Dev Deepawali - Varanasi, November 2018
General Information
Discover and experience Culture – Architecture – Mythology – History – Holy River Ganga - Arts & Crafts – Ethnic groups – Spiritualism – Customs & Rituals in the culture capital of India, VARANASI. Varanasi, the oldest city of the world is more than 3000 years old and it is known for temples, spiritualism, rituals, culture and deep rooted Indian traditions. This holy city, situated on the banks of river Ganga is also called as Benaras and Kashi, the city of Moksha for Hindus. In Hinduism, it is the belief that those who die and are cremated here get a pathway to liberation from the cycle of re-births. There is a touch of varansi in the lives of great personalities like Tulsi Das, Shankaracharaya, Mahavira and Guatama Buddha.
The words of Mark Twain, "Varanasi is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together”. The best opportunity for the photo freaks; This workshop is specially crafted to give a memorable experience for the participants to feel and capture the images of various ghats, embankments where ritual ablutions are performed, streets, temples and the rich culture, which is not witnessed anywhere else in the world. The participants will have a life time experience to come back with striking and dazzling images of this cultural capital of India.
Dev Deepawali is celebrated two weeks after Deepawali, on the evening of Karthik Poornima. It is a magnificent display of lamps along the line of steps leading to Ganga. The long line of oil lamps along the bank of Ganga and fireworks lighting up the sky all add up to a magical atmosphere of Dev Deepawali. It is an experience you will not forget. Join the team this year for an amazing photographic experience.
Itinerary
Scheduled dates: 21st - 25th November 2018
Day 1 - Varanasi
All participants are requested to reach our hotel before 12 pm. After you checkin in your rooms and freshen up, we will have a short introduction session along with some information regarding the tour followed by lunch. Relax for sometime and then In the evening, we will leave for Ganga Arati and walk around the ghats for some photography opportunities.
Day 2 - Varanasi: Exploring Ghats
The day starts early. We will go to the main bathing ghats today and then to the Manikarnika ghat. At around 10 am after a breakfast, come back to the hotel. We will have a review of the pictures by our mentor followed by lunch. We start again at 4 pm to the ghats for some more great photo opportunities.
Day 3 - Varanasi: Dev Deepawali
This is the day of Dev Deepawali, one of the holiest days in the Hindu calendar. We leave before day break and walk around the ghats till about 9 am. We come back by 10 am, have breakfast, spend time reviewing. We will satrt our evening session early to capture the preparation of the main event of Dev Deepawali at the ghats followed by the evening session of the beautiful ghats lit up with the color full diyas and lights
Day 4 - Varanasi: Ghats
We will visit the silk weavers workshops in morning along with the narrow lanes of Varanasi which are world fomous for its street opportunities. Evening again on streets and lanes of Varanasi
Day 5 - Departure
Morning we check out and the tour ends with the lovely memories captured from Varansi and Dev Deepawali
Gallery
Getting Ready
Things to carry
- Wide angle lens and your DSLR
- Carry fully charged batteries for your camera / flash.
- Carry battery charger. Carry extra pack of camera batteries
- Carry backup memory cards / HDD storage drives, Laptop
- It is advisable to carry basic first aid along with you.
Field Learnings
On field learning from the experts is said to be one of the best methods of improving your skillsets. Our Photography Expert will hand hold you at every possible step for a better understanding of perspectives, camera controls and how to make use of the best opportunities to get better images. The training will focus on the following
- Different modes of shooting (Av / A, Tv / S, M and P)
- Exposure control in field under difficult light conditions
- Mastering metering techniques (Spot, partial, center weighted, evaluative)
- Mastering auto focus, focusing points, AF locking and focus tracking for moving subjects
- How to get sharp images of moving subjects
- Framing and composition in the field
Image processing workshop
To maximize and complete your photographic learning, join our evening session of informal discussions on digital image processing. Our Expert will work on few of his own images or a few of yours (which you have clicked during the day) and demonstrate various techniques of image processing to give a final shape to your artwork. The following will be discussed
- RAW files processing
- Histogram and exposure control
- Colour correction methods
- Cropping and image resizing
- Sharpening, cloning, dodging and burning
- Noise reduction
- Composition
DCP Expert
Pankaj Narshana runs garments business in his professional life and he does photography in his leisure hours. He has been interested in drawing and painting from his childhood days, he says that photography is similar to painting and drawing as these require similar levels of imagination and an eye to bring out the beauty of this world. Pankaj is a self taught photographer and his main areas of interest in this field are Landscape and Street photography. This talented photographer is associated with DCP Group as Group Leader-Team DCP MumbaiStay
Will be announced soon
Package Cost
Rs 18,000 per head inclusive of all taxes
*To know charges for foreign nationals please write to info@dcpexpeditions.com
Cost includes
- 4 nights 5 days of photography Workshop
- Vehicle for intra city travel
- Accommodation
- All meals during stay
Cost doesn't include
- Any kind of insurance
- Transport to and from Varanasi
Registration
Please click on the 'Register for Workshop' tab on the top / bottom right corner of this page to register yourself. Once you fill in your details and click submit, you will be redirected to the online payment page. Your registration is completed and confirmed only after a successful payment process. Once you complete the online payment, you will receive an auto generated email from CC Avenue, our online payment portal. Consider the same as a confirmation of the transaction. Our team will soon revert with further details of the tour. In case of any difficulty, please connect with us through any of the following route - Land line: 022-61818464, Fax: 022-61214950 Mail: info@dcpexpeditions.com
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