CAMERA CHRONICLES
It’s been a while since I have posted any camera chronicles. This particular one isn’t a DSLR chronicle but a phone camera chronicle. Although the DSLR has its advantages, it is impossible to carry everywhere in anticipation that an opportunity to click a photograph will reveal itself. What do you do then ? Simple, turn to the most handy and ever evolving (the only thing bettering itself) device our generation has seen.
The phone came about in 1876 and has now become an indispensable part of our lives. From phones that were rejected to rotary dial to push button to now smart phones that are smarter than us. Sorry!! I digress… coming back to photographs, an opportunity presented itself when I got the chance to visit the holy place Puri. A town in the state of Odisha in India.
It is one of the Dhamas, because of the temple of Lord Jagannatha.....
WHY do you ask is this incomplete? simply because, these thoughts came to me back in 2022, almost 3 years ago and 10 years from the time I got the DSLR. I am revisiting this post because I had the same thought again last night. Does that not show the psychology, complexity and rigidity of the human mind? But thats for us to discuss another time, for now let's delve into what this is actually about, photographs.
Technology has surpassed us. It has changed photo taking for us. By us I mean the common homosapien. Phone photography has become a thing especially with social media taking over life. Here are a couple of pictures that truly make having the convenience of a phone worth it.
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| Mt. Fuji |
Riding the shinkansen is truly an experience. You know the speed at which the train travels, but does your brain do the required math as quickly as it should? Definitely not. I got lucky that I was able to make full use of the seats that we had so specifically requested for, just so that we could get this view. I say I got lucky because my math failed me in my time of need. I was keeping track of how far Mt. Fuji was on google maps. What I did not account for was the scale of Mt. Fuji. Right at this point this volcano is more than 11 kms from us and the train is travelling at almost 300km/hr. Right now would a dslr have been my saviour? Hell no.
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| Gion, Kyoto |
I personally love this photograph. Everything came together perfectly and the idea in my head was translated to photo. The sun is the main model here, highlighting the architecture, with the tree, cobbled path and angles playing the supporting actors perfectly. Can a seasoned professional photographer find mistakes in this photo, cent per cent, but for me this photograph is near perfect.
Until we meet again. 💚
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