ThinkDigit Mumbai Meetup

[Cool G5]

No idea Rhitwick. Haven't been there anytime.

I think we can carry along Dadar coastline from Dadar all the way to Worli Seaface. If we take it on sunday we'll get to shoot cricket junkies at Shivaji Park, Couples on katta, Panning photography at cadell road, siddhivinayak temple & sunday evening fun at worli seaface.

@Anorion & @krow - Suggest some places guys. We need your help & co-operation.

 

[Krow]

I am really a noob at locations. Exploring the city with you guys only. But Aarey colony is a good place for photography (if only you know where to go... its too large)

 

[Anorion]

Hmm... I like the cricket idea very much. Would love to do that. I have no clue about aarey... blank here on that front. ummmm... Borivili National park is still manageable according to me. We head in at 7:30, roam around a bit, get out by around 1:00, have lunch, and head home. The flowers, insects and monkeys are aplenty in the garden close to the entrance, there is a cage with deer, some really sad eagles in cages, twenty minutes away is a villiage, and wild deer roam about nearby here, but cannot assure you of shots of wild deer - mostly because they are very shy. We have most of the sunday with us, as well as a good bout of photography.
No clue about Aksa beach either. I dont think the rains will concern us any more though.
We can invade lamington road. thinking hard now.

 

[rhitwick]

As none of us don't know about Aksa beach, why not it?

Being a beach we can expect photography subjects.
And a bit adventure too.

But, we have to leave early as autos start disappearing as soon as darkness falls.
Say what guys?
Small trip+Photogrphy?

@National park, which entry r u thinking of, Borivali side obviously?
How am I going to meet u guys @7.30AM. I can't remember when I last woke up b4 8AM.

@Lamington Road, r u crazy? What photos should we take there, Diff. MOBO models?

 

[Krow]

As none of us don't know about Aksa beach, why not it?

Being a beach we can expect photography subjects.
And a bit adventure too.

What adventure in the beach man? We can try pushing Anorion in the water to win a great DSLR camera. (I hope I am not banned for discussing my true intentions. Will use PM next time for sure. )

But, we have to leave early as autos start disappearing as soon as darkness falls.
Say what guys?
Small trip+Photogrphy?

I think we should try somewhere else as last time also we were near the coast. I want to capture sunrise, had enough of sunset photography.

@National park, which entry r u thinking of, Borivali side obviously?
How am I going to meet u guys @7.30AM. I can't remember when I last woke up b4 8AM.

Yes, of course Borivali side. That is why I asked for going to some far off locations for a day trip. So you know, some trekkin, some timepass, I can even compete with some vultures for some dead meat (just for fun though, I am a vegetarian Krow ).

@Lamington Road, r u crazy? What photos should we take there, Diff. MOBO models?

Pendrives, Dual layer DVD's, some fake hardware, King's restaurant, Prime ABGB, we can tell them that we are from Digit Magazine (Anorion FTW) and we want to do a story on their shop which is the greatest in Lamington, provided they give us some core i7 processor based PC's and juicy CM/Antec Cabbys for free.

Seriously speaking, its best if we have some sorta adventure. Anorion suggested some villages we could go to. Buck up guys. Its a Mumbai Meetup. We should make every TDF visitor jealous and want to come to Mumbai. I'm talking specifically of those noobs who tell me on the IRC that Delhi>Mumbai.

 

[Anorion]

I am going to shoot with my mobile phone, and not get along my dSLR now!
Actually, yeah, I am up for Aksa. Don't care if it is a beach, and has a lack of subjects.
My intention of suggesting Lamington road was for some street photography. Chor bazaar or Mhmd Ali Road would do just as fine for me. In fact, if it were not for the narrow gullis and bad light conditions, I would totally have pushed for Chor Bazaar... great subjects around every turn, antiques, people, shops... great colours too. Dharavi too, for the same reason, but it has become really popular among photographers since Slumdog Millionaire, and the people now demand money once you click, which is pretty sad.
I don't think we can go for a trek as it would consume the entire day, maybe some other time, after all exams are done and stuff - but we would have to catch a 7:05 bus from Panvel to reasonably make it to the top of Karnala or Prabalgad/Kalavantin and back, and these are the closest somewhat-reasonable can be called "trekking" if you tweak the definition a bit kind of places.
And yeah, totally, and absolutely the Borivili side. I live like ten minutes away from the other side, and Yeoor sucks big time. Dragonflies and huge spiders are aplenty, but so are strange forest officers who fine you fifty bucks or so, with no tickets available to get in. Just to get in, you have to sneak in to a resort and jump a wall... then make sure you don't wander into the firing range. If you want an adventure and zero photographs, then go in from the other side. It's so sad, that at one point, the gate to the park actually had a broken badminton racquet as the bolt!

 

[rhitwick]

@Krow, if none of us has never been to Aksa, why not it?

If nothing else, I'm up for National Park.


Cool, Krow and Anorion, u r inhabitants of Mumbai...why don't you guys get details of Aksa (I've limited resource for such info).
How good is it?
If safe?
Commute issue if any?

 

[toofan]

Are yaar National Park jaao. There would be different subjects to shoot. Macros, Landscapes, Portraits. titliy ki photo jaroor kheenchna.

 

[astroutkarsh]

My Suggestions

Go with Aarey Colony
bcoz it offers a lot.. Trees, plants, butterflies..
Good for Macro, Landscape & Nature Photography + fewer crowd

Abt Aksa beach
Not good with your timeframe (1pm – 6 pm).
If its clear skies, then 1 pm to 4 pm on Aksa beach is like …..

National Park, Borivali is also good option but now a days its loosing charm.

You can also try Pawai Lake area.

If you need detail for Aarey Colony ( from where to start etc), let me know.

I will update you with details (after 10.30 pm 2day).

Keep Shooting gr8 Pics.

 

[Cool G5]

Arrey Rhitwick, all are ignorant about Aksa beach & you want to venture in unfamiliar lands? Adventure? No it won't turn out to be adventure but it will waste out time as none will have clue about where to go. Borivli National Park... I don't think its a good idea. Nothing new there as most of the photography meets happen there. Nothing we can show the other photography groups about. I need to say it again that if you wish to go on trekking & a big meet then I can't join you guys.

I liked Anorion's idea of Lamington road. We'll sure get shooting pointers once we reach the place. We can shoot over streets, in the small lanes etc. But being a sunday it most of the stores there would be closed so again a limited possibilities.

I want to go & shoot on railway stations. I would like to capture the rush to catch the trains, passengers munching on refreshments, people rushing down the FOB's in a swarm etc. But I think being November security will be tightened citing an year after the deadly terror attacks. We may get into a crunch if the authorities smell fishy.

 

[rhitwick]

@G5, yes, I want to go where I've never been.
I've never been to Borivali National park
I've Never been to Lamington road chor bazar
I've never been to Aksa beach too.

And, I don't think we meet (or this photography meet is) to show some other groups how cool/how geek we are. To me these meets are a way to know each other and to learn something.

I'm not forcing u guys for Aksa beach. I just put my opinion and as none of us has ever visited there. Let us find out how cool its is or how sh1t it is.

And, I'm in for NATIONAL PARK, anyone else?

And, I don't think u are allowed to click photos at railway stations. I think u need permission for that.

 

[Krow]

Yeah permission is needed for rly stns. Anyway, other locations... hmmm... Looks like G5's original idea of going seaside will have to stick.

 

[Cool G5]

Ok let's discuss about aksa beach but I think it will take almost 6 hours, right?
I can't be out for too long. Keep the seaside area as location B.

@Rhitwick - I was not opposing your idea but the fact now is I can't join in for a long meet. Being an unfamiliar place it will take time getting to explore the area.

 

[rhitwick]

Ok let's discuss about aksa beach but I think it will take almost 6 hours, right?
I can't be out for too long. Keep the seaside area as location B.

@Rhitwick - I was not opposing your idea but the fact now is I can't join in for a long meet. Being an unfamiliar place it will take time getting to explore the area.

Cool lets keep Aksa beach on hold as u've exams and can't invest much time.
Is National park too far away from ur home?

I'm very much eager to go to National Park.
Any other places u want to mention? (Not stations)

 

[Cool G5]

Guys even Mumbai University(Kalina) is a good location for Photography. Lots of greenery & empty roads inside the university campus.

 

[Anorion]

we cannot shoot in the stations, but there are loads of pics on flickr with people doing exactly that. We can shoot in the subways at least, but horrible light conditions. Ummm... Been to Kalina, nothing much there. Just reconsider Neheru Science Centre, really nothing like it, that would be my second pick in all the locations we have so far. I am up for Aksa/Juhu/Chor Bazaar/Cricket Junkies/Worli, or any other place that you guys come up with. We can keep Borivili on reserve for next time... most of my insect macros are from there.

 

[Cool G5]

Ok choose betwenn Nehru Planetarium & Dadar Seaside till Worli perhaps.
We'll go to Borivali National Park & Aksa beach in future after I'm done with exams & all.

 

[Krow]

Your call guys. I am fine with all locations. Which place has better food joints? That would be my choice...

 

[Cool G5]

Dadar has a great number & variety of food joints. In case we take meet on saturday we can grab a bite of kirti vadapav which members have been waiting to munch on.

 

[Anorion]

lol@Krow - totally, that's the most sensible consideration so far. Neheru Science centre, not planetarium, and it is in Dadar.