Posted in flash, lighting, nature, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Dec 8th, 2009
A book I picked up back in the mid ’90s changed the way I saw and photographed subjects in nature [flowers, plants, insects and also landscapes]. After having read and re-read this book, it was John Shaw’s “Closeups In Nature” I went on to his “Landscapes Photography“, “Nature Photography Field Guide“, “Focus On Nature” and “Complete Guide [...]
A fast low-light capable lens and one that requires no assistance from fill-flash: The Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 Manual Focus lens is a lovely piece of engineering made from real metal and real heavy glass. A nicely balanced lens, and it makes beautiful photos though it is a difficult lens to use. The extremely shallow depth of [...]
Posted in Fall, Mashobra, Moon, nature, Shimla, Sidhora, sunrise, sunset on Dec 5th, 2009
Beautiful time of the year in Simla with the colors turning. 4 days of bliss! Click HERE for few assorted images in a slide-show. If you cannot view the FLASH slide-show, try THIS LINK for a basic-view gallery. [The last image in the series, the snow-capped Himalayan Range was taken from the 'plane between Chandigarh and Delhi.] [...]
Posted in Heritage, Hindu, mist, Ruins, Sonargaon, Stein Naevdal, sunrise, temple on Nov 22nd, 2009
22nd Nov 09. Morning trip to Sonargaon village with Stein. We intended to get there well before 7am so that we could scout out a vantage point to watch and photograph the sunrise. A slight delay, but we still got there in time to watch the sky turn magenta at pre-dawn to a grey pink [...]
Posted in Balu River, boat, Peacock, Photography, river, Stein Naevdal, sunrise on Nov 21st, 2009
A photo trip with good friend Stein Naevdal up the Balu River aboard the Peacock - a traditional Bangladeshi motorized sailboat boat – on 20th November early morning just as the sun was rising. We got to Tolna [coordinates: 23°51'1.00" N 90°28'24.26"E] just before 7 AM in time to see the Peacock pulling up to the small [...]
Posted in Balu River, Birthday, boat, celebration, family, Sunflower, sunset on Nov 14th, 2009
Sunset cruise aboard the “Sunflower” on 13th November 2009. With friends and family. Aisha – Anahita – Anil – Archana – Arnavi – Arti – Babla – Banu – Gurmeet – Ifti – Ishi – Jyoti – Mannat – Nilufer – Shahab – Subodh – Vihan. Two on the prow to entertain!