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Hmm..so I don't know what to make of this. I had a certain idea in my head and I went out that day to execute the idea and came up with this. I'm fairly sure this is not the way I imagined it to be but sometimes you have to take what you get :)

The beautiful beach you see is the Visakhapatnam (a.k.a Vizag) beach just after sunrise and the model here is my sister-in-law who was sweet enough to pose for these shots and also put up with many re-takes before I was satisfied with the outcome.

Lately I have been a bit busy and was unable to catchup with you stream but I will do that today. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

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My first ever star trail :))

Had a great time last night with Flickr buddy Rohit Ganda as we went out for our first ever star trail photoshoot!

It was a very difficult location by a lake here in Hyderabad, with a lot of rocks and slush and mud all around and without much lights it took us a long long time to find a right spot to catch the trails.

After nearly an hour of scouting around in the dark, we both managed to find a decent location. I stacked 10 shots here, each exposed to approximately 10 mins (600 seconds) so overall about 1hr 40 mins of exposure in here and am sure a little bit longer would've been better.

Being a sucker for the human element in the frame, on my last shot I went and climbed those rocks and stood there for about 3-4minutes after which I got dizzy and decided to sit down by the side so I did that for another 3-4 minutes. Thats how I got two of myself in the frame, which I'm not sure is particularly exciting but thats how it is.

Am not 100% satisfied with the overall outcome here but considering it was my first time, I will take this. Will certainly try for a better one next time.

A happy weekend to all my friend.

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I didn't expect to like this picture much but after I saw this on my computer, I did :)

We went for a picnic on the beach and carried a few balloons along with us. On the way back, my wife was carrying them and trying to keep all of them intact and not let them fly away due to the gushing wind. I took a few quick shots, without really expecting them to be any good.

For me, what really worked in this image is the action in the waves and the setting sun in the background. My wife, as usual adds the human perspective! I also think balloons make for a really good prop for shooting by the sea.

Have a wonderful, fun filled weekend, my friends!

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This was a very interesting location. I captured this on a beautiful morning in a completely secluded beach in Harihareshwar, India. I walked along the beach for over 3kms before reaching this spot with all these dead trees right there on the beach.

I would've loved to do a long exposure here with the water flowing along these tree trunks but sadly, the waves didn't reach this point because I guess it was low tide. I was anyway quite happy with how this one came out.

I hope everybody's having a good weekend. Thanks for dropping by :)

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Last week, I went along with my wife to her hometown where my in-laws live. Its a beautiful town by the sea, called Vizag and I love going there because of the really lovely beaches they have.

When I was here last year, I got a picture of my wife by this pier (see the first comment) and this time I wanted to try something different. Because of the time of the day and the angle at which the Sunlight was hitting us, the shadows were particularly interesting and that really made me jump up and take this shot.

As always, my wife obliged and posed for me while I got this. She is definitely getting tired of posing for me again and again :)) but frankly, she doesn't complain much if the photo comes out well :)

Wishing all my friends a very Happy Chinese New Year. May the year of the dragon bring everybody success and happiness!!