India Part 1

[Jonesgj]

Some of you may remember me asking for photography/travel advice on a business trip I was making to India in November 2009. Well I went and while there was able to take some photos. Now, in the cold winter months, I am sorting, processing and adding a short commentary to them. I will post all the photos on my Flickr and Smugmug sites but here is a small selection. Oh, and many thanks for all the very helpful advice.

Here's the Kit I eventually took:
Olympus E-3/Olympus E510 Backup (E-620 left at home because of battery compatibility)
ZD 14-54mm Mk1
ZD 70-300mm
ZD 9-18mm
Kata DR467 Bag (great for air travel)
5 batteries, two chargers and 5 x 4G CF cards!
UV filters for Lenses
Card reader
All photos shot RAW + Medium Jpeg


This is part 1 of a 4 part set which I will be processing and uploading during January 2010



#1 View across towards the INS hills, Lonavala




#2 My friend Salil's strength is in IT and not Botany. His help in identifying this plant when I enquired ... "What type of plant is that Salil?" he said. "A Wild one". I love being in IT!

I'm sure one day we will learn its proper name.



#3 Salil and I spent many minutes chasing butterflies. This one was my best capture.



#4 Little Spider with a funnel shaped web.



#5 Many people on the Road from Lonavala to Amby Valley tooted and waved. They were smiling so I don't think they were cross!



There are a few more and you can view larger sizes of these on my Flickr site.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonesgj/sets/72157623228487102/

Hope you enjoy.

Graydon

Will you mind if I share a few from Pt 2-4?

[shenstone]

Re: India Part 1

[quote=Jonesgj;

Will you mind if I share a few from Pt 2-4?[/quote]

Not at all - I hope to enjoy looking at them as much as I've enjoyed these

I like the lighting in the top one - more of those would be nice

Regards
Andy

[andym]

Re: India Part 1

Yes the more the better.I love Indian street scenes,they're alway so colourful.

Mine are all on slides from 1983-1990,one day I'll have to get them onto the computer.

[Jonesgj]

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Thanks Guys,

I have one or two more duo tones, and a few more street shots, in what will be part 4 I think! - when I spent the day in Hindjewadi - without a phrase book!

Graydon

[gno]

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Graydon,

That first one has that something special.
For some reason it looks even better on the Flickr site, the greater contrast between subject and background makes it even more eye catching.

Keep em coming!

Regards

Gavin

[Zuiko]

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Hey Graydon, bring it on!

Are you sure that funnel web spider wasn't dangerous?

My favourite is the truck and the motorcycle - a great capture!

[Jonesgj]

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Hey Graydon, bring it on!

Are you sure that funnel web spider wasn't dangerous?

Thanks John. I noticed the spider whilst we were chasing butterflies. We had to move some tall grass to get to it. Luckily I used the 70-300 and the E-3 built in flash to save getting too close and to fill-in. The flash also caught the early morning dew.

I was hoping Salil would pull me back if I was doing anything dangerous! Maybe, in retrospect, I should have articulated that particular theory


Graydon

[Jonesgj]

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[QUOTE=Zuiko;62839]
Are you sure that funnel web spider wasn't dangerous?
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Forgot to say ... did you see the other spider on Flickr? Found by chance when I was giving advice to Salil about composition .... "See this webb on this leaf is very distracting, let's move it" After tracing it back we found this little gem.

Graydon

[Ian]

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I particularly like the last one - the colour is fabulous and the subjetc matter too. My only niggle is that there seems to be a dark halo around the chap on the motorbike. Any idea what that could be?

Ian

[Jonesgj]

Re: India Part 1

I particularly like the last one - the colour is fabulous and the subjetc matter too. My only niggle is that there seems to be a dark halo around the chap on the motorbike. Any idea what that could be?

Ian

Thanks Ian.

The last one! It's my fault. Some post processing didn't go as well as I expected.