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Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple Sculptures – Part 2

The famous Kambatadi Mandapam is known for its intricately modeled sculptures. Apart from the famouse Meenakshi Wedding sculpture, it has many other beautiful sculptures of Shiva, Nandi, Dakshinamoorthy and a host of other Gods and Goddesses in various poses. This is one place in the temple I love to spend hours just watching the sculptures. …

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Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple – Sculptures – I

Madurai, dubbed as the Athens of the east, is the ideal place for both pilgrims and photographers. The city is home to thousands of temple and primarily the Meenakshi Amman Temple. This temple was my playground during my childhood. I remember how I used to freely roam around the temple, climb the elephant statues, feed …

Funeral of flowers! A sobbing friend of the flowers at the funeral of flowers. - caption by Avinash

Caption Contest – 2012

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Studio Lighting: Fashion Photography

Here are a few shots from my first day out with studio lighting and baby steps to learn the concept and usage of light sources for photography. Please comment and critique to help me improve. Thanks to the Model of the day: Viraja Achar

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Lepakshi in HDR

The Veerabadhra temple located in Andrapradesh, is an architecturally well known temple. Here are some of my pictures processed in High Dynamic Range (HDR).

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Yakshagana

Yakshagana is a folk form of art originating from the Malenadu regions of Karnataka, India. It is famous for its elaborate costumes and simplicity of language. The story reaches the common folklore much effectively. Though this is a pre-classical combination of dance, story, costume and music, it is still popular in the region. Ideally it …

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Black and White

When Black and White are the parents, the children are colorful. Any form of art is expressed best in Black and White, but its the most difficult form of expression. Composing a black and white portrait is a challenge. I tried my hands on B&W portraits and I would not rate myself as good. But …

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Entomological story

Unlike any other nature photographic subjects, insects lack emotions to display. But there is always something interesting happening in the insect kingdom. Forming a story around the picture is what I try to do. Try and see if you can figure out a story on what’s happening in the insects’ mind for each of my clicks here.

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Outdoor portrait session

A bunch of us from Frame Bangalore met up at Cubbon park for a session of portrait photography. The session was to share the knowledge and passion for photography. Check out my clicks from the day!

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Shoppers and Vendors

A stroll along the busy commercial street of Bengaluru helped me capture some interesting faces. Disclaimer: These images are not for commercial usage. They have been clicked as a part of street portrait photography practicing activity.