nikon d300, 24mm, f14, 1/2sec, iso800
one of enjoying moments during our visit to india is experiencing cultural shows such as kathakali and kalaripayattu. after seeing much of the stunts, swordfights and fighting, the performers played with fire.
to get the motion of fire whirling between the performer, you have to drag your shutter to a slow setting and bumping up the iso to get much light on a very dark environment. on a slow shutter speed such as this, you need a tripod to avoid camera shake.
Tagged: documentary, india, kalari, kalaripayattu, kerala, munnar
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- 15th September 2011 Thursday at 10:09 am
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nikon d300, 35mm, f8, 1/125sec, iso200
few weeks back, it was a first for me to photograph baby twins. the parents asked me to do a small session for aidan and adam. i lost the opportunity to photograph few days after they were born due to health issues. after three months, i got my chance.
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Tagged: babies, dubai, lighting, portrait
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- 14th September 2011 Wednesday at 10:16 am
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nikon d300, 50mm, f4.5, 1/20sec, iso800
during our stay in munnar, we experienced the traditional martial art of kerala known as the kalaripayattu or kalari. known to be one of the oldest fighting systems in existence, this form of fighting consists of kicks, strikes, preset forms, grappling and healing methods.
we got ringside seats on the center of the arena, close enough to see the performers below. while waiting to start, i managed to capture the illuminated area called guruttara. every kalari has a lighted guruttara. the lamps are kept burning in reverence to all the gurus (or masters) of kalari.
Tagged: culture, documentary, india, kalari, kalaripayattu, kerala, munnar
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- 11th August 2011 Thursday at 11:30 am
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nikon d300, 17mm, f4, 1/640sec, iso200
it was peaceful. the tranquil waters of mattupetty lake gave us a quiet atmosphere and natural beauty as we passed by. situated at 1700m above sea level, and located 28km from munnar town to top station this artificial reservoir is one of the most nature rich districts of kerala. surrounded by lush forest and livestock, the lake provided us what we need: a relaxing view etched in our memories.
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Tagged: animals, india, infrared, kerala, landscape, mattupetty, munnar
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- 26th July 2011 Tuesday at 10:09 am
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nikon d70s, 20mm, f8, 1/20sec, iso200
it was dawn when we drove from cochin airport to munnar. we were fortunate to see waterfalls on the way when morning came. due to monsoon, they were popping left and right of our windows.
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Tagged: india, infrared, kerala, landscape, waterfalls, waterscape
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- 25th July 2011 Monday at 11:23 am
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