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Previous Digital entries from the same trip

Digital I
Digital II
Digital III
Digital IV
Digital V

This summer i was in Bombay for vacation. 1 month of awesomeness…this was planned so that i could be there for my childhood friend, kunals bday.

Booked my tickets, Finnair.

Packed a few cloths in a backpack…me likes to travel light.

Sat next to a latvian lady who was going to Bangalore…goto Helsinki…only to find out that the plane has been delayed by 5 hours…5 hours later 7 hours later goto Bombay.

It feels like i never left bay…its all so familiar…the sights…the smell…the people.

Took a rick…got home.

Home sweet home…

Tmax 400 @ 800 + OM1 + 28/2.8 + 50/1.8

waiting for 5 hours can get awfully boring

it can get lonely at an airport

pretty legs

bombay…went for a walk with kunal

we have a LOT of dogs here in bay

1/4

it was nice to meet kunals grandmother after years…

for suri

street

my crib

snacks…A LOT OF SNACKS

kunal in deep meditation…

my dad hates to be photographed…

mom does not…she likes all the attention…she is serving dinner…SHE IS THE BEST COOK ON EARTH…

sis got a new phone…this time in white…

me slept on the floor for 1 month…i surprised myself…

next day kunal got a haircut from a friend of mine who opened his own hair cutting saloon…

weekend with sis and delna…this must be OnToes

mom gazing out the window…

mom preparing lunch…

shot of the kitchen window

mom preparing some more food…I LOVE FOOD

dad and me goto the market to buy groceries

we take a rick…

you cannot make indian food without some fresh green chilies


the main market

1 of 3 posts from india…

shank :: Aug.25.2008 :: OM, analog, bombay, street :: No Comments »

…i dont need a 5D…but i also think its a bit expensive…

Thing is…what is expensive…we always try to get away with the cheapest solution…make a bargain…end of season sale. Come to think of it we waste lot of money on stuff we dont need…like cigs, beer…COFEE!!! why someone would pay 30k for coffee is beyond my understanding. But then again I am being judgmental. Or its just my opinion.

Point being…nothing is cheap…and expense can take different forms…its does not need to be monitory. Sacrifices is a kind of expense. How much are you willing to sacrifice for something. It can be people, places or in this case money.

How far will you go to get that frame. Jeff Ascough said something interesting…”you cannot put a price on memories…”

Lot of people wrongly think that its me who takes the frame…its the camera+lens…ok maybe a good eye helps.

Coming back…as i said…i want a 5D. So i tried to see my 30D for 5k NOK or 35kRs. But not one seems to be interested, which surprises me…few years back i spent 20k Rs on a FZ5. Compared to that this is a steal. One reason i guess is because i am not selling a lens with it…why would i?…i have just prime lenses and not everyone wants them…most people are happy with a standard 18-55 kit lens, which retails for close to nothing.

I could reduce the price…but it just feels wrong to sell it any cheaper…if you like photography then be prepared to shell out some serious money. Suri…make some money…then like the good old days we can take some awesome frames…

abel bought some more flash, you cannot have too many of them…

still life I

still life II

this one is for dear sister

trying out the flash





artsy



eirik goes to Sweden tomorrow…

shank :: Aug.19.2008 :: digital, oslo :: 3 Comments »

Another roll of cheap superia 200 film…its a bit worrying that i am converting color film snaps to BW. Ah well i can just say its art and get away with it…its just that i like some frames in BW thats it…nothing artsy about that is it.

In other news keeping up the suckage i ordered a new 17″ dell XPS laptop…nothing better than a Dell…way to go shank…

Bought some nice prawns for the weekend…in case you did not know…i consider prawns to be the best seafood out there…just as pork is the best meat…also the fact that i can cook both of them helps.

Two more weeks and i can do all these updates from home…and watch TWIN PEAKS…and stop watching TV…

Next on my list of purchasing is the 1TB Segate external drive and the 5D. Then i am set.

OM2 + fuji superis 200 + 28/2.8

one roll done…snapped another roll of film and kept going…

there was skateboarding thingy going on in the park…

and there were photographers…with their toys…

man…kid…chick on skateboard…please ignore the horizon…

not so much sketching…i am sure i took more pics than people sketched…way to go…

me digs chicks with camera…no mobile phones dont count…

she was trying her best…

grumpy man…look i even got maja in the frame…its all planned

ice cream…me digs

one of the many random art installations you will find all over oslo

look i found an airport…

no comments…

like the 28mm

i dont quite remember if she showed her finger or not…need to get closer next time…

nice…color + flare = awesome

lady looking like her dog…not so awesome…

yes i got bored…and wanted to try some suri style pics…no i am not saying his pics are boring…

bored…

i am in fact bored…hence this post on a friday…

have a nice weekend people…

next update is from my trip to India…

shank :: Aug.15.2008 :: OM, analog, oslo, street :: No Comments »