Holi, Festival of Colors

Last March 19, Pearl Village celebrated Holi Festival of Colors.  For brief description of the event, eto nai-paste ko na lang sa baba......

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होली (Sanskrit), Holi, or Holli, also called the Festival of Colors, is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It is primarily observed in India,  Nepal,  Sri Lanka, and countries with large Indic diaspora populations, such as  Suriname,  Guyana,  South Africa,  Trinidad,  United Kingdom,  United States,  Mauritius, and  Fiji.

Holi is celebrated with great fanfare in the India . Falling on the full moon day in the month of Phalguna, Holi is a major Hindu festival and marks the agricultural season of the Rabi crop.A bonfire is lit in the main squares of the villages and colonies. People gather around the bonfire and celebrate the event with singing and dancing, which is symbolic of the victory of good over evil.

The spring season, during which the weather changes, is believed to cause viral fever and cold. Thus, the playful throwing of natural coloured powders has a medicinal significance: the colours are traditionally made of Neem, Kumkum, Haldi, Bilvar, and other medicinal herbs prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors.

 

For wet colours, traditional flowers of Palash are boiled and soaked in water over night to produced yellow coloured water, which also had medicinal properties. Unfortunately the commercial aspect of celebration has led to an increase in the use of synthetic colours which, in some cases, may be toxic.
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Balik tayo.... Isa ako sa mga nag-covered ng event together ng mga kasama ko sa 3PS dito sa kampo.  Alas-tres ang umpisa ng program kaya mga 2:40pm dumating na ko sa venue.   Di ko alam kung saan ako pwepwesto kaya nagtanong ako sa kasama ko,  basta shoot lang daw ng shoot, kahit saan.  Kaya yun, nag ikot-ikot lang ako sa field.  Please see few pictures taken from the event....

                   At the gate

                    focal length: 50mm.  f8.0  1/100  ISO 200

Kinunan ko lang itong gate na ito, nothing especial, as souvenir lang yung arc.


  
                        Jump Around

                       focal length: 29mm.  f11  1/400  ISO 200

Kakatuwa itong grupong ito, sabe ko, jump higher, nakailang ulit ako ng shoot, kaso talagang hanggang ganun lang ang talon nila. Ambaba!!!  Hindi ako nasatisfy....

                      Dancing under the sun

                    focal length: 24mm.  f11  1/3200  ISO 200 -2EV

Dancing under the sun, sikat na sikat pa ang araw nito eh, sinagad ko lang sa -2EV ang exposure compensation at medyo mataas na shutter speed para maging silhouette ang dating.

               Orange Indian

                   focal length: 50mm.  f8.0  1/250  ISO 200

One of the Indian dancers from THC kung hindi ako nagkakamali, isang grupo ito eh, siguro anim yata sila.  Ang ganda kasi nung orange na nakalagay sa ulo nya kaya siya ang pinagkukunan ko ng pictures. Ayus!

                        Gupta+Parvez+Ankur

                      focal length: 50mm.  f8.0  1/200  ISO 200

Indian friends from CHC, hindi mahilig sa pictures itong tatlong ito.....  Baka mga 30 pictures ang nakuha ko dito sa mga ito... hehehe


                    Color It Red

                     focal length: 50mm.  f8.0  1/125  ISO 200

Ok itong isang Mama, talagang puno ng red color ang mukha niya....



                       Ankur

                   focal length: 50mm.  f8.0  1/200  ISO 200


My friend Ankur san, showing his name in front of the camera. Nice!!!....


                 Elevated                

                focal length: 55mm.  f8.0  1/640  ISO 200

Sir Manny and Simon up on the manlift, chasing the party goers. Hunting....
                             
                    Sunset

                    focal length: 50mm.  f11  1/1250  ISO 200

Picture taken at around 5:45  PM, nice sunset....

Almost 3 hours din kameng nag-covered ng event na ito, nakakapagod pala.  Papalit-palit ako ng lens, pag portrait, nifty fifty, pag group; yung kit lens, mahirap din pala pag ganun.....  Pero masaya kasi mahihilig ang mga tao magpakuha sa harap ng camera.  Minsan, kukuhitin ako ng iba, tapos magpapapicture daw sila.  Tapos may isang Indiano dun, ako naman ang kinunan ng pics, gamit ang cellphone nya... hehehe... ayus!!!  Ang nakalimutan ko lang ay picturan ang sarili ko, andami kong kulay sa mukha, pinaglalagyan ako ng mga Indian friends from CHC.  Sayang walang souvenir pics.  Pati nga yung camera ko at lenses, punong-puno ng powder.  putek ang hirap linisin.....   Pero enjoy pala ang mag-cover ng isang event, sa uulitin.... Cheers!!! 

**** Thank you for coming****