Outtakes from 2014 #4

Kittens in the hostel.

Cute? I know!

Outtakes from 2014 #3

Dakshinchitra.
About an hour from Chennai.

I didn't take a lot of photos, which is sad because this place is brilliant for photography on a warm sunny day.

I had to resort to artificially lightening this since I was careless while taking it, leading to much noise.

Neigh...

I see what you see.

Outtakes from 2014 #2

Next: St. Thomas Mount, which is a hillock near the Chennai airport. Wiki link here. It boasts of a magnificent view of the Chennai skyline, and offers a quiet place to observe the busy city. The hillock is also home to St. Thomas Mount Church.

For the last two photos, I borrowed a friend's awesome lens.

Hello, up there. 

More shallow depth of field.

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Outtakes from 2014

It has been incredibly long since I put up any posts! But, having recently been infected with inspiration from a couple of friends' blogs, I am back from the hiatus, and begin here again.

Before starting any new "projects", it is only fair to close all unfinished business with the previous year. And so, I present: Outtakes from 2014. These are photos from places in and around Chennai.

In February of 2014, my friends and I visited a place called Broken Bridge, near Besant Nagar beach (known also as Bessie or Elliot's beach). Link to the wiki page is here. We went in the evening time, but I strongly advise going in the morning to see the sun rise. Also, I would advise going in a group, because I was told that the walk from the beach to this location and the bridge itself may have weird people hanging about.

This bridge was built in the '60s for fishermen to travel across the mouth of Adyar river. But by the '70s, the bridge could no longer stand the heavy Monsoon rains and strong river currents, and therefore collapsed. What remains is a portion jutting out from the side of Bessie beach, which has become a popular hang-out spot for young people, and what seemed like a lot of photography enthusiasts.

The photos:

     Dried shrub en route to the destination.

     My fascination with shallow depth of field photography continues.

     On the Broken Bridge.

     The crows are looking at... something.

     I tried following the rule of thirds with this one.

     Sunset over Adyar river.

     Bokeh bhutta-grilling at Bessie.