Do you know what sun-spots are? Forget technically, but to the human eye they look like dark dark tiny spots on the sun. Sensor spots/dust have a similar feel on the image. Have you […]
Category Archives: Camera
KYC #7 : How fast can your camera click
The Modern day DSLR come with some astonishing figures in terms of how fast they can click. For those of you who are unaware about your cameras capabilities, here is what you want to look […]
Underexpose for speed? Use the ISO
ISO vs Under-Exposure - A Noisy Battle Imagine yourself in a tiger reserve at the fag end of the day with light going low rapidly. You are struggling to keep up the shutter speeds (cranked the ISO […]
KYC#6 : Why aren’t all my focus points enabled?
Let’s assume that you have a camera which claims that it has 51 focus points. You attach a 300 f/2.8 on it and you can select any of the 51 focus points. So far […]
KYC #5 : Lock it up - Mirror?
There are a lot of features in your camera that we do not use often and don’t know much about. Today we talk about ‘Mirror Lock-up’. Did you know that your camera comes with a […]
The Monsoons and your Camera - Part 2 : Rain
Here is the 2nd part of my Camera Care in Monsoon series. If you haven’t gone through the first part, do check it Here. For this part, we concentrate on Rain. Rain is a time to pack […]
The Monsoons and Your Camera - Part 1 : Fungus
The monsoons are here and it’s time to take start taking special care of your equipments. Its not a time to forget them and keep them under lock. Believe me its one of the best […]
KYC #2 - Why is an f/2.8 lens called faster than f/4
The 70-200 f/2.8 is said to be a faster lens that the 70-200 f/4. What does this mean? Well, the most common answer that I have heard is - ‘it gives faster shutter speeds’ Lets take a […]
Where is the Light Coming From?
Where is the Light Coming From? Using light well is a trademark of most successful photographers. Lets take a slightly closer look at one of the key components of light. Its direction! There are four […]
KYC #1 : Highlight Alert
The KYC series is going to be a set of mini-blogs where I talk about some features about your cameras. I hope this helps people use the camera better. Lets start with a practically useful […]
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 […]
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 […]
Camera Froze? Panic Attack!!
Imagine you are on the field and clicking something when suddenly the camera hangs. It just stops responding. Looks like a piece of stone and definitely behaves like one. What do you do? Well, firstly […]
Ground Level - Why?
So why does one click ground-level images? Simply put it gives you more pleasing backgrounds, but the question is ‘Why?’ Why : Often in my workshops and tours, I keep requesting people to ask ‘WHY’ […]
