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It was nice discussing Namma Kadalekai Parishe! The 2017 edition is now just a few hours away and I wish everyone a great time at the event, and fabulous images to cherish!
I’ve never witnessed the inauguration. I dont have any info on that part of the event. The fair will be on throughout Monday. The traffic is blocked on the Bull Temple road only on Monday.
Depending on the gear you have, here are some specifics you could try:
DSLR with a wide angle lens: Parishe landscape, heaps of groundnuts, a close shot of the range of wares that a vendor is selling, the temple, the fun / play area that has merry-go-round, giant wheel, etc. Set it up for a 1 sec / 2 sec shutterspeed in the play area and see the magic. You’ll need tripod for slow shutterspeeds.
DSLR with a lens in macro range: Portraits, close-up of all things being sold
DSLR with telezoom lens: candids. Set it up on the side of the street. Watch people go by and capture the expressions when they’re least aware. A word of caution here. You’re intruding their privacy with the images. So take due care while sharing it, and choose only responsible forums to share such images.
Cellphone: If you want to shoot with just a cell phone, then you’re the king. The world is all yours. People are absolutely comfortable around those who’re shooting with cellphones. Just be careful with the vendors, especially women vendors and their children.
Drone photography is a great alternative to go a few feet above the crowd and capture the dynamics.
I hope that someone uses the opportunity. It’ll be great to see the drone images.
Good idea Hardik! You might want to visit on Saturday evening / Sunday morning to get an idea of the expanse and identify a spot to setup the camera. If you’re banking on the top of a building for this, make a note of the point that Bull temple road has many large trees lining the road and many wires criss-crossing the view.
All the vendors (in hundreds) setup stalls on Saturday evening. So Sunday morning is a good time to schedule your first shoot. The fair is on till Monday evening.
So, plan your visit accordingly.
Thanks Akshay!
With digital photography comes the problem of plenty. I’m yet to process the images from 2016 🙂 There’s a huge backlog.
Here are some from the previous years:
Kadalekai Parishe:
http://www.flyandstayrooted.com/2013/03/bangalores-annual-groundnut-fair.html
http://www.flyandstayrooted.com/2014/12/quiet-moments-from-fair.html
http://www.flyandstayrooted.com/2015/06/the-piggyback-diaries.htmlVVPuram Belliteru:
http://www.flyandstayrooted.com/2013/12/ozone-margashira.html
http://www.flyandstayrooted.com/2014/02/belliteru-2013.htmlChandru sir, I agree there’s a lot of scope for candids. But one must also be careful about taking pictures of vendors. From my recent experiences, I’ve noticed that the vendors are very apprehensive to pose. They somehow have an opinion that people make lots of money with these images. So, they make it very hard for simpletons.
