SEPTEMBER 4, 2016
Gear: Nikon D5300, 18-55 mm Kit lens, 35mm f/1.8g Nikkor lens
Ganesh chaturthi also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi is an Indian festival that marks the birthday of Lord Ganesha. This auspicious festival is observed in the month of Bhadra (mid August-mid September) according to the Hindu calendar. Ganesha, the elephant-headed God is the symbolization of good fortune who provides prosperity, fortune & success and travels on a mouse. As per Hindu mythology, he is the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Dhoolpet in Hyderabad is quite an attraction for Ganesha statues. An array of Ganeshas varying from size as small as the palm of a child to that of a big cupboard. The place appears more fascinating and marvelously beautiful in the incandescent light. I got an opportunity to capture the beauty through the lens.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
Ganman, A unique combination of Ganesha and Hanuman Observe the epic mountain lifted by the hand on left and Gada in the hand on right. There is a mythology that when Hanuman was asked to pick up some herbs from a mountain, unable to identify the right herbs, he delivered the entire mountain in the battle-field.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
The color saturation in this picture just came out perfect. Bright gleaming colors and well distributed hue is eye soothing.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 200, 1/200 at f/1.8
A street photography is incomplete if it doesn’t portray a story or is emotionless. A boy carrying Ganesha for sell.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
A two dimensional array of Ganeshas.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
I tried to give a different angle to the above shot and it changed to something like this:
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
Fascinating huge build, looking as if it is touching the sky when taken from sitting on the ground.
35mm f/1.8, ISO 250, 1/80 at f/1.8
As you might have observed, I never changed aperture of the lens while shooting, although I was shooting in full manual mode. I focused on experimenting with shutter speed and ISO while keeping the aperture at max.
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