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Photographer Indranil Ray  Indranil Ray {Karma:5050}
Project #33 Pictures of Famous Places Camera Model Sony DSC H7
Categories Historical
Architecture
Cityscape
Film Format
Portfolio Lens Carl Zesis
Uploaded 12/13/2008 Film / Memory Type none
    ISO / Film Speed
Views 420 Shutter
Favorites Aperture f/
Critiques 28 Rating
6.50
/ 4 Ratings
Location City -  Kolkata
State -  WEST BENGAL
Country - India   India
About Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata, India
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Nick Karagiaouroglou Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127263} 12/19/2008
Exactly, Indranil. This is the best method to follow. You try this, you try that, see the results, compare, and so on. If one takes time to understand why the results are as they are, then one can go on for approaching the own style. and the way to it is itself very interesting too.

Cheers!

Nick

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/18/2008
Thank you very much. Great detail thoughts and descriptions Nick. I really appriciate your thinking, very mature. Exatly, rules breaking is itself a rule and then rule of thumb to follow. Always experimental thinkings may work or may not but I believe trying different and experimental is very important for a creative person to built his own stylization.

Best Regards!
Indranil

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Nick Karagiaouroglou Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127263} 12/17/2008
I am glad of you it looked better to you, Indranil! And thanks a lot for the info on the making. Sepia many times seems to add something "documentary" to the atmosphere of the image. This way ine of those times, definitely.

About "rules"... well, the statament "rules are for breaking them" is itself a "rule", ey? And as it is also a rule of *thumb* it is to be followed (or also broken!) by conscious mind. That is, all those "rules", like the thirds, etc, are not only made "at free will" of some "despotic" photographers with a "big name". They are the distilled "synopsis" of what looks as a good composition to our perception apparatus. They are not sharp - and this is exactly what not only allows but really dictates their appliance by good thinking and weighting the whole situation. It is this why many times, like for example here, the rule of thirds can be let aside. Not for the mere breaking but because the unsharpness of the rule itself allows also other approaches.

When should one approach the subject differently? Well... when the moon is orange-green after a rain of buffalos. ;-) Or, more seriously, when breaking the rule of thumb happens in good agreement to some interesting scene as it looks in the viewfinder or screen of the camera. It may work or not work. The conscious mind collects information about that, links the information pieces to each other, generates other rules of thumb, and also exceptions of thumb, questions, things to be examines, and so on. It happens by itself, much like the trial and error method of the brain when a young child learns going. And the results are carefully stored in mind, in such a way that what we call "experience" grows, and what we call "skill" gets cultivated.

One can name it "accumulated wisdom" as the time passes by. Let's get as much as possible of that stuff.

Hmmm... thoughts on a Wednesday afternoon. ;-)

Cheers!

Nick

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/16/2008
Thanks a lot Nick. Once again a nice observation and suggestive comments. Agree, it is looking more attractive now after doing the cloning and adjustments.

It was a colour photograph. I changed it to Sepia. I dont believe on any rules and regulation. Rules existing for breaking it, LOL . I believe only on framing and composition. It could come under Rules or No Rules, no matter for me :)

Best Regards!
Indranil

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Nick Karagiaouroglou Nick Karagiaouroglou   {K:127263} 12/16/2008
Very nice details of the building though it is so far in the back, Indranil! And with its white(er) shades it stands completely dominating the scene. Talking about the scene as a result of your composition, I was about to suggest a less centered one, but no! It wirks well in this case, which shows that any rule in photography is only a rule... of thumb! Only the left seems to be a bit "half", "unfinished". I guwss that the presence of those small buildings speaks against the center balance of the whole composition. (Cloned them off on the attachment. What do you think?)

The lighting balance is once agaon just about perfect to me. It adds the tension of strong contrasts without neglecting the subtle intermediate tones. BTW, did you change that to sepia or is that the original?

Cheers!

Nick

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Cloned off buildings on the left


M  jalili M  jalili   {K:69009} 12/15/2008
My regards ...........

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/15/2008
Thanks a lot Dear Ray. Nicely said, I appriciate.

Best Regards!
Indranil

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stingRay pt.4 . stingRay pt.4 .   {K:250401} 12/15/2008
A beautiful sepia toned composition my dear Neel of this lovely historical piece of architecture. Well done to you my friend. My very best wishes to you as always.....Ray

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/15/2008
Thanks a lot Ania. Nice to hear from you.

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Ania Blazejewska Ania Blazejewska   {K:23981} 12/15/2008
very good tones and composition
best regards
ania

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/15/2008
Thanks a lot Yazeed. Nice to hear from you :)

Best Regards!
Indranil

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/15/2008
Ha, thik e bolecho without wave hole hoito reflection ta aro valo petam. sedin khub haoa chilo tar jonno stagnant jol pelam na. Tobe etao ekta stylization ami pelam, amar kache valoi lagche :)

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M  jalili M  jalili   {K:69009} 12/13/2008
Nic shot and nice color tone ..........

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 Aungsita  Chatterjee Aungsita  Chatterjee   {K:19843} 12/13/2008
ooooooooooooh tomar 10 amar 4.
bubai. thx aj saradin tomay disturb korechi.
chobi na tulle uthlo ki kore tumi prem koroni bolcho. thik ache.
bubai.

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Krishnendu  Chatterjee Krishnendu  Chatterjee   {K:699} 12/13/2008
jal ta without wave holay bhalo hoto...

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 Aungsita  Chatterjee Aungsita  Chatterjee   {K:19843} 12/13/2008
bujhle tumi wolfer chobir okhanei gie linetar mane bole eso.
bubai.

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Arijit Chakraborty Arijit Chakraborty   {K:447} 12/13/2008
Wonderful, This is waht I wanted. Excellento!

Arijit C.

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Thank you Bubai. Victoria te sobai prem korte jai na ki? Anake chobi o tulte jai ;)

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Ok, I understand. Have a look, I modified a bit as your comments :)

Best Regards!
Indranil

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Arijit Chakraborty Arijit Chakraborty   {K:447} 12/13/2008
Now its cool. But can you do something about the contrast. because its still distracting. And I realized one more thing. you dont have to show that much of water body, because you dont have any distinct reflection there. So think about it and re-edit.

Arijit C.

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 Aungsita  Chatterjee Aungsita  Chatterjee   {K:19843} 12/13/2008
ki bepargo aj sobai vitoria. sob prem korcho naki. khub valo shot.tonetao khub sundor dhorecho. shono moshata thethlei dao noile khub kamrachche amay. hihi.
bubai

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Thank you Arijit for the lovely comments and very constractive crits. I really appriciate your ideas and suggestion.

Yes, agree, it was bit tilted.

Have a look, I modified the photograph a bit.

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Arijit Chakraborty Arijit Chakraborty   {K:447} 12/13/2008
Victoria to Victoria sundori hoye gyache go! Nice. Ei Indranil ektu tilt aache go..... right side a. Thik kore nao. Another thing I think the brightness is overdriven by the contrast. Try to lighten up the trees a little bit. I am saying this because my monitor is calibrated with software. Though others will suggest a dark foreground, but this is a bit distracting.....

And thanks for your comments on "My Victoria". :)

Arijit C.

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Thank you Bipro. Tomar kache theke sunte khub valo lage :)

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B B B B   {K:4349} 12/13/2008
Glorious Picture my friend, lovely tone.

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Thanks Harry for your lovely comments :).
It is a British Architecture no doube.

Have a look, some informations about the building...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial_(India)

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Indranil Ray Indranil Ray   {K:5050} 12/13/2008
Thanks Harry for your lovely comments.
It is a British Architecture no doube.

Have a look, some informations about the building...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Memorial_(India)

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Wolf Zorrito Wolf Zorrito   {K:78768} 12/13/2008
The dark at the f/g works very well to display this beauty of architecture. The name suggests it is british heritage .. ?
but the side towers display malaysian/indian influence.
A great shot for your exhibition :-)

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