14.6.12

A train ride in Mumbai

Mumbai locals trains are part of daily commuting ritual for thousands.
For me, school was walking distance but I had to take a train for four years to college.

These were from the first roll in the wide lens camera late last year. #4 of the Golden Rules of Lomography states 'Try the shot from the hip' which basically states that you should try holding your camera at different angles, & not look through the viewfinder. I put that into practice for all of these (also the first two were shot from moving trains). You may not like every photo you get with this method (for example some of mine are blurred because I wasn't supporting the camera) but it's still oddly liberating. I wouldn't have got the last photo if I hadn't stuck my hand as high as I could.

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10 comments:

  1. Hi Magali, I came here via Paula. Always excited to find another film shooter! I love this series; I recently watched a documentary about the Mumbai train system, fascinating. These wide angle shots work really well.

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  2. The last one is perfect!

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  3. Nice post. Thank you
    for taking the time to publish this information very useful! I’m still waiting for some interesting thoughts from your side in your next post thanks!

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  4. I've never tried that rule but I love your result! That film too is amazing. The colours are simply spectacular!

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  5. These train photos are so cool! And I love these photo tips :)

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  6. Thanks so much Antonella... I definitely think you should try it, it's especially fun with a free focus toy camera.

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  7. Thank you! I love your blog, Suzie, it's very artistic.

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  8. oh my!!! such amazing shots!!! really love it.

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