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Commented on 05 Dec 2023 06:09:30
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Image by : Ganesh H Shankar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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This image demands right viewing conditions to get the full impact. Either a large print or a large monitor. For me it is like Lego blocks we can sit and stare at it and imagine any shape / pattern. Is is moss ? Would showing the green also have added Ganesh ?
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Commented on 04 Dec 2023 23:46:12
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Image by : Rajkumar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Thanks guys. This is a gum print @Adithya yes St. Mary's Island and long exposure @Aniket Thanks. Yes, I consider the very act of setting up and taking the picture 25% of the work. The actual realization comes later
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Commented on 28 Nov 2023 07:26:59
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Image by : Vidyun R Hebbar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Lovely one. Wonderful aesthetics and composition
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Commented on 23 Nov 2023 00:42:41
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Image by : Rajkumar
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Thanks both missed that optical illusion. I can experience it now. A TED talk on Red Ochre https://youtu.be/YRPYS4LuKjg?feature=shared
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Commented on 23 Oct 2023 04:32:25
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Image by : Ganesh H Shankar
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Possibly humans were inspired by these patterns to design their scripts. Writing was developed initially just to keep track of Quantities of grain and other commodities. Also shape of scripts was determined by the medium on which it was recorded. Clay afforded fish and tress and patterns like that. Rocks surfaces demanded more straight lines like in Brahmi script. Palm leaves would tear with straight lines so some scripts drifted into more rounded and curved lines. That explains the roundness of Tamil / Kannada etc. as opposed to Devanagari script
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Commented on 23 Oct 2023 04:27:25
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Image by : Adithya U N
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Nicely seen and presented. That tiny leave floats in waves of gravity !!!!
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Commented on 23 Oct 2023 04:25:56
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Image by : jayesh joshi
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I could not help thinking "J" for Jayesh
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Commented on 23 Oct 2023 04:23:45
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Image by : Shabeer Thurakkal
Comment by : Rajkumar
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I like the starkness. A different world
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Commented on 19 Oct 2023 04:26:58
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Image by : Rajkumar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Thanks all. Will bring along he print at the next available chance.
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Commented on 12 Oct 2023 10:38:02
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Image by : Rajkumar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Sure Ganesh. Anytime just ping me when you are free I have made a few prints since prev meeting
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Commented on 11 Oct 2023 11:39:04
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Image by : Sriharsha Ganjam
Comment by : Rajkumar
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I like it. A gentle forest morning. Can soak in it
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Commented on 05 Oct 2023 16:20:44
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Image by : jayesh joshi
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frankly I love that Quarantine picture. Nice composition and very evocative . There is a "O" and a "W" there not that it matters ha ha. Coming back I was wondering why I liked it so much. It is like a cradle of civilization scene. A water way, a dwelling and a fence. I love to wonder about origins of civilizations
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Commented on 05 Oct 2023 16:17:06
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Image by : Tapan Sheth
Comment by : Rajkumar
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interesting composition as Ganesh said . The stark treatment adds a lot
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Commented on 05 Oct 2023 16:15:49
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Image by : Ganesh H Shankar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Love this location. Banks of Thungabadra !!!! Lovely texture of the rocks and the details in the shadows. That distant man made structure also adds
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Commented on 05 Oct 2023 00:43:15
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Image by : Rajkumar
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Thanks Aniket. Essentially it is printed as a Black and white gum print. This is printed on Fabriano Water color paper. Then using color pencils I fill in the colors from my imagination and memory. For example, the rock color I simulate using Brown, Red, till I feel it matches what I feel or remember. This is shot on Analog BnW film so do not have a color record. A very good exercise I feel since it makes one acutely aware of natures colors and subtility , textures and patterns. A hand made print and then adding color to it in stages is very satisfying. As of now I am doing it on failed prints that look low contrast or drab for some reason. Another example https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx-V0aiyaY9 ... BiNWFlZA==
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Commented on 26 Sep 2023 12:12:34
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Image by : Shankar Kiragi
Comment by : Rajkumar
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aha nice. scanned from 4X5 negative ?
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Commented on 21 Sep 2023 02:17:11
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Image by : Aniket R Thopate
Comment by : Rajkumar
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My first thought on seeing this was if Satyajit Ray was to show a snake in his movie this would be he composition
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Commented on 09 Sep 2023 07:51:04
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Image by : jayesh joshi
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Nice like the mirage kind of feeling. Delusion of a Deluge !!!! but that's only a illusion
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Commented on 01 Sep 2023 10:20:07
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Image by : Vidyun R Hebbar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Nice like a jewel
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Commented on 29 Aug 2023 00:09:19
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Image by : Prashanth Sampagar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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A nice study well seen and captured
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Commented on 29 Aug 2023 00:02:52
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Image by : Rajkumar
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Thanks all. Yes different visualization will also add. Will try out. I agree the presence of water there does not add. I thought that murky feel brings out how we contaminate whatever we have left
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Commented on 25 Aug 2023 04:11:18
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Image by : Kemish Chaudhari
Comment by : Rajkumar
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interesting almost like a physics experiment !!!!
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Commented on 25 Aug 2023 04:06:26
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Image by : dinesh.ramarao
Comment by : Rajkumar
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like this high key steely feel
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Commented on 20 Aug 2023 12:47:07
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Image by : Yallappagouda
Comment by : Rajkumar
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I like it . A bit more shadow detail in the snake will help. Overall has a moody feel
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Commented on 20 Aug 2023 12:45:31
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Image by : jayesh joshi
Comment by : Rajkumar
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Like the Zen like minimalism. Well made