i mentioned in my previous post that i joined a photography competition called sony digital imaging challenge. overall, there are four tasks that the we need to complete. the first challenge was to take a long exposure shot on a desert landscape using only a tripod and the sony a55 camera. the shot submitted must be unretouched and we are not allowed to post-process the image. in this photo, i used a two-minute exposure and the lighted tent as the subject.
Categories: assignments,composition 101 - balance,composition 101 - color,compostion 101 - rule of thirds
Tagged: competition, desert, dubai, landscape, long exposure, sony a55
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- 1st November 2011 Tuesday at 5:32 pm
i never tried star trails before until i joined a recent photography competition. we were given certain cameras and the first challenge was taking photographs on a low-light desert landscape. while waiting for my “competition” gear to expose the scene on the north, i tried my personal cam facing south.
there are ways of taking star trails and you can find them all over the internet. the most common are single exposure shot and set of short exposures for stacking. i used the latter since light pollution caused by big cities was strong. south was the only direction with less glow and took a lot of 30-sec exposures and later combined it using a specialised software such as startax.
Categories: composition 101 - lines and curves,photography,tips and tricks
Tagged: bawadi, desert, dubai, landscape, long exposure, sand dunes, star trails
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- 30th October 2011 Sunday at 10:19 pm
it was peaceful. the tranquil waters of mattupetty lake gave us a quiet atmosphere and natural beauty as we passed by. situated at 1700m above sea level, and located 28km from munnar town to top station this artificial reservoir is one of the most nature rich districts of kerala. surrounded by lush forest and livestock, the lake provided us what we need: a relaxing view etched in our memories.
Categories: composition 101 - depth of field,composition 101 - framing,composition 101 - leading lines,composition 101 - perspective,composition 101 - scale,compostion 101 - rule of thirds,travel
Tagged: animals, india, infrared, kerala, landscape, mattupetty, munnar
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- 26th July 2011 Tuesday at 10:09 am
it was dawn when we drove from cochin airport to munnar. we were fortunate to see waterfalls on the way when morning came. due to monsoon, they were popping left and right of our windows.
Categories: composition 101 - color,composition 101 - framing,composition 101 - motion,compostion 101 - rule of thirds,travel
Tagged: india, infrared, kerala, landscape, waterfalls, waterscape
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- 25th July 2011 Monday at 11:23 am
if there is one thing i can best describe with our stay in india, it would be “simply breathtaking.”
Categories: composition 101 - depth of field,composition 101 - leading lines,composition 101 - pattern,travel
Tagged: india, kerala, landscape, munnar
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- 24th July 2011 Sunday at 10:44 am
