Marine Drive, Bombay

Tuesday, December 28, 2004

Marine Drive, South Bombay, with Malabar Hill in the backdrop. Bombay’s coastline is made of several little bays. This one from Nariman Point to Malabar Hill is the second from the southern tip. Malabar Hill is the most expensive real estate in the country. Thanks to

yazad for this information (I always thought Nariman Point held the record).

Variations of this picture without that car blocking the view were lost to camera shake. I was hurrying to the LJ meet, the light was failing, and I didn’t notice the low shutter speed. More pictures later.

arunshanbhag — Dec 28, 2004 11:20:38 PM — # ↩

Why is the color so ... ? Natural, or did you go for the sepia toning?
While in Mumbai in september, I ran along the Marine Dr every morning around 7:00am. Perfect! This reminds me to select and post some of my pics from then.

(in response to a query from a couple of posts ago) Just walk around and shoot. Bombayites are super friendly! particularly if you are willing to strike up a conversation with them. here, Chowpatty, and Gateway of India (in South Mumbai) would be perfect places to walk and shoot.
- Kiran Jonnalagadda — Dec 28, 2004 11:41:48 PM — # ↩
  
  Sepia toning. The original colours weren't very interesting.
  
  I saw a couple of kids on the pavement somewhere near Rustom's. Both put to bed, and yet still playing. I thought it was a cute picture of kids being kids, completely oblivious to their surroundings and social status. Then their mother appeared and I asked if I could have a picture, and she started shouting, insisting I go away immediately.
  
  That's the first time somebody's taken offence at me taking a picture. Man, was she aggressive! Her voice is still rattling in my head.
  - eh_donia — Dec 29, 2004 12:48:08 AM — # ↩
    
    Reminds me of a friend who wanted to shoot some street children. So Day 1 he went and asked them if he could shoot them.. they said he could come the day after at 7pm. The funny part is this - my friend started playing those hand games with them, the one where u clap and all, and in the end the kid slapped him on the face!! LOL. We all cracked up. The kids at Nariman Point are adorable.
    Btw, I liked the pic very much. I was wondering how the result would be with the little light.. but it appeals to me a lot.
    Ps, Nariman Point used to be the most expensive commercial real estate I think. Not anymore obviously! And Malabar Hill sure would be.. with the Birlas and Ambanis planning to shift there now~ :-)
  - vipul — Dec 29, 2004 1:54:59 AM — # ↩
    
    I remember that her shouting made the gang from the LJ meet stop dead in their tracks and turn around. I saw jace walking away from a shouting woman, with a funny look on his face, and camera in his hand. :-)
  - arunshanbhag — Dec 29, 2004 3:39:16 AM — # ↩
    
    ouch! wonder why? crazy woman, perhaps! and we don't have a shortage of those! Hee Hee
    - freegeek — Dec 29, 2004 4:07:02 AM — # ↩
      
      We don't have a shortage of crazy people trying to shoot poverty either.
      - dhempe — Dec 29, 2004 2:18:54 PM — # ↩
        
        well said CNB bhai !! :)
      - arunshanbhag — Dec 30, 2004 1:09:27 AM — # ↩
        
        if you mean "shoot" as in "eradicate," poverty, I wholeheartedly agree with you.
        :)
        
        freegeek — Dec 30, 2004 12:07:59 PM — # ↩
        
        Salman Khan
ma7ur — Dec 28, 2004 11:45:02 PM — # ↩

nice pic baap, brings back a lot of nostalgia!
chirag — Dec 29, 2004 11:34:10 AM — # ↩

This one is beautiful!