The Refuge

The Refuge
Originally uploaded by abhraaich

Excellent! The image talks about itself.

"Let this photograph be my tribute to this old lady, who herself has forgotten, when she had taken refuge here at this place and made it her home for decades. Yesterday evening (11.04.2008) a huge fire at Jagannath Ghat Flower Market has taken away her home again and forced her to start finding a new refuge."

Spirit of Holi-V (Fun with Colors)

Spirit of Holi-V (Fun with Colors)
Originally uploaded by The Ace Clicker

In the words of the photographer: "Holi means fun...fun with colors...when you would love to get painted by friends. And as you know, fun has no limits...as you can see...friends attacking a poor soul to paint his most private parts...while others seem to just enjoy!!!!"

Now that's interesting !!! :D

Delaware Sands

Delaware Sands
Originally uploaded by al-ICE g

The picture speaks for itself! Lovely atmosphere created.

Carpette

Carpette
Originally uploaded by mmarsupilami

There is something very pleasant about this shot. So simple ... primary colors ... so bright and warm. It definitely makes one happy .... very happy. :)

My Photographer Friend

My Photographer Friend
Originally uploaded by The Ace Clicker

It has been long since I posted here. When I came back to flickr, this shot caught my eyes. The composition is impressive. Directionality of the grass leaves is complimented by the man. The colors are soothing to the eyes as well. A pleasant shot. :)

bounce

bounce
Originally uploaded by sparkle_fish

Now here is what we call originality ! I would never have imagined such a shot ! Hats off to the guy who could plan such a shot of a steel ball bouncing on a drum skin. :)

°° The Church °°

°° The Church °°
Originally uploaded by <<<SPiDeR>>>

Gorgeous architecture ! The history stands here, so strong and powerful .... and full of memories !

Nice range of tones and the sky gives an appropriate blending background to this monument.

Colour of India

Originally uploaded by shubhangi athalye

How charming colours we have ! Classic household with women, sharees, bangles ... and everything so crisp and neat. Feels nice!

View from the International Space Station

View from the International Space Station
Originally uploaded by Jon Block

Yes ? Are you sure ?

Well, this is a nice example where a particular angle of camera can create wonderful illusion !

Here is what the photographer says about it: "Yes you're right Andy, it's the Louvre pyramid. I used a polariser, but I also deepened the shadows and played around with the white balance to make it look more like a satellite's view of the earth."

Very nicely done ! :)

Chutney before the grind !

Chutney before the grind !
Originally uploaded by shubhangi athalye

Sometimes simple objects can do wonder when seen through the camera. Of course the color saturation has been pushed up here. But that is the case with every fashion and ad photographs now.

I like the treatment and it brings out the elegance out of simplicity. Very eye candy ! :)

Twilight

Twilight
Originally uploaded by Pulok Pattanayak

Come on now ... can you imagine there was no water body in this particular place ?! :O

This guy has mastered Photoshop very quickly and creates very enchanting moments through this monster software ! I wish I had learned so well, at least for my touch ups. :(

Sunset

Sunset
Originally uploaded by Pulok Pattanayak

Sunset has been cliche in photography .... but there are some compositions like this one that catches one's eye. Very beautifully 'made', probably in Photoshop, but in any case I would like to put this as my wallpaper ! Won't you ?!

Switch-stance 180

Switch-stance 180
Originally uploaded by BombDog

The photographer says: "... there was a foot in the shoe, but I took around 60 shots before I had one without camera shake.

Attached a tripod (closed) to my skateboard via the use of a metal splint which was taped at both ends either side of the board. I then set it to self-timer and [carefully] did some toe-side kickturns on the smoothest part of the road I could find.

Shutter speed was faster than you might imagine - I had a ND filter attached to a Sony F717.

There's no Photoshop blur involved as I'm a bit of a purist!"


Can you imagine ?! :O

siesta

siesta
Originally uploaded by jaime m

Wow ! Look at the simplicity and again look at the elegance.

B&W proves it's charm again ! I need to shoot more in B&W perhaps.

But composition like this calls for 'photographic eye'.

Into the tunnel...

Into the tunnel...
Originally uploaded by debapriyo

Incredible ! Just stare into the railway track for a while and the tunnel will pull you in .... at least it does for me !

This shot REALLY WORKS. :)

Hanging there

Brilliant ! :)

mirror mirror

mirror mirror
Originally uploaded by Quizz...

This is called creativity ! Conventions won't let me call these 'real' photographs, but if digital alterations can be called 'art', this girl has really mastered it !

I'd suggest you bookmark her portfolio at flickr and get amazed by her work at a regular basis. I'm doing that currently. :)

eternal city | Kolkata

eternal city | Kolkata
Originally uploaded by arnabchat

There is something special about this simple photograph! May be because I am from this city and the very look of this place makes me nostalgic. But the bright yet hazy morning light makes me feel happy and say 'good morning !' :)

Only I wish that guy were not looking towards the camera. But it's really difficult to prevent that ! :D

P A S S I N G - S T O R M

P A S S I N G - S T O R M
Originally uploaded by Vikas GarG

From the photographer: "This is one of my most extensively post processed shots. It's a composite of 4 pictures to get the vivid dynamic range in the shot. Taken at f/22 with shutter speeds varying from 1" to 4" and a graduated ND filter to get is as right as possible in a single shot."

The extent of post-processing is very apparent no doubt and HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos are generally a bit unnatural. But it looks good and very attractive! Only I feel the horizon could have been pushed a little up .... a personal choice. :)

Surfer

Originally uploaded by txiribiton

This guy always fascinates me with his extremely moody shots. It shows some signature of too much unsharp mask being applied, but the images tells a story. An intriguing story.