Debopriyo's Pictures

Sunset @ Jubail

ddatta — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:21:22 +0000

Photos taken last Friday (06.11.2009) at a Bijoya Get-together at the Petrokemya Beach Camp in Jubail, KSA.

Taken with a 4 MP Panasonic FX-5 (circa 2004).

Sunset on the beach

Shot a minute before the earlier picture

Sunset

Petrokemya Beach Camp at dusk

An ornamental lamp post @ dusk

Flowers 2

ddatta — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:34:05 +0000

Flowers again

Cropped to a square format

Orange Glow!!

Nikon D200; Nikon 18-55 II

Flowers

ddatta — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:20:45 +0000

Flowers again . . .

A close-up of a red hibiscus

Yellow hibiscus

A pink flower

Nikon D200; Tamron 70-300 on macro mode

Experiments

ddatta — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:18:35 +0000

Some experiments with Adobe Lightroom Beta 3 . . .

These pictures were taken several months before.

Flowers

Nikon D200 Tamron 70-300 zoom macro

Flower

Nikon D200 Tamron 70-300 zoom macro

Flame of the Forest

Nikon D200; Nikon 18-55 mm

Nikon D200; Tamron 70-300 macro zoom

Durga Pujo 2009 – Pandal hopping on the day after the pujas

ddatta — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:02:43 +0000

We decided to visit some award winning pandals on the day after the pujas.

This is the great part of being on vacation and one has all the free time in the world while people are slogging at their offices after the puja break.

Shib Mandir

The entire pandal is made out of banana stems, bark and leaves

Musicians…

Motifs @ Shib Mandir

The other one we visited was the one called Suruchi Sangha, that was voted as the best and most innovative pandal this year.

The pandal depicts a Jharkhand tribal village and showcasing how they lived in close proximity to nature.

While the pandal has been modelled on a kumbha, the house of Birhors made of leaves and lush green creepers, ethnic Sohrai and Kohbar paintings find place in the interior mandap.

The idol

The painted roof

Durga Pujo 2009 – Dashami & Bishorjon

ddatta — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:23:06 +0000

The 4 days of Durga Puja are nearly over. Our customary trip to my grandmother’s house in North Calcutta for Bijoya is the culmination of the pujas for our family.

Blue skies after the rain drenched pujo

Esplanade … with the sky looking blue as opposed to the usual grey

Deserted College Street on Dashami afternoon

Vivekanda Sporting Club

Amra Sabai

Bishorjon – Nawn e der Pujo

Central Avenue with the puja decorations

Durga Pujo 2009 – Dashami Pujo

ddatta — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:45:36 +0000

Was invited for Dashami Puja at my neighbour’s residence, opposite to our house in New Alipore. Some pictures . . .

Dashami Pujo

Pujo in progress

A different view

Sandhi Pujo

ddatta — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:53:30 +0000

Sandhi Puja is an important ritual performed during Durga Puja. It is performed at the juncture of Ashtami and Navami. It is believed that Goddess Chamunda emerged at this moment to kill Chando and Mundo, the two generals of the demon king Mahishasur.

Some pictures from the Sandhi Pujo at the New Alipore Association . . .

At the start of the Sandhi Pujo

Crowding to light the 108 lamps

Lighting the lamps

Ma lighting the lamps

Another view

A close-up of the lamp

Sandhi Pujo

Durga Puja 2009 in Calcutta

ddatta — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:28:56 +0000

New Alipore Association organizes a very traditional Durga Puja and is the same this year again.

Saptami evening… after the 1st day of the pujas

Close up…

Horse drawn carriages for the old-world feel of movement between different venues….

Nikon D200; Nikon 18-70 f3.5-4.5

Day trip to Fanateer

ddatta — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:52:13 +0000

We took advantage of a Friday holiday to go to the Royal Commission Area (generally called Fanateer) to visit an colleague and generally drive around.

Nakeel Beach… deserted in the late morning. Temperature was hovering in the low 40 Cs.

Driving away from Nakheel Beach

Fanateer

Fanateer Mall and a view of the locality. Fanateer Mall happens to be one of the most upmarket malls in Al-Jubail

Another view. You can see SABIC Building in the background.

The Marina

I was told that some of the crafts are available for hire.

Another view of the Marina. The boat restaurant can be seen in the background.

Another view

The boat restaurant!!

Fanateer Mall

Interesting architecture

SABIC Building in Fanateer

A new block of flats in the Fanateer area

En-route to our colleagues residence

Not the Hollywood Boulevard .. but one of the access roads in the Royal Commission Area

Getting out of Fanateer Mall after lunch

Another view

The parking area

Nikon D200 & 18-55 kit lens