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. […]
Photography 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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