This meme is so last year.

Lavanya tagged me this one. I had to take it up, not least because I’ve not done tags in a long, long time.

(One cannot improve upon a master. So.) Right, the meme says, All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special.

So here goes. Not just one photo, but two.

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This photo was taken inside IIM Bangalore, during Bar Camp Bangalore 5. Besides the composition, (which I think is rather cool) and the lighting (which I think is rather brilliant) and the patterns (which I rather like), this was the moment I decided I’d go pro-photog soon.

To go pro, one needs the equipment. And thus it is, we come to the second photo. This.

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Pretty soon, I shall have two more pieces of awesomeness to add to this. And thus I shall begin my pro-photog innings. Till then, I realise, I am to help the meme be one. As in, spread it/tag it forward. So, here goes.
I tag

Aadisht
Jace
Charu
Neha
Divya.

Posted by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan on January 5th, 2008 | Filed in Blog World, Photos |


11 Responses to “This meme is so last year.”

  1. neha Says:

    Ggrr. You obviously don’t read the blog anymore! This tag has already been complied with.

  2. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    I do read your blog. But I musta missed the tag. Dayumn!
    But, um, you could post one more no? After all, I know you like photos.

    C

  3. A Time To Reflect » Blog Archive » Looking back… Says:

    [...] tags me on a meme he says is so last year – All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special [...]

  4. Meme too Says:

    [...] Chandru tags me with a meme: All you have to do is select and upload one photo that you have clicked this year that is special to you. Could be anything…aesthetic, technical or personal. Also, put in a short note why it is special. [...]

  5. Lavanya Says:

    Thank you! Ofcourse it is totally unnecessary for me to talk about the quality of your choices.

  6. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    You should. After all, you are the Meme-mother.

  7. Divya Says:

    Yikes I am in the meme and did nothing about it! Post coming soon!

  8. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    Yay! Look forward to it.

  9. Divya Says:

    Here is mine: http://www.nimbupani.com/blog/photo-meme.html

  10. Jace Says:

    Ok, I really blew it. It’s been a month already. Here’s mine:

    http://flickr.com/photos/jace/701700343/in/set-72157600023376252/

    The reason it’s special is because it represents a telling moment in my attempts at portraiture, a fleeting instance of several lessons coming together in a picture that works (to me, at least):

    • A portrait that isn’t a headshot or standard frame.
    • Low angle shot.
    • A frame that’s there yet invisible. The door at the left and laptop at right.
    • Key elements off balance and yet, balancing each other precariously. Sean’s face, the angle of his torso, the fan, the fellow about to chomp yonder, and the camera angle causing the slant in the window.
  11. Jace Says:

    I of course meant to say “(for me, at least)”. These inline grammar checking things never learn. Maybe I should.

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