http://www.footwa.com Life through a lens, travel photography, abstract, portraits and a blog Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:03:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2625 “Once I saw a chimpanzee gaze at a particularly beautiful sunset for a full 15 minutes, watching the changing colors (and then) retire to the forest without picking a pawpaw for supper.” Adriaan Kortlandt   Sunset images like these are very easy to capture and give stunning results. 1/3 rule works well for this, and I prefer [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-colomb-beach/2625/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/a-perfect-getaway/2607/ http://www.footwa.com/a-perfect-getaway/2607/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:23:27 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2607 “Peacefulness is an inner sense of calm – it comes from becoming still – in order to reflect and meditate on our inner wisdom and receive answers. A peaceful heart is one that is free from worry and trouble. It’s becoming quiet so we can look at things quietly so we can more clearly understand [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/a-perfect-getaway/2607/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/make-a-wave/2497/ http://www.footwa.com/make-a-wave/2497/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:40:52 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2497 As long as you don’t make waves, ripples, life seems easy. But that’s condemning yourself to impotence and death before you are dead. Jeanne Moreau   I am reading “The 100: A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History” by Michael H. Hart. The title suggests everything. These 100 people most influenced our civilization, [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/make-a-wave/2497/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/ http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:32:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2266 Its twilight, the sun is about to disappear, and the silver crescent can be seen high up in the sky. There is hardly anyone on the beach, I am laid down on the beach for the past 1 hour. I dont seem to be bothered about the “Capillary action” caused by the wet sand and my dry clothes, rather [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/the-thin-wet-line/2266/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/shells-and-beach/2155/ http://www.footwa.com/shells-and-beach/2155/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 16:40:03 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2155 This was when I spent the entire evening on the 1st floor of Curlies shack at Anjuna, Goa. Good food and drinks, and alternative arrangements of mattress and long table laid down on the floor so that you can sit cross legged or lie down. The view of the beach on the side as you sip your [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/shells-and-beach/2155/feed/ 10 http://www.footwa.com/vagator-beach-goa-180-panorama/2085/ http://www.footwa.com/vagator-beach-goa-180-panorama/2085/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:20:28 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=2085 Panorama images are fascinating. And with little ease you can create your own. Click here to download the original full size image at 72 DPI and 70% quality size 20756×3039.   1. The first step is to find a location which will be the point from where you will take all the pictures. Ideally a high [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/vagator-beach-goa-180-panorama/2085/feed/ 6 http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/ http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 18:44:25 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1978 Give a man a fish and he has food for a day, teach a man to fish and he has to buy bamboo rods, graphite reels, monofilament lines, neoprene waders, creels, tackle boxes, lures, flies, spinners, worm rigs, slip sinkers, offset hooks, gore-tex hats, 20 pocket vests, fish finders, depth sounders, radar, boats, trailers, global [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/teach-a-man-to-fish-err-its-complicated/1978/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 20:04:09 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1962 Ok 2 points here, Lighting and Zoom   1. Lighting: The sunset conditions offer nice lighting for clicking snaps and no, not of the sunset. Use the sunset light to click other scenes around and see how they come. Notice the shadows in the sea of the ripples, which would otherwise be burnt in an image. [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-lighting-and-zoom/1962/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/ http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:21:24 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1913 As to when i shall visit civilization, it will not be soon. I think. I have not tired of the wilderness; rather i enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life l lead, more keenly all the time. I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/a-vagabond-for-beauty/1913/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/ http://www.footwa.com/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:04:54 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1868 Clicked this at Sinquerim beach late evening few days back. The cloudless clear sky with the moon, just at twilight created a nice effect on the sky, the orange twilight sky at the horizon and the dark blue night sky mingle with a nice gradient. The crescent moon, and the palm trees and beach silhouette adds [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sinquerim-beach-under-the-moonlight/1868/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/ http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:48:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1713 If my dog could talk (rather than bark or bite) I am sure he would tell me his tales of the travels he undertook, how out of poverty he used to drink from the toilet, or how for defense he had to fight me, and literally chew my arm off. How the AC was never up to his [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dogs-world/1713/feed/ 6 http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/ http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:39:15 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1707 On Sunday I decided to take a break from long weeks of work and headed to Morjim to spend an entire day along with a friend. Towards sunset we decided to see the view from the beach and were struck by its awesome beauty, and every changing breathtaking colors with every min that passed. The sea water seemed to seep in the beach [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/sunset-at-morjim-beach-goa/1707/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/ http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:14:18 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1209 For still snaps of an object or a place with low lighting conditions, its fun to do a longer exposure with a low ISO, like this one was exposed for 13 secs, at ISO 100 at Bambolim beach. I also set an open aperture (f1.8) and focused just at the spot where the sand and the waves [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/long-exposure-for-still-night-snaps/1209/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/ http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:43:41 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=1176 Some days one gets really lucky. Was having a late lunch at Souza Lobo at Calangute, Goa when I decided to click this. The trick is to allow as less light to enter to keep the sky as dark as possible by increasing the shutter speed, as I prefer a more bloody red sky. The [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/tonatiuh-apollo-titan-isis-and-surya-what/1176/feed/ 3 http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/ http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:43:05 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=983 I finished reading Richard Branson’s autobiography “losing my virginity” a few days back. An overall brilliant read, although towards the end it does get a bit boring. In the end what captivates you is the risks he took. He did unconventional things (at least it looked unconventional to him), he bet most of his money on [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/dont-be-a-flower-pot/983/feed/ 4 http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/ http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:46:21 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=669 If I am not doing anything on a weekend, I usually head out to a beach with a book and my camera, Anjuna being the one I visit the most. The reason? Well the view from the cliff is something, the walk along it scenic. I love sitting at one of the restaurants there which is [...]]]> http://www.footwa.com/anjuna/669/feed/ 0 http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/ http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:23:18 +0000 Anurag Jain http://www.footwa.com/?p=82 See how only the bird is blured!]]> http://www.footwa.com/dona-paula/82/feed/ 0