Folks,
We are organizing a Photo Walk in Kolkata on 18th December 2011 (Sunday)
morning. We'll cover the central business districts of Dalhousie
(B.B.D.Bag) and Esplanade (Dharmatala). Everyone is welcome to the event.
We are still finalizing the list of buildings and architectures that we
would like to cover. Therefore, any suggestions regarding the event are
welcome.
Thanks and regards,
Kalyan Sarkar
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Hisham <hisham(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Good luck on this wonderful initiative, folks. It
would be fantastic to
have many more good images of your fascinating city!
fyi: you might want to put this up on the India mailing list as well -
because some folks might be on that list but not on the West Bengal list.
Warm Regards,
hisham
On Dec 7, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Biswarup Ganguly wrote:
Dear Kalyan,
Thank you for a much hoped and encouraging proposal for the ‘Photowalk’!
The Commons needs more good quality photographs of Kolkata. I welcome to
Mr. Rangan Datta, the list of the heritage buildings that given by him is
really useful to us. May i re-propose with the following points:
1. It is open to all, Wikimedians or non-wikimedians, anybody can
participate with camera or without camera.
2. We will meet at the CSTC bus stand of Esplanade, Kolkata at sharp
6:55 am on 18th December, 2011.
3. After having a cup of tea we will start to north up to Victoria
building, then turn left towards Dalhousie area up to Strand road, then
Aakasbani Bhaban and return to Chittada’s tea shop to have tea again with
snacks. Total time required is about 2.5 to 3 hours.
4. I suggest please bring a note book and pen to write down the
details of whatever (s)he photographed for uploading purpose.
5. There will not be any subject bar.
6. We encourage uploading to Commons, but it is optional.
7. Please see the general guidelines at Wikimedia Commons:Image
guidelines:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Quality_images_guidelines
Wth regards.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 12:42 AM, Kalyan Sarkar <kalyan.sarkar(a)gmail.com
wrote:
Dear All,
Let me introduce you to Rangan Datta, the renowned travel photographer,
whose travelogues are a regular feature in the columns of The Telegraph,
Hindustan Times and other dailies. He would be joining us at the Kolkata
Photo Walk on 18th December 2011 (Sunday). He has suggested below, a list
of buildings that we can cover along with some important tips.
Biswarup da, As discussed, would you kindly send the schedule and route
map that you intend to propose?
Let us make this Photo Walk a grand success!
Thanks and regards,
Kalyan Sarkar
On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Rangan Datta <rangan_datta(a)yahoo.com
wrote:
Dear Kalyan and othe wikipedia Calcutta members
Here is a list of buildings to be photographed:
1. Metropolitan Building*
2. Victoria House
3. Statesman House
4. Tipu Sultan Mosque*
5. Defence East India Headquarters
6. Raj Bhavan
7. Junior Staff quaters of Raj Bhavan.
8. National Assurance Building
9. Currency Building*
10. Central Telegraph Office.
11. St John's Church
12. Town Hall
13. High Court
14. Metcalf Hall*
15. GPO
16. Calcutta Collectorate
17. Eastern Rail Headquaters
18. Writer's Building (there is restriction)
19. St Andrew's Church
20. Lal Bazar
21. Beth el Synagogue
22. Magen David Synagogue
23. Portuguese Church
24. Armenian Church
The ones marked with * are best photographed in the afternoon.
This list is not exhaustive,
Some related links from my website & Blog
- Calcutta Architecture<
http://rangan-datta.info/photo/thumbs.php?gallery=26>
- St. John's Church<http://rangan-datta.info/photo/thumbs.php?gallery=41
- Links from my Blog<
http://rangandatta.wordpress.com/tag/calcutta-heritage-building/>
I think we should restrict ourselves to outdoor shots only. Apart fro St.
John's Church we need we ned permision to shoot the interiors of other
buildings.
Looking forward for the photowalk.
Regards
Rangan
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Biswarup Ganguly
Phones:
+919830022449
+919433005886