Taking another crack at the Lensbaby,  getting the hang of the focus.. lighting with a wireless strobe for a bit more «pop» in the images.

One helluva toy! The Lensbaby 2.0 is here. Could not wait to try it out. What a fun lens this is. Will write more about the lens later [some info is posted here]and will definitely post new images... right now it is time to post the first experimental images. I still have to get used to the focus «sweet spot» and the manual handling of the focus and tilt/shift type bellow... for now here is what I got in the first 10 minutes of opening the box.

The blur effect makes these photos look like paintings, the effect is done by tilting the lens up or down - the extent of the blur depending on the f-stop and extent of tilt.

More here.

Laila Plamondon sings her heart out at the IC at Dhaka on January 16th 2008...

Laila is a «local grown» Dhaka girl, graduating from AIS-Dhaka and then going on to a bachelor's degree at Smith College. Laila was named 'First Smith Superstar' in 2006.

Her younger sister, Zoya, sings beautifully as well...

Talent runs high in the family starting with [their mother] painter and fashion-designer Kuhu. [* see 1/25/08 update below].

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