Venkat Yarabati's photostream

CollectionsSetsGalleriesTagsPeopleMapArchivesFavoritesProfile

11 Oct 2007 9:00pm BST

Software Architect by profession and photo enthusiast by passion. Used to go around in school toting a Zenith SLR so old and rickety, that it made people jump whenever it's shutter released.

Took a B&W photography course early on using a Rolleicord 120mm, and a Bell & Howell (I think) 8mm film camera. The only moive I produced (for the exam) was a friend acting drunk with a dog under a street lamp, disastrously emulating the character from Bengali fiction 'Devdas'. (The disaster being the escape of the dog from the sets having bitten my friend)

Though this incident dampened my cinematography, my interest in still photogrphy continued. Extensive International travel later on only accentuated it, I was drawn to digital photography very early due it's implicit potential for instant gratification.

I like to travel a lot and this wanderlust probably influences the choice of my subjects. Each place has a spirit of it's own, something that makes it tick and makes people stop and take notice. I try my best to capture the essence of this character, colour and vibrance of a place whenever I find an opportunity (and time).

I have been planning for a long time, but managed to join in only about a month ago. I must say I am thrilled with the experience so far, wishing I'd joined sooner. I can see myself enjoying and sharing, for a long time to come, with the amazingly talented, enthusiastic, diverse and vibrant community that makes Flickr what it is.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22 Dec 2007 7:00pm BST

A couple of my photos from my BIRMINGHAM set have been selected by the popular Schmap Guides to be included in their fourth edition of their Schmap Birmingham Guide.

Please visit the URLs below and click on the thumbnail image on top right hand corner to see them onsite:

www.schmap.com/birmingham/lodging_suttoncoldfield/p=6/i=6.jpg

www.schmap.com/birmingham/lodging_suttoncoldfield/p=6/i=6_1.jpg

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2 Feb 2008 8:30pm BST

A photo of Hallam University campus photo from my SHEFFIELD set was again selected by Schmap Guides to be included in their Schmap Sheffield Guide.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20 June 2008 6:30pm BST

A photo competition titled "The Beauty of Rochdale" was annuounce by the council. This photo, "a view of town hall from the Rochdale Memorial Gardens" in Greater Manchester on a summer noon was submitted.

It won 3rd Prize from the hands of Roger Ellis, CEO of Rochdale Council ... The Photo can still be seen in Cafe Cali in Rochdale Market Street..

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Dec 2009 7:30pm BST

Media Transasia India Limited came across some photos in VIZAG set and contacted me. They were publishing a 6 page special on Vizag in their "Discover India" magazine December 2009 issue, and they bought 4 panorama images of Rushi Konda, Ramadri and Beach Road. The article is titled "Many hues of Blue" and starts like this "What canals are to Venice, beaches are to Visakhapatnam...."

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14th Sep 2010 10:30pm BST

Sleeping in Airports website is using my Dubai airport photo in thier Best and Worst ariports in middle east surevy