Of friend requests and portrait shoots.

It’s always fun to head out with your camera and rejoice in the golden light on a cool winterish morning . Its even cooler to do that for your friends who want to get their pictures clicked, more so as a memory they’d love to cherish later. So when I got such an opportunity I couldn’t say no and squeezed out time from an academic-heavy schedule for some wandering and being lost.People maketh places.
Here are a few pictures.

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Long time no see..

It had been a long time since I had posted anything. Plus I’m tired of putting studies before hobbies, but alas that’s a medical student’s karma. Heck nevertheless I did venture out today to catch some winter light and was relieved to have a relaxing, pleasent morning.

No matter how much work weighs you down, one should always value, respect and find time for an activity you unconditionally love.

Stroll down the road. Humm that song aloud. Breathe fresh air. Cook your favorite food. Ditch the calorie counter. Go for a run. Read a new book. Meet old friends. Thank people you always wanted to. Call old pals. Click a crazy picture. Make memories. Move.

#Wanderlust

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Some pictures from today.

Have fun. Good day. Keep coming. God bless.

Monsoonscapes 2015 (and Happy World Photography Day :-)

After the severe disappointment of my road trip up north getting cancelled due to bad weather, geographically and politically I decided to visit some places around Maharashtra while meeting relatives and clicking pictures on the way. As it turns out, you can bomb and drown a traveler’s itenary, but can’t stop him from exploring, clicking and having fun. So here I was enjoying the lush greenery, fresh air, jaw dropping landscapes with home food and cheerful memories of folks I haven’t met for quiet a while.

I had also been collecting some camera gear which I put to the test lately. I indulged in using my smartphone (OnePlus One) to create some interesting time-lapse videos of the landscapes I came across. It was a steep learning curve in understanding what gear to carry while on the shoot and how to plan ahead, more of that sometime later.

Besides clicking pictures and traveling, the drive itself a meditative activity, I realized. Solo drives which I feared would be extremely boring and tiring turned out to be a stressbusting,  introspective activity if nothing more.The random stoppages for food, car breakdowns, photographing, and in the mean while making momentary friends is all what travel is all about.

Though it was a farcry from the perfect mountain peaks and valleys of the Himalayas, it was a de-stressing, carefree, much needed break for an otherwise immersed surgery resident.

hope you enjoy the post.

 

Igatpuri Ghats

Mulshi

Dighi, clicked by OnePlus One

Nashik-Pune ghats

Trimbakeshwar

Trimbakeshwar

Lonavala

Talegaon

 

 

Talegaon.

Talegaon

 

 

Here is a compilation of many timelapse clips I recorded while wandering river to mountain in search of breath taking views near my residence, this monsoon.

The videos have been shot on android phone OnePlus One set on a regular tripod or a Gorilla-pod for convenience. Oneplus has a decent camera in daylight and a good battery life, both of which come in handy while shooting such videos.

Lapse it pro is an app which you may find useful for recording timelapse if the feature is not built into the camera, I found the built in feature better because you can record higher resolution videos, and exposure compensation is smoother.

 

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Monsoon time-lapse_1_2015

It’s mind boggling to know what secrets nature holds. If once in a while you pause your high speed urban life, and enjoy few carefree breaths of fresh air, mother nature will amaze you with its mesmerizing tricks. All one has to do is sit with the birds and bees, amongst clouds and mountains, and learn the language of rains and flowers. To disconnect from the omnipresent cellphone network and gets absorbed in the wind.

I did something like that yesterday. And took a tripod and cellphone along. The clouds and the rains have always had a spell binding effect on me. And who was I to not obey.

Following is a time-lapse shot on oneplus one cellphone mounted on a gorilla pod. It was shot around pune, over a span of an hour or so. Hope you love it.

Sunday morning stroll.

A perfect Sunday morning is meant to roll over and sleep. Wake up. Guzzle beer and breakfast, and sleep again. But then you always have some childhood prick in the a** friends who’ll spoil that, no regrets what so ever, and steal your beer too!

I had to drop one such fellow to the Pune railway station the other day and absent mindedly carried my camera along. The plan was to enjoy a photo walk in morning light at any place other than Mandai, since I’ve been there few times. Rasta peth ,Nana peth and Laxmi road sounded interesting. I’m not very well versed with Pune roads and while travelling through some small bylanes, then unaware of being near MG road, I observed some old cafés and colonial era buildings. Sun was already rising fast so I decided to explore this area a little more.

 

As serendipity would have it, I spent a great time strolling around Dasrur Meher Rd. and Sachipir Street. It was fascinating to see old colonial buildings with pointed, sloping roofs and elaborate carvings. I met some old folks who had interesting tid-bits about the history of the place. I hail from Bombay which is full of rich colonial buildings and monuments with interesting history attached to it. To find the same in Pune a Sunday morning photowalk was a pleasant surprise. Its fun to see the city bylanes wake up and get into activity right before your eyes. Wooden houses ,empty lanes, less noise, soft light, smiling people, and pictures I clicked made me unwind from the mundane life otherwise. You might also wander into the butcher/ meat market with your camera, like me but I’ll say it’s a bad idea. They could be hostile to you and your gear.

 

Rounding up :

• Do have bun maska with chai at café Garden/ café Yezdan. Akuri (egg bhurji) with chapatti/pav at Dorabjee’s with raspberry soda.
• Do wander into area around Naaz and Radio restaurants. Besides classic mouthwatering food you’ll also find yourself enjoying some old shops, buildings and busy markets to fancy your lens
• Observe the clash between the old and new buildings. How the old ones are more artistic and ornate compared to the dull and ordinary buildings of today.
• Venture in the morning before 11am .

 

 

 

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Pictures from Waari 2012

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