of light and shadow

Are you Talking to Me?

2012-01-11T20:30:00.003+05:30

Kal

2011-10-22T14:05:00.005+05:30

Rajat

2010-12-03T10:37:00.002+05:30

Summer School II

2010-07-20T00:18:00.012+05:30

Summer School - I

2010-07-16T19:43:00.004+05:30

Faces

2010-07-02T13:51:00.006+05:30

Old faces, New Effect

2009-08-12T12:13:00.007+05:30

I came across this online-software - rollip to give pictures a Polaroid effect. Quite interesting and easy to use.

Delhi - 25 (shailen)

2009-07-12T11:40:00.005+05:30

Shailen Bhai

Delhi - 25

2009-07-12T11:36:00.003+05:30

varun and sidharth ..

rishikesh 2

2009-06-16T11:34:00.003+05:30

rishikesh 2, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Casey

2009-05-02T13:06:00.003+05:30

College Days 4

2009-05-02T12:49:00.004+05:30

College Days 3

2009-05-01T13:15:00.003+05:30

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Alladin's Wedding

2009-04-27T18:55:00.008+05:30

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College days 2

2009-04-20T17:06:00.001+05:30

College Days 1

2009-04-20T14:00:00.004+05:30

A trip down the memory lane (college times!)

~ b

raichur station

2009-04-18T12:11:00.002+05:30

raichur station, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Pushkar Series

2009-04-09T01:00:00.005+05:30

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Aditya

2009-04-08T14:31:00.002+05:30

Aditya, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Aditya Shamlal, a budding Corporate lawyer, racing games enthusiast, sweet panju :)

Masala Chai

2009-04-06T11:10:00.005+05:30

Recently I came across a fascinating visual arts blog that features South Asian Art & Design. An interesting idea, and a commendable effort.

Artists can also contact the blog:

"If you are an artist or designer and would like to be featured on MASALA CHAI , send in 4-6 images of your work

along with a 100 word write up on your work to masalachaionline@gmail.com
If you are an upcoming artist looking to work with a gallery , send in your CV , an artist statement , your portfolio and contact details to masalachaionline@gmail.com"

Ramzani Khan

2009-03-30T14:56:00.003+05:30

Ramzani Khan, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Ramzani Khan was born in June 1942 in Aligarh in the month of Ramzan - the reason why his parents named him Ramzani. He came to Delhi to work as a painter in 1972. At 67, he is still active and more energetic than most of us. This picture was taken after he finished painting a small room in my house (the green wall in the background). He had a few thoughts to share on "life and death" (pic not modified)

Pushkar birds B & W

2009-03-27T13:39:00.002+05:30

Pushkar birds B & W, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Jaipur-Delhi Highway

2009-03-27T13:01:00.002+05:30

Jaipur-Delhi Highway, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Rock Garden 2

2009-03-25T11:26:00.003+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view

Rock Garden 2, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Rock Garden 1

2009-03-25T11:25:00.003+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view
Rock Garden 1, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Pink Chaddi Campaign

2009-02-10T13:42:00.006+05:30

Send a pink chaddi to Sri Ram Sene for Valentines Day celebration.

Humayun walk

2009-02-04T18:44:00.001+05:30

Humayun walk , originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Close Enough?

2009-01-31T18:53:00.004+05:30

“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough” - Robert Capa

Alladin 1

2009-01-27T20:51:00.002+05:30

Alladin 1, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

pushpender B & W

2009-01-27T17:38:00.003+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view.

pushpender B & W, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Tri 1

2009-01-27T17:17:00.002+05:30

Tri 1 , originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Tri B & W

2009-01-26T14:13:00.002+05:30

Tri B & W, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Sid C B & W

2009-01-24T12:24:00.002+05:30

Sid C B & W, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Pal B & W

2009-01-23T16:22:00.001+05:30

Pal B & W, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Wondering if B & W looks better?

Any views??

~ B

Shailen

2009-01-23T16:15:00.001+05:30

Shailen b & w, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Pal

2009-01-23T16:07:00.004+05:30

Pal, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Kal

2009-01-08T19:42:00.002+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view

Kal, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

priyanka

2008-12-26T17:10:00.002+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view.

priyanka, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

nikhil, aditya, swayam

2008-12-26T16:10:00.002+05:30

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nikhil, aditya, swayam, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

nikhil, nipun and sirohi

2008-12-26T16:01:00.002+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view.

nikhil, nipun and sirohi, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Alladin's Wedding

2008-12-24T11:59:00.002+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view.
Alladin's Wedding, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Nikhil and Nipun

2008-12-23T19:36:00.001+05:30

Ani

2008-12-23T19:11:00.001+05:30

Ani, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

GD and KV

2008-12-23T19:03:00.002+05:30

Published from Flickr. Click on the picture for a complete view.

GD and KV, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 9

2008-12-15T23:38:00.001+05:30

Humayun - 9, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 8

2008-12-15T23:24:00.001+05:30

Humayun - 8, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 7

2008-12-15T23:05:00.001+05:30

Humayun - 7, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 6

2008-12-15T22:50:00.003+05:30

... Had to bribe the guard to stay a bit longer. Corruption, worked in this case...
Humayun - 4, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 5

2008-12-15T22:49:00.003+05:30

Humayun - 5 , originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 4

2008-12-15T22:48:00.001+05:30

Humayun - 6, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 3

2008-12-15T22:46:00.001+05:30

Humayun - 1, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun - 2

2008-12-15T22:25:00.002+05:30

Humayun - 2, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

Humayun's Tomb - 1

2008-12-15T21:43:00.005+05:30

Humayun's tomb was built by Humayun's senior widow Bega Begam, popularly known as Haji Begam, nine years after his death in 1565 according to some, but fourteen years according to the manuscript of an 18th century text. It is the first substantial example of the Mughal architecture, with high arches and double dome, which occurs here for the first time in India.

Revisiting Lodhi - 2

2008-11-03T11:55:00.004+05:30

Revisiting Lodhi - 1

2008-10-18T02:42:00.003+05:30

PP

2008-08-05T15:22:00.002+05:30

classroom

2008-07-29T22:38:00.001+05:30

walk down the memory lane..

2008-07-29T22:36:00.001+05:30

Gd...

2008-07-11T17:48:00.003+05:30

people i see - 5

2008-05-13T00:57:00.002+05:30

pragya

jew town, cochin

2008-05-12T22:08:00.003+05:30

people i see - 4

2008-04-21T22:24:00.001+05:30

people i see - 3

2008-04-21T14:16:00.001+05:30

Surd..

People I see - 2

2008-04-21T13:23:00.004+05:30

places i travel - 4

2008-04-02T02:25:00.000+05:30

Mysore, India

signs i see - 1

2008-04-01T23:34:00.001+05:30

Mysore zoo

people I see - 1

2008-03-29T03:12:00.000+05:30

coorg, india

places i travel 3

2008-03-29T01:27:00.001+05:30

places i travel - 2

2008-03-29T01:12:00.000+05:30

places i travel - I

2008-03-26T16:57:00.000+05:30

Mysore Road Flyover - Bangalore, India

Portrait series (1)

2008-03-16T23:26:00.001+05:30

against the wall..

photos that changed india, or the way we see it...

2008-03-12T22:54:00.000+05:30

This post is inspired by life magazine's 'Hundred Photos that changed the world'

I wonder if any magazine had a feature on 'Photos that changed India (or the way we see it). After browsing a bit, I have put down a list of ten images:

1. Manipur Protest, August 2004

People of Manipur were incensed over the alleged rape, torture and killing of 32-year-old Manorama Devi by Assam Rifles jawans who had picked her up for questioning. Manorama's death resulted in the unprecedented protest by a dozen elderly women of Imphal who marched naked to the Assam Rifles base in the State capital. They held placards that read "Indian army rape us" and "Indian army take our flesh", and shouted such slogans as "Come and rape us all".
A shocking day for the Indian Army

2. Gujarat Riots, 2002

Another dark chapter in the Indian History. This picture says it all.

3. Indian Cricket

over the last few years Indian cricket saw some interesting events. these events not only changed the way we look at Indian cricket, but also the way we look at cricket itself.

Indian Cricket League (Rebel league)

this is where it all began...

Indian Premier League (Paisa Faikh Tamasha Dekh)

The richest cricket body in the world (BCCI) just got richer...

India's win over Australia

Invincible - no more?

4. Mayawati's win

"Brahmin Vote Helps Party of Low Caste Win in India..." - NY Times

Her win will have an impact on the Indian Politics for the years to come...

5. NANO - Tata, January 2008

World's cheapest car. Made in India. A promise is a promise', said Ratan Tata unveiling the 'People's Car' which would have a dealer price of Rs 1 lakh only (1000$).

6. Laxmi, the girl with eight limbs, November 2007

Lakshmi, a two-year-old girl with eight limbs, successfully came out of a 40-hour long complicated surgery that separated her from her 'parasitic conjoined twin'. A team of over 30 neurosurgeons successfully operated on Lakshmi's fused spine. A chapter which will be written in golden words in the medical history...

7. Bobby Jindal elected as the Louisiana governor, October 2007

Bobby Jindal elected as Louisiana governor, is the first Indian-American to win a governor’s race. Some hailed him as the face of "India Shining" and some denounced him as an Oreo Cookie (Black from outside, white inside)

8. Shilpa Shetty, Big Brother and a Kiss

A self-appointed Indian Ambassador. Big Brother (message against racism??...sigh), Richard Gere kiss, to breaking marriages, she was in the news and so was India. She even visited the Brit Parliament. Phew...

9. Maharishi

"Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, introduced transcendental meditation to the West and gained fame in the 1960s as the spiritual guru to the Beatles. The Maharishi originated the transcendental meditation movement in 1957 and brought it to the United States in 1959. Known as TM, a trademark, the technique consists of closing one’s eyes twice a day for 20 minutes while silently repeating a mantra to gain deep relaxation, eliminate stress, promote good health and attain clear thinking and inner fulfillment. Classes now cost $2,500 for a five-day session..." - NY

10. Bhopal Gas Tragedy - picture by Raghu Rai

"Burial of an unknown child. This unknown child has become the icon of the world's worst industrial disaster, caused by the US multinational chemical company, Union Carbide" - Outlook photo essay.
The struggle still continues...photograph by Raghu Rai

___________________________
I will continue this series later... till then,
keep writing and keep clicking,

Love,
~ B

Raj Bhavan

2008-03-03T20:15:00.001+05:30

Raj Bhavan, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

raj bhavan, new delhi

sai baba???

2008-03-03T00:20:00.001+05:30

DSC00959, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

on my way to delhi (goa-delhi). striking resemblance to shirdi sai baba. or was he????

old times..

2008-03-03T00:06:00.001+05:30

manandrag (2), originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

protest II

2008-03-03T00:00:00.001+05:30

DSC03334, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

protest, continued..

together

2008-03-02T23:59:00.001+05:30

cyruraghu, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

a bit of photoshop here. one of my favourites.

protest

2008-03-02T23:43:00.002+05:30

protest, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

protest against college administration for reducing the time to come back to campus. it worked. :)

hostel life...

2008-03-02T23:33:00.001+05:30

hostel life..., originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

prateek misra. movie buff. crazy guy.

classroom

2008-03-02T23:16:00.001+05:30

classroom, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

sleeping beauty

2008-03-02T18:27:00.001+05:30

sleeping beauty, originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

people

2008-03-02T18:26:00.001+05:30

apart..., originally uploaded by bipin aspatwar.

of people and places...

2008-02-27T01:05:00.002+05:30

close-ups are my favourite. especially to capture certain emotions. my friends have been very patient with me - to pose, and to agree to be a part of this madness...

~ B

6TH NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL DEBATE 2007-08 -

2008-02-18T05:22:00.001+05:30

6th NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL DEBATE 2007-08

This was my first assigned photography venture. I tried to capture various moods during the debates. It was different from other times - as there was a constant pressure to churn out good pictures. Most of them were blurred :) Following are the few which survived....

- B

Off Mall Road

2008-02-17T16:27:00.000+05:30

off mall road, Mussoorie, India

mall road

2008-02-17T16:07:00.000+05:30

mall road, mussoorie

Mussoorie - cable car

2008-02-17T15:56:00.000+05:30

Cable Car @ "Gun Hill" where cannons were kept for the defense of Mussoorie (Uttarakhand India)

one year of photography...

2008-01-08T15:41:00.000+05:30

recently, i completed one year on deviant art (deviantbipin.deviantart.com)... one year is a pretty long time. after completing a course on photography with mr. anand sharan i waited for over two years for the dream camera - nikon f 80 (which is still a dream, only now i want a nikon d 80). i thought i will start photography after acquiring this camera. this was till i met mr. sadanand menon at a seminar. listening to my distant dream he laughed and asked me, "how does it matter if you write a poetry with a pen or a paper". i felt stupid at the profoundness in his statement. reall, no sarcasm here. i decided to go ahead and start clicking. this coincided with my family camera - a simple sony aim and shoot digital . deviant art happened, followed by a lot of random photography. mind you, a lot of random photography.

the first photograph which went up on DB was "riders of the storm"; this was taken using a handy cam - at a tea stall near elephant falls in shillong. the idea fascinated me - three people from three different parts of the world - a kind of convergence (nigel - singapore, cyril - north-east, and i).

i was quite happy with the result, although a lot of people wonder why I like this photograph so much. I sent it to the National Geographic website, put it up on my blog, solicited (and hunted) for responses. This was the first phase in the year on DB. Put up pictures, surf hungrily for good photographs, deconstruct photos, befriend photographers. This phase was a guarded phase. put up pictures, identify people who could comment and more photograph.

The second phase was the "bloating of ego" phase. more photos. more comments. more ways to advertise my blog. i would hand out the blog link to as many people as possible. i did get a lot of publicity. ego booster too. this went on till one fine day one of my classmates said, "your photographs are boring. do something new..." not a penetrating statement in itself. but penetrating enough to begin the ego deflating process. surf more for better photographers. i dont know if it was a season of awesome photography, but it was an humbling experience to see much much much better photographers, amazing photos, and unbelievable urge to learn which these artists had. one of them is gilad benari (do check him out). ego deflated. set in frustration. i just didnt feel like taking any more pictures. but i still carried my camera around. to classrooms, around campus, everywhere. i took a lot of pictures for my personal collection during this phase. but no photos for the blog. a select few photos go up on the blog. the ratio being one in fifty.

i missed deviant art; i missed photography. this is the most current phase. i am at peace with taking photos, with the fact that there is SO MUCH still to learn, so MANY pictures still to take, so MANY photographers around. i realise that its a part of me now. taking pictures. looking for pictures. dreaming about the awesome camera. one year, is a long time. i am attached ... for now...

love,
me