A Woman from Bangalore

I have one more photo from India to show you today. Again, it is from the time I was shooting on film. We were on a trip to natural preservation close to Bangalore and just before we were about to leave to our hotel, this older women showed up and was asking for some money. She kindly agreed to be photographed too. When I shot the photo, I knew it will be a strong one. Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

Daily Life in Bangalore

Here are a few more photos I took in Bangalore in India. I have to admit that India is one of my favorite travel destinations. It is colorful, contrasting and full of personal characters that simply ask to be captured on a camera. Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

A Man with a Snake

This is one of the photos I liked most from my trip to Bangalore. As the photos before, it was taken with an analog camera and scanned but the colors and sharpness are quite nice. The reason I like this photo is because it is giving lots of information in one shot, a good story telling photo. The man is sitting on the ground and showing his snake in order to get some money. I assume that the woman sitting at the background is his wife. Guessing from the golden ring on man's finger, they probably have a decent life. I gave the man a few rupees and he kindly agreed to be photographed. This was the first shot I have taken. I wanted to take a few more pictures but the man proved to be a good businessman and kept asking for more and more money. So I was shooting as long as I had some coins left but this first photo remained the best of the series. Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

On the Way Home

I captured this photo on one of my walking trips in Bangalore nine years ago. The woman was bringing some pieces of wood to her home, she turned when she saw me and I pressed the shutter at that moment. As a result I got a nice portrait of this woman with some auto rickshaw in the background as a bonus. The light was also coming from the right direction to provide a subtle illumination on her face. Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

Mother and Child

Another photo from Bangalore which brings some memories. This is a nice story telling scene of a mother holding a child in her hand and walking up the hill. The colors of the sky didn't come up as expected during the scan but otherwise the photo is compositionally pleasing as both the main object of the mother and child and the secondary object up the hill are placed according to the rules of third. What makes the image pop up for me is its simplicity. Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

People of India

Out of the many photos I took in India I was mostly fascinated by the different characters of people that one can meet in India. Most of the people gladly accepted to be photographed and today I am presenting a photo of two young ladies, most likely university students, because the picture was taken close at the university campus of Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. The colors are beautiful and the quality of the scan is surprisingly good. I have actually noticed that the dynamic range of a film is much higher than that of today's digital cameras. This photo was taken in a full sun and the exposition is fine both in highlights and shadows (except for sharpening and some basic color adjustments the scan was not improved in any other way). What a pity I don't own any film camera any more ... maybe I should get one :-) Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200, scanned on Canon MP980.

Incredible India

As I already mentioned, I have found some old films that I recently scanned on my Canon MP980 scanner. I was positively surprised of the quality of the scan and in particular the pictures from my trip to India from 2001 brought back many memories. Today I want to start with a photo of street life in the streets of Bangalore. It was taken from an auto rickshaw and shows a typical busy day in December. I will soon post more photos of people in India, so stay tuned. Camera spec: Canon EOS 300 with Canon 28-105 F3,5-4,5 USM, film Fuji Superia ISO 200 (most likely), scanned on Canon MP980 and converted to BW.