Nikon has 6 speedlights in their lineup as of today, the SB-400, SB-600, SB-700, SB-800, SB-900 and the new SB-910 which is available on pre-order from Amazon. It’s quite a strenous decisson on which speedlights to buy, with the different features they offer. I shall try my best to give a quick peek of these Nikon Speedlights and hope you can make a right decission on your purchase. Listed below are in order of their production date.
A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun, blocking sunrays, and the moon comes to pass the Earth’s shadow. This phenomenon happens in the middle of the month on the lunar calendar when the moon is at its fullest. The year 2011 witnessed four solar eclipses and one lunar eclipses, today being the second.
Kuwait meteorologists Al-Saadoun told KUNA, the eclipse would start with moon rise at 4:45 p.m. and last till 8:00 p.m. It is not a central eclipse and we would see some sunlight on the bottom side, and this would be the last eclipse this year. (Source: KUNA)
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hotography means an art or process of producing pictures by the action of light. To get a good sharp picture, three main elements which needs to be considered are Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO.
Exposure = Aperture + Shutter Speed + ISO
Generally DSLR beginners let their cameras in Auto mode to determine exposure. The camera won’t always get it right and you may end with undesired (underexposed or overexposed) picture.
Aymstrong promotes “Eye For Life – Photography Workshop” in Kuwait. The Workshop is scheduled from the 28th – 30th October, 2011. The Course Instructor is Mark Gillett – An International Photographer with over 30 years experience. He is also an Adventurer and Fellow of Royal Geographical Society, Coach and LSP (Lego Serious Play) Facilitator. He has supplied both written and photographic works to: Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, El Mundo, CNN Traveller, Geographical, Digital Photographer, Practical Photographer, Dazed and Confused, Runners World, Running Fitness, The London Paper, Observer, Ultra Fondus, Outer Edge (Australia), Adventure Sports Magazine, Camouflage, The Army, Aston Martin and numerous small press. He is also a active blogger, you can read his blog.
The Photographic Workshops give photographers the opportunity to share ideas, learn from others and discover exciting new environments to photograph. The workshop are mixture of both classroom and field based learning, providing participants with both theory and practical experience.
At a recently concluded “Incredible India Photography Contest” My friend Febin Joy (a Software Engineer by profession with a passion for Drawing, Painting & Photography) was declared the First Runner-Up. This contest was organized by Channel W an Integral Portal of Wipro Technologies for their employees. Wipro is a Global Information Technology (IT) services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. The company operates in three segments: IT Services, IT Products, Consumer Care and Lighting, and has thousands of employees. Wipro BPO itself has more than 22,000 employees. It also has offices in Shanghai and Cebu in Asia and Curitiba in Brazil and Wroclaw in Poland.
Police arrested a Photographer for taking photos of the Indian Embassy in Kuwait. The photographer sensed police presence and tried to escape the place, however police chased him and arrested. Police seized a camera containing photos of the embassy in different angles. The photographer has been referred to state security.
Kuwait bans taking photography of any sensitive areas in the country and photography is prohibited in all embassy premises in the country.
Source: IIK (http://www.indiansinkuwait.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=12924&SECTION=0)
Please Note: In Kuwait photography is not officially forbidden, Security officials are sensitive about photographs taken of government buildings, military installations, and other public facilities including few malls and hypermarket. In general these place will caution with boards mentioning “Photography not allowed/Prohibited”. Photography of these subjects may result in seizure of photographic equipment by security authorities. Please note most Kuwaiti’s object to having their picture taken, you should ask permission before taking photographs. Always respect the law of the land.
The only issue here in Kuwait is most of the times Photographers are treated as criminals, No Official Photography Club where Individuals/Group (at least for expats) can register, Non-Issuance of Photographer ID (even with discretion)
As the title suggests “Fractalius” is a Redfield Photoshop plugin. This plug-in creates unusual eccentric artworks in a single step. The effects are based on extraction of so-called hidden fractal texture of an image. You can also simulate various types of exotic lighting’s and high realistic pencil sketches.
Now this plugin is quite easy to install and the end result is quite electrifying. Here’s a detailed tutorial
Make sure you have Adobe Photoshop installed. You can download this plugin from here, select Fractalius plug-in V1.75 (32/64) bit and download the executable file. This is a demo version with all functionality, except that you shall have the word “DEMO” printed all over the filtered image. If you like you an purchase the Pro-Edition.
Once downloaded, install this plugin and it does all the necessary setup.
Step 1: Open you image in Photoshop in the normal way, you can now use the plugin. Make a Duplicate of the original image (hide this layer) and work on the new image. Go to the Filter menu, in the bottom drop-down list you will find Redfield, click on Fractalius Demo. The Redfield Plug-in dialog box is open, in the centre of the dialog box you have preview of the image and on the left side you have various setting. In the bottom left you have 2 Buttons, Green- To Apply and Red – To Cancel.
I recently downloaded the Nikon Lenses app on my iPhone. The iphone App supports iOS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iphone, iPod Touch and iPad. This app is a guide to Nikon’s current lineup of F-Mount lenses used by both Nikon’s digital and film SLR cameras.You can either view all the lenses at a glance or you can further view in a selected category and sort in terms of Aperture, Focal Length and ESP (Estimated Retail Price). Each lens has a detail page which provides links to the Nikon web page detailing the lens, reviews of the lens from third parties (if available – brand new lenses might not have reviews yet) and where to rent the lens (available United States only).
I personally like the application being a Nikon fan. The app is available free and they do update to keep up with the new line of Nikon lenses. The latest version 1.4 has Retina Display support – higher resolution images of lens and includes information on AF-S DX Micro NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G.
You can check their site here or search for Nikon Lenses on iTunes App store
While browsing through Chuknum blog over the weekend, I read on this new website called “Photo Lenders“. As this site is launched by a talented Kuwaiti photographer Khalid Al-Abdulghafoor, I’m sure as a photographer he would understand the photography need of such a site here in Kuwait. I really feel this would do wonders to lot many amateur photographers like me and also serve the professionals since photography gears are quite expensive and you definitely would love to try a particular glass (lens) before buying. There are times when you may need a particular glass just to serve a temporary purpose (a friends wedding over the weekend, or if you love to take a macro shot).
Renting out camera and photo gears is a common concept atleast in India, US and Canada. Having spent some time on Photo Lenders, I realised they have plenty of Canon lenses. The choice on Nikon lenses are few, but then they have the popular Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 ED; Nikon 105 mm f/2D and more. The Nikon Telephoto lens 70-200 mm f/2.8 ED VR II is coming soon and I definitely would love to try before I think of buying the beast. I have no clue if they rent camera since nothing is mentioned on the site, but they have other accessories which you want to check.
I would definitely recommend to browse www.photolenders.com and find your interesting gears and accessories. You can also connect them on Facebook and find out their latest news.
My best wishes to Mr. Khalid for the website and his creative idea.
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