A Few from Kolkata, India

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>1. A loaf of bread, a kettle of tea...<br>

<a title="A Loaf of Bread by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5259/5459850149_f45281b2ee_z.jpg" alt="A Loaf of Bread" width="640" height="419" /></a></p>

<p>2. Smoker on the Boat.<br>

<a title="Puffer on the Boat by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanbanerjee/5453919240/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5139/5453919240_afd5b873a6_z.jpg" alt="Puffer on the Boat" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>3. Lost in Thought?<br>

<a title="Waiting for Godot by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5494820510_be26c12c73_z.jpg" alt="Waiting for Godot" width="624" height="624" /></a></p>

<p>4. Finally, one in full colour. Girl selling samosas.<br>

<a title="A Tiny Transaction by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5456746432_b863e5e27a_z.jpg" alt="A Tiny Transaction" width="427" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>Comments welcome!</p>

[jgredline]

<p>A very nice series, but number 4 stole the show...I love it!. I would be very interested in details such as equipment used?</p>

[JDMvW]

<p>All very fine. Thanks.</p>

<p>Another vote for some technical details, too.</p>

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[starvy]

<p>This is the city my father was born in during the early 1940s. I have not visited for over 30 years so your pictures reinforced some of the images I had. Would love to see some more pictures from this series.</p>

[laur1]

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<p>Would love to see some more pictures from this series.</p>

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<p>Anirban is also on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanbanerjee/">flickr</a>.</p>

[rparmar]

<p>I will definitely link with you on Flickr. Lovely work. I must say that I am not fond of the selective colour technique used in the first image but otherwise that is a classic.</p>

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>Thanks everyone.<br>

Equipment used: my recently acquired Tamron 28-75 2.8 and the ancient Pentax K100D.</p>

<p>Except the last one, I took them all through Nik Color Efex Pro for the sepia tint and highlight and shadow adjustment.</p>

<p>I didn't do much sharpening adjustments, except some little local contrast enhancement in key areas.</p>

<p>I sold my Pentax 16-45 for the Tamron. I really like the FL on this lens. I use the 50-75mm lengths a lot. Yeah, I miss the 24mm equivalent at the short end and plan to get the Pentax 12-24 someday.</p>

 

[sfcole]

<p>I like the photos, but I think they can stand by themselves in B&W. I personally find software sepia to be an affectation that doesn't add anything.</p>

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>Scott: I tend to agree with you. I admit I've been affected too much by Stieglitz's <em>Camera Work. </em><br>

<em></em>Selective colouring (first image) is something I'll avoid in future... it's a gimmick that doesn't work.</p>