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Festivals of India - Igitun Chalne
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Thinking of Goa and the first
thing that comes to mind are the beaches and the party hotspots. But
Goa is much more than that from quaint Portuguese churches
to the cultural performance that is the Goa Carnival, to wildlife
sanctuaries, there is so much to see and do in the state. One such
unique event that you must experience is Igitun Chalne, the Fire Walk
festival in Goa. Literally translated from Konkani, it means ‘walking
through fire’ and it is celebrated every year in May in the temple
of Shirgaon in Bicholim District, about 30 kilometres from the
capital Panjim. It has Spiritual feeling for celebrating the festival
in which devotees walk on burning coal to show trust and faith in
their goddess-LAHRAI.
Igitun Chalne is one the religious
festivals celebrated at the Shirgaon temple. The temple is dedicated
to the goddess Lahrai. Legend has it that Lahrai, her six sisters and
one brother arrived in Goa from Bengal and each of them settled in
different parts of Goa. The goddess Lahrai, who is the prime
goddess amongst her siblings, settled in Shirgaon and she is much
respected and admired by the locals. During the Igitun Chalne
festival, every year numerous followers of goddess Lairaya flock to
the temple to prove their devotion which is continued by their
further generations. Locals and tourists alike throng the temple on
the festival day to watch the rituals and to encourage the courageous
few who undertake the test of walking on hot coals.
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Pro Profile - Dave Krugman
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Dave Krugman is an internationally renowned photographer, writer
and creative director who currently lives in Brooklyn, New York. He
has travelled extensively and shot for huge organisations as well as
for personal projects. His genre cannot be specified since he shoots
almost everything. We talk to him about his photography and find out
the experiences and anecdotes he has to share with our readers.
For as long as he can remember, Dave has been drawn to the visual
world. He has always loved paintings, sculpture, drawings, and films.
Dave's father always had a camera on him, and so it was natural for
him to gravitate towards that craft. What he loves about photography
is that it is a way to freeze time, to preserve the essence of a
memory- and the desire to preserve those feelings is what really
motivated him to begin his photographic journey.
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Tips for Macro Photography
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Macro photography often gets overlooked
in favour of the 'big picture' subjects such as sunrises, landscapes
and charismatic wildlife. However when we take the time to lower our
eyes and pay attention to the smaller details, it becomes apparent
that we're surrounded by a whole miniature world, full of fascinating
subjects just waiting to be photographed! Macro photography has the
ability to reveal beautiful details in subjects such as leaves,
flowers, insects, raindrops and textures that many people don't ever
even notice. It's for this reason that macro photography is one of
the most interesting fields in digital photography.
In short, macro photography is
photography of small things in a way that makes them look BIG. It's
photography magnified, where ordinarily tiny subjects are made to
look bigger than life-size in the frame. Technically a macro photo
has a ratio of 1:1, i.e. the physical size of the subject takes up
the same physical size on the sensor. For example if photographing a
10mm bug, the bug will take up 10mm of the sensor, therefore becoming
quite a sizeable part of the photo. That said, in everyday usage,
'macro photography' can simply be considered close-up photography of
small subjects.
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Lightning Photography Tips
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India
has seen an influx of storm
chasers in the recent years. Storm chasing is the persuit of adverse
weather. The motive behind the same varies as some do it as a hobby,
some for photography and some do it for the sheer adventure of it.
Many scientists follow storms and other adversities to understand how
the weather and overall climates are changing. Many photographershaverecently gotten attracted to this hobby for the fun and thrill as
well.
The
reason behind the inclination of photographers in this peculiar hobby
is twofold. The first reason being that storms, even though a
destructive force of nature, make for amazing adventures. The second
is storms bring in lightning which make for beautiful photographs.
Let us discuss these in details and look at some tips and techniques
that can help you achieve the best photographs during a thunderstorm.
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Can a single lens help you to improve your photography?
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Sticking to a single lens or camera is
a big decision if you already have multiple choices at hand. So, it
requires a bit of research. You need to be crystal clear in your mind
about what you like to shoot and what you normally end up shooting.
If you are into landscapes or portraits
or Macro, select your camera/lens accordingly. It can be a zoom lens,
but keep in mind primes are always better in quality and sharpness
than zoom lenses. Also shooting with primes has other advantages as
well.
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