"On Project" : Nainital Witnesses Snowfall

“On Project”

Nainital Witnesses Snow Fall

Friends,

Different hilly regions of India witnessed heavy snow fall in the beginning of January, 2012. In our previous post we focused at the snow fall in Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). In the same sequence we are here with a few photographs portraying the recent snowfall in Nainital, the beautiful city of Uttarakhand State. These images have been sent by Mr. Anup Sah, the renowned name in the field of art photography. Mr. Sah, a resident of Nainital, is well known among art lovers due to his extraordinary style of photography. He commands over photographing landscapes, mountains and wild life. He is a valuable contributor to our blog.

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma

Photo Feature: Shimla Snow times

“Photo Feature”

Shimla Snow Times

Friends,

Sunil Parashar, a resident of Himachal Pradesh, is a fanatical photographer. He is a nature lover and enjoys being in the mountains. An electrical engineer by profession, he devotes his free time for photography, traveling and writing. He loves to tell stories, and photography is a medium which allows him to express his inner thoughts. His dream is to master the basics of photography and cover Leh-Ladakh extensively in the future. He is before us with a photo feature, titled, “Shimla Snow Times”

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma

“Imagine, it's your birthday, you return your home in the evening and realize that no one really bothers about this occasion. As the time goes by, your family surprises you with one of the best parties ever! This is what happened in Shimla this year.

Thousands of tourists thronged to Shimla to celebrate the New Year in the snow, but most of them were disappointed as there was no snowfall on New Year's Eve; rather, the snow came in the first week of January. And if you had witnessed Shimla before, in the winters, then you probably would have realized that this year it got one of the best snowfalls ever. There can't be a better New Year's gift.

On January 7^th 2012, Shimla observed heavy snowfall throughout the day. Me, and my wife, Nidhi, decided to head to the Mall road, a popular tourist spot, and have a good time. These pictures are from that trip of ours. Hope you'll like them.”

--Sunil Parashar

"Dashboard" - Heavenly View

"Dashboard"

Heavenly View

Friends,

Today I am before you with a photograph, titled “Heavenly View”. This image was clicked during the winters of the year-2010. I was on a trip to Gwaldam, a famous place of Garhwal (Uttarakhand, India). On one fine morning when I was strolling at a place situated at the outskirts of Gwaldam, I noticed a gorgeous sight. The blue ranges of the hills and two trees on the right side fascinated me deeply. I focused at the sight and all of a sudden a bird came into the vision and fulfilled the frame. I, without wasting time, pressed the button of my camera. This resulted into a memorable photograph which is before you.

In fact the presence of birds into a landscape is a mix of luck, patience and our attentiveness. Flying birds often add appeal in landscapes.

I used a Nikon D-90 camera and a Nikon 18-105 mm lens. The exposure was: Shutter Speed- 1/4000 sec. and Aperture- F 8.

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma

"Youth Corner" - A Travel Enthusiast: Vineeta Yashswi

“Youth Gallery”
A Travel Enthusiast: Vineeta Yashswi

Friends,

Born in Nainital, (India), Vineeta Yashswi is a travel enthusiast. She has travelled her country vastly with the aim of reaching new places, people, and cultures. She is a good trekker as well. Her recent achievement as a trekker is the successful completion of the trek for Milam Glacier (3500 mt.) and Nanda Devi East Base Camp (4200 mt.).

Vineeta has completed her Post Graduation in Sociology from Kumaun University, Nainital. She is a passionate writer and loves writing about places. She regularly contributes her articles for different reputed publications.

She had a great passion for photography since her childhood days. As a photo-artist she has participated in many photography exhibitions till date. For her, photography is a pure medium of expression.

-Dr. Pankaj Sharma

Photo Feature : The 4th Annual Queer Pride March-Delhi

--Photo Feature--

CELEBRATIONS OF THE QUEERS IN DELHI

Friends,

An important event, i.e. Queer Pride Parade, took place in the capital city of India on 27^th November-2011. Mr. Indraneel Sen of Delhi is before us with a feature on this event.

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma

“Delhi witnessed the 4th colorful queer (odd or unusual) pride parade on 27^thNovember. It started from Barakhamba crossing around 4.00 P.M and concluded at Jantar Mantar during the evening time. A good amount of common people gathered to witness this unique parade. The giant rainbow flag followed by the enjoyment of the queers marked a solid base for this purpose. Yes that was an enjoyable time for the gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual, LGBTI and so on. They came on the Delhi streets to reclaim their pride and dignity. With their collective small and bigger victories in their bag they were demanding the rights of sexually marginalized people on a global scenario. They affirmed their diverse expression and gave a somehow distress call for laying attention on their everyday struggle for respect and dignity. Different types of placards displaying diverse messages were visible during this rally. Overseas participants were also present to strengthen the boldness of the parade. To conclude, they marched together to make their voices heard even louder than before and splashed the colors of their lives with full rainbow spectrum of their diversity on the streets of Delhi.”

--Indraneel Sen, Delhi

"On Project" : Telling Story through Photographs

"On Project"

Telling Story through Photographs

Friends,

Like various other factors, story-telling value is equally important in photography, particularly in Photo-Journalism branch. If a photograph is capable of giving some strong message, the photographer’s effort is really victorious. In order to get such pictures, a photographer must be vigilant at every moment. A keen observation always helps him to capture unforgettable images. If one has to narrate something absolutely, he/she can click a series of photographs. By doing so, an event can be described more well. Using the continuous shooting and the continuous focusing modes of camera with shutter speed priority option (at high speed, such as 500 or more) is always beneficial, especially when an action is being captured.

Here is a series of three photographs to portray a policeman who is crossing the railway track in a wrong way. The message is, “rules are for everyone and should not be broken at any cost”.

--Dr. Pankaj Sharma