Star trails in the Red Sea

My first attempt at shooting Star trails. Due to ship’s movement in water, the trails aren’t as steady as one would see from results shot on land.

Travel Postcards

A few images from my travels.

Bagore-ki-Haveli

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF 50mm f/1.8, Focal length: 50mm, 1/40 sec, f/1.8, ISO 320. Bagore-ki-Haveli Bagore-ki-Haveli is a monument in Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India. It is right on the… Continue reading →

Sailing for faraway markets

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 25.0 sec, f/8, ISO 800 Sailing for faraway markets.. I shot this image on a ship, as she sails towards faraway… Continue reading →

Up, up and away!

  EXIF: Canon EOS 60D Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm , 1/100 sec, f/22   Up, up and away!   Before you wonder, this was shot by pointing the camera… Continue reading →

A fleeting glimpse

  EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 1.3 sec, f/4.5, ISO 800 A fleeting glimpse of Port Angeles, WA! This image was shot on this thanksgiving holiday,… Continue reading →

STOP This!

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO 400 STOP This! Stop vandalising your heritage in the name of love! 2010 amendments to the ‘Ancient… Continue reading →

Not a care in the world….

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD… We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet… Continue reading →

Mount Batur, Bali

Mount Batur, Bali This image is a stitched panorama, comprising of several photographs. The arc covered slightly exceeds 180°. This was shot from a restaurant overlooking Mount Batur, at Kintamini. Mount Batur (Gunung Batur)… Continue reading →

Unexpected

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 61mm, 1/160 sec, f/5.6, ISO 250 UNEXPECTED Having been brought up in India, I have been used to seeing Buddha statues in… Continue reading →

Dreamland Beach, Bali

Dreamland Beach, Bali This image is a stitched panorama, comprising of several photographs.

Kuta Beach, Bali

Kuta Beach, Bali This image is a stitched panorama, comprising of several photographs. The actual coverage slightly exceeds 180°. I had a polarising filter on when I shot this set of images. As my relative… Continue reading →

Everything looks good when its bright!

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 1/13 sec, f/3.5, ISO 1600   Everything looks good when its bright! This picture is being submitted as part of a… Continue reading →

Jurong Bird Park

A few images from my trip to Jurong Bird Park. Please click on image to see a larger sized version.

Its 5’o’ clock …. and the tables are waiting

  EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 73mm, 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100, Its 5’o’ clock …. and the tables are waiting This pic was shot at ‘Indochine… Continue reading →

Inspiring!

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D , Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm , 1/30 sec, f/8, ISO 640 INSPIRING? Is it just me or does airport architecture inspire others too to take… Continue reading →

It rained one night!

EXIF: Canon EOS 450D, Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Focal length: 18mm, 1/8 sec, f/4.5, ISO 800,

It rained one night!

This image was shot at Darling Harbour, Sydney. Earlier in the evening, my camera bag had got nicked. I’d lost two SLR lenses and a point & shoot, along with some other tid-bits. As lost as I was in my thoughts, I noticed this boat with brilliant blue lights. The reflection on the freshly drenched ground was hard to ignore.

I’d shot this image both in RAW & JPEG. The JPEG bled too much blue out and I didn’t really like what I saw on my camera screen. Not feeling particularly upbeat that evening, I didn’t try much and gave up.

Only recently did I re-visit the RAW file and was able to process the above image. I have de-saturated the image a tiny bit. I don’t shoot much in RAW, but the kind of exposure tolerance it offers never fails to amaze me.

The crisp snack…… well almost

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D,
Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 85mm, 1/160 sec, f/5.6, Spot metering, ISO 200

The crew were able to hook a Dorado this evening. What could have ended up as a crisp meal, turned out to be too heavy for the line… and was able to slip away.

The Residency

THE RESIDENCY The history of the Residency can be traced back to 1774 AD, when Nawab Shujauddahula agreed to have a British resident stationed in Awadh. Residency was established at Lucknow in the… Continue reading →

Not as white

EXIF: Canon EOS 450D, Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Focal length: 18mm, 1/125 sec, f/22, ISO 200 NOT AS WHITE This picture is being submitted as part of a 52 week challenge I am… Continue reading →

…and a star to steer her by

Originally posted on Rodposse.:
Ausaf Abidi Wants the tallest ship and…(see title) https://ausafabidi.wordpress.com/ Good luck

SHIP I PASSED AT NIGHT

  EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens, EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 70mm, 1/10 sec, f/5.6, ISO 800 SHIP I PASSED AT NIGHT This picture is being submitted as part of a 52… Continue reading →

Tarragona

Photographs taken on September 01, 2013 (Please click on individual thumbnails for larger images) THE CITY OF TARRAGONA The city of Tarragona, Spain, was known as Tarraco during Roman times and was also the Roman capital of… Continue reading →

Shadows on the hills…

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 65mm Aperture priority, 1/400 sec, f/5.6, Bias: -0.67, Matrix metering, ISO 100, SHADOWS ON THE HILLS…. This picture is being submitted as… Continue reading →

An August night

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 2.5 sec, f/3.5, ISO 1600, White Balance: Auto An August night Ocean, moon, stars and rain……… its hard not to feel… Continue reading →

Water water everywhere

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm Aperture priority, 1/50 sec, f/8, ISO 100, White Balance: Fluorescent WATER WATER EVERYWHERE… This picture is being submitted as part of… Continue reading →

The Pelican Brief(ly)

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF75-300mm f/4-5.6 USM, Focal length: 180mm, 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 125 THE PELICAN BRIEF(LY) This pelican came on board while we were drifting in Gulf of Mexico. I… Continue reading →

PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS

(Please click on individual thumbnails for larger images) PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS: These images were shot at the ‘Pennsylvania academy of the fine arts’. Photography (no flashes/tripods though) is permitted in one section… Continue reading →

Naturally lit

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 55mm, 1/80 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. (Converted to monochrome during post processing) NATURALLY LIT: This picture is being submitted as part of… Continue reading →

LIFE’S NECTAR

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF75-300mm, f/4-5.6 USM, Focal length: 210mm 1/1250 sec, f/5.0, ISO 1250 LIFE’S NECTAR: Albert Einstein is attributed to have once said: “If the bee disappears from the surface… Continue reading →

The Red Aster

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 85mm, 1/160 sec, f/8, ISO 125 THE UNKNOWN FLOWER RED ASTER: This picture was shot at ‘Dhanaulti Eco-Park’, in the Himalayan ranges.… Continue reading →

Melting raindrops

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 85mm, 1/25 sec, f/5.6, ISO 6400 MELTING RAINDROPS: This picture is being submitted as part of a 52 week challenge I am… Continue reading →

Starry Starry Night

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 10.0 sec, f/3.5, ISO 2500 Photograph taken March 28, 2013 STARRY STARRY NIGHT: While I was processing the above image, I… Continue reading →

One for the road

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 1/250 sec, f/22, Spot metering, ISO 250 Photograph taken March 30, 2013 ONE FOR THE ROAD: This picture was shot on… Continue reading →

Saur Cottages

Photographs taken March 30 & 31, 2013 (Please click on individual thumbnails for larger images) SAUR COTTAGES: About a fortnight back, I spent a week in Himalayas. My trip was coordinated by ‘Nature… Continue reading →

St. Paul’s Church, Landour

Photographs taken March 29, 2013 ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, LANDOUR: Give thanks to Lord for He is good. His love endures forever -Psalm 107:1 I transited through Landour, during my recent trip to Himalayas. This… Continue reading →

Dream on

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 15mm, 30.0 sec, f/3.5, Bias: +2.00, ISO 640, Photograph taken March 28, 2013 DREAM ON: This picture is being submitted as part… Continue reading →

Bread or Single malt

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 46mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.0, ISO 100 Photographs taken April 05, 2013 BREAD OR SINGLE MALT: I just returned from countryside where I… Continue reading →

Spring’s sprouting

EXIF: Canon EOS 60D, Lens: EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Focal length: 80mm, Shutter priority, 1/400 sec, f/5.6, ISO 320 Photograph taken April 01, 2013 SPRING’S SPROUTING: This picture is being submitted as part… Continue reading →

Good as gold

EXIF: Canon 450D, Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Focal length: 25mm, 1/60 sec, f/18, ISO 200 GOOD AS GOLD: Seriously! I mean every word of the title. This building has enough lines to keep… Continue reading →

And then there was light..

EXIF: Canon EOS 450D, Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, Focal length: 18mm 25.0 sec, f/13, ISO 200, Photograph taken June 01, 2011 AND THEN THERE WAS LIGHT: This image was shot at Opera House, Sydney,… Continue reading →