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Monday, July 13, 2015

SAVE T 24 USTAD KING OF RANTHAMBORE

SAVE T24 USTAD KING OF RANTHAMBORE

On May 8, 2015, Rampal Saini, a Forest Guard at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, Rajashthan, was allegedly mauled and killed by a tiger, while he was patrolling the forest. The killing has been attributed to a male tiger T-24, christened Ustad, though no one saw the tiger commit the act. Some so-called local experts zeroed in on Ustad as the culprit, as he is known to be an aggressive tiger, with a history of previous alleged attacks. Many vested interests want this tiger removed:
1. Ranthambore tiger Reserve sees thousands of pilgrims walking through the park every Wednesday to visit a temple. This brings in a lot of money to local businesses.
2. Illegal grazing, logging, etc cannot continue in the reserve for fear of this aggressive tiger.
3. Someone is instigating the forest guards to strike work, and local leaders are threatening to create a law-and-order problem.
A local committee of so-called experts has persuaded the CM of Rajasthan to release an order for capture and relocation of this magnificent animal to a zoo. They have allegedly informed the CM that the tiger is a man-eater, and have even attributed attacks by other tigers to Ustad to strengthen the case. Today, the tiger has been tranquilized, and will be ferried away soon. I implore your goodself to take proper action, to prevent the tiger’s relocation. Sadly, if this tiger goes, his two cubs, whom he protects, will soon fall prey to other male tigers encroaching into his territory. Hope you can help Ustad.

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Sunday, February 22, 2015

Patterns Photography

Patterns surround us in both natural and manmade forms, offering photographers great opportunities for dramatic and eye catching shots. But how do we best utilise pattern in our work? Today we'll be taking a look at several different examples to better understand pattern in photographic composition.

Our world is filled with repetition and patterns. They’re everywhere when you start looking for them and they can be a powerful element to think about when out and about with your camera.

Photo By Manjot Singh -- Nest Of Wisp

Patterns are simply repeated shapes, colours or objects, ordered in either regular or irregular formations. As a photographer, using pattern is key to good composition and, when used effectively, can transform an otherwise bland image into something dramatic and eye catching. Patterns are formulated all around us - in both natural and man made settings. The key for photographers is firstly to find them, and then secondly to use the scene to our advantage.

It's very hard to define where to find pattern, as it can be anywhere and everywhere! The key is to keep your eyes open as you go about your daily life and ensure you have a camera on you at all times just in case! Try exploring around the nearest town or city and I can almost guarantee that you'll find some great examples of patterns.

What is important is the vantage point from which you shoot. If on a small scale, ensure that you get in close to capture all the detail of the pattern. Often, however, patterns can emerge on a large scale and the best way to view them is from above, so if you can, get up high for a birds eye view and who knows what you'll find!

The natural world offers an endless range of possible patterns to find and make the most of. Simple rock formations, lines of trees or veins in a leaf are all easy to find and capture. Make sure you search on both a small and large scale. Often the detail in natural objects can contain fascinating patterns, but similarly, something like a large sandstone formation with many layers and tones of sediment will be great subject material.

As always, try to master the basic principles and then get creative. You never know when or where you're going to find patterns, so try and take your camera with you - whether in the countryside or in the city - and keep your eyes peeled! Remember to utilise angles, light, composition variation, and if you're feeling adventurous, try combining patterns together in the same shot...

Phot Credit Manjot Singh

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

HOW TO CREATE BOKEH IN STUDIO

BOKEH

Bokeh is a very popular photographic effect referring to the aesthetic quality of an out of focus area in the image. Bokeh can have different appearances. Smooth round dots as Robert used in his sample. Multi‐sided geometric shapes like hexagons, caused by the number of blades in the lens, and everything in between.

BOKEH PHOTOGRAPHY TRIAL AND ERROR TIPS:

1. Set up (or find) a background that will have a potential to produce good bokeh. If working in studio / home environment poke holes in dark background paper and project light from the back. (As demonstrated in the video above) Alternatively use Christmas lights or background with strong contrast in details.

2. Focus your lens close. Manually turn the focusing ring to the minimal focusing distance, the opposite side of infinity. You may use an object or a person as your subject. Make sure the background is far enough from the subject to allow your lens to produce a shallow DOF, depth of field. (blur / bokeh)

3. Test you lens at various f‐stops. Adjust shutter speed to compensate for the correct exposure. Or use “A” / “AV” setting for aperture priority, the camera will adjust the shutter speed automatically while you are changing f‐stops. Please note that the difference in appearance of bokeh will vary greatly even with a

sublte change of ½ f‐stop. Often ½ f‐stop change will turn a circle into heptagon, or other shape depending on how many aperture blades your lens has andhandful other variables mentioned above.

4. Test, test and test some more. Change distance between camera and subject,subject and background, focal point, f‐stops, test all your other lenses, test withdifferent focal length.Bokeh effect

Photo By -- Manjot Singh

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Friday, February 13, 2015

LEARN FROM THE EYE OF MY LENS

Tips on Composition

So you already know that the rule of thirds, leading lines, and framing your photo are some of the basic photography composition techniques photographers commonly use. Here are a few other not so common composition techniques that can set your photos apart from the rest!

Photograph By Manjot Singh

I took this photo at Bhartpur Bird national park a few years ago. See how the Bird is placed on the right so your eye travels past the negative space and then feels complete when you hit the right side of the image?

Left to Right

Put the focus point of your subject more to the right side rather than the left. Our eyes are used to reading text left to right, just like you are reading this article, so follow the same idea in your photos. No, this is not the rule of thirds or leading lines; rather, it draws your viewer’s eye in to the photo.

Try this little exercise to see what I mean: Take one of your photos that has the focus point on the left and use some photo editing software to flip it over. See any difference? In the photo with the left focus point, you look at the subject and then quit looking. But in the one with the right focus point, you automatically look across the entire photo. Same photo, different result.

Obviously you wouldn’t want to apply this rule blindly, but in some situations I have found it to make the composition just slightly more interesting.

Break the rules!

Don’t be afraid to break the rules and try something new. There are times when breaking the rules is precisely what makes a photo stand out from all the rest.

You can see a beautiful picture of a sunset that I have taken in rainy days ruined by two points that I marked , One is building on the left side and the other tower is near the sun. But I didn't want to ruin this shot.

See How I make it creative art.