Photo of the Day | May 22 | On a White Cushion, by Swaroop Singha Roy

May 21, 2012 No Comments by

One day, while on a vacation, I was trying to shoot few flowers in the Hotel’s Garden. There were charming flowers everywhere. I was shooting them with various angles and perspectives, but none of them quite satisfied me. Then suddenly I saw this beautiful little white flower with a striking bright yellow portion in the [...]

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

Photo of the Day | May 18 | Out of Syllabus, by Nirupam Roy

May 17, 2012 No Comments by

As I am a school teacher by profession, I know from the bottom of my heart that these little ones like to make fun, noise, and hilarious activities during the time when there are no burdens of books. Such candid moods are great to watch as we all used to do during our school days, [...]

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Photo of the Day | May 15 | River Painting, by Swaroop Singha Roy

May 15, 2012 No Comments by

This shot was taken during my visit to Dumka, Jharkhand (India) to see the Massanjore Dam. In this shot, the blurry scene of the Mayurakshi River. I saw a few boatmen sailing in the river. After I was done with taking the landscape scenery of the river… I thought of shooting one of these boatmen [...]

Abstract Photography, Contestant | May '12 Read more

Photo of the Day | May 14 | Peeping, by Anup Kar

May 13, 2012 No Comments by

This photograph was taken at Lepchakha, Duars, West Bengal. We went to Lepchakha for photographing Losar Festival. Reaching there we decided to photograph the local villages. There I saw this girl, peeping to our activity with curiosity through the door. Suddenly I capture her with this expression. Later I confirmed her name is ”Sonam” from [...]

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Photo of the Day | May 09 | Chocolate! by Swaroop Singha Roy

May 08, 2012 No Comments by

This was a shot taken while I was experimenting with the built in flash. I created a DIY setup to bounce off the built in flash and take the photo. After a lot of trial and error, this one seemed a bit pleasing ! I couldn’t find a proper subject to test my DIY flash [...]

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Photo of the Day | May 07 | The Veiled Queen, by Souvick Mazumder

May 06, 2012 3 Comments by

The moment is seized from a beautiful foggy as well as rainy day of Darjeeling. She is beautiful, her beauty can drench the longing heart of an artist. So she keeps herself veiled. Darjeeling is a Himalayan city, and renowned tourist destination. It is known as “the Queen of the Hills”, here one can watch [...]

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Photo of the Day | May 06 | Thinking Kid, by Anup Kar

May 05, 2012 1 Comment by

While returning from Lepchakha, a village in Buxa Duars, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, I saw this little gril stading beside a wooden pillar. She was sad and indifferent. She was chewing a rubber band, and was not interested to our activities. I like her attitude and shooot her expression in my frame.

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Photo of the Day | May 02 | Kid Ties a Knot, by Swaroop Singha Roy

May 01, 2012 1 Comment by

While roaming on my terrace, trying to figure out what to shoot, I saw this little kid on my neighbor’s roof running from one corner to the other, then suddenly he stopped near a few lines of ropes, and was trying to tie a knot. The cuteness of the kid compelled me to think of [...]

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Photo of the Day | April 28 | Colors of Life, by Kamalesh Das

Apr 27, 2012 1 Comment by

I took this shot in Rasmela, a local fair of my city. There are various kinds of grooming or dressing accessories sold in different shops mainly for women. This is a bangle shop where different colors of bangles are displayed. Those colors really reflects the true spirits of Indian culture and tradition.

Color Photography, Contestant | April '12 Read more

Photo of the Day | April 21 | Gossiping of the Shadows, by Biplab Arahan Majumder

Apr 20, 2012 No Comments by

A moment can describe so many shades of life, this man was seeking help from other visitors in the fair, and very naturally he doesn’t have any idea that some people were gossiping behind the plastic sheet of his back, his eyes were only searching for some help he needs. I kept this photo in [...]

Black & White Photography, Contestant | April '12 Read more