![]() | #17206 | |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
Last edited by Durango Dude : 14th May 2017 at 21:20. | |
![]() |
|
![]() | #17207 | ||
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
1. Because of the existing steretypical associations that appeal to a certain type of audience 2. Because some previous masters in this genre shot those type of photos, so today's street photogs want to continue on the same path because they feel that 'this is what street or candid' means That Japanese photographer made me think. He is a great photographer. But his choices were interesting. 1. Why no beautiful India, like his beautiful portrayal of Japanese natural beauty? 2. Why not show a different side of Japan through street/candid, like he showed re India? The only reasons I can think of are stereotypical associations, leading to cognitive bias, and catering to his audience. And not just photos. Many travel stories and articles cater to those same associations, for same reasons. One can take a risk if one is established, but for most aspiring writers or photographers, it is easier to cater to a ready market. Quote:
![]() | ||
![]() |
![]() | #17208 |
Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() I shoot people participating happy occasions, like parties, weddings and festivals. Here most are dressed in their best, so I don't have to worry about taking advantage of them. |
![]() |
![]() | #17209 |
Senior - BHPian | ![]()
This rang a bell. I remember reading Paul Theroux' "Riding the Iron Rooster" many, many years ago and a passage which remains riveted in my mind - where he describes visiting one of the Buddhist monasteries in Tibet and walking down the hallway to find the floor "smeared with human excreta etc". I remember thinking even then - now, why would a writer go into such bottom-scraping detail about a presumably sacred place. Granted that one needs to be "clinically objective", but there is also something called poetic licence & perhaps Mr. Theroux could have exercised it here. I wonder how he would describe our Benaras temples with their narrow, labyrinthine lanes! |
![]() |
![]() | #17210 | |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
![]() Last edited by Durango Dude : 15th May 2017 at 23:59. | |
![]() |
![]() | #17211 |
BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bangalore/ Pgt
Posts: 175
Thanked: 616 Times
| ![]() Interesting discussion going on here. Although I've not travelled extensively throughout India, I have a few clicks which I feel do portray India... "A beautiful India". I feel the culture, the nature and the people are it's soul. Rural India is not only about poverty and proud poor people moving on with their daily chores. I'm not a professional photographer.. Kindly pardon the image deficiencies.. Beauty of India's nature ![]() A woman going on with her day to day work. The paddy fields and the temple do portray the deep running notions of India's traditions ![]() People in cars enjoying nature at Kava. Those small boxes are cars.. ![]() People admiring the beauty of the huge Indian flag mast at Hussain Sagar lake Hyderabad ![]() Fishermen indulged in their daily chores unmindful of the beauty in their backdrop at Shanghumugham ![]() Grandeur of Indian architecture. Verandah of kuthira malika Thiruvananthapuram ![]() Celebrations begin by lighting a lamp.. A symbol of hope. ![]() Caparisoned Elephants displaying kudamaattam in front of the huge pandhal at Nemmara Vela ![]() Development reaching rural India.. A smooth scenic flower tree clad highway running through rural Karnataka ![]() There is much more to India than what is portrayed IMO. |
![]() |
![]() | #17212 | ||||
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
Quote:
Some world famous agencies and cos go to horrible extremes to capture the decisive moment, or to promote photography. See this which caused a huge uproar. https://petapixel.com/2017/05/01/len...fication-rape/ Quote:
Quote:
------------------- On a separate note, today I came across a Bandhavgarh resort/travel company using images - taken from my old Tadoba travelogue on Team BHP - to promote their tours and resort. Commercial use without taking permission. And LOL about using Tadoba images to promote Bandhavgarh. Have sent them a case and desist email. This is the travelogue - see the last photo of the first post. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post2810284 And this is what they are using on their FB page https://www.facebook.com/bandhavgarh365/ ![]() They are also using another photo - this one http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...ml#post2824630 - on their Facebook retargetting ads. Those days I used to post larger file sizes, didn't even know about resizing apart from what options were available on Picasa. Last edited by nilanjanray : 16th May 2017 at 13:34. | ||||
![]() |
![]() | #17213 | |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
Lovely images of the tigers, Nilanjan! Here's one captive white tiger in Singapore Zoo. Agree, there's no kick like 'capturing' one in the wild! ![]() Last edited by ampere : 16th May 2017 at 16:56. Reason: Trimmed quoted post | |
![]() |
![]() | #17214 | ||
BHPian ![]() Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: KL 9 - KL 7
Posts: 774
Thanked: 1,976 Times
| ![]() Quote:
Quote:
Thanks for taking me my place through your pictures. I always enjoyed driving to Kava whenever I got time in Palakkad. I am sharing this picture of mine which got published on the NatGeo -Daily Dozen, today. ![]() ![]() | ||
![]() |
![]() | #17215 | |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
here's an image of mating Mangrove Tree Nymph butterflies shot by me in Singapore Insect & Butterfly Kingdom. Woodpecker at home. Last edited by Durango Dude : 16th May 2017 at 22:45. | |
![]() |
![]() | #17216 | ||
Senior - BHPian | ![]() Quote:
Nilanjan, M35, Durango, i20ian, - thank you for this surfeit of soul food! For a layman like me, it is enough to know that I am in such august company. Quote:
The above reaffirms my long held belief that we are a diseased & dysfunctional species. Almost along the lines of another belief popular (in some quarters), that we are a failed experiment in some superior civilisation's laboratory! Whatever the truth, it's time we vacated the planet for a better example to sit on top of the dung hill. Last edited by ampere : 17th May 2017 at 07:24. Reason: Back to back posts merged. | ||
![]() |
|
![]() | #17217 | |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
A female Shikra, Painted Stork and Spot Billed Pelican in flight overhead! | |
![]() |
![]() | #17218 | ||
BHPian ![]() Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bangalore/ Pgt
Posts: 175
Thanked: 616 Times
| ![]() Quote:
Quote:
| ||
![]() |
![]() | #17219 | ||
BHPian ![]() | ![]() Quote:
Quote:
Nice discussion going on about how India is being portrayed through pics. I wish I took more pics when I was in India to show its glory. But digging up through my pics I found some that I can share. Mahabalipuram - Chennai ![]() Kodaikanal - Tamil Nadu ![]() Ooty - Tamil Nadu ![]() ![]() This was shot in San Fransisco ![]() Last edited by navin_bhp : 18th May 2017 at 02:36. | ||
![]() |
![]() | #17220 |
Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]()
Thank you, Navin! Every country will look as good or as bad as we want to depict it! On that note, took a joy ride with family in the newly opened squeaky clean Chennai Metro, yesterday, took some images with my iPhone 7 plus with an addon Olloclip Wide Angle Lens. Have a look. |
![]() |
![]() |