Life is a habit. Or rather life is a succession of habits. Successful people are simply those with successful habits. All of us are slaves to our habits. And this "insanity" comes from the habits that we've trained our minds to do. We are what we do. Whether we like it or not, every aspect of our habits dictates our lives. These are good and bad habits. Most of us have both of them. It's a matter of identifying the one who doesn't serve us and eliminating them.
A life without cause is a life without effect. Every living person can either move their life in a positive direction or not. That choice makes all the difference. Unfortunately dying is the default. Living takes effort. “Habit of life” is a photo series that presents the uncaptured canvas of life.
1. "At the end of the day, we come down to a simple choice,
get busy living or get busy dying".
The elements in the photograph shot are very brief, unrepeatable, and its capture lives no doubt about the importance of that particular moment as a representation of the essence of the scene. Driving through the busy streets of Hyderabad, the Makkah Masjid, situated in the heart of the old town of Hyderabad, was built between the 16th and 17th centuries. After Juma Masjid in New Delhi, it is recognized as one of the largest mosques in India. The Sultan ordered bricks to be made from the soil brought from Makkah, the holiest city in Islam, and used them in the construction of the central mosque arch, giving the mosque its name. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah personally laid the foundation stone for the masjid, completed and constructed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. On May 18, 2007, during Friday's Jumah prayer, a bomb exploded inside the Makkah Masjid, killing at least thirteen people and wounding dozens more. Hyderabad is today a modern city that has managed to retain its rich historical history and cultural diversity through its beautiful monuments and palaces. The beauty of the old Hyderabad can only be completely explored through the ancient monuments, palaces and masjids of Makkah Masjid.
The photograph is a capture of a unique, fleeting, and meaningful moment, ideally one involving movement and action. Upon closer inspection, we see that the photograph breaks down into four somewhat different aspects of the Decisive Moment photo: it is a picture of people and birds, the shot is candid which means the people are not aware of being photographed, the people are in real life rather than contrived or staged scenarios, and, the photo itself should appear like an unmanipulated, realistic depiction of that real-life scenario. The camera’s wide-angle in the photograph helps to better envision the entire setting.
The focus later comes to fall over to other aspects other than the mosque as well as the birds. The picture represents a sort of graph, where the lightness increases from the very bottom of the image to the top thus creating a contrasting image. The dark shaded birds and the lightly shaded building provides the points of Focus. This is down to the singular colour theme of the photo, that brings out the subjects rather than the background surrounding it.
2. THE UNTOLD RAIN STORY
“How beautiful is the rain! After the dust and heat, in the broad and fiery street and the narrow lane; how beautiful is the rain!” – Longfellow.
The moment cool breeze starts blowing and signifies a welcome sprinkle Nature turns up in the best of its spirits. Dark clouds cover the enormous sky, ready to spill millions of silver drops down on the parched earth. The first drops fill my heart with joy. Through the rain cover, I can see my trees swaying to and for and the leaves dancing to the tunes of numerous droplets. Freshly bathed trees sparkle with a bright green that soothes the eyes. Huge branches droop with the weight of thousands of drenched leaves. Birds and other creatures in the trees try to balance themselves and hide as much as possible after being soaking wet. As it continues to pitter-patter, it’s a pleasure to watch them fall on the ground in long silver streaks. How beautiful is the rain! Soon the ambience is full of life. Its water, water everywhere! Ripples all around! Plants and flowers look rain-trodden as they lie low flowing helplessly in overflowing puddles. Innumerable insects and creatures cling to their stems for safety but some are not so fortunate and they sadly get carried away in the swift current.
The given photograph perfectly accentuates the mood of the rainy season. Not only does the raindrops filter in emotions but it adds into the beauty of the image. The mood of the photograph is set through the black and white colour scheme, creating a sense of the monsoon season. In any photograph, the composition of the image is quite important to bring out its full potential. This image, adds perfect value to that fact. The colours and shadows are perfectly aligned to give clarity for the raindrops in the foreground whereas the traffic light in the midground is dimmed and the sky in the background is detailed. The traffic light is completely shadowed in the foreground and stands as a reference to the few seconds of relief – a break from the hustle and bustle of life. The raindrops falling on the windshield from the clouded sky in the backgrounds reflect upon the joy, the hope and moments of genuine happiness that we acquire in our lives. It is instances like these, that make our lives worthwhile. To see the beauty in the little things in life, to stop and to appreciate life as it is.
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