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In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers weave the roots of living rubber trees into sturdy pedestrian bridges. On a quest to document the tradition, Prasenjeet Yadav photographed around 30 root bridges over the course of a year.
A few months out
How to get the shot: Yadav had never visited a living root bridge before embarking on this project, but he knew of this particular bridge near the village of Nohwet. With so many tourists shooting photographs, Yadav wanted his image to stand out. “It’s difficult to make a plant look charismatic,” he says. To prepare, he consulted other photographers and studied landscape paintings. He decided to take the shot after dark. It was risky: Unexpected cloudbursts can spawn flash floods, which can be especially dangerous at night.
Two weeks out
Essential packing list: As this was Yadav’s fourth trip to the region, he knew what to pack. Paring supplies to the basics, he brought little rainwear for himself and prioritized keeping his camera dry.
Umbrellas to cover the camera gear
Granola bars
Flashlights and an LED light panel
A strong headlamp
Rubber housing to protect the camera
A tripod
A sheet of black Cinefoil to shield the lens
Light modifiers
Launch
‘Painting’ with light: From his home base of Bangalore, Yadav flew to Guwahati and took a cab to Nohwet. From there, he walked 30 minutes to the bridge. During a three-week stay, Yadav experimented with using lights to “paint” parts of the bridge and surroundings during a long exposure. In the 438 seconds it took to expose this image, Yadav moved between locations to aim his lights.
‘I wanted it to look like these bridges are something right out of Lord of the Rings, and then say, ‘No, they’re not fiction, they exist.’
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In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers weave the roots of living rubber trees into sturdy pedestrian bridges. On a quest to document the tradition, Prasenjeet Yadav photographed around 30 root bridges over the course of a year.
A few months out
How to get the shot: Yadav had never visited a living root bridge before embarking on this project, but he knew of this particular bridge near the village of Nohwet. With so many tourists shooting photographs, Yadav wanted his image to stand out. “It’s difficult to make a plant look charismatic,” he says. To prepare, he consulted other photographers and studied landscape paintings. He decided to take the shot after dark. It was risky: Unexpected cloudbursts can spawn flash floods, which can be especially dangerous at night.
Two weeks out
Essential packing list: As this was Yadav’s fourth trip to the region, he knew what to pack. Paring supplies to the basics, he brought little rainwear for himself and prioritized keeping his camera dry.
Umbrellas to cover the camera gear
Granola bars
Flashlights and an LED light panel
A strong headlamp
Rubber housing to protect the camera
A tripod
A sheet of black Cinefoil to shield the lens
Light modifiers
Launch
‘Painting’ with light: From his home base of Bangalore, Yadav flew to Guwahati and took a cab to Nohwet. From there, he walked 30 minutes to the bridge. During a three-week stay, Yadav experimented with using lights to “paint” parts of the bridge and surroundings during a long exposure. In the 438 seconds it took to expose this image, Yadav moved between locations to aim his lights.
‘I wanted it to look like these bridges are something right out of Lord of the Rings, and then say, ‘No, they’re not fiction, they exist.’PRASENJEET YADAV
(Source: National Geographic)QUESTION 1: The essential packing list is helpful if someone is:
going on a trip to Meghalaya
taking camera for a photo shoot
going into a rainforest
both a) and b)
QUESTION 2: If you have to go to Nohwet to see the living root bridge from Bangalore, how would you go there? QUESTION 3: In which part of India does the state of Meghalaya lie?
North Eastern
Western
Eastern
North western
QUESTION 4: What kind of danger you might face while travelling in these forests?
full questions someone please answer