Behind blue eyes….
Posted in Portrait on May 11th, 2012
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The post-it on our door says “FEED THE FISH!” so one cannot miss this first thing in the morning. The two Angels are waiting, they know it is feeding time and they sort of ‘wag their tails’ in anticipation when they see someone near the bowl. When we first got them, the yellow/green Ghost Angel [...]
This family of monkeys would visit every evening and sit atop a neighbour’s roof in Simla. Here they are, huddling after a day of heavy rain. Except for Dad Monk who stays aloof….
Trick photo
Posted in Black and White, Portrait on Mar 20th, 2011
Not as in ‘trick photpography’ but tricked: as in ”hey I need to test this lens, can I take a couple of pictures?“. Answer was a hesitant ”ok….” so before she could change her mind – a quick couple of clicks and it was done. Soft focus portrait with the magical Nikkor50mm f/1.2 manual focus AIS lens is what I’d [...]
Something really special about it
Posted in Portrait on Jan 19th, 2010
When I had sacked-off and traded-in a couple of DX lenses [Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 and the 18-200 VR], I bought a brand-new 24-70 f/2.8 Nano and a used 80-200 f/2.8 . The 24-70 performs well, as expected. But the lens that really shines out is this older 80-200. When I tested it at the shop, [...]