Before you digress too much, this deals with the time of the day when the sun appears almost RED. Have you ever given it a thought why this occurs only in the late evening or early mornings? […]
Whats better? Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority?
What is it that you end up using more? Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority? When one starts photography, the answer is very simple. If I want to freeze or depict motion, I will use Shutter […]
Don’t Cross the Circle too soon!
Now what the hell does that mean? Imagine the following scenario : You meet someone for the first time and that person comes and stands barely a foot away from you and starts talking. I […]
Heat Waves!!
There are a lot of parameters that photographers need to keep in mind while out on the field clicking. Here is one of the lesser known ones. On my last tour to LRK (Kutch - […]
The Lying Histogram ?
The Histogram comes in a variety of flavors. The one that is most famous and mostly used is the luminosity histogram. Take a look at the following image and the Luminosity histogram that accompanies it. […]
Low-key Images
An image of the moon in the dead of the night is generally qualified as a Low-Key Image. Just like a High-Key image which has a completely white background, a low-key image is one that […]
Subjects Too Fast - Can’t Focus?
Birds are creatures of habit, a lot of them like to repeat perches. What this means is that if you find a bird busy in an activity like a bee-eater trying to hunt or a […]
Seeing before you See
Seeing Before you actually see….the key to strong images!! Let me start this one with a simple question. Can you list down the steps that you go through while planning a trip? Here are the […]
Shutter Sink
Read the “Second Curtain” blog before this one to make sure you understand the basics of the camera shutter mechanism. The Shutter Sync speed is the minimum shutter speed that allows for the flash to […]
Release or Focus Priority
The Modern cameras from both Nikon and Canon come up with very advanced AF controls. One of those controls is the Release/Focus Priority control. Both Nikon and Canon have it enabled for AF-C/AI-Servo. This menu […]
Why Camera? Why? - Part 4
Q : I got a dark image - I dialled in an exposure compensation of +1, +2, +3 — Still it came out dark To understand why your camera is doing something not quite how […]
The AE-L/* Button
One of the most interesting features of your camera is controlled by this button which generally sits near where your right thumb would be when clicking. Its called the Auto-Exposure lock by Nikon and is […]
Why Camera? Why? - Part 3
I am getting a blurry image!!! Take a look at the image below. Notice that it is not sharp? Well assuming that it is not done on purpose, there are 2 conditions that we need to […]
Shutter Limit Option and Manual Mode
When one starts photography, it is a great practice to stick to the Aperture or Shutter Priority modes. It gets you used to the system and ensures you don’t get bogged down with too many […]
Why Camera? Why? - Part 2
I did everything correct, still I’m getting a bad image. I need a new Camera Continuing with the last blog on ‘Why Camera Why’, suppose you get an image that is too bright (over-exposed). […]
Owls - Short Eared Owl
OWLS As kids, I’m sure a lot of us hear stories about dumb owls or evil owls or how they are able to rotate their head by 360 degrees or that owls cannot see during […]
Why Camera? Why? - Part 1
I am not getting a good image. I did everything right A common complaint by a lot of people who have just procured their SLRs So you have picked up your camera from the shop […]
What do you see
Composition is an art of exclusion. Exclude all that vies for attention other than the subject. What do you See in this image? The probably answers are A mammal sitting on the ground looking […]
