On the Road—Winner & Honourable Mentions!

Last month, we asked you to send us you favourite moments from when in transit. Here’s a look at the winning image and the honourable mentions! These have been featured in the March 2015 issue of Better Photography.

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Honourable Mentions

Photograph/Dipayan Bose

Strange Reality
Dipayan Bose, Kolkata

“I found this scene to be very funny, and I absolutely loved the juxtaposition between the pre-historic world with our modern times. The man stretching in front of the Tyrannosaurus Rex indifferently, just added to the absurdity of this frame.”

Camera: Fujifi lm FinePix HS25EXR
Aperture: f/3.2
Shutterspeed: 1/3sec
ISO: 100

Photograph/Girish Jain

Tunnel Vision
Girish Jain, New Delhi

“I had previsualised this image before shooting, and I feel that it turned out even better. Since I did not have a tripod with me, I tucked my elbows in, held my breath and released the shutter. I wanted to juxtapose the stillness of the commuter with the speed of the train rushing past him.”

Camera: Nikon D5100
Lens: Tamron 18–270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD
Aperture: f/3.5
Shutterspeed: 1/20sec
ISO: 100

Photograph/Jasmeet Singh

Running Along
Jasmeet Singh, Noida

“I wanted to photograph this girl as I saw her approach me. First, I immediately crouched to the ground to reach her eye level. Just as she broke into a run, I photographed her in between the shadows for a unique portrait.”

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 24–105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture: f/4
Shutterspeed: 1/1250sec
ISO: 100

Photograph/Sagarneel Biswas

Unique Link
Sagarneel Biswas, Bengaluru

“We were all strangers in the compartment, but these two ladies connected with each other over the fact that they were both travelling to Bengaluru to visit their children. I wanted to capture the companionship between the two as well as the strange way in which they seemed to be mirroring each other’s actions.”

Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Tokina 11–16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutterspeed: 1/25sec
ISO: 1600

Photograph/Protim Bannerjee

Ride with Style
Protim Bannerjee, Kolkata

“I was riding pillion on a scooter when I saw this man on his horse, stright out of a dramatic scene from a Bollywood movie. Since both of us were moving, I had the presence of mind to set a fast shutterspeed.”

Camera: CanonPowerShot SX40 HS
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutterspeed: 1/1000sec
ISO: 200

Photograph/Rupak Chatterjee

Leap of Faith
Rupak Chatterjee, Howrah

“People at railway stations often hop from one train to the other, something that is illegal and is hazardous to life. From all the people I photographed, this frame stood out because of the contrast between the lady’s attire to her surroundings.”

Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18–105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutterspeed: 1/200sec
ISO: 200

And, the Winner is…

Photograph/Manoj Bishwas

The Vanishing Path
Manoj Bishwas, Araria

“From my vantage point, I could see this path stretching out endlessly in front of me. I composed the image such that the viewer’s eyes are led from the girls in the foreground to the man in the far background.”

Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor AF-S DX 18–105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutterspeed: 1/320sec
ISO: 200