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The Official Photography and other Hobbies Thread
  • RichardRichard
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    This thread is for Photography enthusiasts and lovers like me and Marie for instance, and is primarily meant to post some of the awesome pictures from our side for the other members to admire and comment upon, which we would very much like. Brickbats are also accepted. Some nice encouraging words spoken in the "Moon" thread necessitated the need for this thread.Do try and comment because that is what would help us to post more and more pics in the future, and share our talent with The HPF Family.

    I would NOT be giving a description of a picture in case it is "generic" or "self explanatory"or "just-not-some-pic-which-is-supposed-to-be-described ". Photos that warrant an explanation would be given the needful. And please dont make this thread a "post some pics about yourself", if it is ONLY about yourself.

    Thank You.
    Post edited by aaron at 2011-08-26 16:42:43
  • vrajvraj
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    1st proper comment!
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  • RichardRichard
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    Haha win^
  • RowlingintheDeepRowlingintheDeep
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    Where's Log for this? That picture he had with he and his kid was amazing! :D
    My name is Martin. Old nickname was irlkg for those who have trouble remembering (Rich)
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    The text here was shifted to the top by Richard. Kindly ignore this.
    Post edited by Abhi at 2011-08-19 18:29:35
  • mattStrelowmattStrelow
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    I gotta feeling I'm gonna like this thread :)
    I love photography!
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    My comment was supposed to be the first, giving a kind of intro. Guys!!!!! :( :(
  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    yay okay I'll post one first if you guys don't mind :))

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  • PumpkinjuicePumpkinjuice
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    Nice picture of your timeturner.
  • vrajvraj
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    I love that.
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  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    thanks :D my mom says it was my grandpa's
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    I mainly love Mother Nature and her various shades, so most of my posts would be concerned with that....
    First One ( I am nervous lol)
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    PS - The text was added by me. Its not something that I often do, but this was clicked on a trip with friends and I was kind of experimenting.... :)
    Post edited by Abhi at 2011-08-19 18:14:18
  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    I really like it!! The colours are great
    btw, if you want to write on a picture, either put a header on it or make the text opacity lower... it gets in the way! :))
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  • PumpkinjuicePumpkinjuice
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    Where was this taken?
  • CoolestGuyOnHPFCoolestGuyOnHPF
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    Love that pic Abhi!
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    The place is near a hill station called Mussorrie in North India.
  • AbhiAbhi
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    This pic was taken in the same trip. We were trekking and quite suddenly nightfall occurred and since this place was in a very remote place and a hilly terrain, we had to pass the night in a small hut of a rural family living in this place. It had no electricity, which you people can obviously see..... "dhaba" means a small living shelter in Hindi.
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  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    That gives off such a nice feeling :]
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    This pic is taken near Half-Moon beach ( yes the name is real, I dont know why lol) near a place called Rameswaram in South India. The southern part of our country is surrounded by ocean and seas, and that is what you see in the pic. I had to tweak the camera settings to get this pic however. And it was taken at midnight.
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    This was taken near a hill station called Munnar, about 200 km away from Rameswaram, lying westwards. This place is famous in India for its lovely tea gardens. Though tea gardens can be found in other parts of India too, these are special because they are not built on a flat piece of land, but instead are built to match the contour and terrain of the gently sloping hills.
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  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    edit: @Abhi this last one si SO COOL!! What camera do you use, btw?
    Here's a few more, since Abhi is posting too :)
    My friend, Mika.
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    A really nice cat.
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    And my mom.
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  • CoolestGuyOnHPFCoolestGuyOnHPF
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    Suspicious looking kitteh is suspicious!
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    Nikon D3100. Your friend is cool!!! The cat scared me.... :O
    And The last one conveys many things simultaneously. Great.
  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    oh I really want that camera! Well, I want a Nikon, generally.
    but I ca't afford it haha
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    Good pics dont necessarily have to come from a good camera.... you know that.
  • Marie_AnetteMarie_Anette
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    Oh, I know, but if I had a Nikon, I'd get a lot more lens options at smaller prices :/
    I have a Panasonic Lumix G1
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  • HorcruxWandererHorcruxWanderer
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    Good thread :D Any pictures of snow :) I like Snowy pictures they're beautiful
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  • IronbellyIronbelly
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    HorcruxWanderer said:

    Good thread :D Any pictures of snow :) I like Snowy pictures they're beautiful

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  • kaileyelisabethkaileyelisabeth
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    Abhi, your pictures are breathtaking.
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  • MayFruitMayFruit
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    I LOVE this thread already. I love photography too :)

    Corn Fields
    This taken place at some corn field in Indonesia


    Did u ever catch the sunset, right across the ocean..
    Coronado beach in California


    Christmas for the Broken Hearted
    and this one taken in Cologne, Germany (this probably my favorite pic ever)

    I'm also on Flickr, feel free to add me http://www.flickr.com/majdy


    Post edited by MayFruit at 2011-08-19 22:56:34
    Accio Alan Rickman

    Wah-wah! Here comes the sun http://www.miedy.com/ (my personal website)
  • MayFruitMayFruit
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    @Abhi: Love your pics, especially the landscape one.

    @Marie: You're very talented. My favorite is the pic of your friend, Mika. I love black and white pic.

    @Ironbelly: Very beautiful.
    Accio Alan Rickman

    Wah-wah! Here comes the sun http://www.miedy.com/ (my personal website)
  • aaronaaron
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    This makes me feel so untalented.
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  • mugglemuggle
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    aaron said:

    This makes me feel so untalented.

    Same. D:
  • aaronaaron
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    Or is the proper word talentless....?
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  • RichardRichard
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    wow these are beautiful!
  • LizLiz
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    Loving all the pics you guys have posted. You all definitely have an eye for this :)
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  • aaronaaron
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    I'm tipsy and read this thread as "Official Pornography Thread." I was thoroughly disappointed.

    JK ABOUT THE LAST PART GUISE THIS STUFF IS AWESOME
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  • LizLiz
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    ^ lol
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  • RichardRichard
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    i read pornography on the first post too haha
  • LizLiz
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    lmao... it must be on the brain
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  • aaronaaron
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    Hey, pornography is a type of photography too. Lol.
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  • LizLiz
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    True, very true
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  • AbhiAbhi
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    Thanks Aaron, Richard, Kailey, Howl, Mayfruit, Melissa and Horcrux.... :) Your words give such a good feeling... :)
  • AbhiAbhi
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    And Horcrux requested for snow...will be putting them up shortly ...
  • AbhiAbhi
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    More pics:
    This rare celestial event was captured when the moon was supposed to appear largest in size due to being the nearest to earth some months ago.....
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    Clicked during trip to the state of Rajasthan, western India famous for the Great Thar Desert. you can observe the sand dunes. Though this pic was NOT about the sand dunes interestingly. :)
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    Kashmir, India- beautiful.
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    The Valley of Flowers, Himachal Pradesh, North India near the Himalayas.
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    Just before sunrise. Pondicherry- Coastal Town in South West India.
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    Dhanushkodi, town near the southermost tip of India. This place is very mysterious as it was destroyed in a Tsunami in 1964, and since then it got converted into a "ghost town". Nobody lives here and the whole area is full of sand, swamp and 1 inch of sea water extending everywhere. Our neighbouring country Sri Lanka, is apparently just 20-30 miles from here, and though sea lies in between, there is rumored to be a swampy /marshy path existing connecting the two mainlands, with references dating back 2000/3000 years. It has never been confirmed though. NASA's satellite imagery of the area shows nothing conclusive.
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    More of Dhanushkodi. The whole place is quite eerie with an unnerving silence. Infact, in my computer I have named the folder of this trip as "At World's End"....
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  • LizLiz
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    Omg @Abhi these photos are absolutely breath taking
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  • MayFruitMayFruit
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    Abhi, your pictures are amazing. Now I must visit India :-) I especially love the pic that you took at 'Great Thar Desert'. What a brilliant idea, though the horse and the mountain pictures are amazing as well.
    Accio Alan Rickman

    Wah-wah! Here comes the sun http://www.miedy.com/ (my personal website)
  • Lord StaffordLord Stafford
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    Nice, Abhi. They're all brilliant.

    Lord Stafford.
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  • HorcruxWandererHorcruxWanderer
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    Ironbelly said:

    HorcruxWanderer said:

    Good thread :D Any pictures of snow :) I like Snowy pictures they're beautiful

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    Wow! Do you live in America/Canada?? Wondeful snow.. Living in the North of England we probably get the most snow we ever get in our country but not as much as that :P It was pretty bad last year... upto my knees
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  • Lord StaffordLord Stafford
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    The snow in the South East of England (where i live) was just as bad as that in Winter.

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  • HorcruxWandererHorcruxWanderer
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    It was pretty bad like last winter, I think everywhere got it bad :D I love snow
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