Category Archives: Digital

Notes on ultra long exposures

A while ago – I had written about long exposures and have also provided a handy PDF cheat sheet (See references below for link). For a new series that I am working on, I needed to quickly figure out shutter values for for stacking filters. I thought I will share that table with fellow photographers who

A thing or two about Dynamic Range…

This is not an another post about what is Dynamic Range, introduction to HDR and other such things. There are several articles on the Internets for that. This article is about the usability and practicality of Dynamic Range of a DSLR (D700 for example), and some tips on shooting for HDR. The DXO Mark list

A new camera!

I like my D300. I love the extra reach with the 1.5x crop – especially when shooting macros and telephoto. The 1.5x is like having a Tele-converter on all the time! However, over time, i have realized that i don’t shoot much macros or sports (or wildlife for that matter). I most shoot “people” &

Equipment sale

The refresh cycle for digital cameras these days typically run for about 2 years. Naturally, there is this constant urge to keep upgrading equipment to keep current with the trends. However, that is not the case all the time (I still shoot Film alongside of Digital). Based on my personal experience (looking back and studying

3rd party inks…

There are a lot of “researchers” on the Internet. There are not many people how have really tried them and have had issues with them, and are recommending something based on experience – it is mostly based on hearsay or “heard in the forums”…. Using 3rd party inks is one such topic. There is plenty

Looking back while thinking ahead…

Happy New Year folks! I think, the year 2008 was a big thing for photography. In summary – a good time for camera manufacturers and good time for people to get into photography. Plenty of new cameras were announced, and plenty of first timers, brought new high tech cameras! Here is a small story about

Thoughts for the week…

Well, there is a lot of chatter on the D3x. A lot of uproar on several forums about the price point being unjust, while several fan boys (read post here for starters) are happy and gaga over it. I am very sure that the D3x is a very good camera – a very good competent