Kolkata Photoblog 2009

btirthankar · 21st August 2009, 14:30

Here comes the Second Set of Kolkata Photoblog 2009 | Q2 & Q3

Sli_ce · 21st August 2009, 15:39

Fantastic set, my friend. you have managed to portray a very realistic picture of Kolkota.
Some of the pictures have great symmetry and composition, and the night shots (Long exposures) are very well captured. the captions are full of sarcastic, but light and healthy humor.

and by the way you have a great eye to spot everyday photo ops. well done

btirthankar · 21st August 2009, 15:58

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Originally Posted by Sli_ce

Fantastic set, my friend. you have managed to portray a very realistic picture of Kolkota.
Some of the pictures have great symmetry and composition, and the night shots (Long exposures) are very well captured. the captions are full of sarcastic, but light and healthy humor.

and by the way you have a great eye to spot everyday photo ops. well done

Thank You for the words of appreciation. This is indeed my way to portray things the way they are and maybe trigger a change somewhere maybe.

MileCruncher · 21st August 2009, 16:22

Awesome set of picture. Man I wonder how do you get the composition for these pictures.

Cheers

pulsar56 · 21st August 2009, 16:58

Incredible Kolkata!
The captions portray the true story!

SS-Traveller · 21st August 2009, 17:18

Hey BT, good stuff here again! Great photography. Looking for more...

vnabhi · 21st August 2009, 17:32

BT, nice pics and captions, as usual!

How about some more pics of Salt Lake, Ultadanga, College Street, etc?

I've seen a heck of a lot of pics of Gariahat area from you earlier.

anekho · 21st August 2009, 17:55

great photos man, I really enjoyed them! Keep posting....

ps, any drivoblogs coming up?

21st August 2009, 18:39

You just refreshed my trip to Kolkotta nice one

zteg · 21st August 2009, 20:37

Great pics mate. excellent comments as well. Looking at the last pic, am hungry now. It looks yummy

btirthankar · 22nd August 2009, 08:34

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Originally Posted by zteg

Great pics mate. excellent comments as well. Looking at the last pic, am hungry now. It looks yummy

It was Yummy

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Originally Posted by anekho

great photos man, I really enjoyed them! Keep posting....

ps, any drivoblogs coming up?

Drivoblogs are everywhere, 'just google'

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Originally Posted by vnabhi

BT, nice pics and captions, as usual!

How about some more pics of Salt Lake, Ultadanga, College Street, etc?

I've seen a heck of a lot of pics of Gariahat area from you earlier.

True I was too repetitive on Gariahat area. Hope you are getting my emails regularly.

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Originally Posted by SS-Traveller

Hey BT, good stuff here again! Great photography. Looking for more...

Hope your Dec Visit to CCU is on schedule.

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Originally Posted by pulsar56

Incredible Kolkata!
The captions portray the true story!

Thats Life for a Lens.

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Originally Posted by MileCruncher

Awesome set of picture. Man I wonder how do you get the composition for these pictures.

Cheers

Photos follow Captions.

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Originally Posted by glenn

You just refreshed my trip to Kolkotta nice one

I'm overwhelmed.

vijaythacker · 22nd August 2009, 17:01

btirthankar, wow what a splendid picturesque you shared here, though lots of chaios,dirt, messy,humid the city may be still it has that smell which just makes you love this place, those road eataries, mishti doi, rosogulla, sandesh,puchka which i feel is best available over there are just to add your stay more.thankyou for sharing some good old memories of that city.
Also to mention icecream soda, one of its kind.

btirthankar · 23rd August 2009, 08:32

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Originally Posted by vijaythacker

btirthankar, wow what a splendid picturesque you shared here, though lots of chaios,dirt, messy,humid the city may be still it has that smell which just makes you love this place, those road eataries, mishti doi, rosogulla, sandesh,puchka which i feel is best available over there are just to add your stay more.thankyou for sharing some good old memories of that city.
Also to mention icecream soda, one of its kind.

There is indeed an invisible 'pull' that the city has on you. But things are changing gradually, the development work I mean.

Icecream Soda, yes - Bijoligrill anytime.

sami316 · 23rd August 2009, 12:38

Hi, Really awesome pics and really witty comments. It was a real treat. I have been to Kolkata when I was a one year old baby. But after looking at the pics, I dont know why, I am getting Nostalgic. Thanks again for this awesome Photoblog.

btirthankar · 23rd August 2009, 14:18

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Originally Posted by sami316

Hi, Really awesome pics and really witty comments. It was a real treat. I have been to Kolkata when I was a one year old baby. But after looking at the pics, I dont know why, I am getting Nostalgic. Thanks again for this awesome Photoblog.

What makes Kolkata different is that this is a very 'people centric' city. And the amazing concentration of people in one area though chaotic, has its underlying synergies. Everybody wants things to their conveniences, at their doorstep like the STD Booth, Pan wala, domestic help, janitor or even the vegetable hawker. And this has what created such a complex social network among them that they are resistant to change. Try removing hawkers, or widen roads or remove encroachments and the whole thing roars up. Why? because everybody has vested interests, caused by the complex social network, mentioned just now.

If all of them (people & services) were located far apart as it ideally would in a planned urban sprawl, what would happen is that 'costs' may increase. Costs of commuting, Costs of people's time. Costs of transportation. Cost of physical space. Perhaps this is what brought people so close together, nevermind the inconveniences and kept certain goods and services cheaper than elsewhere.

And it though does applies to many Indian towns, this phenomenon is unique to a Kolkata as it falls under Metro Category.

Now one may wonder why a bustling metro could not expand horizontally like other cities? One reason (apart from its geographical limitations) is surely the weak economic situation of the masses - the lower middle class & the BPL category. Kolkata has been the respite of lakhs of migrants from the surrounding geography. And they remain poor, generations to generations.

Refer to to the Maslow's theory of Needs here. Once the basic needs are fulfilled, humans don't want to egg further. Yes there are voids somewhere in each of the stages in the Maslow's Needs Hierarchy as far as the people of this city is considered, but what the city actually provides is fulfilment of most of those needs. Perthaps that's why they call it the City of Joy, isnpite of the shabbiness, fadedness, discomfort, chaos, imperfections it may offer.

They are happy their own way after all, so what if they are 'monetarily poor'. As someone rightly said - 'poverty breeds poverty'.

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Sli_ce BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 56 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Fantastic set Fantastic set, my friend. you have managed to portray a very realistic picture of Kolkota. Some of the pictures have great symmetry and composition, and the night shots (Long exposures) are very well captured. the captions are full of sarcastic, but light and healthy humor. and by the way you have a great eye to spot everyday photo ops. well done
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MileCruncher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MH01 Posts: 4,357 Thanked: 949 Times View My Garage	Awesome set of picture. Man I wonder how do you get the composition for these pictures. Cheers
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pulsar56 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,174 Thanked: 342 Times View My Garage	Incredible Kolkata! The captions portray the true story!
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SS-Traveller Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 8,209 Thanked: 27,919 Times View My Garage	Hey BT, good stuff here again! Great photography. Looking for more...
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vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,980 Thanked: 2,409 Times View My Garage	BT, nice pics and captions, as usual! How about some more pics of Salt Lake, Ultadanga, College Street, etc? I've seen a heck of a lot of pics of Gariahat area from you earlier.
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anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,997 Thanked: 685 Times	great photos man, I really enjoyed them! Keep posting.... ps, any drivoblogs coming up?
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glenn Posts: n/a	You just refreshed my trip to Kolkotta nice one
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zteg BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mangalore/Bangalore Posts: 331 Thanked: 91 Times	Great pics mate. excellent comments as well. Looking at the last pic, am hungry now. It looks yummy
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vijaythacker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ahmedabad Posts: 1,499 Thanked: 75 Times View My Garage	btirthankar, wow what a splendid picturesque you shared here, though lots of chaios,dirt, messy,humid the city may be still it has that smell which just makes you love this place, those road eataries, mishti doi, rosogulla, sandesh,puchka which i feel is best available over there are just to add your stay more.thankyou for sharing some good old memories of that city. Also to mention icecream soda, one of its kind.
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sami316 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 485 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Hi, Really awesome pics and really witty comments. It was a real treat. I have been to Kolkata when I was a one year old baby. But after looking at the pics, I dont know why, I am getting Nostalgic. Thanks again for this awesome Photoblog.
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