National Education Day: Photo Card Competition

Every year, November 11th is celebrated across the country as National Education Day, commemorating the birth of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education of independent India. And this year, the Photography Club of GEC joins in the celebrations!!

We have organized a Photo Card Making Competition, on the very important topic of "Importance of Literacy".

Here are the rules:

• The card must contain a snap clicked by the contestant
• A Caption must be clearly visible on the card
• Secondary decorations are allowed (though completely optional)
• Only a soft copy of the card is to be submitted

Prizes are at stake for the best cards submitted!!

Send your entries to photographygec{at}gmail{dot}com

Last date for entries is 10th November!!

So get clicking!!

Photo credits: Education

Presentation on Dynamic Range

At the Club meeting on October 22nd, Aakash Rodrigues presented a slideshow showcasing the concept of Dynamic Range. Members were enlightened on photographic aspects like Exposure Value (EV) and Bit depth as well as the basic concepts behind how camera sensors actually work.

Aakash used some brilliant analogies to explain complex details and ensured that everyone understood this crucial concept of photography. The presentation has been showcased below:



Note: The presentation was only part of the presentation. Most of the presentation was conducted impromptu.

October Photography Competition!!

The response received so far for the monthly Photography Competitions have been astounding to say the least!! Keep up the good work guys!!

This month's theme, chosen by Mr. Alirio Saldanha, the judge for last month's theme competition, is "Go For Colours".


That's right..... we're going into Rangeela mode this month!! After all, life's not just black and white, but a million colors in between as well!! :) :)

Each person will be allowed a maximum of two entries.

Kindly submit photographs along with the following details:

• Caption
• Description
• Photographic details (ISO, Aperture, Shutter speed, Focal length etc)
  

Submit your entries to photographygec[at]gmail[dot]com

Last date for entries is 15th December 2009.



We're looking forward to receiving your entries......

So get clicking!!

• It is not the form that dictates the color, but the color that brings out the form. -Hans Hofmann
  

Photo Credits: Color Pencils, City Scene


Update: The last date for submission of photographs has been changed on account of the busy schedule that most of us are facing!!
Update 2: The last date for submission of photographs has been changed AGAIN on account of the semester exams!!

Results Of September Photography Competition!!

The theme for the Photography Club Competition for the month of September was "Aqua", and as expected, we ended up with loads of "below sea-level" photos!!

The tough job of judging the snaps was done by ace Photographer Mr. Alirio Saldanha, Director of the Stenodac Academy Of Professional Photography And Cinematography.

Brownie points were awarded to photographers who had mentioned photographic details like ISO and shutter speed of their snaps (These details were discussed at the last meeting of the club).

Here are the results :

1st Place: Suryanand Shirodkar - Flowing Water

Details:ISO 100, shutter speed: 100, focus: 3.1

Description:This picture shows a clean and pure flowing water.
By flowing in the forward direction it gives us a message that,
we should not look back to our past and focus on our future.

2nd Place: Nishkarsh Khandekar - Melting Point

Details: ISO:64, Aperture: f/5.6

Description: An ice cube resting on an iron grill melts away in the scorching
heat. Came up with this while watching a TV show on global warming.
So lets say this was my 'little' way of depicting the same.

3rd Place: Nishkarsh Khandekar - Blue

Details: ISO: 125, Aperture: f/3.6

Description:An ice cube placed on a sheet of glass slides over a thin film
of H2O.... (it was actually sliding when i clicked it).

4th Place: Pranav Pai Vernekar - Liquid On Liquid

Details: Focal Length: 25 mm, Exposure: 0.013s, Aperture : f/2.5 ISO: 400

Description: This Picture shows droplets of water on a window pane
of a GEC Bus.Glass is scientifically considered to be a super cooled liquid,
hence the caption "Liquid on Liquid".

Congratulations to the winners!! Great going guys!!
P.S : Also check out the other entries submitted for the competition in this earlier blog post.

'Aqua' Photography Competition Entries!!

The Photography Competition for the month of September was based on the theme "Aqua". In all, 16 entries were received, and they have been put up on Flickr after the final date for submission (30th September). Here they are:

(click on the image to view larger size image with captions and descriptions)






You can also directly go to the Flickr page of the club and view the photographs along with their captions and descriptions.

Winners will be announced soon!

May the best photograph win!