DPC Announces Photo Bus to Kila Raipur (Rural Olympics)
Each year in February , Ludhiana becomes the destination for hundreds of sports enthusiasts, including foreigners flocking Kila Raipur to see the special breed of bullocks, camels, dogs, mules and other animals competing in highly professional events.
In 1946, Mr. Bakhsish Singh was instrumental in getting the most popular event of the Games – the Bullock Cart Race – introduced and in later years many more added.
It is to be seen to be believed, so here is the detailed itinerary of Kila Raipur.
Date of Journey: 2nd Feb, Friday
Timings: At 10.00 pm leave Delhi for Ludhiana(pls be there 15mins prior to departure)
Meeting Place is at SDA Market opposite IIT Delhi.
Day I- 3rd Feb
Saturday: Reach Ludhiana at around 7 am to 8 am (depending on fog).
Post Lunch: Again to Olympics site and capture all that it has to offer in the most mesmerizing sporting events.
Day II- 4th Feb
Sunday: Early Morning rush to the Olympics site according to the calendar of activities and activities of interest
Departure: Leave for Delhi at 6.00 pm and reach Delhi by mid-night.
Other Important Details:
Stay: will be on twin sharing basis at Hotel
Mode of travel: We will be travelling in an AC TEMPO traveller together.
What Gear to carry?
Can tag your camera, tripod, wide angle lenses and zoom lenses (depending on what your interest is). Comfortable shoes, shades and sunscreen, sweaters, batteries and memory card etc. And needless to say – enthusiasm in abundance!
Meal: Simple vegetarian meals will be provided by the club
The group will follow the itinerary mentioned above, however if one wants to visit places at one owns will, can visit accordingly on their own.
Expenses covered: Group transfers, Food, boarding and lodging
Fee: Rs. 7500 per person (Includes travel, food, lodging and entry tickets. Does not include tickets for camera and equipment if any)
For DPC members, the fee is Rs.6500 per person.
Please carry the rest of the amount with you (only cash) 🙂 You can also pay the remaining amount at our club in Shahpur Jat Village.
Please note:
1. Registration fee is refundable if one drops out 7 days prior to this trip but transferable due to advance payment on accommodation reservations.
2. Registration fee is non-refundable as well as non-transferable, if one drops-out 3 days prior to this trip.
3. In case the registration payment is not received, if you are not coming for the trip, please let us know as soon as possible because other photography enthusiasts will be getting the opportunity to go on this trip.
For clarifications and/or communication, please contact Virendra Singh 08826712162.
DPC announces next Photo trip to Bhateshwar 16-17 Dec 2017
Bhateshwar ( Dist Morena- MP)
This is part of the travel series for those people who cannot spare 4-5 days to travel on our amazing DPC Photo Bus trips due to scarcity and unavailability of Time .
Bhateshwar – Gwalior
This is part of the travel series for those people who cannot spare more days to travel on our amazing DPC Photo Bus trips to Ladakh and Spiti due to scarcity and unavailability of Time .
The DPC Photo Trip is basically a Idea to rejuvenate your photography and yourself with a day long trip which is full of information , Photography and gossips .
The Trip will give an opportunity to click places which are in close proximity to Delhi but they are worth Visiting .
Next in series is the Bhateshwar (Dist Morena) , site of an archaeological site comprising about 200+ ancient shrines in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh.
Gwalior : one of the prominent locations in north india from point of view of History.
Bhateshwar: Truly Mystical! This is an archaeological site comprising about 200+ ancient shrines in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh. The shrines in Bateshwar complex are dedicated mostly to Shiva and a few to Vishnu. The temples are made of sandstone and were built around 300 years before Khajuraho temples were built!
Other Important Details
Date : 16 Dec -17 dec
Pick-up Point : SDA Market , opp IIT Delhi main gate , Ring Road
Trip Time. : 5.30 am on 16th Dec to 17th Dec 10.00 pm
Mode of travel: We will be travelling in AC TEMPO traveller together.
Gear: You can carry tripods and wide angle lenses for cameras. Any camera is good for this trip so long as it digital. For yourself, please carry comfortable shoes, take hats/caps, shades and sunscreen AND umbrella!
Fee (per person): Rs. 5500/- (including registration fee) for Members
Rs 5800 for Non Members
Fee includes travel & group transfers and meals
Does not include tickets for camera and equipment if any)
Please carry the amount with you (only cash) :), (please ignore if paid already)You can also pay the registration amount online or at our club in Shahpur Jat Village.
Registration fee is non refundable and non transferable
Please carry your ID cards along, it helps.
For further clarifications feel free to call Virendra – 08826712162
Portraits of Lima (Photography Exhibition by Embassy of Peru )
Embassy of Peru in Collabration with Delhi Photography Club presents The Portraits of Lima (1867 – 1925) A Photography Exhibtion (All the photos are property of Archives of the National Library of Peru)
The Portraits of Lima (1867 – 1925) are a selection of photographs from the archives of Eugéne Courret, a remarkable photographer who was born in France in 1841, and decided to settle in Lima in 1860.
At that time, Lima, the capital of Peru, was one of the busiest cities in the Americas thanks to the bonanza produced by the exploitation of guano (fertilizer). It was a magnet for business travellers, artists, explorers and people from Europe who wanted to be a part of the life of “The Pearl of the Pacific”, a name given to the city, by the German naturalist Alexander Von Humboldt.
Courret, opened in 1863, his own photo studio named “Fotografia Central” in partnership with his brother Aquiles. Through the years, a big part of the Peruvian society was captured by the eyes of the Courret brothers, not only in the age of splendour but also during the dramatic years of the Pacific War (1879-1883). Entire families, babies, nannies, servants, immigrants, nuns, priest, authorities, army or navy officers and also Presidents of the Republic were portrayed by the lenses of Courret, accumulating an impressive collection of 1,57,800 glass negatives.
The photo studio Fotografia Central was awarded several prizes for its pictures and compositions not only in Peruvian contests but also in international competitions in Europe. For example in the year 1900 they were awarded with the Gold medal in the Universal Exposition held in Paris.
In 1887 Eugène Courret due to health issues left Lima and established a branch of this studio in Paris, where he continued to work until his death. Meanwhile his photo studio in Lima was managed by Adolphe Dubruil, an expert photographer and friend of Eugène Courret.
The studio in Lima remained open until 1935, after which it was forced to close due to the world economic crisis and the popularity of the automatic cameras.
This exhibition highlights the multiculturalism and diversity of the Peruvian Society in the early years of the Republic.
