The Cholan Remains

Finally I get to visit the Brihadeeshwara Temple at Thanjavur. Being an architecture student and reading about this great temple during the History of Architecture classes in my second year I always wondered how come I've never been there all this while although I stayed just 250kms away. So this vacation I made it a point to visit this magnificent temple.

The Temple Gateway

Temple Gateway 2

The Temple at Sunset

West side of the Temple

From the top

Gopuram Interior

At Sunrise

Connaught Place, New Delhi

A day before I had to leave home, a friend of mine wanted me to click some pictures of CP looking deserted and so we decided to get there early in the morning for the same. This is one of the photographs I took when I went there.
It was interesting to see all the workers of the different stores playing cricket in the car parking areas on this Sunday morning. You could see some guys standing there waiting for their turn to bat.

Stolen Moments 1

This would be a series of photographs of  the various moments that have been happening around me. Most of these photographs are from my Facebook Album.

How not to climb a Tree

The Different Faces

Out of the Frame

Here and There

A Walk

In Focus

  

Its Raining Light!

An interesting lighting work done at the Grandlays Community Centre, New Friends Colony.
Looks like they have put some LED's within tubes and made them light up alternatively. Also one of first attempts to make a GIF.

Minimal

Up There!, Manali, Himachal Pradesh

SHADES, At Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur

Extension Khirkee- Street Art Festival

Street Art Festival at Khirkee. Some really cool street art by various artists on the walls of the densely populated urban village.

http://extension-khirkee.tumblr.com/

From Flickr

Kabilan S.'s photostream on Flickr.

Updated here for the moment.
Will be coming up with posts soon.

Dissertation- Impact of Photography on Modern Architecture

Four years after its discovery in 1839, the following appeared in a London Magazine,
“Photography is a young art, but from its present aspect, we can judge what power it will have in its maturity.” – Household Words, Charles Dickens.

Considering the above statement, the power of photography as a tool of visual communication has grown with experimentation and incoming of modern technology. Looking at photography from an architectural point of view, buildings are photographed primarily to be documented, sold or advertised. Does a space feel the same as good as it looks in a photograph? Or has the building just been made to look good in the photograph? Do thecontemporary architects aim all their activities toward getting to the magazine cover and not worrying whether the building will last beyond the photographers shooting session?  The intent of the photograph needs to be studied.

Open publication - Free publishing - More architecture

Another Abstract

This is an HDR image I recently clicked. Some people who saw this felt it also looks like an illusion. Try guess what it is!

Sunday Escape (2)

Purana Qila, New Delhi.
Date: 30/10/2011
Others with me: Navaneeth

Here it goes! the second.  Tried out some HDR's (High Dynamic Range Imaging ). They were pretty successful. Managed to walk around the whole complex this time.

Interiors of Qila Kuhna Masjid inside Purana Qila

Around Purana Qila

Qila Kuhna Masjid

Made the collages on Picasa. Found Blogger annoying to get desired compositions.