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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Along the Konkan Coast - Part 2

There's something about sunsets in the sea that always .. ALWAYS .. makes for a great picture. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen pictures of seascapes during sunset and thought to myself - Wish I could take such pics!

The first leg of my journey had proven disappointing on that front. I was hoping the next leg would bring better luck.

Day 2 - Gokarna
Gear - Canon EOS 550D, Canon 10-22mm, Hoya ND400

I took the early morning train from Udupi to Gokarna. Reached the place by noon and checked into a beach side hotel. After an hour of rest, it was time to go out again!

Seascapes at Gokarna

As luck would have it, my dream of shooting a good seascape during sunset was washed away with the rain that started to pour just around the time of sunset. Next time...may be?

~AC

Along the Konkan Coast - Part 1

This post has been long overdue. It's been almost a year since I took off towards the Konkan Coast on a semi-backpacking trip. I've been asked multiple times by different people about the lack of updates on my blog. Well, what can I say? My laziness had gotten the better of me, up until now, that is...

Anyway, without further ado, let me delve right into the details of the trip (or at least, what I can manage to remember of it).

Seascapes have always fascinated me. In a gallery full of pictures, I'll almost always end up picking a seascape as my favorite. How I wish I was staying in a sea-side town with regular access to the ocean - round the clock, through out the year. But having stayed all my life in a land-locked city, I felt I was being deprived of all the great seascape photography opportunity I was missing out on. And so, I decided to take a little trip along the western coastal line of India - The Konkan Coast.

Day 1 - Udupi - St.Mary's Island
Gear - Canon EOS 550D, Canon 10-22mm, Hoya ND400

After an overnight bus journey, I reached the temple town of Udupi in the morning. Checked into a hotel and after the daily ablutions, left for St.Mary's Island.

The island is 6kms from the mainland. Regular ferry services ply from the Malpe fishing harbor to the island.

Seascapes from St.Mary's Island

I would have loved to get shots of the sunset from this place. But, unfortunately, the ferry services don't run that late in the day and there's no place to stay on the island. Such a shame ...

~AC

Monday, September 12, 2011

Ladakh - A land of mountains and monasteries - Part 4

Continued from Ladakh - A land of mountains and monasteries - Part 3.

The final leg of the trip was also arguably the best. I had heard about the beauty and splendor of the Pangong Tso, made more famous by the movie 'Three Idiots'. My initial reaction on seeing it in the movie was - 'Definitely not real!'. What awaited me in Pangong Tso was a sweet surprise.

The lake was nothing like I had seen or imagined. It's blue waters complemented the surrounding mountains exquisitely. The sky, as always, was azure colored. The lake had several shades of blue within it. The shallow areas were a beautiful mixture of green and blue and as it got deeper, the tone of blue got darker. A surreal image!

En route Pangong Tso Lake

Pangong Tso Lake

Dusk at Pangong Tso

Dawn at Pangong Tso

A Pano of Pangong Tso

With this ends the accounts of one of the best trips I've ever taken. The place is any landscape photographers dream destination, a must go place. Being an avid landscape photography enthusiast myself, I'm glad I was able to visit these places. Would I go there again? - Absolutely!

~AC

Ladakh - A land of mountains and monasteries - Part 3

Continuing from Ladakh - A land of mountains and monasteries - Part 2.

After visiting Hunder, we headed towards the Diskit Monastery. This place was famed for its 32 meter tall stature of Maitreya Buddha. The view from atop the monastery was awe inspiring.

Location : Diskit, Khardong, Lamayuru, Shanti Stupa

Gear : Canon 550D, Canon 10-22mm

Diskit