Photographing the Kathakali.

Ever since I took photography as a hobby , i wanted to take an excellent shot of the kathakali cos it was so colourful and beautiful. Then the day came , I still remmember , it was a saturday night. I went all prepared to shoot pics of it. There were around 200 spectators. I went near the stage , put off my Flash and turned the camera to the P mode and put on a 75-300 zoom lens and started clicking away. Luckily for me there was good lighting on the stage. Shooting time was from 7:00 pm to 10 pm. I knew if I had to get the best shot I had to take the pain. So i stood 3 hours and clicked away .




I took over a hundred in raw format to get the precision clarity. No photoshop has been used in this photograph. I just drew a border around it thats all. The lighting was just right. Meanwhile while photographing this , I also found the kathakali pretty interesting. It was nice.





I also took photos of several other artists that appeared in this show. On the whole...after 3 hours of standing and over a 100 shots , the pain was worth it. I guess a true photographer must walk the extra mile always :)