Well brick and mortar to be perfectly honest. But it is in the middle of a small forest. I am currently staying in Lovedale, approximately 5-6 kms from Ooty. Lovedale does not share the same semi urban landscape as Ooty. While the road to my house (rented not owned) is fairly straightforward, anyone without a good sense of direction and/or good navigational skills might as well carry pebbles to mark the route (We all know what happened when bread crumbs were used).
This photograph was taken late evening with a fairly long shutter speed. Four seconds if I remember correctly. The attempt at light painting the car failed more because the LED flash-light I have is not so powerful than the for the length of the exposure. I could have painted for a longer time had I kept the shutter open for more than 4 seconds but I would have ended up burning the light coming from the windows. So note to self. Buy a better flash-light.
What is missing in the picture is my bike. I finally received it yesterday and am having an absolute blast riding through the mountain roads. Sure I cannot open up the throttle completely on account of narrow roads with wicked twists but the world suddenly starts looking different through the visor of the helmet. I still have to get it all cleaned up and shiny and once that is done, expect photographs.
Gets uploaded on Flickr!
For those who weren’t informed, I am now in Ooty and will be here for a year. I am doing a specialized course in photography at Light and Life Academy. Given my transition from a professional to a student again it would be too presumptuous to continue writing tutorials. So at least for a year, this blog turns into a regular photo blog. I will of course try and include whatever technical details about the shots that I can. I am shooting 24/7 right now and am on an extremely shaky internet connection. It’s like being back on dial up. Well 256 kbps feels like dial up anyway. I actually saw that buffering symbol on YouTube.
So these are the hallowed halls in which I’ll be spending a year. Week 3 has begun and the workload has started piling up. I am not complaining. Except for the lack of light. My current assignment is to shoot sunny skies and the way it’s raining here would make a Londoner feel at home.
Asking photographers to be miracle workers is a little too much. I mean yea, most of us are really hoopy froods but weather control is not part of our job profile. It has been a blast though. Especially since some of us are part circus creatures.
Another high flying act
The train shot is probably a massive cliché but it had to be done. No reasons, it just had to be. This is happily just the beginning. Lots more where those came from.
