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I cant say more, i cant say less. All she did was Levitating around the dance floor.

Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma EF 24-70 F/2.8. Manual, F/4.5 at 1/400th of a Second, ISO640.

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Life results from the non-random survival of randomly varying replicators, said Richard Dawkins. The Story of Mahabaratha and certain events contest to be an apt example for this qoute.

When dice was rolled the probability of who would win and who wouldn't was entirely left to the randomness of the events that arose from the dice roll. However depending on who won and who lost the outcomes of the forthcoming set of events was in no way randomly orchestrated. It was a structured political game. The agenda was clear and the motive was concise.

Something that came up in my head while i was sitting in the dark, witnessing this story be played out by the artist in the form of dance.

Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma EF 24-70 F/2.8. Manual, F/4.0 at 1/160th of a Second, ISO1250.

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One of the most important events in the Hindu Epic, Mahabarata is the scene where Draupadi is disrobed by Duryodana. The scene depicted here is such.

After a gap of more than a year and a half, i was back shooting dance concerts. Kavya is no newcomer to the classican art scene, neither am i a newbie to shoot her, performing.

The interesting aspect of dance is that each dancer has their own style and you think you have figured it all by now and you go terribly wrong. Kavya was faster and more dynamic this time around. Either that or im growing too old to shoot challenging environments like a dance concert. Arguably more of the former, i would say.

As a dance photographer it is important to understand the variations of dance from the same artist. I'm a complete illiterate when it comes to classical dance or for that form, classical indian art. The way i work is purely scientific when it comes to dance concerts. I try and understand the background, i observe and try to predict moves. My camera waits for the move and snaps. Most of the times, im right and a lot of times im not. This time around, i was more wrong than right.

Kavya has gotten better as an artist. On the other hand, i have not shot dance concerts in ages. I'm still a happy man. I will be shooting atleast two more concerts and two more artists next week on schedule. Its going to be a lot of learning and a lot of fun.

Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma EF 24-70 F/2.8. Manual, F/4 at /1/160th of a Second, ISO1250.

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Shan has her own fashion brand named Elan. The saree you see her is one of her work.

If any of you are interested in purchasing trendy merchandise & fashion accesories, please follow the link or Google it or Search for it on facebook. Its not hard to find. This was from last weeks shoot. We did not have time, money or resources to buy strobes. So we hired two powerful 1000 watt lights for Rs. 200 each (approx USD$ 4.00) and used one of her old black saree's for the backdrop and shot the entire series..

More images to come in the coming days..

Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma 24-70MM F/2.8. Manual, F/4.0 at 1/100th of a Second, ISO100. Canon 430EX bounced off roof, Manual 1/8 power.

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I'm not a fan of Jazz music, I will admit. Honestly, I think Jazz lacks symmetry. I don’t like rock music either but sure I feel it has symmetry. I'm not a fan of Asymmetrical things but then I did not go this Jazz Bar called "Martini's" at Mandarin Oriental in Manila for Jazz music. I went there for, yes, martinis. Pardon the Cliché, couldn't help it.

The Martini was good, the music wasn’t for me. I certainly don't mind the Pilipino singer though. I guess she was there to compensate for the lack of appeal the music had to my sensibilities. Opportunities for photography in dimly lit bars are aplenty. Something I don’t get in the everyday club I hit for some good Hip Hop and R&B music, played my way.

I shot a couple more here but this is the only one that turned out without a shake. I assume I should this before I drowned myself in all those complimentary martinis, thanks to frequent travel star alliance privileges.

Canon EOS 60D with the Sigma EF 24-70 F/2.8. Manual, F/2.8 @ 1/125th of a Second, ISO1600.