f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400 @ 300mm
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Flowerhorn
f/2.5, 1/125, ISO 400 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
Every aquarium should have a black background for pure aesthetic value.
Monday, May 9, 2011
A Starry Trail
A stack of 60 exposures shot at 42mm, f/5, ISO 400 and 30 seconds.
I did not have a shutter release then and clicking a pic after every 30 seconds was tiring and cumbersome. Anyway, I liked this outcome and look forward to doing a better star trail soon.
Trinity
f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 400 @ 300mm using the 70-300
The most beautiful bird I've ever seen - The Greater Flamingo. All the hard work and sweat for seeing these wonderful creatures was totally worth it.
I fell into a burning ring of fire
f/16, 53 sec, ISO 100 @ 18mm using the 18-55
This was one peculiar pattern of lightning. Was pretty overwhelming when it occurred.
Friday, May 6, 2011
We have teeth and we know how to use them.
f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 200 @ 55mm using the 18-55 with a macro adapter. On-board flash fired.
My new Red-bellied Pacus.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
I shot a star
f/11, 25sec, ISO 800 @ 21mm using the 18-55
This was shot when I didn't have the remote shutter release, hence bulb mode was not an option. However, even a 30 second shutter speed was causing overexposure due to the light pollution and I had to overcome this by holding a folded newspaper in front of the lens whenever there were no fireworks in the sky.
Fresh Faces
f/4.5, 1/800, ISO 400 @ 21mm using the 18-55mm
This was shot at the Kaas Valley near Satara in Maharashtra.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
:P
f/5.6, 1/1000, ISO 400 @ 300mm using the 70-300
This was a baby python which was around 8 feet long and weighed almost 50kg.
Musigasm
f/2, 1/160, ISO 800 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
It's the smoke and his expression which give a lot of character to this shot.
Highway to Hell
f/13, 30sec, ISO 200 @ 18mm using the 18-55
This was shot when my camera was barely 15 days old and I didn't own a tripod or a shutter release back then. Kept the camera on a wall and used the self timer of the camera.
Queenie
f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 400 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
Converted into B/W using the Silver Efex Pro plug-in for Photoshop.
f/2.8 is my favourite f-stop number on the nifty fifty lens. The lens is at its sharpest best at this aperture.
Desolation
f/2.5, 1/200, ISO 200 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
I'm not a big fan of this style of processing anymore.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Defying Gravity
f/2.2, 1/320, ISO 1600 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
This is one of my best stage shots.
Rock Pigeon
f/7.1, 1/500, ISO 400 @ 149mm using the 70-300
This is one of the sharpest images from my Sigma 70-300.
Rose Macro
1/40, ISO 200.
Again, no f-stop number and no focal length as this is a macro shot using the reverse lens technique.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Lost in Time
f/3.5, 1/1600, ISO 100 @ 18mm
I have no idea why I shot this at such a large aperture when I could easily afforded something like an f/11.
Heron in Flight
f/6.3, 1/2500, ISO 400 @ 300mm using the 70-300
Tracking larger birds like Herons is a lot easier than tracking a Gull or a Pigeon. Used AI-Servo mode with central AF point to track it.
Friday, April 29, 2011
I Bow Down to Thee
1/40, ISO 800
No aperture and no focal length for this picture. Why? Because it was shot using the reverse lens technique on the 18-55. DoF was razor thin and focus stacking wasn't an option as I didn't have a tripod back then.
Mops in the air
f/11, 30 sec, ISO 400 @ 18mm using the 18-55
This was shot when I didn't have the remote shutter release, hence bulb mode was not an option. However, even a 30 second shutter speed was causing overexposure due to the light pollution and I had to overcome this by holding a folded newspaper in front of the lens whenever there were no fireworks in the sky.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Quenching the Wilderness
HDR of 3 bracketed images with a difference of 2EV in each. Metered photo's EXIF:
f/11, 1/640, ISO 1600 @ 18mm using the 18-55
This is one of the very few HDR attempts of mine that I've liked. The B/W treatment was done in the Silver Efex Pro plugin in Photoshop CS3.
Thor's Day Out
f/11, 60 sec, ISO 100 @ 18mm using the 18-55. Tripod mounted with remote shutter release.
Patience, patience and some more patience is what is needed for shots of lightning and fireworks in the sky. Focusing at (a little less than) infinity is easy, preempting the position of the strike is not.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
In Sync with Awesomeness
f/2.8, 1/160, ISO 1600 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
Was lucky to get this shot, thanks to the backstage access. I love how his hands and hair are backlit.
A Drop of Pearl
f/5.6, 1/200, ISO 800 @ 49mm using the 18-55. On-board Flash fired.
Had shot this in 2008 when my camera was 5-6 days old. Took almost 80 tries to get this perfect droplet.
Strumming in Time
f/2.8, 1/60, ISO 100 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
Converted to B/W using Silver Efex Pro in Photoshop CS3.
Light Painting with Fireworks
Tripod mounted using remote shutter release to eliminate camera shake
Most of the credit to this image should go to my friend, Darvinder (Shanky) who did this wonderful light painting using basic Diwali sparklers. Focusing was difficult because of the extreme lowlight, had to overcome this by asking him to hold a cellphone where he was standing so that that I could manually pre-focus at that point using Live View.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Moon
f/7.1, 1/80, ISO 400 @ 300mm using the Sigma 70-300. Tripod mounted
I love this phase of the moon. Crescent moon is pretty difficult to capture and Full moon shots are mostly flat. This is the perfect phase as the shadows created by the craters give it a 3D effect.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Up, up and away!
f/9, 1/4000, ISO 400 @ 50mm using the 50mm f/1.8
Shot in burst mode.
Silhouettes are rather easy to shoot and look pretty damn impressive when done right. This one in particular wasn't all that easy because everybody had to be off their feet at the same time and light was fading fast.
The small aperture(f/9) ensured a large DoF and thus reduced the chances of an OOF (Out Of Focus) shot. The blue tint was achieved by using a cooler colour temperature in Lightroom and was done for artistic purposes.
I Fly
6 image focus stacking in Photoshop CS3
f/9, 1/50, ISO 200 @ 55mm for all 6 shots. Tripod-mounted.
Little Cormorant Taking Off
f/7.1, 1/2500, ISO 400 @ 300mm using the Sigma 70-300
This picture was pretty difficult to shoot because these birds can be pretty fast when they're taking off. The Sigma 70-300 didn't let me down.here and nailed the focus.
Fort Janjira
f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 400 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
I have no idea why I shot this at f/2.8. It was more of a 'letting the camera do the talking' shot than anything else. Was pretty happy with the composition, though.
Puerile Heart
f/2.5, 1/2500, ISO 200 @ 50mm using the 50 f/1.8
The title is dedicated to my best friend in this whole wide world. She's the most awesome human being I've ever known.
Jewel Ciclid
f/8, 1/200, ISO 400 @ 55mm on the 18-55 with a close-up filter. On-board flash fired
The small aperture was needed because of the small depth of field created by the close-up filter. This fish is barely 2 inches in length and is a very fast mover.
Mandatory first post rant
I hope I do not give up on this blog like I've done to the 3-4 ones before it. Anyway, I plan on uploading all of my best pictures here and in doing so will be replacing my Flickr with this blog. The 200 images limit on Flickr is too irritating and I really don't see the point in going for a one year subscription. I'd rather buy hosting and a domain for that amount.
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