to India, I'll let you know when. I will need a lot of storage media, because I will also shoot architecture, environments, and people, too.
