nirav April 24th, 2007
It was a hell of a day! Everything in extreme: energy, photographs, hurting legs, heat, batteries and the city itself! Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007 was a great success. I should be writing a detailed note on this - the whole journey starting from the 5.26am train from Borivali station to 6.26pm back home. I would let the photos tell you the story for the time being. There are tons of (150+) photos in the gallery, and I am resubmitting the best shots on Flickr! Comments welcome!
Thanks to all the people who participated. All the people who allowed us to shoot. Kapil, Ameya Ashok S & Prakash for the contribution in organizing the event. Nikita for celebrating our engagement anniversary in this special way!
Whew! That’s the collection of some of the best images I have shot so far. Definitely the best in a single day! This was certainly worth the effort and I look forward to the next photo marathon!
nirav April 20th, 2007
We are ready to shoot! The first ever Mumbai Photo Marathon will happen this Sunday. We have a little different style of doing things compared to other Photo Marathons, considering this is the first time we are doing it! But we will have lots of fun, lots of great pictures and many new friends!
Rules of the game:
- Capture all themes. 12 Photographs to be submitted in total.
- Meet the rest of the participants at at least two spots during the day
- Be creative
- Have fun!
Themes
- Roadside Mumbai
- Mumbai Rush
- Tourists in Mumbai
Day Plan
- Juhu Beach, Vile Parle W - 6.15AM (meeting spot # 1)
- Bandra - on the way
- Dadar Station – 10AM
- Haji Ali – 12 Noon (meeting spot # 2)
- Crawford Market / CST Station / Flora fountain / Fashion Street - 2 PM to 5PM
- Gateway of India – 5 pm to 6pm (meeting spot # 3)
- Marine Drive Girgaum Chowpatty – Sunset time (around 6.45)
Participants so far
- Nirav Mehta (093225 04767)
- Kapil Bhatia (098203 31910)
- Nikita Bhansali
- Shabbir Leo Shiraj
- Mansi Bhayani
- Bharat Nijhawan
- Prakash Bhatt
- Sachin Goradia
- Ameya Pandit
- Sai Chitle
- Arun Bagul
- Prem
- Dhara
Ready for it?
(thanks to Ashok S for the logo)
nirav April 19th, 2007
Mumbai is abuzz with drives to save electricity. We have faced more energy problems in the last one year, than last five years put together. I studied energy crisis, green house effect, global warming etcetra in school. Was scared to see The Day After Tomorrow and An Inconvenient Truth (of Al Gore).
Mumbai drains a lot of electricity. Reports say that Mumbai’s demand strains the supply. High levels are meeting to discuss the issues - to decide if the city will face more load shedding or not, and the supply to other parts of the state. And earlier government had said Mumbai will not face problems.
Amongst all this, Mumbaikars are getting more aware of the problems. Billboards are sporting “I will (save electricity), Mumbai will” ads. We are putting of lights when not needed, and we are switching off the television after watching.
Save Power! I will, Mumbai will!
nirav April 18th, 2007
Do you face difficulties matching colors? Want to try out color combinations easily? Two interesting tools allow you to do this easily. ColorBlender and Adobe Kuler. Both are fantastic, what I like is simply the visual of colors matching automatically and showing up side by side! You can also customize colors, save for later use and more! Worth using!
Thanks to Shuklendu for the lead!
Magnet April 17th, 2007
* No way to escape from extreme hot temperature here!
