Venice: The uncommon commoners.

 Venice: City View of Venice standing on cross over bridge.  This was one of the rare trips where I was all alone, yet with someone. Being a student of Earth Sciences, going to exotic places and studying them is a part of my job. I am usually accompanied by a team or by fellow researchers, but my trip to Venice did not follow this convention. The night before travelling to Venice I was in Bolzano. I was ahead of schedule...

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Malta

Malta: A Mediterranean splendor Ghana Bay Ghana Bay Malta When our flight reached the Maltese airspace, I saw a splendid view of a small island surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. The northern side of the island showed two outcrops and an edgy tapering to the North. Just at some distance from the main island were two smaller islands called Comino and Gozo. The plane landed and we reached the hotel in time for lunch and had...

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Sicily, Mt. Etna: Value Price.. perspective

Value, Price.. perspective  I could hear the rumble of the mountain miles away from crater. The crater head had a topping of snow and cloud. We reached the valley to see a splendid green  pistachio plantations all over the slopes. A local farmer kindly walked us through his farm and told the story of the land. Worlds finest pistachios are grown on the slopes of the one of the worlds deadliest mountains....

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Photography: A techno-art, basics of image composition.

Vision is a priceless gift and ability we are addicted to. We are highly addicted to this sense and sometimes take it for granted. Photography is a technology which really sheds light as it makes you think  “how hard do you have to try to get something scenically-beautiful as a scene in a machine!!!” but this struggle is the key for developing the skill of photography. This skill has two benefits one of which is obvious and the second...

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Photography: Image composition and image data meta-analysis for quickshots (mobile subjects).

“A good picture is not only about the moment you spent clicking but it’s about a moment that clicked you and the one which you wish to keep in the years to come”. So it is evident that preparing for that special moment is highly essential. there is a common proverb in photography  which says ‘victory loves preparation’. Many readers many times ask me ‘how do we prepare for a moment that is unexpected?’ well the answer to that is simple...

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Photography a Technology: Evolution and Concepts

Photography a Technology: Evolution and Concepts. To know about any art digital or non-digital it is highly essential to see the roots or to see from where the concept has evolved. This helps the learner to align his thinking process to the evolution of technology and current methodical tools. Photography is no exception to this and so I would like to shed some light so as to give the readers a better insight of photography. The word photos...

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Photography a philosophy

Photography a Philosophy: Photography is a prime digital art evolved from painting. Like any other art it is different for different people but having spoken to many masters in this field there is one thing common in all of them and that is they all say “it’s the attitude and imagination that makes a picture”. Before thinking about the camera and the equipment I would urge all new learners to ask the questions ‘why are you doing photography?’...

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