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Pretty against Pink

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:57:57 -0700

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Chill

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:42:39 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

Near Mississippi river, just before entering Illinois (so its in Iowa and the blue you see on the right is the river).

Urban Abstraction

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:03:26 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

Taken in Chicago

When it rains..

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:05:12 -0800

Madiator posted a photo:

I don't know why its raining so frequently in LA.

See the rain drops

But I had shot these pics in Andaman and I had missed the previous opportunities when it was raining in LA. to upload it!

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Bunch of Toys

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:48:06 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

An attempt at tilt shift processing. This image was very very tricky to process because its slanted. Only after few trials (of processing, I mean) I got the DoF right. And after that I liberally increased the saturation and dodged and burned without worries to give it a toy-like feel :)
What do you think?
Taken on the tram in Getty Center. The freeway you see is I-405 (San Diego Freeway). Shot at 180mm.
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Thanks for your visits and comments on my last pic. I had submitted it to New York Times and it appeared here (the link might change)
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I am a little busy for few more weeks.
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Check out this smashing magazine article for some inspiration!

Wildfire in Los Angeles

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:25:03 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

The Los Angeles wildfire (also known as the station fire) has been ravaging and burning out of control for the past few days. It has already consumed 17,199 hectares threatening 10,000 homes, as of Aug 30th, 2009. Already two news channels have reported that their TV towers are in danger, the NASA JPL had a close call and the century old Mt. Wilson observatory is also in danger.

Temperatures have been reaching around 100 degrees for the past two days and the forecast is no good news.

These wildfires happen every year at California. It will happen next year too. Thats unavoidable. What is pathetic is that 9 out of 10 are wildfires start due to man made mistakes and at least 3/4th of that is due to negligence. One small mistake and billions of dollars lost, but more than that - lives are lost and people become homeless.

But what keeps the whole system running are the firefighters. I can't imagine what will happen without those brave souls who put their lives at risk and venture into the fire to diffuse it. Hours ago, news was reported about the death of two firefighters (caused due to some accident). This image is more like a tribute to those two souls - let their souls rest in peace; and for those firefighters who are fighting out there day and night so that we can sit here comfortably.

This image has been taken from USC. I had to adjust the image a little bit to cancel the effect of the smoke spread out (partially due to pollution) in the city. Those who saw something similar couldn't have seen it this clearly because your eyes don't have the 'curves' processing power which photoshop has, but you would have seen something like the last image in the first comment!

Update: The image featured in user submitted photos in NYTimes! (link might get outdated as more photos are added)

The Getty Center

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:00:53 -0700

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The Getty Center is one of the two locations of J. Paul Getty Museum, the other one being the Getty Villa. It has pre-20th century European artwork and the only contemporary (20th century) work presented there are some photographs. Richard Meier is the architect of this landmark and it was opened on Dec 16, 1997 after a whopping cost of $1.6 Billion.

More information in Wikipedia

Its a must visit if you are coming to Los Angeles! Its a photographic treasure especially if you love architecture. I will be going there again someday just to take pictures of the buildings ;) and yet another day to enjoy the paintings!

B l a c k M a g i c

Lined up to light

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:28:26 -0700

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I don't know why I didn't lower the camera further down - I guess my intention was to capture the supporting wires.
I am back from the SF trip!
This is part of the Golden Gate Bridge!

Explored! Highest position 41 on Aug 26, 2009. Thanks to you all!!

Thou foster child of slow time

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:19 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

As you can see from the properties of this image, the exposure was set to 10 seconds. The guy you see in the picture, fortunately for me, didn't move for ten seconds. I don't know who he was, but I am certain that he was enjoying this breathtaking view quietly.

This is Los Angeles by night and on the side is the beautiful Griffith observatory!

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,—that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."
- John Keats in "Ode on a Grecian Urn"

Photo Credits: Vlad

High Hopes and Monday Blues

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:52:18 -0700

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As the Job losses slow, lets hope that US and the world climbs out of recession soon. I personally know many people who have been affected by the recession. Lets hope for the best.
And yeah, happy monday blues!!
Shot at Solvang.
BlackMagic

EXPLORED - Thank you all!

Info

Solvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The city of Solvang is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,332 at the 2000 census.

Solvang was founded in 1911 on 9,000 acres (36 km²) of formerly Spanish land by a group of Danish educators, who traveled west to escape midwestern winters. The city is home to some bakeries, restaurants, and merchants offering a taste of Denmark in California. The architecture of many of the buildings follows traditional Danish style. There is a copy of the famous Little Mermaid statue from Copenhagen, as well as one featuring the bust of famed Danish fable writer Hans Christian Andersen. A replica of the Copenhagen observatory Rundetårn in the scale 1:3 was finished in 1991 and can be seen in the city centre.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvang,_California

Hollywood (Cinematic Series #3)

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:45:38 -0800

Madiator posted a photo:

How can a cinematic series be complete without showing Hollywood?

Brooklyn Bridge

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:16:44 -0800

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Doule Rainbow!!!

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:27:11 -0800

Madiator posted a photo:

Caught this amazing rainbow today at around 4pm - this is definitely the highlight of the week long rain in LA. Took a few shots using my iPhone, but I wish I really had my DSLR with me. The view was breathtaking - first because I have never seen a double rainbow before and second because the LA downtown buildings were in the backdrop!

Click here to view in Lightbox

Airport Bokeh

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:06:14 -0800

Madiator posted a photo:

Taken at the Kuala Lumpur international Airport.

The Griffith Observatory

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:05:30 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

The Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA

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From Wikipedia:
Sitting on the South-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with an extensive array of space- and science-related displays.

Living In The Moment

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:34:26 -0800

Madiator posted a photo:

Taken at Radhanagar Beach, Andaman Islands.
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"Beach No. 7 on the western coast, better known as "Radha Nagar" Beach, is one of the most popular beaches on Havelock and was named "Best Beach in Asia" by Time in 2004.[1]. Other notable beaches include Elephant Beach on the northwest coast and Vijaynagar Beach (No. 5), Beach No. 3 and Beach No. 1 on the east coast."
-Wikipedia

The End Has Come

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:17:50 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

View Large to be truly Scared!
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Click this for a textured version. Thanks to borealnz for the texture.

Let me know which one is better.
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So this frame of a ghost was there in Rhyolite Ghost town and I simply captured it.
I hope the tone and the thick vignettes really do give it a unnatural, dreamy, nighttime and ghostly feeling..
What do you think?
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Taken at Rhyolite Ghost Town, Nevada.
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Explored! #341 on July 31st! Thanks a bunch!

Looking upto

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:02:26 -0700

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;)

Palmam qui meruit ferat

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:34:56 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

Shot at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles - which happens to be place I study :)
The motto in English is "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" and the title is the Latin version.
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University Series - II
Used a CPL which explains the dark blue sky. Used Adobe Lightroom to improve vibrance and clarity.

Dei sub numine viget

nobody@flickr.com (Madiator) — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:15:28 -0700

Madiator posted a photo:

This is a building from Princeton university. The title's meaning is "Under God's power she flourishes" which is the motto of Princeton
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University Series - I
Edited using Adobe Lightroom 2.4, check the comments for the original image. Selectively increased the exposure of the building.

Serious advice to Serious photographers : Start using Lightroom to manage and edit your photos!