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Some changes to the site…

If you have been a regular or have ever visited this site before, you must have noticed some new changes to the site. Especially the new site design. I know that a significant number of folks that read my blog, do so via RSS feeds/readers. I myself use one and rarely go to people’s sites

Flowers

Now that spring is in the air, the one thing that comes to mind is “Fresh Flowers!”. I recently attended the New York Botanical Gardens, for its popular annual orchid show. I was pleasently surprised at the number of professional “looking” photographers. If you notice, i quoted the term “looking” – intending to signify that

Updates!

If you have been visiting my blog regularly,  you might have noticed some changes: I have upgraded WordPress and the theme. Do you like this? I am re-organizing the website to add the portfolio right within the blog and removing the main site altogether!

What do i have in my camera bag?

I often get asked by my friends as to what i carry with me when i go out to shoot pictures? I have this tiny hip bag from Think Tank. Its tiny, ergonomic and carries most of my travel stuff. It currently fits my D70s with 18-70mm attached to it, a spare 50mm lens, a

Foto tip #2

Note: These are my “notes” from experience for my own quick reference. However, if my tip helps, a comment would be nice How to take better exposures: First take your eyes off the camera! You need to see through your eyes, Judge the darkest and brighest spots in the scene. Switch to spot metering and

My First DSLR Picture!

Here is my first D70S picture….with 50mm f/1.8…Its not great…but, good enough…definately better than G3…Happy with it…

Rethinking Lens measurements…

I am not sure why camera manufacturers insist on using the film standard for measuring lens focal lengths – DSLRs (alteast all prosumer, some pro) have an obvious multipler and its often confusing to multiply what the real focal length is…..An example is that a 50mm lens on camera with a multiplier of 1.5 actually