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You Wanna Piece of Me?
I had a fun time shooting these swans.
They didn’t seem to enjoy all of it though. Thrice they tried to scare me away by this interesting manoeuvre of stretching their necks long, pushing their heads close to the ground while looking directly at me and walking threateningly.
I was too scared to try and find out what happens at the end of the walk 😛
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Low down
The outdoors is my studio, the sun and moon my lights, elements of nature my subjects.
Location: Khadakvasla
Time 7.20AM
Lens: 105mm f2.5, on a 30mm extension tube
Strobist info: G-type main sequence star at about 150million kilometres, shot through thick atmosphere, behind subject, slightly to camera top-right
This picture also at 500px
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Good Morning Pune!
Shot after what feels like donkey’s years.
Got up at 5 and rode down to Khadakvaasla to capture a sunrise, and found the only point on the entire path where the sun would reflect on the water in the morning.
After an hour of disappointed shooting (it all felt so flat because there wasn’t any light!), we saw the first rays of the sun.
And we made HDRs.
This picture is also on 500px, and on JPGmag.
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Drushtikon 2010: Round-up
Drushtikon 2010 is over, with 7000+ visitors in two and a half days, 25 sales and much appreciation from visitors, which comprised of general public, art & photography students and professionals – including the illustrious Mr. Avinash Gowariker.
I managed to sell one frame, and got appreciation for my photographs from various people.
It is an amazing feeling when total strangers ask around about you to meet you and tell you that your photography is amazing and inspiring. And when professionals and photography students do that, it’s something out of this world 🙂
I am a happy photographer right now 😀
The following pictures of mine were on display at Drushtikon. ‘God on a Leaf’ is already sold out, but if you’re interested in procuring prints of the other 3, please drop in a comment here.
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Drushtikon 2010
Drushtikon is here again!
It is the fourth edition of the photography exhibition held by Photographers @ Pune, a photographers’ club that I am a member of.
The venue is New Art Gallery, Ghole Road, and the dates are 3rd, 4th, 5th of December. More details here.
If you are interested in photography, and would like to see the best of amateur enthusiast photography in India showcased in one place, and/or would like to learn from the various workshops we are holding there, you can’t miss it.
Also, some of my pics are on display, and I am taking a mini-workshop on HDR on Saturday.
Be there!
Know what this is? 
Yes sir, this is a hot steaming kadaahi full of milk. Sweet, thick and mixed with tasty nuts & saffron (kesar), it reminds me of the good ol’ days in Indore, when a glass full of such milk was a delicacy we used to enjoy in the neighbouring market after dinner.
Where do you get this? In the chaat/food court at the ground floor of the Ozone supermarket building (next to the Pizza Hut/Crossword building) in Aundh.
How much? A big paper cup for Rs. 15.
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Idli anyone?
Yesterday was another day of gastronomic exploration for me.
My friends took me to a place called Simply Idlicious in Aundh. This is another small but tasty place, where you get good authentic ethnic food for cheap. Idlis, dosas, set dosas, curd-rice were the more mainstream south Indian dishes that you can get there. Scratch beneath the surface and there is a good range. Even the coffee tasted like authentic south Indian ‘kaapi’. Though I did not like the idli (but my friends swear by it, calling even Vaishali’s idlis useless in comparison), the rest of the dishes were yummy. Do give it a try if you are in the neighbourhood.
It is located behind the Cafe Coffee Day in Aundh, the one opposite Shivsagar.
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Bong food next
After the homesick Biharis, it’s the turn of Bengalis.
Just behind the Sweet Chariot off Ferguson College Road is a small quaint eatery called Bay of Bengal. It is not an airconditioned fancy place, but it serves amazing Bengali food, right from veg shukto to Ilish maachh preparations. And it is not too expensive either — I had actually thought I could order the entire menu and still not overshoot my daily budget!
And the ambience is quite like a small Calcutta joint.
Are you a Bihari in Pune who is feeling homesick? Or are you a non-Bihari who wonders what delicacies Biharis have to flaunt? If either is the case the place to go is Anandnagar on Paud Road, Kothrud.
Over here in a shop called Litti Chokha you get awesome litti chokha. I just finished a plate and a half myself!
Here’s a picture to show you what it looks like:
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Update:
They have moved from their old Anandnagar outlet to just across the street, near MIT, Kothrud. You can navigate to their location using Google Maps:
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