Human Expression

Just have to thank God for helping me win another photography competition. My friend, Mrinalini and I participated in a photography competition today.

The theme we were given was "Human Expression" and were asked to take pictures within the campus for about an hour before selecting three and presenting those to the judge(s).

These are the pictures that won me the 1st position. The last one was quite a challenge to get right because of the moving target but it was worth the effort. We weren't allowed to edit these in anyway so all of them are SOOC (Straight Out Of The Camera)
Thank you Lord! :)

Morning Fire

So we just finished a short film for an upcoming inter-college competition.

I went out one morning to shoot a timelapse for the film. This is what I was greeted with. It was absolutely beautiful!

I can't share the film at this time because of the competition rules but once the competition is over I'll have the link up on my profile across various social media platforms.

God's creation really is wonderful so the theme "Hidden Scenic Beauty of North Bengal" was just perfect.

Radiance

We really enjoyed our stay in Mahabaleshwar. The flowers were plenteous and just beautiful. They really made the place look so radiant and beautiful.

When I took a picture of this flower I didn't think I would end up processing the photograph in black and white. It was a last minute decision.

Taking a picture of this flower was actually fun to take because of the location. It was growing at the edge of this really lovely lush green lawn. My relatives were making fun of me because I was lying down on the grass to get this angle but you just have to do things that others might consider weird.

 

The Flower That Smells The Sweetest

"The flower that smells the sweetest is shy and lowly." - William Wordsworth

During a recent visit to a hill station in Maharashtra called Mahabaleshwar we stayed at a really nice place that had beautiful flowers growing everywhere. It just made the place look so beautiful and gave it a calm, serene ambiance.

My cousins and I would just lay down on the grass under the warm sun and slowly doze off to sleep. It was just beautiful with a view of the hills.

Overlooking The Valley

Last week my cousin's husband and I decided to go for an early morning walk to the top of a nearby hill.

We had initially decided to go the week before that but the late nights made it really difficult for my to get up in the morning. We wanted to get there in time to watch the sunrise.

The day we finally made it up wasn't that great because of the fog and lack of clouds in the sky. If there were clouds in the sky I'm sure it would have been a spectacular sunrise.

The sun rose from behind the fog and slowly lit up everything. It was really beautiful and we decided to stay on the hill for a few more minutes before making it back down.

The fog (or smog) had slowly begun to lift and reveal the city as we descended. We stopped for a minute to take in this view. It makes you wonder how long the hill that's next to this sprawling city will remain untouched and for how long the hill will be allowed to retain it's natural beauty.

Picture details for those interested - 1/200sec f/8 ISO 100
Processed in Photoshop CS6 from a single RAW file.