KARANJI KERE with Canon EF40mm f 2.8 STM & Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS lenses.

      This is not my usual tour story, but en experiment with  canon ef 40mm pancake lens. Along with are images shot with Canon efs 55-250mm is lens. both series are shot at a same place- Karanjikere, Mysooru. 

      I have been an admirer of pancake lens always, for its small size. Once upon a time I had dreamt of procuring canon 28mm f 2.8 lens, but couldn't. It's effective focal length  was 44.8mm [ or rounding off- 45mm]. This 45mm focal length was exactly same as my old and veteran war horse Canon QL which was gifted to me by my uncle.  I was very  comfortable with the focal length  and used that camera extensively. The Canon Canonet QL possessed a bright 1.7 lens[fixed -45mm focal length]. The camera was very robust and heavy[ 890gms] and I used to get sharp images even at 1/20 [ there was no stabalization at that time - in the 90's]. The Digital era started and  I was searching for a suitable alternative and this lens has been an answer to some extent [ not fully because of its focal length-64 mm effective]. When I searched for canon 28mm f 2.8 it was too late and the lens manufacturing had stopped.


Canon EF 40mm STM lens

   This lens- Canon 40mm gives an equivalent FL of 64mm and can never be 45 mm as I liked, but it covers another territory of portrature as a short telephoto lens, which also gets my attention! Tele lenses have been my favourites all the time, and I found this lens usefull. So, while I bought this lens for Express Photography, I have tried to shoot some landscapes and sceneries also. Here are the outcome. I felt like shooting with Telephoto lens [ 55-250mm IS] also and did the same.

        This, in any means NOT a review of the equipment.  Those who want to know more about the lens may search elsewhere.  More photos to come in this catagory soon.

DEVARAJA CANAL- more photos.

 Last month, Pavamana had came to my  place and we two planned to visit Devaraja canal. Accordingly we started  to shoot. He has a good eye for picking best sights and went on shooting- I just followed him. Here are the outcomes:-

Update:

Pavamana has posted his version of DEVARAJA CANAL Photos, click here to see them.

MAANDALAPATTI TRIP.

On Oct 19th Sunday, all members of our team, set out to Maandalapatti. Our team has one new member- Praveen, who happens to be a wildlife expert also. Now we have become seven[brothers and cousins].  We reached  the place where the jeeps  going to Maandalapatti are parked.  There is a fork  in the route to Abbe falls from Madikeri, where another road leads to Maandalapatti.  We hired  one of the Jeeps and reached the peak area. 

The road is almost non existent, only 4 wd  Mahindra jeeps can save us! At the first stop we halted to have some shots:

 There is a welcome arch at the top of the hills , which I suspect to has been there from 2009 onwards since the movie 'Galipata' was released and number of visitors increased.




























We stopped near the arch and clicked some pics here and there.

Standing there- Shreenivas, Pavamana, Anand, Yadavakumar, Padmanabha and Praveen.

Shreenivas shooting Padmanabha and Pavamana with the backdrop of the hillock. In the background is the Vehicle stand at the top of the hills. The tree at the centre of image is said to be the one on which the Kite-'Galipata' was stuck.

 The peak of Maandalapatti. 

The Pushpagiri mountain range, which extends upto Subrahmanya.

While returning we visited Hattihole for having some foods, after which 
 shot some photos. Here I stopped shooting and others continued.

It was some years back, I had dreamt of coming here [Maandalapatti] but went on postponig it due to my health condition. Alas! I have arrived here, but want to come a couple of times more in the future.