Photo Blog by Rajan Parrikar » Saligao http://www.parrikar.com/blog Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Truth, Divinity, Beauty) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Flaming Cross http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/02/07/the-flaming-cross/ http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/02/07/the-flaming-cross/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:14:10 +0000 Rajan P. Parrikar http://www.parrikar.com/blog/?p=1746 Awhile back I posted photographs of the cemetery cross in the Goan village of Saligao framed against the setting sun. As mentioned there, I had to stake out the location for a number of days before I scored that shot. On one of the earlier ‘unsuccessful’ evenings, Nature flashed an unexpected spectacle. I call it The Flaming Cross, seen below.

Note: I have cloned out the intruding power lines in this image.

'The Flaming Cross' in Saligao, Goa

'The Flaming Cross' in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

 
 
]]> http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/02/07/the-flaming-cross/feed/ 5 A Photographer is Born http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/01/03/a-photographer-is-born/ http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/01/03/a-photographer-is-born/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:41:35 +0000 Rajan P. Parrikar http://www.parrikar.com/blog/?p=1280 My little nephew Yash insists on accompanying me on my photo shoots in Goa. The joy of having him around is tempered with exasperation for he follows me like a shadow, replicating every single move of mine. If I bend he does likewise, if I crouch he follows suit, and if I take a piddle break his bladder also finds itself in sync.

I managed to snag a few candids of this Dennis the Menace.

Yash in the field in Saligao

Babu in the field in Saligao
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

 
 
Yash in the field in Saligao

Babu in the field in Saligao
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

 
 
Yash in the temple at Virnoda

Babu in the temple at Virnoda
5D, 24-105L

 
 
]]> http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2010/01/03/a-photographer-is-born/feed/ 3 Sunset in Saligao http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/11/29/sunset-in-saligao/ http://www.parrikar.com/blog/2009/11/29/sunset-in-saligao/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:03:29 +0000 Rajan P. Parrikar http://www.parrikar.com/blog/?p=813 The apposite positioning of the sun at this time of the year vis-à-vis the cemetery cross in the village of Saligao, Goa, made possible the following composition. In early November, a lingering tropical depression over the Arabian Sea thwarted me for almost 2 weeks. Once the skies cleared, I staked out the location – the edge of a sloughy field – for a number of days and managed to score varied interpretations of the setting, some of which I shall post by and by.

I had the 300 mm lens mounted on one body and the 70-200 mm zoom on the other. The latter, it turned out, presented the problem of flare when pointed directly at the sun; I got around it by selecting the uppermost focus point.

Note (to the critic with ‘original’ thoughts): I can see the intruding power lines, too – they can be fixed in Photoshop.

Sunset in Saligao, Goa<br>5D Mark II, 300L f/4

Sunset in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 300L f/4

 
 
Sunset in Saligao, Goa<br>5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

Sunset in Saligao, Goa
5D Mark II, 70-200L f/2.8 IS

 
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