Rocky Trail | Achalu Betta
Clicked on monochrome film / 01 May 2006 / Achalu Betta (*album)
The hike up Achalu Betta (Betta means hill) remains fresh in my mind to this day. I did not even know such a place existed until the day prior. It was brought up as a possible location by the ever enthusiastic and shutter crazy Sudarshan. He knew a friend from Nayakanahalli, a village neighboring the hill, and that mixed with its close proximity to Bangalore the choice was made. At sunrise we (Jayanth, Venky, Nish, Satz, Sudu and I ) headed to Achalu Betta armed to the teeth with our gear .
A small hike, sprinkled with photography, a dip and coracle ride in the lake at Nayakanahalli, hot lunch at a local’s (Sudu’s friend) house, and then some beer made this an unforgettable outing.
Among the many photographs I clicked this had been one I had look forwarded to. When the scans from the lab came in I was disappointed, for it looked like I had completely screwed up the metering. Here I am now a couple of years later scanning some of my old negatives myself, and what do you know?? It came out the way I had originally wanted it. Woohoo!
