J odhpur, also known as the “blue city” is an amazing place for photography, and perhaps, my favorite city in India. With a bit of under-exposure and the correct white balance (for us jpeg shooters), the blue really “pops”!
Our tour will spend two days here, exploring and photographing the back streets and alley-ways, dodging the sacred cows and cycle rickshaws to capture the unique beauty of this magical place and its friendly inhabitants.
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Wow, the blue really does pop. What did you do for ‘correct WB’? Seems if you choose florescent then it would have color cast the entire photo, which did not happen in yours, skin tones look great .Very nice! Another question: if you could only afford a DX camera and lens, would the 12-24 Nikkor F4 be sufficient or is 2.8 a must, for your line of work? Thanks Karl.
Hi Karl, these images give me the blues, so to speak. They remind me of the tour I took with you last year and of the great time I had. Already a year has gone by! Wonderful images. I love the one with the two boys and the woman in the BG. The boy on the left seems to be levitating. Have a great tour. CV*
So fun to see what you’re up to! I’d love it if you ID’d the participants since I know all of their names, but not their faces!
Beautiful photographs
Great photos my friend! I will follow you on this workshop, one of my favorites.
Rodney, Thanks for the comment and questions. I used “sunny” white balance for these photos. It warms up the skin tones without messing up the beautiful blue color. I also under-expose to make the colors more vibrant. As for the lens question….I couldn’t live without the 2.8, in terms of light gathering ability as well as for the shallow depth of field it creates. Cheers, Karl
Amazing! when ever I see your photographs, I always get mesmerized.
I live in Ajmer, rajasthan. I have visited pushkar fair many times, just in hope to find you and talk to you.
Now since it has been a long time, you have upgraded from your mkII’s to D3s. I would really like to know the differences that you notice on the following fields, if you compare the camera’s.
1. ergonomics, 2. reliability, 3. AF, 4, colors and direct usability of files right out of the camera.
5. image quality specially of lenses.