nelson_sanjoy
12-30-2008, 10:29 PM
Name: Sanjoy Banerjee
A small intro : I started loving photography with my fathers Pentax K1000 .He is the one who taught me the basics of phtography like focussing , aperture control etc... My father still has that canera along with 3 lenses .I really like the bright viewfinder of the old film SLR's and Pentax cameras and lenses have always amused me and are good VFM. I liked to focus the camera every now and then but clicking wasnt allowed since its film and blink the KAKO flash .
Later my father bought me a Nikon coolpix s3 which was a good sleek and cute P&S with 6MP and 3.4x Zoom. But after sometime I figuered out its limitations.Its still with me...
After that ,last year I bought a camcorder - Canon Hv20 which has good still photo capabilities also . Even tough with a small sensor and only 3.3MP ,it has IS and gives stunning results when used correctly .
And finally my recent toy Canon 450D / Xsi with 2 lenses Canon 50 /1.8 and Tamron 28-75/2.8 . Usually rent some lenses also - the most common being canon 100 /2.8 macro . Currently in a learning phase and trying to learn the various techniques of photography.
Things I need to learn : I need to learn PP softwares like CS3 , gimp , photomatrix ... Any help in this regard would be great bearing in mind that I would start from scratch.
Lenses I would like to buy would be - Canon 17-55 /2.8 IS USM , Canon 85 /1.8 USM, Canon 35 /1.4L USM,Canon 100 /2.8 Macro ,Canon 70-300 IS USM .
Presently looking for a tripod - preferably a Bogen Manfrotto one and a good head. Also need to buy a lens and sensor cleaning kit urgently .
Favourite genre: Portraits, Landscapes , Macros and pretty much everything :))
Favourite Photographers: karen leslie (http://www.karenleslie.com/blog/2008/11/08/fun-family/)
Glaeser Barbara (http://www.barbaraglaeserphoto.com/index2.html)
and follow some popular photographers like steve McCurry and Ken Rockwell.
All these pics are with out any PP since I am yet to learn any serious PP technique :
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3107107831_1ed0064d8f_b.jpg
Can you find the moon
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3107943334_0715b1f474_b.jpg
Fall Colours ...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3020766729_67970380dd_b.jpg
Great to be here after a long gap from XBHP . Hope some guys still remember me and help me in this learning process ...
A small intro : I started loving photography with my fathers Pentax K1000 .He is the one who taught me the basics of phtography like focussing , aperture control etc... My father still has that canera along with 3 lenses .I really like the bright viewfinder of the old film SLR's and Pentax cameras and lenses have always amused me and are good VFM. I liked to focus the camera every now and then but clicking wasnt allowed since its film and blink the KAKO flash .
Later my father bought me a Nikon coolpix s3 which was a good sleek and cute P&S with 6MP and 3.4x Zoom. But after sometime I figuered out its limitations.Its still with me...
After that ,last year I bought a camcorder - Canon Hv20 which has good still photo capabilities also . Even tough with a small sensor and only 3.3MP ,it has IS and gives stunning results when used correctly .
And finally my recent toy Canon 450D / Xsi with 2 lenses Canon 50 /1.8 and Tamron 28-75/2.8 . Usually rent some lenses also - the most common being canon 100 /2.8 macro . Currently in a learning phase and trying to learn the various techniques of photography.
Things I need to learn : I need to learn PP softwares like CS3 , gimp , photomatrix ... Any help in this regard would be great bearing in mind that I would start from scratch.
Lenses I would like to buy would be - Canon 17-55 /2.8 IS USM , Canon 85 /1.8 USM, Canon 35 /1.4L USM,Canon 100 /2.8 Macro ,Canon 70-300 IS USM .
Presently looking for a tripod - preferably a Bogen Manfrotto one and a good head. Also need to buy a lens and sensor cleaning kit urgently .
Favourite genre: Portraits, Landscapes , Macros and pretty much everything :))
Favourite Photographers: karen leslie (http://www.karenleslie.com/blog/2008/11/08/fun-family/)
Glaeser Barbara (http://www.barbaraglaeserphoto.com/index2.html)
and follow some popular photographers like steve McCurry and Ken Rockwell.
All these pics are with out any PP since I am yet to learn any serious PP technique :
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/3107107831_1ed0064d8f_b.jpg
Can you find the moon
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3129/3107943334_0715b1f474_b.jpg
Fall Colours ...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3288/3020766729_67970380dd_b.jpg
Great to be here after a long gap from XBHP . Hope some guys still remember me and help me in this learning process ...