Marshall beach in blue hour - Tagg !!!

Tech Note: Digital blending of 4 exposures DRI (progressive layer) of f/7.1, f/9, f/14, f/16 respectively. Best viewed in LARGE. Viewed in Explore # 10 on Jan 30. Thank you friends

I have been tagged by Debashis (debashispradhan) and Ruben (QuinTes). Thank you friends !!!
1. Grew up in Kolkata, eastern part of India, fair complexion, 5’10” height. I shouldn’t mention the weight LOL:-)
2. Always interested in Fine Arts but I never became an Artist by profession in spite of completing graduation in Fine Arts.
3. Parents wanted me to join in Defense service (most of my elders served for Indian Army) and I ended up in Software profession after completing Science graduation (Dual graduate), post graduation in Management.
4. Ironically working as a Software Architect in biggest Hardware Computer Manufacturing Company. Oh oh, I think may be the biggest hardware Co. but don’t want to get into debate, atleast the biggest mainframe manufacturer for sure.
5. Only one wife (of course legally) who inspires me a lot in photography and art to get me out of office work after office hours.
6. My 4 years old son always makes his mom on head over heels that she can’t get time to make critics on my photos before 11’o at night though he has started using my Sony W5 camera to imitate his father.
7. Staying in California but working in New York time zone (thank God I have home office). Love to travel as frequent as possible (Co.- provided trips of course). I can’t afford to travel in every alternative week to east, what I usually do for my job. That’s why during weekend either I spend time in photography or sleep hour after hour.

Before I go to Photography, let me share few other things.

8. After office, I love to cook different dishes (mostly taught by my wife)
9. Love to eat more but always realize next day morning about calorie-intake.
10. Love to spend hours after hours in Shopping. Both my wife and I can do shopping like anything, only my credit card keeps creating a limitation.
11. After shopping, dine-out is a must otherwise shopping mission remains incomplete.
12. Favorite coffee – Starbucks, I don’t smoke, I do drink occasionally & love Vodka, Beer and California wine, favourite music 70's best like (Lobo), Indian Classical - Manna dey, Rabindra shangeet (songs of Tagore)
13. I do photography by passion but now it has become addiction.
14. Flickr was an eye opener for me where I gain knowledge from so many iconic photographers.
15. I never had any formal education in photography, I learned (rather I’m still learning) film and digital photography by self also learn through mistake. I do read a lot of photography books, I made a habit of buying atleast one every month to learn.
16. You are definitely my inspiration for work and I try to cultivate and improve based on your comments and criticism.

Taken in: United States / California / San Francisco / Presidio

Taken on: January 24, 2009

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