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hensil
08-30-2011, 09:30 AM
How did you shoot this?

I mean, the mirror and the model are on the same plane. How come one is in focus and the other not? In photoshop?



Here comes Raj again after sometime.

Nice shot. Good lighting.

No it's not Photoshop, it's normal. The distance in the mirror is always far.
Henry
KrishnenduKes
08-30-2011, 10:27 AM
No it's not Photoshop, it's normal. The distance in the mirror is always far.
Henry

I thought about it. But I did not think that it would make such a stark difference!
rajr
08-30-2011, 10:56 AM
Thanks Ken da.
anirban
09-13-2011, 11:56 AM
Tools of the trade!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-_xcIyv2ehY4/Tm712ZSSqpI/AAAAAAAAAps/3EQvz03OBbg/s576/IMG_2151.JPG

Been busy of late, didn't get much time to click. Took the day off to relax a bit, and came up with this.
ashishtamhane
09-13-2011, 07:14 PM
Tools of the trade!



Cool BW conversion here.
Bibudesh
09-13-2011, 10:07 PM
Still learning ....
My new Ibanez accoustic guitar.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jr9imFtXE5E/Tmzpjd7cyVI/AAAAAAAAGKA/vV62KqlcJl4/s800/_HIM6116.JPG
KrishnenduKes
09-14-2011, 05:46 PM
Still learning ....
My new Ibanez accoustic guitar.


Lovely bokeh. Great composition.

Deserves to be photo of the day!
Vicky
09-14-2011, 08:55 PM
Still learning ....
My new Ibanez accoustic guitar.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-jr9imFtXE5E/Tmzpjd7cyVI/AAAAAAAAGKA/vV62KqlcJl4/s800/_HIM6116.JPG

Awesome. Love it!
mohit_k
09-16-2011, 03:04 PM
Still learning ....
My new Ibanez accoustic guitar.


The blur (of the strings) gives the feel that the guitar has been strummed. Nice pic.
Bibudesh
09-16-2011, 06:25 PM
Lovely bokeh. Great composition.

Deserves to be photo of the day!
O wow I am excited to hear this. Off late I was starting to forget photography :-( ...
Thanks a lot :-) ..

Awesome. Love it!
Thank you sir !..

The blur (of the strings) gives the feel that the guitar has been strummed. Nice pic.

Thanks buddy..

BTW I have found the View NX-2 to be an ultimate software for my kind of use. Since LR and PS and any other software including aperture and iphoto are unable to handle the D300 metadata information and each of them behave in a uniquely wrong way.

I was surprised to see the options available with View-Nx 2 which comes for free :-D ..
KrishnenduKes
09-16-2011, 07:05 PM
O wow I am excited to hear this. Off late I was starting to forget photography :-( ...
Thanks a lot :-) ..



You and forget photography!!!!!

Look at your skills. And look at your writing skills too.
Vicky
10-02-2011, 07:34 PM
Waiting.... for Bums!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6167/6203272601_6542a89fdb_o.jpg
KrishnenduKes
10-02-2011, 08:01 PM
Waiting.... for Bums!



Lovely interior shot Vicky. You are setting the threads on fire. What participation!

Don't tell me this is the Guwahati Airport!
Vicky
10-02-2011, 10:43 PM
Lovely interior shot Vicky. You are setting the threads on fire. What participation!

Don't tell me this is the Guwahati Airport!

Thanks Ken!

This is the Hongkong International Ferry Terminal
sandeep_141
10-02-2011, 11:01 PM
@ Vicky- Nice capture bro :)
Vicky
10-03-2011, 12:56 PM
Thanks SM!


Waiting again...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6203271649_238aa94e67_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikash49/6203271649/)
Waiting.. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikash49/6203271649/) by Viky's (http://www.flickr.com/people/vikash49/), on Flickr
ashishtamhane
10-03-2011, 01:27 PM
Thanks SM!
Waiting again...



PINK seats!!

I feel claustrophobic!! ;) :D
shreeda
10-03-2011, 08:05 PM
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6163/6207256619_70155328e5_z.jpg
KrishnenduKes
10-04-2011, 10:22 AM
Thanks SM!


Waiting again...



This is your WORST post so far on the PIN! :D :D



Good colours shreeda.
shreeda
10-04-2011, 10:25 AM
Good colours shreeda.

Thank you! Really happy that you like it :)
KrishnenduKes
10-04-2011, 10:30 AM
Thank you! Really happy that you like it :)

But... there is always this inevitable "but"... I am not sure (actually I am pretty sure but I will let you do the research) if this qualifies as "still life"!
shreeda
10-04-2011, 10:35 AM
But... there is always this inevitable "but"... I am not sure (actually I am pretty sure but I will let you do the research) if this qualifies as "still life"!

Ok! I will try to figure that out myself. Thanks for letting me know.
Edit: Alright! I guess I understood. Is it the greenery that makes it unfit here?
Vicky
10-04-2011, 12:11 PM
This is your WORST post so far on the PIN! :D :D


Ha Ha..

I don't know why, but some how I'm really intrigued by vast empty seating spaces in public domain! Its somehow brings to light the over capacity and inefficiency we build into our systems:rolleyes:

And the newly renovated PINK seats were providing quite a contrast to the otherwise all grey and dull Bangkok airport:p
KrishnenduKes
10-04-2011, 02:06 PM
Ha Ha..

I don't know why, but some how I'm really intrigued by vast empty seating spaces in public domain! Its somehow brings to light the over capacity and inefficiency we build into our systems:rolleyes:

And the newly renovated PINK seats were providing quite a contrast to the otherwise all grey and dull Bangkok airport:p

Actually it is only the pink that got to me!

Had it been B/W, I think that this would have been a brilliant shot.
sandeep_141
10-04-2011, 10:25 PM
Does this qualify here? :)
ashishtamhane
10-04-2011, 11:23 PM
Does this qualify here? :)

I think it does, and good shot there too! Really liked the texture on the wall and the simple composition. Good work. :)
KrishnenduKes
10-04-2011, 11:39 PM
Edit: Alright! I guess I understood. Is it the greenery that makes it unfit here?

I strongly believe so! :)
sandeep_141
10-05-2011, 10:09 PM
@Ashish- thanks a lot bro :)
anirban
10-07-2011, 08:42 PM
Any good?
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-YLc3ME7xr3w/To8TbLE1HnI/AAAAAAAAAuM/YoGh_py2wj8/s512/IMG_0230.JPG
ashishtamhane
10-07-2011, 11:30 PM
Any good?


If you tell me that that is an Asteroid, i will have little difficulty in believing it!
anirban
10-08-2011, 08:00 PM
If you tell me that that is an Asteroid, i will have little difficulty in believing it!

I actually cant stop laughing reading that!
Its a shell, in the form of a miniature conch.
Cyclops
10-08-2011, 08:34 PM
A submission from my side:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6117/6222557883_c91e9471fb_z.jpg
ashishtamhane
10-08-2011, 11:35 PM
A submission from my side:



Very abstract this one.
KrishnenduKes
10-09-2011, 10:33 AM
A submission from my side:



Do you have a shot with the upper end in sharp focus?

Very abstract this one.

Why? It is a simple wooden wedge!
ashishtamhane
10-09-2011, 01:36 PM
Why? It is a simple wooden wedge!

Now that you said that, it does not seem that Abstract! :D
sandeep_141
10-09-2011, 10:09 PM
http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2463&stc=1&d=1318178329

Does this fit here?
ashishtamhane
10-09-2011, 10:22 PM
Does this fit here?

That is an awesome shot Sandeep!

I especially loved the Black and White processing that you did there. Also that Watermark does not actually seem like a Watermark at first glance. If you use an old Font style then it will blend in very well there.

I think Still Life Photography means Photography in which the photographer has total control over the subject's lighting. Am I true Seniors?
sandeep_141
10-10-2011, 12:00 AM
@Ashish- Hey thanks a lot bro...Glad you liked it :)
KrishnenduKes
10-10-2011, 09:01 AM
Does this fit here?

Good shot.


I think Still Life Photography means Photography in which the photographer has total control over the subject's lighting. Am I true Seniors?

Still Life I believe would be "still inanimate". Lighting could be available, not necessarily controlled.
sandeep_141
10-10-2011, 10:30 PM
@Ken da- thanks da :)
sandeep_141
10-10-2011, 10:45 PM
http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2467&stc=1&d=1318266891

any good? :confused:
KrishnenduKes
10-11-2011, 07:58 PM
any good? :confused:

Still life for sure.

But is the photo excellent?
sandeep_141
10-12-2011, 06:09 PM
@Ken da- I doubt that... :)
anirban
10-25-2011, 04:02 PM
I think this is better than the previous one I posted:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nEZ3njPXx84/TqaMr_fXaGI/AAAAAAAAAuw/sC3xkFEw0t0/s1600/IMG_0228.JPG
ashishtamhane
11-14-2011, 10:14 PM
http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/TimeToStudy.jpg

Exams in about half a month!
KrishnenduKes
11-15-2011, 10:26 AM
A lot of people shooting pens and books these days!


Exams in about half a month!

This shot reminds me of Gandhiji somehow.
ashishtamhane
11-15-2011, 01:54 PM
This shot reminds me of Gandhiji somehow.

That must be because of those glasses though the book is of Windows Operating System Programming. Really don't think Gandhiji must have know about Object Oriented Programming! ;):D
powerslave
11-15-2011, 09:17 PM
Just out of curiosity, what are you studying?
ashishtamhane
11-15-2011, 10:03 PM
Just out of curiosity, what are you studying?

That is a Microsoft Visual C++ Developer's handbook, used to develop Microsoft Windows Applications, but neither the glasses nor the fountain pen is mine. :p
powerslave
11-15-2011, 10:06 PM
You seem really industrious! I could never read a book about an IDE.
KrishnenduKes
11-16-2011, 12:33 PM
That must be because of those glasses though the book is of Windows Operating System Programming. Really don't think Gandhiji must have know about Object Oriented Programming! ;):D

Certainly not. It is surely the WB of the photograph and the glasses that is giving that feel of the photograph. I liked it though.

You seem really industrious! I could never read a book about an IDE.

I like the "seem" in that first sentence of yours. I am sure he is kinda forced to be industrious in these fields! :)
ashishtamhane
11-16-2011, 02:18 PM
Certainly not. It is surely the WB of the photograph and the glasses that is giving that feel of the photograph. I liked it though.


I like the "seem" in that first sentence of yours. I am sure he is kinda forced to be industrious in these fields! :)

Well i will just say that there is no substitute for hard work. :)
ashishtamhane
11-29-2011, 07:25 AM
http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/Heart.jpg

From The Heart!
KrishnenduKes
11-30-2011, 09:09 AM
To see what one can do with still life there is a small example here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photofanatic_photography/4175458788/sizes/l/in/photostream/).

Not a great shot, but quite decent and I am hinting at members to shoot this quality.
ashishtamhane
11-30-2011, 07:32 PM
To see what one can do with still life there is a small example here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/photofanatic_photography/4175458788/sizes/l/in/photostream/).

Not a great shot, but quite decent and I am hinting at members to shoot this quality.

Lets see if i can manage to improvise on my single Incandescent light bulb.
KrishnenduKes
12-01-2011, 10:28 AM
Lets see if i can manage to improvise on my single Incandescent light bulb.

Try 2 CFLs. (Or even 3)

You might get it better if you are shooting RAW.
anirban
01-01-2012, 11:50 AM
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6610868215_da8f855996_z.jpg
anirban
02-05-2012, 03:14 PM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mqc-wTVBVZ0/Ty5N3f1avHI/AAAAAAAAA64/iKyiYgyb6Xw/s640/IMG_4770.JPG
ashishtamhane
02-05-2012, 09:02 PM
@Anirban:

The first is simply terrific! It may as well have been shot with a DSLR! Great work!

The concept for the second one is good but the photo is not that sharp i feel.

Excellent work overall i would say. Keep it up.
anirban
02-05-2012, 09:43 PM
@Anirban:

The first is simply terrific! It may as well have been shot with a DSLR! Great work!

The concept for the second one is good but the photo is not that sharp i feel.

Excellent work overall i would say. Keep it up.

Thank you Ashish! You noticed the first after more than a month! :D

For the second one, even though I used a tripod, I lost sharpness. The camera isn't sharp in low light. I was a little disappointed with that.
anvancy-(macro analyst)
02-06-2012, 12:01 PM
The cup concept is nicely executed.But what is the handle which is pointing out?

Anvancy
shreeda
02-06-2012, 01:57 PM
The cup concept is nicely executed.But what is the handle which is pointing out?

Anvancy

I guess he has tried to depict a flower there.
@anirban, good one mate. Like Ashish has already pointed out, sharpness is the only minor shortcoming.
anirban
02-06-2012, 08:24 PM
Shreeda is right, that is a ladle which I used to depict a flower stem.
KrishnenduKes
02-09-2012, 09:38 PM
@Anirban:

The first is simply terrific! It may as well have been shot with a DSLR! Great work!


I agree, the first one is really good.

The shadows and highlights have been well taken care of. If you could give more contrast between the shadows and highlights in such shots, it would enhance their look further.
anirban
02-13-2012, 04:02 PM
I agree, the first one is really good.

The shadows and highlights have been well taken care of. If you could give more contrast between the shadows and highlights in such shots, it would enhance their look further.

Thank you Sir! I'll sit with the original again and try PP as you mentioned.

Here is another one with the cups. Don't you think this is much sharper?
And that in the centre is the weight valve of a pressure cooker, placed upside down!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7050/6868730347_5126d2880c_z.jpg
anirban
05-01-2012, 02:31 PM
Something to revive the thread..
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/7131170971_d04946ca74_z.jpg

Did I mention I tied at least 25 times and YET, got no splash frozen? :p
KrishnenduKes
05-01-2012, 08:59 PM
Something to revive the thread..

Did I mention I tied at least 25 times and YET, got no splash frozen? :p

Not doing it!
anirban
05-01-2012, 09:11 PM
Not doing it!

Whoops! Messed up again!
KrishnenduKes
05-01-2012, 09:34 PM
Whoops! Messed up again!

This one certainly! :)
ashishtamhane
05-01-2012, 09:41 PM
Whoops! Messed up again!

Something to revive the thread..


Did I mention I tied at least 25 times and YET, got no splash frozen? :p

Still life? maybe not.

But for me, it is certainly a very good shot, especially considering that you have a PnS.
anirban
05-01-2012, 10:55 PM
This one certainly! :)
Big time! Now that I look at it. I wonder what was I trying to do!
Still life? maybe not.

But for me, it is certainly a very good shot, especially considering that you have a PnS.

well....thanks.. I might have got the splash frozen if I had shutter speed control, though, in hindsight, I'm not satisfied either..