What I Did On Independence Day
Pan shot of an auto with the Indian tricolor
Pan shot of an auto with the flag of Karnataka
Having visited the Independence Day Flower Show at Lal Bagh a day in advance, I decided to try some street photography.
Traffic on most roads was light. A lot of autos were decked up with the India tricolor, while a few threw the (unofficial) Karnataka flag into the mix. The shots above were taken while walking on Residency Road.
O Sujan Majhi Re
O Sujon Majhi Re
I will not even try to conceal the fact that the “stylistic treatment” (big word eh!) of this picture has been inspired by Chromasia. As for the title, it’s a straight lift from The Bong Connection’s soundtrack. The first two lines of the song go like this:
O Sujan Majhi Re Kon Ghate Lagaiba Tomar Naab
I studied Bengali for two years in school, and learned about as much as someone in Kolkata would learn in kindergarten. So my translation should be treated as highly suspect, but it should convey the gist of things:
O Boatman! Who shall take your boat across (to the other bank of the river) [as suspected, I messed this one up] To which bank shall you take your boat
Yes, “baul” gets butchered when translated to English. Anyway, given the condition of this boat, I hope that the Majhi has already abandoned it - if nothing else - in the interest of public safety.
Multiple sources of inspiration should make this post a “mash-up” - really the in thing these days.
The Lion King
The Lion King
Not related to the Disney movie or musical in any way. Spotted at a random building somewhere around Reagent’s Regent’s Park in London.
Green Fuel Anyone?
Green Fuel Anyone?
Either this picture foretells of a the future that awaits us all or it is goading us to go green. Spotted at Kochi in June this year.
Testing 100…200…300…
Testing 100…200…300…
I was at a camera shop trying out the Sigma 100-300 lens, when this boy passed me by on an improvised tricycle cart. Unlike the Canon telephotos, the Sigma wasn’t white, but with a lens that big, it doesn’t take too long for someone to know that they are being photographed - even if they are 50 yards away from you. The boy’s face lit up and (who I presume to be) his dad joined in. Our lives crossed for a quarter of a second and we moved on.