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This is the second image taken on Feb-10, 2014 with wider view...
Last year I was reading a article about a venture capitalist who bought a coastal property, including a beach and wanted to restrict the access. There was a court case and he was ordered to allow beach access to public. The place is called Martin's Beach located in San mateo County in Northern California.
I waited until late winter and yesterday decided to go there for a sunset with my daughter. When we reached, the access was blocked for Cars. So we parked our cars at entrance and walked about half mile to the beach. Boy, it was really scenic. My daughter got busy with collectiing the shells and I got busy with my camera.
There are lots of elements here that are difficult to capture all at once. Winter is a good time to get light and reflections on the monolith rock because the sun sets to the left of the frame. The tide was really high with huge waves on a frequent interval. So I decided to take my camera very 2 min or so when waves retracted and made room for me to take a shot. Just after the sunset, the sky was so beautiful and changing colors I almost forgot myself and a huge wave soaked me. This place could become risky if you are not careful enough with water during high tide.
Other elements include that I waited for the sand to become reflective so capture the relection of the monolith rock, sky and for a wave to strike the rock.
I was near my friend's home and saw this bridge under the beach park blvd near Lucky's plaza. I had rented this camera for a week. I took few bracketed shots (handheld, no tripod) and processed using Photomatix.
Hope you like it.
Tech Info: Canon 5D MK II , Canon EF 70-200 F/4 L IS, B&W circular polarizer.
Made to Rodeo beach for the first time just before the storms were about to hit San Frnacisco Bay area and made few snaps... It is bit different from what we usually see around the sunset time.
Tech: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, f/20; ISO 50, 30mm, 3 shots, Raw import in LR5, HDR (tonemapped) in Photomatix, final touches in Photoshop CC.
Antelope Canyon is magical. One has to be here to fully appreciate it. I think no other place on earth has caused me to stare for ages in disbelief and amazement. This Image is from Lower Antelope Canyon. Hope you all will enjoy this view as well.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Nikon 14-24 AFS 2.8, @F10, 3.2 Sec, ISO-50, Raw imported in LR, final touches in CS6.
Golden gate Reflections.
I was driving back home from sausalito, thought of stopping by at Fort Baker. It was almost dusk. Golden gate bridge reflections were looking amazing on bay. Tried to capture with camera what my eyes saw there. Hope you like it.
Tech Info: Canon 7D with EF 24-105 F/4 L IS, HDR image processed using Photomatix.
Last week I visited Lake Tahoe hoping to see nice snow and spend quality time skiing. It was beautiful at Heavenly. Snow levels were low as weather was warmer than usual.
On out last day (day before checkout at hotel), I was told Emerald Bay road (Highway 89) is going to be open tomorrow. It was exciting news, next morning I woke up at 5.30 AM and drove to this treacherous road and waited for sun to show. The sky was plain and almost no clouds except one little one which turned orange once sun light started coming up. My solace was almost clam weather which enabled perfect reflections in water.
Hope you enjoy visiting here. Thanks for stopping by.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, EF 17-40 @F8, @25mm
I took this picture after the dinner near Brooklyn Bridge park. It was a beautiful warm night with cool breeze.. Took this opportunity to take few pics (60+ sec long exposures). Later I created this Panorama out of those pictures.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Canon EOS 24-105 L IS Lens, @F16, ISO-50, few shots taken at 180 - 300 Sec exposures, Raw imported in LR and processed, Panorama created in CS5.
I created the Black & white version of one the Golden gate bridge images with fog. This is panorama of 2 handheld shots combined using photoshop.
I stayed in Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge, I woke up in early morning, went near the bridge to capture this...
Early morning fog in Crete Senesi,
© Jarmila
From sunrise to sunset to sunrise, there is a lifetime of beauty, charm and elegance. Sandeep N. Tripathi.
This was my second trip within a week to Big Sur as this time I took my little son and wife as well. We started early morning trip to Monterey and were done by late afternoon. Around 3 PM we decided to drive to Pfeiffer Beach from 17 mile drive in Monterey. We managed to reach there just before sunset. I focused in setting up my camera while my family enjoyed the surroundings at this beautiful place.
The light streaming through the portal in this sandstone formation was intense and colorful with stunning reflection from this vantage point and I was able to get little closer to the opening to capture few shots.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, @F/5.6, 0.5 Sec, @97mm, Raw imported in LR, final processing in CS6.
This shot I took just after the sunset from a tricky spot in Treasure Island in San Francisco. I wish I could have stayed little longer to get a better shot. Read my earlier post for details on why I could not stay.
Technical : Canon 5D mark III, Single shot, ISO 50, @50mm, @ F6.3, 30S. Processed using CS5.
Last week sunday sky was so beautiful and flet like it is filled with brush strokes. I was out with my family for lunch in Marina districst of San Fracisco. After lunch, I took few shots of this beautiful place and created panorama.
Gauri Sharma Tripathi, Shashank Tripathi, Gitanjali Banerjee Bhattacharya, Shishir Dhulla and Kaustav Bhattacharya
I woke up early on Saturday and decided to head to Golden Gate Bridge. It was a nice view with clear visibility and winds were not very strong. . Few clouds were in the sky. I captured few shots and produced this.
Tech: Canon EOS 5D mark III, EF 24-105 @ F-14, 2 shots, 50 sec and 75 sec, Raw imported in LR 4.1, tonemapped using Photomatix.
Photo chosen to represent all women of India at the Exhibition I AM in the garden of Indirah Ghandi's former residence in New Delhi Nov 2008 for her birthday celebration.
Poem by Suryakanthi Tripathi
What I mean
I bring the faraway horizon near
because I summon it
I am proud and erect
Feet on the ground
unafraid of effort and distance
I am free
I am here for you to understand
what a woman means
I am laughter. I am music
I am youth, I am experience
I am grace, I am endurance
I am the striving, I am the goal
I am hunger, I am nourishment
I am the devotee, I am the devotion
I am Shakti.
I am she
From Lopamudra to Indira
From Kasturba to Teejan Bai
From she to she
From Chandbibi to Bhikaji
I am stone-breaker and star-gazer
I am she, I am she
The child , the mother, the leader
I am the woman of India from eternity to eternity
I am here
For you to understand
what a woman means
I am freedom
I AM.
I was getting ready to leave for home after vacation at Niagaa Falls. Came out and saw this boat (called made of the mist, over 140 ft long). It was looking like a little boat standing against the almighty falls and trying to stand its ground.
Tech Info: Canon 5D mark III, Canon 24-105 F/4 L IS, @F16, 7 shots HDR
San Francisco city is a beautiful place and you never know what are you going to find as weather is so unpredictable.. I was on Twin peaks to enjoy a warm weather dusk when I saw fog started pouring in the city....
Tech: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM, 121.0 mm, 30.0 sec, f/8, ISO 200, Raw imported in LR, final touches in CS6.
At Dusk, I captured this while walking on the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a beautiful evening with lot of people walking. I had to wait to find the right moment when nobody was there in close proximity.
Tech: HDR image, Canon 5D mark III, Nikon 14-24, manual bracketing.. Raw processed using LR, HDR in Photomatix, final touches in CS6.
That devastated this poets
Inner Soul on Facebook
He searched for her every
corner ever nook ..she was
a memory a rose hidden
between the pages of
my favorite book ..
She came on the wings of my
Imagination my thoughts she took
A part of the poetry of my Life shook
She had me by the hook....
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
a goddess a diva the other
half of shiva ...a moment
i partook
photography is nothing but hymns in a prayer book
SuperMoon on Golden Gate Bridge- Fact or Fiction:
Saturday night had the brightest moon. According to NASA, a full moon at perigee is up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than one at its furthest point. A supermoon is the coincidence of a full moon or a new moon with the closest approach the Moon makes to the Earth on its elliptical orbit, resulting in the largest apparent size of the moon's disk as seen from Earth.
About the picture:
I had to be creative in order to get this image composed. It is a combination of several long exposures taken over period of few hrs. Camera used was Canon 5D mark III with EF 70-200 L F/4 IS. Raw images were imported in LR 4.1 for initial processing. Final image was composed in CS5.
I am traveling to jackson, Mississippi these days for my work.. Took this shot of Mississippi State Capitol one night after my dinner.
When I saw this beautiful steps on river Ganges in Varanasi, India, I was mesmerized.. It was beautiful, I went there before sunrise and was rewarded by this scene... Frankly speaking, I can call this VENICE of India.... You decide for yourself..
From Wiki:
Varanasi (Hindustani pronunciation: [ʋaːˈraːɳəsi], also Benares, Banaras (Banāras [bəˈnaːrəs] ( listen)) or Kashi (Kāśī [ˈkaːʃi], is a city on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) in Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. It is holiest of the seven sacred cities (Sapta Puri) in Hinduism and Jainism. Hindus believe that death at Varanasi brings salvation. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and the oldest in India.
Many of its temples were plundered and destroyed by Mohammad Ghauri in the 12th century. The temples and religious institutions in the city now are dated to the 18th century.
The Kashi Naresh (Maharaja of Kashi) is the chief cultural patron of Varanasi, and an essential part of all religious celebrations. The culture of Varanasi is closely associated with the Ganges. The city has been a cultural center of North India for several thousand years, and has a history that is older than most of the major world religions. The Benares Gharana form of Hindustani classical music was developed in Varanasi, and many prominent Indian philosophers, poets, writers, and musicians live or have lived in Varanasi. Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon at Sarnath located near Varanasi.
Varanasi is the spiritual capital of India. Scholarly books have been written in the city, including the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas. Today there is a temple of his namesake in the city, the Tulsi Manas Mandir. One of the largest residential universities of Asia the Banaras Hindu University is located here. Varanasi is often referred to as "the city of temples", "the holy city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city of lights", "the city of learning", and "the oldest living city on earth.
Tech : Canon EOS 5D mark III, EF 17-40 L
PLEASE DO NOT USE IT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
My wife and Kids are visiting India to see the family.. I had no reason to stay hoe over weekend so I decided to fly to New York City for a weekend trip dedicated to photography. I had few good moments of good light during my 3 day stay… I will be posting few shots taken during my stay there.
This shot I took from DUMBO area on a popular spot.. There were lot of photographers lined up to capture dusk.. I reached there 3 hour before sunset and was hoping to capture a magical moment. I must have fired over 150 shots till sun went down and city lights came up. I captured few shots of sun bursting thru New world trade center tower as well before sunset. Blue sky and light funneling thru clouds, sun burst and reflections on water… It was an amazing scene… Tried to put that for your viewing pleasure.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Nikon 14-24 2.8 F (with adapter, manual mode), 3 shots, 24mm, @F16, raw image processing in LR, HDR in photomatix, final touches in CS6 and NIK software.
Empire State building - New York City
About the Picture :
It is taken with my brand new Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III with canon 24-105 F/4 L IS Lens, @24mm. HDR converted using Adobe Camera Raw Beta (As LR doesn't yet support MK3 Raw files) and then processed in Photomatix.
I took this picture from my hotel room at Hilton Times Square at dusk. Hope you like it.
A wide angle panorama of New York City skyline taken at Rockefeller center (Top of the Rock). It was a stormy weather with lots of clouds in the sky. Enjoy the view of big apple
San Francisco Giants won the world series. City is full with with joy. TransAmerica beacon is glowing along with few other buildings rooftops with their color: Orange. Took this snap in San francisco city tonight and had lot of fun.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Canon EOS 70-200 F/4 L IS @F16, raw processed in LR, final touch up in CS6.
I wanted to take this shot for a long time. I after making few attempts and looking around this place several times I could not find a way to get to this spot until about few days ago, I met a guy who had been there and pointed me on how to get there.
Yesterday I went to this spot. It is a dangerous place with very steep hills with no clearly defined path. I was all by myself going down the hill and eventually found a stable spot where I could setup my tripod. I was there for about 1 and ½ hour, took some shots of evening and well into blue hour.
About the time when best blue hour started, there were strange sounds in my surroundings and I decided to leave for safety reason. While climbing up, it was dark and I lost my way and went towards very steep hill side. I slipped a bit while climbing up the hill on steep side. My tripod aided me as climbing support and I was back up to street safely. It was very scary but it was worth the effort. I am planning to be there again to capture lit San Francisco skyline.
Tech Info:
Canon 5D mark III, EOS 24-105 L F/4 IS @ 50 mm, @ F 16, ISO 50, Singh Ray Vari-N-Duo polarizer, Raw imported in LR 4.1, HDR processed in Photomatix.
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds ), Jaipur, India.
Hawa Mahal (Hindi: हवा महल, translation: "Palace of Winds" or “Palace of the Breeze”), is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1798 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Ustad in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Its unique five-storey exterior is also akin to the honeycomb of the beehive with its 953 small windows called jharokhas that are decorated with intricate latticework.The original intention of the lattice was to allow royal ladies to observe everyday life in the street below without being seen, since they had to observe strict "purdah" (face cover). Besides this, the lattice also provides cool air caused by the venturi effect (doctor breeze) through the intricate pattern and thereby air conditioning the whole area during the high temperatures in summers.
Aboyt the shot: I traveled to India in August to see family and we planned for a road trip covering golden triangle (Delhi, Agra and Jaipur). This was taken during our stop at Jaipur. After we were done shopping, I saw evening skies turning pink and rushed to captured the scene in front of Hawa Mahal. In order to get a higher vantage point, I had to climb on tin shade of a shop in front of Hawa Mahal.. Shop owner was kind of annoyed but permitted me to stay for few minutes and let me take pictures… I took few shots and created this HDR image. (My name is hidden in the picture.... See if you can find it)
Tech : Canon EOS 5D mark III, EF 17-40 L
PLEASE DO NOT USE IT WITHOUT MY PERMISSION.
I took this snap of beautiful HAWA MAHAL during my recent India trip... A strange facet about this composition, it will look tilted if you see this from an angle. I had tough time editing it as ithis composition always looked crooked, eventually I gave up and left it thinking is tilted left but when I changed my viewing angle, it felt tilted right and it made me realize actually it is straight and it tilts in the direction of your viewing angle... Try it for yourself.
This view was captured in sunny afternoon on a hot summer day. As you can see, all the banners are so bright and visible in daylight... It is a place with lot of rush, I had to try few snaps to get people out of the way..
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S with Adopter
Renovations in Golden gate recreation areas are in full swing, opening up few spectacular views of Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco side. I was coming out after spending time at Marshall's beach trying to take few snaps there. When I came to my car, stepped out to see this beautiful view... It was mesmerizing... Took this snap...Hope you like it.
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Canon EOS 24-105 F/4 L IS, @F14, 122S, raw imported in LR4.1, post processing done in CS5.
“A man becomes a Mahadev, only when he fights for good. A Mahadev is not born from his mother's womb. He is forged in the heat of battle, when he wages a war to destroy evil. Har Har Mahadev - All of us are Mahadev.”
― Amish Tripathi, The Immortals of Meluha
When I fall in love
It will be forever
Or I'll never fall in love
I was beautiful view near Jose Rizal Park in Seattle. Seattle skyline was looking amzingly picturesque with blue clouds rolling over. I tried to capture the moment in this picture..
Tech: Canon 5D mark III, 3 shots @F22, HDR in Photomatix, final touches in Photoshop CS6.
I walked at great Benjamin Franklin bridge during one of my evening outings. Little I realized that it is not a very safe place during late evening. Around 8.40 PM or so I was stopped by a cop at bridge walkway. He warned me about safety and told me to leave ASAP even though bridge is officially open until 9.00 PM.
Nevertheless it was a beautiful moment to see the Philadelphia skyline from the bridge at dusk. I was able to take few snaps. I created this image later at my hotel room.
Tech : Canon 5D mark III, EOS 50mm 1.4F @ F14, 4 shot HDR, imported raw in lightroom, HDR creted in Photomatix.
This was taken duing my India Trip this summer. When I reached there, it was overcast, humid afternoon (90 degrees with 100% humidity), my camera lenses were getting fogged. It was tough situation as Tripods were not allowed inside the Taj complex. I took lot of shots there but poor light and weather conditions did not make me lucky and this one is the best I could come up with...
About TAJ MAHAL (from WIKI):
The Taj Mahal (/ˈtɑːdʒ məˈhɑːl/ often /ˈtɑːʒ/;[2] Hindi: ताज महल, from Persian/Urdu: تاج محل "crown of palaces", pronounced [ˈt̪aːdʒ mɛˈɦɛl]; also "the Taj"[3]) is a white marble mausoleum located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is widely recognized as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage".[4]
Taj Mahal is regarded by many as the finest example of Mughal architecture, a style that combines elements from Persian and Indian architectural styles.[5][6]
In 1983, the Taj Mahal became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. While the white domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar component of the Taj Mahal, it is actually an integrated complex of structures. The construction began around 1632 and was completed around 1653, employing thousands of artisans and craftsmen.[7]