View from the other side

For a change I was in a taxi with a film camera. Just got the film scanned by a one hour lab. I am not really satisfied with the scan. I really want to blog with film rather than a digital point and shoot camera. Till such time I buy a scanner, I guess I will have to make do with the p&s.

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Courier

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Tea time

I was whizzing past these guys having tea. I like the picture inspite of the fact that it is unsharp!

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Relaxing

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Auto Stand

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Worried

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Tea Break

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What's inside?

 

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Journeys

The wooden thing on the left is a bed used for carrying a dead person for cremation. This family makes these beds for a living. I did not realise this at the time of taking the picture. I was intent on capturing the old women. As usual, this has been taken without any composing or looking through the viewfinder.

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Prayer for the road?

Garia Crossing, what can one do but pray, what with the pollution and chaotic traffic! 

Shot from the hip

A shot from the hip, no composing, nothing, totally auto, took it while walking very slowly.
This is a roadside tea stall near the Garia Bus Depot.

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Rickshangle

Rickshangle's the name suggested by a friend for this series. The black thing in the corner is my mesenger bag.

Paan Shop

 

Paan Shop! That hand holding money is my left hand. I had the Konica (gifted by my brother-in-law to my wife) in my right hand.

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Life from a rickshaw

 

I use a rickshaw almost daily. So I thought I might as well take pics while travelling in it. I dont aim the camera. I hold it on my lap. I dont compose. It is a small 5 megapixel Konica Revio KD-510Z. If I can sustain I will start a separate blog.

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Going Home

 

Another picture of the Calcutta Trams. 

Toy Train

Another picture of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Ghum Station, taken sometime in 2002 or 2003

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Calcutta Trams

They are going to vanish soon. Have to document them as much as possible. 

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

Picure taken at Ghum Station, 2003. 

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Digital Fun

After struggling a lot over the merits and demerits of Film vs. Digital, I decided to borrow a Canon Powershot 310 (3.1 Megapixel) camera and take some pics at the Calcutta Book Fair. I have to concede, digital is very, very convenient. The biggest plus point is not having to wait for the film to develop. I think any budding photographer should actually start with Digital as the instant feedback helps in learning and then move on to film. I love my film cameras, but the biggest dissapointment with film are the labs. They somehow are just not good. After getting a roll printed the result is so dissapointing that even the 3 megapixel camera pics are 10 times better than my film results. Now I am debating whether to go digital or get a film scanner. Hard decisions as it involves a lot of money.

For the moment it is fun with the simple p&s.

Calcutta Book Fair

The Calcutta Book Fair

It is pretty crazy at the Book Fair. Millions come from all around Calcutta to look at and buy books. The atmosphere is magical. I had missed the Book Fair for the last couple of years as I was not in town. This year I could manage just one visit. :-(