A lesson in taking Panning Shots

Standing outside the car dealer's place in Greenville with nothing to do and a camera in hand. I thought I would never get a better time to try out some panning shots. So settled down to concentrating on the road in front with the lens following every car passing by.

Since it was the first time, the initial shots were either blurred or over-exposed due to slower shutter speed. But with some guidance from Ela, our local guide and photography expert, I was able to hit the sweet spot and got some decent shots.

I am sure there will be another time to try this again and hopefully sooner than later. And hopefully I should have some better pictures then.

Bygone era??

I was in Geenville, South Carolina the other day with some friends. And on the way, we stopped at a gas station to fuel up. The gas prices in South Carolina is generally cheaper but we never expected the price to be this low.

The Old Man by the Sea

In New York for the Memorial Day weekend. Really bowled over by the Big Apple.One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in ten minutes as in ten years.

I loved the tall skyscrapers, the busy streets where people jostle and whir like molecules in an overheated jar. Each person on the streets of New York is one of a type. The city is one big theater where everyone is on display.

I met this gentleman by the quay while waiting for the ferry to take us to Liberty island. Long queues under an unrelenting sun. This old gentleman was entertaining the crowd by playing some musical instrument and dancing to its beats.

His expression left something unsaid, some story untold. The eyes had seen a lot. Wish I had been able to chat up with the old gentleman that day.

Sunset at Lake Norman!!

Been a while since I last posted. Actually its been quite a while since I went out with my camera. The past couple of weeks have been hectic. Weekends have been good but it takes effort to get the lazy bones moving. Anyway end-result no new pictures.

So thought why not take the opportunity and post some pictures from my backlog. And I do have a big backlog. This is from a sunset I took on Lake Norman. This is the largest man-made lake in the entire state of North Carolina. To be precise, the photo was taken in Jetton Park on the lake. On previous two occasions I had made futile attempts to reach this location on my motorcycle. Fortunately, I was third time lucky.

Jetton Park has a small artificial beach where kids can be found playing. A nice tree shaded shoreline and a beautiful view of the setting sun.

A Walk thru "The Village"

The Charlotte summers have been longer than the usual. So we planned to cool off in the beautiful Miami beaches during the long weekend for Labor Day.

The plan was to start from Atlanta on Friday night. So I ended up visiting Shakti and taking a walk thru the beautiful trails in "The Village", one of the oldest communities in Atlanta.