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In general Aperture or speed has nothing to do with sharpness. Sharpness is when the object is in perfect focus, and barring really horrible lenses, every one by Nikon is sharp when properly focused. Now the wider the aperture, the less is the DOF. What that means is that with a large DOF a lot...

5. Pandal The main Pandal is ready, and the one at the rear nearly so Area where the stall for food is demarketed Location for the Idols The Pandal Ceiling Chandelier View of Chandelier from below

4. Faces - the others Durga Durga's Lion Details of sculpted designs

4a. Faces - Mahisasur What fascinates me is the expression the artisan puts on the face. In general Durga is portrayed with a serene expression, but Mahisasur's expression depends on what the artisan wants it to be. Here are examples of Mahisasur's face Close up of the eye

3. Finishing. The idols are in various stages of finishing Ready for coloring Base colour Further layers Face drawn Finished idol with clothes. Only ornaments are lacking, which will be added by the clients

2. Supports Each composite Idol group is supported by a frame. The utility is two fold a) It holds the group together b) Eases transportation from the fabrication to the Pandal, and then from Pandal to immersion Ghat. Workshop Bamboo frame Frame covered with jute sacking and then it will...

Things are speeding up, as the Puja approaches. Navaratri - nine days of abstention starts tomorrow, and puja six days later, hence the idols have to be ready and delivered before that. 1. Artisans at work White base colour - lime paste Base colours Colours for details Applying base...

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Four O'clock

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4. Individuals. The party was hosted to celebrate the start of the Puja. It starts on the 1st day (23rd September) of the new month of the Hindu Calendar. We wre all asked to come in traditional attire - men in Kurta and either Dhoti or Pajamas, and women in red bordered saris. The Host...

3. People.

2b. Food - Lunch buffet. Soup Buffet counter Counting plates - as the rates are per head, and the usual scam is to inflate the number of persons, the practice is for both the sides to count the plates before the buffet starts, and then if they fall short, add a fixed number. At the end the...

2a. Snacks. No party is successful without plenty of alcohol and snacks. Chicken is the most popular snack item as it is cooked fast in a Tandoor. For vegetarians there is usually Grilled Paneer (Cottage Cheese). The grilling is either on an open flame rig or in a Tandoor. Service was...

Today I attended a friends do, at the flying club in Delhi. As it is too hot for the lawns, he decided that it would be indoors, hence I took only the 35mm with me. At ISO 400 and some at 800 the images were quite noise free as long as they were exposed properly - that is +1EV (that is the...

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Butterfly Pea This tree is out in the sun, the colours are extremely vivid