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Istanbul by Night, by Orhan Aksel

January 29, 2012   |   2 Comments

This is taken by a compact camera on manual. It was a beautiful August night in Istanbul with full moon at a lucky spot to take pictures. Because I didn’t expect to take any pictures that night, I only had my little compact camera, which I carry around all the time. Later I decided to [...]

Contestant | January '12, Night Photography Read more

Eurofighter Typhoon – Saltire, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

January 29, 2012   |   No Comments

Captured this image of a Eurofighter Typhoon engaged in an aerial maneuver at the AERO India Airshow 2011. What I really like about this image is the fact that the white smoke trails form a Scottish saltire against the blue cloudless sky.

Contestant | January '12, Motion Photography Read more

Grape, by Luca Renoldi

January 28, 2012   |   No Comments

Photograph of grape in the water to wash it. There are many ways to take a photograph, but it’s not always easy to get what you want to highlight. When washing grape thoroughly under clean running water, it makes the dirt removed, and also produce a very natural seen which we hardly notice to photograph.

Close-Up Photography, Contestant | January '12 Read more

Fingers that Create, by Achintya Guchhait

January 27, 2012   |   2 Comments

This photo is taken in the Pottery town, in the heart of modern city of Bangalore. Though, called a town its a small lane to 30-40 households, who still has kept the ancient art alive. They create earthen pots, diyas (earthen lamps) mostly, but they also create very small miniature idols according to seasons.

Artistic Photography, Contestant | January '12 Read more