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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 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 pier [...]

SoFoBoMo 2009 start date is getting closer.
May 1st being the first day one could start, but I haven’t yet decided on my “fuzzy month” start-date.
Last year, I had planned to use just one lens for the entire project – but then I changed the theme of my project and the restriction to use just one [...]

I had the camera with a 300mm lens, on a tripod faced out pointed at some shrubs waiting for a pair of Sunbirds. Mannat [our daughter] came by and peered through the viewfinder and wanted a few tips how to get the exposure right. Ok, here we go…. in theory the camera meter averages out [...]

A multi photographers bird-photography exhibition - I went to view Samiul Mohsanin’s photos today. A treat! Samiul is a student of Jahangirnagar University, extremely knowledgable about the habitat and birds, and has hosted us and been our guide on a previous birding visit.
Samiul Mohsanin:

The exhibition is being held at birder and naturalist Enam Ul Haque’s home / gallery [...]

The last lot of photos from the Dhaka Scott Kelby PhotoWalk on 23rd Aug:
                
The winning photographs of the PhotoWalk are shown here. And congratulations to Shabbir Ferdous from Bangladesh for producing the best of the lot from Dhaka!
Bangladesh participants group photo by David is here.

Participated in the Scott Kelby World-Wide Photo-Walk today….
We met at Ahsan Manzil Museum [The Pink Palace] in Old Dhaka near Sadarghat on the banks of the Buriganga, and separated into groups to re-group at 10 AM.
Great experience! Met many new people. Will post photos once processed and posted to the Flickr group online…..
 

The outdoor photo exhibition of “EARTH FROM ABOVE” photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand on display at ZEN Department Store Bangkok is a treat to view. We spent the early part of the evening looking at these amazing and awe-inspiring photographs.
Here’s Jyoti looking at the exhibit, and Jyoti & Mannat walking on the Map of the Earth….
 
 

Was invited today to join a couple of friends [Ujwala and Kuhu] on a photo trip down the road from Dhaka to Ashulia, and beyond… what a great experience this turned out to be. Ujwala is using some of these photos as reference for her lovely portrait work – Paan Khaye, Watermelon Vendor, the Lady from [...]