Photo taken during the last summer, from a park near East Meadow (Long Island), NY. While the weather changes through Fall to Winter, we could see a lot of geese migrating from the colder regions to the warmer regions down south and vice versa through Spring to Summer...
A drive through the old cities of Pennsylvania - and you will amazed by the remniscants of the age old technology & architecture. The First Continental Congress drew up and signed the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia (The capital city of Pennsylvania), but when that city was captured by the British, the Continental Congress escaped westward, meeting at the Lancaster courthouse and then to York. There they drew up the Articles of Confederation that formed 13 independent colonies into a new nation. Later, the Constitution was written, and Philadelphia was once again chosen to be cradle to the newly found American Nation.
This photo was taken during one of those drives through Pennsylvania near the Poconos Mountains in the Delaware Water Gap. Cropped & touched up using Adobe Photoshop to remove the noise in the surroundings.
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter: 1/200 sec
On a cloudy morning without flash
This photo was taken in June 2008 at the Kumbalangi Model Village in Kochi, Kerala, India. We were on a 2 week long vacation in Kerala meeting our family & did not forget to spend some time for ourselves. Kumbalangi is one of the Islands that make the Corporation of Kochi & the status of 'Model Village' has been conferred upon this village for its efforts & focus on tourism in the way of Home Stay suites. The houses there double up to welcome tourists to stay with them in extensions of their own house - homely food, good environment & the chill-out - all in one package.
This photo is the relaxation area that the Home Stay where we visited had built - And that extends into the back waters... A place to chill out with a drink & snacks, make your own catch for the dinner in terms of fish or even crabs... Overall, a wonderful experience.
Taken using a Nikon Coolpix S51 digital camera using the manual mode.
Aperture: f/6.6
Shutter: 1/400 th of a second
No flash
I made this traditional spin wheel which turns with a ticking sound using a machchinga (A coconut that is not mature) & sticks taken out of the coconut-palm leaves. These used to be the typical toys that we had, as children, during my childhood days.
And it was my turn to make one for my kiddo when we went home for a vacation during June 2008. She was amazed by the spin wheel & played with it until it gave away by itself. Photo taken on 15th June 8PM, using Sandeep's Nikon D40x, a whopping 30 sec exposure and an f-stop of f/5.3
* - Text in italics is malayalam
This photo was taken in the Baltimore Aquarium. There were a lot of mid-sized sharks in the Shark tank and they kept on moving. I was trying to get a hold of a good shot of one of them with the contraint of low (read as no) light & the constantly moving sharks. I was patient enough to wait for almost 15-20 mins with my camera focussed on this area where the lighting was appropriate while this one came right under the light, stood still for a couple of seconds staring at me & then moved on!
I did not think twice of the opportunity, clicked a couple of snaps & this is the best among them.
Clicked on 24th May 2008 using my Nikon D50
Aperture: f/5.3
Shutter: 1/13 sec
Luray Caverns, originally called Luray Cave, is a large, celebrated commercial cave discovered in 1878. The underground cavern system is generously adorned with speleothems (columns, mud flows, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, mirrored pools, etc). The caverns are noted for the Great Stalacpipe Organ, a lithophone made from solenoid fired strikers that tap stalactites of various sizes to produce tones similar to those of xylophones, tuning forks, or bells.
The Caverns are situated in the Shenandoah Valley just to the east of the Allegheny Range of the Appalachian Mountains in Luray, Virginia. The temperature inside the caverns is uniformly 54 °F (12 °C) through out the year!
We along with Jeffrey's family drove down to Virginia during the last long weekend on account of the Veterans Day. I was all geared up with my tripod because I knew that I would be clicking away inside the cave & really hated to click such beauties with flash. Apart from the natural beauty, they had been well mantained & strategically lighted to enhance the viewers experience & to make the trip a memorable one.
Taken using a Nikon D50 mounted on a tripod
Aperture: f/4.2
Shutter: 1/8th of a sec
Information Source: Wikipedia
This scene was so beautiful & I am in loss of words to describe this photo - Does it resemble anybody's beautiful, colorful & bright outlook towards life?
Taken on 4th of May 2008 at the Longwood gardens in Pennysylvania.
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter: 1/160th of a Sec
Focus: Manual, no flash, 55mm
Tulipa commonly called Tulip is a genus of about 100 species of bulbous flowering plants. The native range of the species includes southern Europe, north Africa, and Asia from Anatolia and Iran in the east to northeast of China. A number of species and many hybrid cultivars are grown in gardens, used as pot plants or as fresh cut flowers.
Tulip Festivals are held in the Netherlands, Spalding (England) and in North America every May. Tulips are now also popular in Australia, and several festivals are held during September and October in the Southern hemisphere's spring. The world's largest permanent display of tulips, although open to the public only seasonally, is in Keukenhof, in the Netherlands.
The welcome of the Spring after the harsh winter weather in the United States are welcomes by the Tulip festivals & the Cherry Blossoms. They add a lot of color to the environment and that is a real welcome after the dull grey & white of the winter. These photos were taken from the Longwood gardens (arboretum) in Pennysylvania on 4th May 2008. It was a nice day out with sunshine & cool breeze.
Clicked using my Nikon D50 in the bright sunlight & image balancing done using MS Picture Manager
Content courtesy: Wikipedia
Aperture: f/7.1
Shutter: 1/200th of a sec
Manual exposure, mounted on tripod, no flash
Aperture:f/5.6
Shutter: 1/125th of a sec
Manual exposure, mounted on tripod, no flash
I recently subscribed to the Digital Photography school blog & was fascinated by the different techniques that they have shared there. They have this assignments for the week where they expose us to the different settings & methods to create wonders using your camera.
This one was taken as a black & white with an ISO setting of 1600 in the twilight to introduce a certain level of grain in the photo.
Anticipation - For a better tomorrow!
Shutter Speed: 1/10 Sec
Aperture: f/22
I was talking to a friend of mine whom I reconnected after a very long time (thanks to Orkut & Linked In), who himself is an artist & he was commenting about my photos in this blog. While I got more than a couple of constructive feedback on how can I improvise the composition and the lighting, he asked me this question out of nowhere...
Have somebody told you that a beautiful piece of work in photography has to be on precision focus on a certain object? Why not try to explore the canvas like a painter? Why not make use of the longer exposure and lightng to your advantage to make a beautiful piece of work?
I tried this on a rainy February evening, in the twilght, with a longer exposure & a smaller F-stop, & purposely made a brush motion during the exposure. I think it came out beautiful, though it does not fit into the 4 walls of photography rules...
Exposure: 1/2 Sec
Aperture: f/25
A lazy evening with a lot of snow turning to sleet. Taken at 8 PM on 12 Feb 2008 in Morristown using a Nkon D50 mounted on a tripod.
Exposure : 1.6 Sec
Aperture: f/5
This photo was taken on the 10th of Feb 2008, Sunday using my Nikon D50 at 5:30 PM. A snow storm was predicted and the skies started darkening out - And I did not miss the opportunity to click a few and this came out as a good shot.
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter speed: 1/5 of a sec
A wonderful sunset captured from my balcony during a clear day of the winter of 2007. Taken at 4:45 PM on 12th January 2008 using my Nikon D50 mounted on my new tripod!!
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture : f/25
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