[evo8]

@shajufx,

Evo, kids pictures are always something to convey. I loved the first and last !

Thanks !!

Couple of shots from Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

[v&v]

@ evo8, liked the firs shot.

Another one from my side.

[Sunilb]

In the fields at sundown.....

[pawan_pullarwar]

@evo8: 2nd pic is good composition, telling story

[bluevolt]

Shots of similar character and nature taken somewhere in Mumbai.

[evo8]

@pawan_pullarwar, @v&v, Thanks !!

Some of my fav's shot at cambodia.

[pjay_in]

Loved the Sinapore and Cambodia shots, evo8.

Here's a casual shot taken three days back in Palakkad.

Camera: D7000
Lens: 35 mm f1.8 G
Aperture: 4
Shutter Speed: 1/1600

[HellwratH]

Originally Posted by shajufx

Its a nice place, I enjoyed the walk and it was my first time there. There is high potential at the K R Market end of this road, but it was too crowded and I really needed a wide angle to shoot in the crowd. May be next time I will explore with a 12-24 !

Yep, K R Market has amazing potential but also you got to be a little more careful there. And another thing is there are a lot of cliched shots from K R Market, not that there's anything wrong with it, just that I'd prefer something different. All the best, I am so missing bangalore right now :(.

Originally Posted by blue_pulsar

Very nice, clear and crisp.

I don't know why but somehow I'm not comfortable taking photos of people so close up. Any tips for me? How to take such photos without annoying people?

Originally Posted by shajufx

I was not at all comfortable few months back, but whom you are walking with will change your inhibitions. Veeresh (HW) and Chennai friend Jerry changed my perspectives. Shooting in the crowd is more difficult as its tough to make friendly gestures in a crowd, also one has to be very careful about camera and lenses. Isolated subjects on a street is very easy, smile, talk, shoot and show them what you shot, they will be happy to pose more, unless its a young girl whose father is around, you will be lucky if you can get away with your camera . Another professional advise I like to share from a world famous people photographer: Be part of the crowd, dress like them, talk their language, spend time around so you become one of them. Rest will be easy with the camera !

blue_pulsar,
Shaju makes a very very important point about dressing up and talking their language etc. Everyone has a circle of fear, so you need to be careful when you get too close. Don't get scared, but build a rapport and you'll see how friendly people are. Infact, about 7-8 months back when we had gone to a small town near Hesarghatta (where Shaju got an awesome photo of a little girl and called it "Hope"), the people there were very generous to us. I didn't shoot anything because I just wanted to hang out and talk to them. In the end, one man was kind enough to take us to his small farm and treat us with Guavas. I had a feeling, he would ask for money, but no, he said he just wanted us to feel like guests. These experiences want to make you go and shoot more. And yes, always spend time talking to them as they are curious to know what you're upto. And yes be prepared to answer the question "Why do you want to photogrpah me/us?, Are you a reporter?" . I have given weirdest answers to such questions and yes, talking the local language always helps . Hope, some of this helps you.

Originally Posted by evo8

Couple of shots from Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

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Originally Posted by evo8

@pawan_pullarwar, @v&v, Thanks !!

Some of my fav's shot at cambodia.

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Evo,
Loved both the sets. I like the second one (Cambodia) better as they have a feel to it. That feel is intangible and is communicated really really well. I think I have seen the first one on a different thread when you wanted to emphasize about story telling. Way to go! More photographs please.

[robimahanta]

Nice ones from Cambodia Evo

A couple of pictures from Bandipur

Common Hawk Cuckoo


Spotted Deer

[pawan_pullarwar]

@evo8: 2, 3 and 4th pic of comodian series are awasome. Each photo tells some story. Keep it up.

@robimahanta: liked 2nd shot of dear.

Shopping time

[evo8]

Originally Posted by HellwratH

blue_pulsar,
Shaju makes a very very important point about dressing up and talking their language etc. Everyone has a circle of fear, so you need to be careful when you get too close. Don't get scared, but build a rapport and you'll see how friendly people are. Infact, about 7-8 months back when we had gone to a small town near Hesarghatta (where Shaju got an awesome photo of a little girl and called it "Hope"), the people there were very generous to us. I didn't shoot anything because I just wanted to hang out and talk to them. In the end, one man was kind enough to take us to his small farm and treat us with Guavas. I had a feeling, he would ask for money, but no, he said he just wanted us to feel like guests. These experiences want to make you go and shoot more. And yes, always spend time talking to them as they are curious to know what you're upto. And yes be prepared to answer the question "Why do you want to photogrpah me/us?, Are you a reporter?" . I have given weirdest answers to such questions and yes, talking the local language always helps . Hope, some of this helps you.

Yep totally agree on this one. Street photography lets you explore and you get meet a lot of interesting folks. It lets you enjoy a place and all you need to do is keep walking. I have been confronted by political parties, Cops, general people but mostly think Im a journalist, also I delete the picture if someone is not comfortable with that. One suggestion is dont whip the camera out immediately on the location. Typically in markets, Just hang around there, initiate a discussion, make people around that place comfortable and mainly let them know you are harmless.

Evo,
Loved both the sets. I like the second one (Cambodia) better as they have a feel to it. That feel is intangible and is communicated really really well. I think I have seen the first one on a different thread when you wanted to emphasize about story telling. Way to go! More photographs please.

Thanks, Yep I had already posted it earlier.

@pawan, @pjay_in Thanks

@robimahanta, The second pic is really nicely composed.

[HellwratH]

Some more Vegas baby

[shajufx]

evo, loved all your images. Robin you are in the line of Nat Geo ! HW, we know there is more life to the indoors of Vegas than those aerial images, so if you dont mind, share some sizzling images from those gambling zones, I am also curious to know how your new cam works indoors

As we are discussing on street shoots, here is another one from Avenue road. This is my 5th and last for the month of April, hope to come back with interesting images from my 10 days travel ! See you guys on 2nd May 2011

The Dosa man !

50mm f/1.4 shot at 2.8

[evo8]

@shajufx, Thanks

A few pics from streets of Chennai shot during my Dec India visit














Off to Bangkok for the weekend. Will catch up with more pictures next week.

[v&v]

Great shots robi

Royal bengal tiger shot from my recent visit.