Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Stone Carving

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Place Taken: Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India.

Description: Stone carvings found in Shravanabelagola. The slight rainfall just before the photo was taken made the carvings look better in the picture.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/8
  Aperture   f/6.3


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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Depth

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Place Taken: Belur, Karnataka, India.

Description: Though the picture seems to be a well of good depth, it actually is just about a feet or so. Taken at Belur, I guess it was used as a Agni Kund [A structure used to light fire when pooja is performed to Hindu deities]

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/40
  Aperture   f/8.0


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Monday, October 27, 2008

Priest

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Place Taken: Hale Beedu, Karnataka, India.

Description: A Hindu Priest.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/10
  Aperture   f/4.0


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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Pooja Plate

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Place Taken:Shravana Belagola, Karnataka, India

Description:Plate used for pooja at the temple.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   7.9mm
  Exposure Time   1/40
  Aperture   f/3.5

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Sculpture - Hale Beedu

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Place Taken: Hale Beedu, Karnataka, India.

Description: This ancient sculpture depicts a scene from the Indian Epic "Ramayana". According to the epic, Sukhriva - brother of Vaali - asks Rama to prove his prowess in using bow and arrow. Rama proves his might by using a single arrow cut across seven trees. This incident is depicted beautifully in the above picture.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/125
  Aperture   f/5.0


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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Rocks

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Place Taken: Kemanna Gundi, Karnataka, India.

Description: A close-up shot of moss on rock. Taken at early morning, the dew on the rocks along with the moss gives the rocks a beautiful shade.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/15
  Aperture   f/8.0


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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Woods

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Place Taken:Kemanna Gundi, Karnataka, India.

Description:A path in the woods.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/50
  Aperture   f/8.0


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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Moon

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Place Taken:Kemanna Gundi, Karnataka, India.

Description:A morning shot of the moon.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   9.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/400
  Aperture   f/8.0


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Monday, October 20, 2008

Gear

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Place Taken:Kemanna Gundi, Karnataka, India.

Description:A close-up view of the hand gear of a tempo traveller.

Camera Settings
  Camera   Canon PowerShot A540
  Flash   Not Used
  Focal Length   5.8mm
  Exposure Time   1/60
  Aperture   f/2.6


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