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(7 image HDR composite, ~130° horizontal field of view)

(9 image HDR composite,  ~165° horizontal field of viewx)

(10 image HDR composite, ~140° horizontal field of view)

(4 image composite, ~170° horizontal field of view)

Khatri Bhai, Ankit and our “Oh Yeah” friend in the hot spring.

Some more Panorama shots from the trip

Tufa formations near Lee Vining.

Convict Lake

Out motel in Lee Vining

Sunset in Bishop

]]> http://confusionart.com/2011/02/landscape-panorama/feed/ 0 http://confusionart.com/2011/02/white-christmas-in-eastern-sierra/ http://confusionart.com/2011/02/white-christmas-in-eastern-sierra/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:58:13 +0000 Nikhil http://confusionart.com/?p=682

In order of my liking :).

{Previous Chapter : Fight Response}

señor: Mi familia acqi, usted con su companero orita si

me (thinking): my….. family….. here…..<ok I understand this>,
you….. your…. friend… <dont know this word> yes….
Hmmmmm…

me: nosotros familia en la India {our families are in India}

señor (speaking slower): no, no, Mi familia acqi, usted con su companero orita si

me: tu familia acqi, si… mi familia en la India

señor: nooooo…..

me: lo siento señor, no eniendo… {I am sorry, I dont undestand}

<2 mins later>

me (looking at the phrase book): Podría usted hablar más despacio por favor? {can you please speak a little more slowly}

señor (speaking still slower): Mi familia acqi, usted con su companero origa si

me (confused): no eniendo senor…lo siento…

me (thinking): does he want to know about my family or not…let me try to ask him this.

<refers dictionary>
know: saber
about: acerca de

me: Quieres {want} saber acerca de mi familia?

señor: no no..

<señor was disappointed>

This was the conversation I was having with GG on our way back from Chapala to Catavina. The motorcycle was securely tied in the back of his truck and everything seemed like a breeze. Only that I still did not know what was he trying to ask. He definitely was not interested in a small talk and had something significant to ask. “My family here,… hmmm,… My family here”, I was thinking. Clearly ‘here’ did not mean Mexico or Catavina, as my family being in India, was not an apt response. The came the Aha! moment. Maybe ‘here’ literally implied in the car. Thus he was actually asking me, if he could bring his family with him in the car and I could ride with Ankit. CRACKED!

Soon we were in Catavina. After a quick word with Ankit it was decided that he should bring his family – his wife and two daughters – along. Only that I would not be riding with Ankit – another six hours of motorcycle ride what not what I was looking forward to. I would rather take a place in the back of his pickup truck. His compassionate wife also got us a small mattress to ease our journey. It was about seven in the evening, half an hour before sunset. Fortunately for me, an offer to ride the motorcycle was declined by Ankit.

This was it. This was the dream. This was the dream come true. This was the ultimate. I can not ask for more. Lying down in a pickup truck, with my broken motorcycle beside me, in an alien land, a desert landscape, an enchanting sunset, a camera in my hand and the feeling of going home. Fathomless satisfaction. I will let the pictures do  justice. (all pictures taken from a moving car).

Soon the dream became dark and cold. We reached El Rosario where Ankit and I exchanged hands. Our next stop was San Quintin. There, GG took us to a hole in the wall taco shop. Ankit claims to have never had better tacos than those. I on the other hand, being a vegetarian, had to miss out on that juicy, tasty, inviting (Yucky!) meat, and stuck to bare basics salsa only taco. Finally, at around one in the night we reached Ensenada, exhausted enough to call it a day. More than ready to retire. Hah! another adventure was store in for us. Sleep was still another twelve hours away.

A view of the downtown from Harbor Island.

Couple of my favorite fireworks shots.

Was lucky to have the boats right in the field of view.

Some more shots.

Something about the night photography excites me. The fact that our eyes loose most of its color perception at night implies that any long exposure photo will be unlike our visual experience. The camera sees more that what eyes sees, and that is what adds the mystery element to the photograph. Thumbnailed below are few 30 second exposure at about 10 in the night. I was completely thrilled to see an amazing color play hidden from the eye. The interface between city and the ocean made possible the contrast of blue and yellow. Interesting that is also the colors of the UC system.