[ajitkommini]

Some pics taken on a recent trip to Darjeeling and Kalimpong. All shot with a Nikon D70S.

1. Toy train at Batasia Loop with the Kanchenjunga range in the background



2. Confluence of the Ranjit and Teesta rivers



3. View of Darjeeling town with the Kanchenjunga range in the background

[Rudra Sen]

Originally Posted by ajitkommini

2. Confluence of the Ranjit and Teesta rivers

It's Rangith, not Ranjit.

Is it from the view point after Teesta bridge?

[aZa]

Nice pics !! ajitkommni ... The drive to kalimpong is amazing!

here are some pics from my trip to mumbai!



Colors @ Day



Colors @ night

[Rudra Sen]

Thanks to Samurai for these beautiful places..

Nice spot for reading books after lunch. Behind his ancestral house.



From end point. Late evening.



End point again. Black Baleno images on auto image thread were shot here.

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Thanks to Samurai for these beautiful places..

Nice spot for reading books after lunch. Behind his ancestral house.

Superb, nobody has captured this place better than this, I can tell you that. This is my favourite solitude spot since the 70s.

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

End point again. Black Baleno images on auto image thread were shot here.

Hey, I recommended this tree for this snap. Reminded me of a solitary tree in an African bush country photograph.

[ajitkommini]

Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

It's Rangith, not Ranjit.

Is it from the view point after Teesta bridge?

Rangith / Rangeet sorry my mistake.

It's from the view point - on the road between Darjeeling and Kalimpong before the bridge if i recall correctly. Interesting thing is the marked difference in colour between the two rivers.

Here are some more from Kalimpong:







Loved the pictures of End Point. I spent 4 years at Manipal - much of it here!

[condor]

Ajit, looking at the second pic above, I feel that the pic seems to lack focus because of the fore-ground and back-ground both being out of focus, and only a small part at the center being in focus [the middle section of the row of flowers].

Comments welcome ..

[ajitkommini]

Originally Posted by condor

Ajit, looking at the second pic above, I feel that the pic seems to lack focus because of the fore-ground and back-ground both being out of focus, and only a small part at the center being in focus [the middle section of the row of flowers].

Comments welcome ..

Yeah, I noticed that too thanks for pointing it out. sadly did not notice it at the time of taking the picture. Still getting used to the camera and it's various modes.

[rjstyles69]

Rudra all your pics have that umph as Samurai says.You have become my inspiration now.
Condor any comments on this

[Samurai]

Originally Posted by rjstyles69

Condor any comments on this

Hope you don't insist on Conder only... What is the object of this photo? There are too many things in focus. Like the great nature photographer John Shaw says, pick only one subject and not many. If you want to show a flower, show one flower. If you show 2 flowers, your object must be to show a pair. If you are showing many flowers, your object must be to show a bouquet. Here you have many flowers spread all over, definitely not a bouquet. You have many leaves in focus too, so you can make a claim of showing the plant. But you also have leafs of other type hanging around... Work on your composition.

Originally Posted by ajitkommini

Yeah, I noticed that too thanks for pointing it out. sadly did not notice it at the time of taking the picture. Still getting used to the camera and it's various modes.

It has nothing to do with your camera controls, you just witnessed the effect of DOF (Depth of Field). There is no camera control to change this, except changing your aperture which changes many other things. It is up to the photographer to manipulate DOF and compose better. If you learn real photography, you can take better photographs in any camera. Try this, it is short and sweet: http://www.shutterfreaks.com/Tips/Ex...xposure111.pdf

[rjstyles69]

Hope you don't insist on Conder only... What is the object of this photo? There are too many things in focus. Like the great nature photographer John Shaw says, pick only one subject and not many. If you want to show a flower, show one flower. If you show 2 flowers, your object must be to show a pair. If you are showing many flowers, your object must be to show a bouquet. Here you have many flowers spread all over, definitely not a bouquet. You have many leaves in focus too, so you can make a claim of showing the plant. But you also have leafs of other type hanging around... Work on your composition.

Yeah thats what I need. Am open to it and sure will work on what you said Samurai. Am learning the art now and hence criticisms/suggestions/opinions are most welcome.

[Rtech]

Darn, I think something is wrong with my camera!!

[esteem_lover]

looks like your camera needs an exorcist. LOL

[condor]

RT, awesome! Doesnt look like something is wrong with the camera - it just seems to be to be partial to the central part of the image !

[Rtech]

Doesnt look like something is wrong with the camera -

looks like your camera needs an exorcist. LOL

haha!!

it just seems to be to be partial to the central part of the image !

ummm...?????