Result Of Feb Photography Competition!!

The theme for the photography competition for the months of February was "Love" and as always, the club members came up with some great snaps on the topic.

The competition as judged by ace photographer, Mr. Prasad Pankar

Here are the results:

1st Place: Achintya Kambli -Love

Description: In the hustle and bustle of the marriage hall, and the responsibilities which come along by being a relative of the to-be-wed, the mother still has time for her children.....
Mother's Love never falters, never fails.....she always will put the needs and desires of her children ahead of hers.....

Camera Details: taken from 2.0 MP camera of my cellphone 7210 supernova.....a bit of editing to make it look better....

Camera settings: Please ignore them for my camera...almost none.....

Judge's comment: The rarity of the moment wins this the prize. The child sleeping in the woman's lap, while the other child holds on to her mother, while maintaining beautiful eye contact. Technically could have been better, but the beauty of the moment makes it a winning snap.

2nd Place: Sagar Kamat -Homecoming

Description: Day after day, Night after night, they keep coming back to their little ones, bringing in food and care and so much more. And all this to just see them fly away someday, in pursuit of their own worldly dreams. Can anything else but 'love' explain this homecoming?

Photo Details: Nikon s550 ISO; 83(auto) Shutter speed:1/126(auto) Aperture; s/5.6

Judge's Comment: It's really easy to imagine a scene like this and draw it, but to actually be able to capture a scene as rare as this is very difficult.

3rd Place: Rohan Kelkar -Atoot Rishta Hai Ye... Atoot Jod hai ye

Description: Picture quality not so good. Taken with a low end phone camera.

Judges Comment: Another lovely pic, with a lovely caption that has been well thought out. Technically, a poor shot, but the candidness of the photograph wins it the prize.

Mr. Pankar also suggested that members work harder towards getting candid shots, rather than staged shots.


Congratulations to the all the winners!!

P.S : Also check out the other entries submitted for the competition in this earlier blog post.

'Love' Competition Entries

The monthly photography competition for the month of January marked the new year with the wonderful topic, "Love". There were many different interpretations of the theme that members portrayed through their snaps.

All in all, 17 entries were received for the competition.

These are shown below:
(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!

Result Of Jan Photography Competition!!

The theme for the photography competition for the months of January was "New Beginnings" and as always, the club members came up with some great snaps on the topic.

Here are the results:

1st Place: Pranav Pai Vernekar -Welcoming the Goddess of Food

Details: ISO: 80, Camera : DSC W-270

Description: On the second day of Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations we have a festival called Nave. Here we welcome the godless of food "Dhanya Lakshmi' into our houses by cutting the new crop as a part of the ritual.

Judge's comment: Lovely Composition and Description.... great way to look at the theme

2nd Place: Namrata Bhave -Entering the world of literacy..

Description: An important stage in our life is entering the vast world of education, the world of competition! You are a useless person in today's world if you are an illiterate. The child in the photo is starting a new phase of her life, learning A,B,C and opening the doors of education.

Judge's Comment: Really nice concept.... very different from the other entries

3rd Place: Nisha Dhond -A new experience.......

Details: ISO: 400 ,Aperture- f/4.0 ,Exposure time- 0.020s(1/50) ,Focal length- 10.7 mm

Description: This is a picture I took in my neighbours house.My neighbour(a cute small girl in this case) was learning to walk, with her enthusiastic mother by her side. Her tiny hand clutched her mom's hand firmly and she inched forward step-by step. This was a new beginning for the little lady. Well, it was a golden chance for me too, and i took this snap of the little girl and her mother.........

Judges Comment: Very nice snap. Image space has been used very well.

Consolation: Navin Pai -The Open Abyss

Details: Aperture: f/3.1 Exposure Time (Shutter Speed): 1/60 seconds ISO: 100

Description: Staring at the horizon, with a new perspective of life, wondering what life has in store for him next. Pic taken at Kanangini beach during a recent picnic just before the new semester began.

Judge's Comment: Amazing snapshot. But just doesn't go with the theme.

So we have two female shutterbugs in the Top 3 for the first time!! Guys beware, these girls are simply brilliant behind the lens!!

Congratulations to the all the winners!!

P.S : Also check out the other entries submitted for the competition in this earlier blog post.

Club members win third at Tatva 2010

The Photography Club of GEC has constantly encouraged its members to participate in photography competitions at college festivals across the state. These competitions are a great way to judge your abilities at the competition level, and to meet fellow photographers from other colleges.

And the club members have managed to win quite a few awards at these competitions.

Recently, at V.M.Salgaocar College of Law's college fest Tatva, club members Achintya Kambli and Sagar Kamat won the Third place in the photography event.

The event consisted of making a slideshow of 6 images (within 3 hours) on the topic Goa from 2000 to 2010 and the duo managed to come up a great set of images showing the contrast in Goa between 2000 and now.

Their photo slideshow is shown below:

Great going guys!! Keep clicking such wonderful snaps!!

March Photography Competition!!

Over the last few months, the Photography Club of GEC has grown by leaps and bounds, and we've explored the world of photography through many mediums ranging from exhibition visits to lectures to phototreks. The monthly theme based competitions have become the talk of the campus, with the Photography Club notice board becoming one of the most talked about notice boards on campus!! And it just keeps getting better!

And this month, the biggest name in Indian photography will be associated with the competition. I'm talking about photography ace Daboo Ratnani, who was recently selected as The Most Influential Person in Asian Photography, who has graciously agreed to judge the competition for the month of March.

And the topic he has chosen for the competition is: "Innocence".

The dictionary defines the term innocence as freedom from sin or moral wrong; freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness; simplicity; absence of guile or cunning.

Yet this definition doesn't manage to capture the essence of the term. Innocence is something that we all recognise, yet are unable to define. And as such, it's a topic that can be very well expressed through photographs!!


Each person will be allowed a maximum of three entries.

Kindly submit your photographs along with the following details:

• Caption
• Description (Explain the concept of the picture)
  
• Photographic details (ISO, Aperture, Shutter speed, Focal length etc)

The last date for entries is 31st March 2010

“Whoever blushes is already guilty; true innocence is ashamed of nothing.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Hoping to see your best clicks!!

Happy clicking!!

Photo Credits: Dog in the grass, B/W smiling girl