More low light fun | Nikon 18-200mm VR

Maniktalla crossing in North Calcutta at dusk.

Shot at 1/6 s, handheld, through the car windscreen.

Nikon D300 | Nikon 18-200 VR | 200 ASA | f3.5 | 1/6s

A Marriage in HDR

A marriage at Sarbamangala Kalibari in Bardhaman. A short cut and a cheaper route compared to the elaborate Bengali marriage ceremonies.

Taken with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 18-200 VR lens. Converted to HDR in Luminance HDR.

Experiments in HDR - Egypt circa 2008

Continuing my experiments with HDR photography.

A view from the 26th floor balcony of the Ramses Hilton. The Nile, the 6th October Bridge and the pyramids in the distance. Hosni Mubarak was still the President and Egypt was teeming with tourists from all over the globe.

Shot in early May 2008 with a Canon 400D and the kit zoom.

Converted to HDR in Luminance HDR. 

Experiments with HDR - Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Bahrain

Continuing with my experiments with HDR images, this is a HDR image of the inner courtyard of the Al Fateh Grand Mosque in Bahrain.

The picture was taken in the summer of 2009 with a Nikon D200 and an 18-55 kit zoom.

Converted to a HDR image in Luminance HDR from a single image .TIFF file.

My first experiment with HDR

A priest at the Sarbamangala Kalibari in Bardhaman.

The original image looked a bit flat as it was shot in the searing noon sun.

Converted to a HDR image in Luminance HDR. Not very difficult unlike what the pundits on the net have warned about using Luminance HDR. The total learning curve was about 20 minutes to  get this image.

Looks different to what I am used to, but interesting none the less.

Taken with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 18-200 VR. 

Bohurupee, Sarbamangala Kalibari | Nikon 18-200mm VR

Had been on a long trip yesterday to Burdwan to attend a wedding.

The bohurupee at Sarbamangala Kalibari, dressed as a monkey, was collecting money from visitors and devotees.

Shot with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 18-200mm VR at 200mm f5.6 and 200 ASA.

Re-dedication of St. James' Church, Calcutta

The re-dedication ceremony of St James' Church, Calcutta, after a year-and-a-half long restoration, on December 11, 2011.

Shot with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 18-70mm zoom @ 1600 ASA.

In Conversation

Another picture from the Concert.

Ganesh and Kumaresh in concert at the "Arpan - National Brother's Concert" at the Calcutta School of Music.

Shot with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 50mm f1.4 AFD. Converted to B&W via Nik Silver Efex Pro.

The Accompanist

The National Brother's Concert at the Calcutta School of Music.

The intense concentration of the accompanist on the tanpura is evident as he plays along Ritesh and Rajnish Mishra singing Hindustani classical music.

Shot on the Nikon D300 with the Nikon 18-70mm zoom at 70mm, 1600 ASA, f4.5 and 1/30s.

Arpan - National Brother's Concert

"Arpan - National Brother's Concert" - an evening of Indian Classical Music to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda - was held last Sunday at the Calcutta School of Music at Calcutta.

Pt. Vijay Kichlu of the Kichlu Brother's fame inaugurated the concert.

It was a wonderful evening of Hindustani classical music and everyone present enjoyed it thoroughly.

Shot with the Nikon D300 and the Nikon 18-70mm lens.