http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/profile Copyright 2000-2008 GFXartist network / Brothersinart http://www.gfxartist.com http://images.gfxartist.com/gfx/GFXartist_64.png support@gfxartist.com en-us GFXartist Engine 1.0 0 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:45:06 EST dakoo My profile only / Photography Hello all GFXers .. Have been away for a while, still have one of the old photographs as submission, will soon have newer one The photo is shot with Canon 350D with poloroid action applied to it.. !! The mood created by poloriod are quite beautiful in their own way..! Hope you guys... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/164588 dakoo Photography / Figure This Wedding photograph is a collaboration between me & a friend   Gulmohor . Shot by him (with a bit of my help), i have post processed it..... so all due credits to him... A mangal sutra is an Indian symbol of Hindu marriage, consisting of a gold ornament strung... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/151462 dakoo Photography / Nature An IR shot !! Would be grateful for as Frank / harsh a C&C as possible. .... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/150380 dakoo Photography / Nature I would like to dedicate this to Brian aka   Almost-Human !! Man thanks for all the help, advice & support !! Even ur comments are lessons in photography !! Guys just back from vacation in Bandhavgarh National Park. Probably the easiest place to spot a Tiger in wild... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/149994 dakoo Photography / Nature Shot this at the kashid beach at the same time as Kashid by   dakoo I have used a different technique to turn the shot to Black & White directly from RAW using RAW shooter. Later split toned it to bring out shadows & highlights in different colors !! Let me... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/147610 dakoo Photography / Nature I simply can't get the title right !! For me It is like an old memory which is aging down !! U can still see it but not clearly enough(hence the grass is hiding the house) !! An infra red shot !! processed with CS3 beta !! Noise & a bit of darkness is intentional, so... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/142798 dakoo Photography / Nature Please check the full version for better details of the panaroma. Kashid beach is located in INDIA's western ghats OR Konkan region. It has golden sand.. http://wikimapia.org/409477/ I am not entirely satisfied about the result of this photo, cause i worked many shots on... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/142068 dakoo Photography / Nature I am in the Phansad reserve forest right now. Shot this yesterday.This is a green Damselfly. The damsel fly always sit with their wing closed unlike the dragon flies. The are very canibalistic & eat everything even their own breed. Shot this with 18-55 lense. As usual FRANK... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/141570 dakoo Photography / Figure This is a portrait shot of a friend. He belongs to the warrior caste of Maratha. "The Marathas" is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu warriors. The Old Marthas would sport a big mustache as a symbol of being macho & warriors. The... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/141284 dakoo Photography / Nature Saw this huge Mango tree in middle of a farm. I am trying some other ways of composition, so not sure if everyone will like this !! As usual be frank in your C&C .. An Experiment with IR filter (Hoya R72) A 25 sec exposure, Hence not exactly sharp.. There is also some noise... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/140936 dakoo Photography / Figure Met him while he was waiting for his BUS.. We were trying to get snaps of a few duck that were behind him.. A bit of chat with him & I got this shot, with him sitting by a milestone... # Do check the closer, portrait view.. Let me know which one do U guys like.. Well guys...... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/140027 dakoo Photography / Abstract Although abstracts don't do well here. I can't resist this one !! Frank C&C is welcome as always. This abstract is a small part of large number of water holes caused by rock erosion. This phenomenon occurs naturally, because of the type of stone. The water has cut down... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/136223 dakoo Photography / Architecture This is shot at the Fort of Raigad. The capital of Maratha kingdom in 16th century. We spend about 4 days to shoot this !! And it was worth. My most favorite photo ever (i doubt it will ever change )!!! The silhouette shows samadhi [place where ashes of dead r buried] of the gr8 king Shivaji... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/136662 dakoo Photography / Figure It has now become a practice of many such Ersatz(fake) sadhus who do drinks & drugs etc in the name of Lord Shiva, (the hindu god).[wiki link here ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Shiva] A employee of the archaeological department who takes care of this old monument had lot of... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/135613 dakoo Photography / Figure   Madanapale has been my inspiration ever since i became a gfx member. I would like to dedicate this photograph to the wise old man. Shot this shepherd boy yesterday. His bro & father were along with him with about 350-300 sheeps. Some members of his family had... http://dakoo.gfxartist.com/artworks/135089