Monday 19 August 2013

Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night time mode.

History:
The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is a five star hotel located in the Colaba region of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, next to the Gateway of India. Part of the Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces, this building is considered the flagship property of the group and contains 565 rooms. From a historical and architectural point of view, the two buildings that make up the hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower are two distinct buildings, built at different times and in different architectural designs.
The hotel has hosted notable guests such as The Beatles, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac, The King & Queen of Norway, The Duke & Duchess of Kent, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, Roger Moore, Joan Collins, Mick Jagger, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Deep Purple, Michael Palin, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Oprah Winfrey, as well as professional cricket teams on tour.

The Taj Mahal Hotel was commissioned in Indo-Saracenic style by Tata and first opened its doors to guests on 16 December 1903.
It is widely believed that Jamsedji Tata decided to build the hotel after he was refused entry to one of the city's grand hotels of the time, Watson's Hotel, as it was restricted to "whites only". However, this story has been challenged by some commentators that suggest that Tata was unlikely to have been concerned with 'revenge' against his British adversaries. Instead they suggest that the Taj was built at the urging of editor of The Times of India who felt a hotel "worthy of Bombay" was needed.
The original Indian architects were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and D. N. Mirza, and the project was completed by an English engineer, W. A. Chambers. The builder was Khansaheb Sorabji Ruttonji Contractor who also designed and built its famous central floating staircase. The cost of construction was £250,000 (£127 million today). During World War I, the hotel was converted into a 600-bed hospital. The dome of the hotel is made from steel as used in the Eiffel Tower. Jamsedji Tata imported the same steel during that time. The hotel was the first in India to install and operate a steam elevator. The hotel imported American fans, German elevators, Turkish baths and English butlers, for the first time in India.
The side of the hotel seen from the harbour is actually its rear. The front faces away to the west. There is a widespread misconception that the architects building plans were confused by the builder so that he built it facing away from the harbor. This is not true, as the hotel was deliberately built facing inland, possibly because the horse carriages in which guests came to the hotel could more easily approach the hotel from the city. The carriages were then taken to Wellington Mews. 40 years ago, the old front was closed off, and since then, access has been made through the harbor-side entrance. Wellington Mews has now been converted into luxury service apartments operated and owned by the Taj group.
On the site where the tower wing now stands used to be a hotel called Green's Hotel at the Apollo Bunder, which was purchased by the Taj Mahal Hotel. Green's was popular among sailors due to its low cost and was notorious for its wild parties. In 1973, Green's hotel was demolished and the present Tower wing was constructed in its place.
Mr. Jamshyd D. F. Lam (Retd. Sr. Vice President IHCL) of the Taj Group was the General Manager from 1980 to 1985, during which time the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower was ranked as the fifth best hotel in the world for two consecutive years. The hotel was ranked 20th in Asia in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveller Readers' Travel Awards of 2010.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

History:
Marine Drive is a 4.3-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai in the city of Mumbai. It is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a natural bay. The road links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is situated over reclaimed land facing west-south-west. The bay is part of the Arabian Sea. In 2012, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai announced that the entire road would be resurfaced, 72 years after it was originally laid.
The official name for this road, though rarely used, is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. It was earlier known as Sonapur to local Marathi people. The highlight of Marine drive is the beautiful promenade along the road where many of the citizens take in a breath of fresh air and view the sunset. The promenade is lined with palm trees. At the northern end of Marine Drive is Chowpatty Beach. This is a popular beach famed for its Bhel puri (local fast food). Many restaurants also line this stretch of the road. Further down this road lies Walkeshwar, a wealthy neighbourhood of the city, also home to the Governor of Maharashtra, Justin Bieber visited there.
Most of the buildings which were built by wealthy Parsis sport an art deco look that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Miami in the United States is the only city in the world that has more art deco buildings along the seafront than Mumbai.
Real estate prices along the esplanade are among the highest in India, and fourth in the world at US$2100 per square feet. A lot of celebrities live here, making it one of India's premier residential community. Many hotels dot the drive, most prominent among them being the 5-star Oberoi (formerly the Oberoi Hilton Tower however reverted to the original name as of early 2008), The Intercontinental, Hotel Marine Plaza, Sea Green Hotel and a few other smaller hotels. Marine Drive is the preferred connecting road between the central business district located at Nariman Point and the rest of the city.
Marine Drive is also known as the Queen's Necklace because if viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive, the street lights resemble a string of pearls, forming a necklace. It is also the world's largest viewing gallery and hence has been a host to a number of events that take place along the promenade. It is the major attraction in Mumbai city. It is a tourist place.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Saturday 17 August 2013

Eros Cinema, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

History:
The Eros Cinema is an Art Deco style cinema located in Mumbai, India. It has a seating capacity of 1,204 people per show.
Architects Shorabji Bhedwar designed the Streamline Modern building, it marked the beginning of Back Bay reclamation in early 1938.
The foundation of Eros Cinema was laid in 1935. The cinema opened in 1938 and construction of this building on the then newly reclaimed Backbay plot housing shops and other businesses, apart from the cinema, took about two and a half years to complete. Partially faced with red Agra sandstone, this building is painted cream. The two wings of this Art Deco building meet up in a central block. The foyer is in white and black marble with touches of gold. Marble staircases with chromium handrails lead up to the upper floor. The murals are in muted colours depicting Indian architectures.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Mount Mary Church, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Mount Mary Church, Bandra, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a Roman Catholic Basilica located in Bandra, Mumbai. The Basilica is one of the most visited 'religious places of worship' in the city. Every September, the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on the first Sunday after 8 September, the birthday of the Virgin Mary. This is a week long celebration known as the Bandra Fair and is visited by thousands of people.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Gateway Of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

History:
The Gateway of India is a monument built during the British Raj in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. It is located on the waterfront in the Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai and overlooks the Arabian Sea. The structure is a basalt arch, 26 metres (85 feet) high. It lies at the end of Chhatrapati Shivaji Marg at the water's edge in Mumbai Harbour. It was a crude jetty used by the fishing community which was later renovated and used as a landing place for British governors and other prominent people. In earlier times, it would have been the first structure that visitors arriving by boat in Mumbai would have seen. The Gateway has also been referred to as the Taj Mahal of Mumbai, and is the city's top tourist attraction.
The structure was erected to commemorate the landing of their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder, when they visited India in 1911. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911. The final design of George Wittet was sanctioned in 1914 and the construction of the monument was completed in 1924. The Gateway was later the ceremonial entrance to India for Viceroys and the new Governors of Bombay. It served to allow entry and access to India.
The monument has faced three terror attacks from the beginning of the 21st century; twice in 2003 and it was also the disembarkation point in 2008 when four gunmen attacked the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
CST Railway Station, Mumbai, Maharashtra (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Mumbai CST
Station Code CSTM
Arrival and Departure Enquiry 131
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, earlier known as Victoria Terminus, is a UNESCO world heritage site and historic railway station which serves as the headquarters of the central railways in Mumbai, India and is the busiest railway station in India. The terminus serves central railway trains stop point in Mumbai and the Mumbai suburban railway as well. Mumbai CST, the western most terminus of central railway provides access to Khopoli, Dhanau, Karjat, Churchgate and Panvel.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Thursday 15 August 2013

Indian Railway Track, India

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Erode Railway Station, Erode (Dist), Tamil Nadu (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
CSI Church Main Entrance, Erode (Dist), Tamil Nadu (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Erode Junction, Erode (Dist), Tamil Nadu (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

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(Creative Photography)

Erode Junction, Erode (Dist), Tamil Nadu (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Wednesday 7 August 2013

Red Fort, Delhi (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode. The Red Fort is a 17th-century fort complex constructed by Rajput King, Prithviraj Chauhan in the walled city of Old Delhi (in present day Delhi, India), after defeat of Rajput it served as the residence of the Mughal Emperors. The fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital, Shahjahanabad, the seventh city in the Delhi site. He moved his capital here from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests. It served as the capital of the Mughals until 1857, when Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled by the British Indian government.
The fort lies along the Yamuna River, which fed the moats that surround most of the walls. The wall at its north-eastern corner is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh Fort, a defence built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546. The construction of the Red Fort began in 1638 and was completed by 1648. The Red Fort has had many developments added on after its construction by Emperor Shah Jahan. The significant phases of development were under Aurangzeb and later under later Mughal rulers. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The earlier Red Fort was built by Tomara king Anangpala, now known as the Qulb Mosque.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
India Gate, New Delhi (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
India Gate, New Delhi (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
India Gate, New Delhi (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
India Gate, New Delhi (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode. The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, it was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Originally, a statue of George V, Emperor of India stood under the now vacant canopy in front of the India Gate, but it was removed to Coronation Park together with a number of other British Raj-era statues. Following India's independence, the India Gate became the site of the Indian Army's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, known as Amar Jawan Jyoti ("the flame of the immortal soldier").

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Thursday 1 August 2013

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with a mid long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot by Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary (16 km from Kottayam town, on the banks of the Vembanad Lake)

Main attractions: Local birds like the water fowl, cuckoo, owl, egret, herons and the water duck, as well as the migratory Siberian duck.

The best time to bird watch: Between June and August. (Migratory birds: November- February)

Boats: Houseboats and motor boats are available on hire for bird watching cruises on the lake.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Tuesday 30 July 2013

St Mary's Forane Church, Athirampuzha, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Canon Power Shot digital camera in night time mode during the occasion of St Sebastian festival.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
St Mary's Forane Church, Athirampuzha, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot by Canon Power Shot digital camera in evening time mode during the occasion of St Sebastian festival.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

St Mary's Forane Church, Athirampuzha, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken during the sunday mass time with an extreme long shot by Canon Power Shot digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

St Mary's Forane Church, Athirampuzha, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken with an extreme long shot in day time mode. The forane church of Athirampuzha, a world renowned pilgrim centre of St.Sebastian is dedicated to Blessed Virgin Mary. This church about 10Kms away from Kottayam has been the hub of Christian life in and around central Kerala from early 9th century. This is one of the biggest parishes of the Archeparchy of Changanassery. It consists of almost 2500 families and the total number of the faithful exceeds 10000.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Saturday 27 July 2013

Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken from the light house located near beach seens like birds eye view (top view) shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum(Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode.

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(Creative Photography)

Kovalam Beach, Trivandrum (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode.
Kovalam is an internationally renowned beach with three adjacent crescent beaches. It has been a favourite haunt of tourists, especially Europeans, since the 1930s. A massive rocky promontory on the beach has created a beautiful bay of calm waters ideal for sea bathing.

The leisure options at this beach are plenty and diverse. Sunbathing, swimming, herbal body toning massages, special cultural programmes and catamaran cruising are some of them. The tropical sun acts so fast that one can see the faint blush of coppery tan on the skin in a matter of minutes. Life on the beach begins late in the day and carries on well into the night. The beach complex includes a string of budget cottages, Ayurvedic health resorts, convention facilities, shopping zones, swimming pools, Yoga and Ayurvedic massage centres.

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala, is just 16 km away from Kovalam and getting there is no hassle. But if you are on holiday it is better to stay in Kovalam and visit the city.

The City of Thiruvananthapuram has interesting places to see like the Napier Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery, the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Ponmudi hill station etc. SMSM Institute, a State owned handicrafts emporium, is the ideal place to pick up ethnic curios and other articles.

Best time to visit: September to March, though it is an all-year-round destination.

How to Get there:-
  1.)Nearest railway station: Thiruvananthapuram Central, about 16 km.
  2.)Nearest airport: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 10 km.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Thursday 25 July 2013

Thazhathangadi Backwater, Kottayam (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Wednesday 24 July 2013

Photography Quick Tips

At the digital photography connection, I believe that you can take your photography to a whole new level. Digital photography isn’t about owning a lot of expensive equipment, it’s about understanding and using the available tools around you. In photography quick tips, the digital photography connection will show you the techniques and understanding necessary to give your image that “wow factor.” So come see these source shown below and learn how to love your photography.

                                                        Filling the Frame
Filling the Frame
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In this tutorial, I 'll be talking about a term that is frequently used and that is filling the frame.
 
                                        High Speed Flash Sync
High Speed Flash Sync
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In this tutorial, I 'll be talking about how to over-ride the maximum shutter sync speed of your camera 
when using a flash gun. Create a whole new look by turning on High Sync Speed on your flash.


                                                                                                                  Subin Sebastian
                                                                                                                (Creative Photography)

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Kuttanad Backwater, Alappuzha (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Kuttanad Landscape, Alappuzha (Dist), Kerala (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

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(Creative Photography)

 Kuttanad Backwater, Alappuzha (Dist), Kerala (India)

 This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode. Kuttanad is a unique ecosystem located between Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala. This ecosystem spreads from Kochi in the north to Kollam at the south. Most of the agricultural activies in the region is done on land reclaimed from the banks of the vembanad lake. Being waterlogged it is ideal for paddy cultivation- the mainstay of its economy. This is done in fields through the watering process (pumping out water of the low depth portion of the lakes).

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Monday 22 July 2013

Wild Peacock, Anshi National Park, Uttara Kannada (Dist), Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Wild Monkey, Anshi National Park, Uttara Kannada (Dist), Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Wild Deer, Anshi National Park, Uttara Kannada (Dist), Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken with a long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Beautiful Wild Flower, Anshi National Park, Uttara Kannada (Dist), Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a closeup shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera  in day time mode.
 
Know more about Anshi National Park in Karnataka
This park is present in the Uttara Kannada district and spreads over an area of 250 km². The altitude varies from 27 metres (89 ft) to 927 metres (3,041 ft), and temperatures from 15 °C to 35 °C. Average annual rainfall is about 4,700 millimetres (185 in) .
Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Sunday 21 July 2013

Digital Photography Basics
A Guide To ISO, Aperture & Shutter-Speed

Throughout this tutorial I will be using the analogy of the human eye. This is because the mechanics of a camera are very closely related to the mechanics of the human eye.

a.) What is an SLR? What does it mean?
     It stands for Single Lens Reflex!

  Before we start to talk about the principles of photography and the mechanics that accompany those principles, we first need to understand the term Single Lens Reflex (SLR).
Single Lens Reflex (SLR) is in reference to a series of mirrors located inside the body of the camera. The purpose of these mirrors is to divert the light entering through the lens up to the viewfinder. The advantage of an SLR system is that it allows the photographer to see exactly what the camera will see when the shutter-release-button is pressed. For us to truly understand how the SLR system works, we will have to take a look at some of the other internal components of an SLR.

The other internal components:-

1.The Sensor
  In essence, the sensor is the ‘eye’ of the camera and can be found near the back of the SLR body. The sensors primary function is to capture light, convert it into an electrical signal and then pass that electrical signal to the ‘brain’ of the camera (the processing chip).

2.ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation)
  Like the human eye, the sensor can have different sensitivities to light, however, unlike the human eye, this sensitivity to light can be changed at will; this is achieved by changing the ISO.

On all digital SLR’s there is a setting for changing the ISO. The normal range of ISO’s is ISO-100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 and 12,800.

As you may have already noticed, ISO starts at ISO-100 and keeps on doubling until it reaches ISO-12,800. Every time the ISO-Number doubles, the sensor is twice as sensitive to light and therefor only half the light is required to obtain the correct exposure.

The downside to raising ISO is that we start to loose image quality; this appears in the form of ‘noise’ (‘noise’ is random and unwanted pixel colouration). It is important to strike a balance between obtaining the right exposure and maintaining an acceptable level of image quality.

3.Shutters & Shutter-Speed (Part 1)  If we extend the analogy of the human eye (the human eye being the camera sensor) the camera shutters would be the eye-lids. The main purpose of the shutters is to prevent light from reaching the sensor, and only when the shutter-release-button is pressed (the final button pressed to take the photograph) do the shutters open and consequently expose the sensor to light. The amount of time the shutters stay open controls two important aspects of photography:
(a) The duration of time the sensor is exposed to light; therefor the amount of exposure the image
      recieves.
(b) The sense of motion in an image.

Shutter-speeds are measured in seconds and micro seconds, and will normally range from 30 second exposures through to 1/8000 exposures (eight thousandths of a second). If I were shooting on a bright day in the middle of summer, then the shutter-speed would likely be very fast, i.e. 1/200; conversely, if I were shooting in low light, the shutter-speed would be slower (the greater the duration of time the shutter is open, the more light the sensor receives).

4.Shutters & Shutter-Speed (Part 2)  I mentioned in ‘Shutters & Shutter-Speed (Part 1)’ that the speed of the shutters also control the sense of motion in an image; to explain this concept I will use the example of trying to photograph a speeding bullet.

If I wanted to capture a speeding bullet, I would need a VERY fast shutter-speed in order to freeze the bullet in motion. Let’s say for example that 1/8000 was an adequate shutter-speed to create the illusion that the bullet is frozen in mid-air, if I were then to lower the shutter-speed, the speeding bullet would start to create a motion blur (a blur extending out in the opposite direction to the direction of the bullet). If I continued to lower the shutter-speed, the bullet would become more and more blurry and eventually I wouldn’t have a shutter-speed fast enough to capture the bullet at all.

Because shutter-speed affects both the exposure and the sense of motion in an image, we have to strike a balance between the two affects. In trying to show the motion of an object, I might inadvertently set my shutter-speed so slow that my image becomes over-exposed.

5.Aperture
  If the camera sensor is the human eye, then the aperture would be the iris of the eye.
The word ‘aperture’ is in reference to an adjustable opening normally located within the lens of the camera. Just like ISO and shutter-speed, aperture controls exposure; but also like ISO and shutter-speed, aperture has a secondary effect on the photograph, namely, ‘Depth Of Field (DOF)’.
The simplest way of describing DOF, is to say that it is the range of acceptable focus within an image. If for example we were photographing a flower but wanted the background to fall out of focus, we would open the aperture wider. When opening the aperture, we allow a greater amount of light to reach the sensor, so we have to be careful not to overexpose the image.

Aperture is measured in something known as F-Stops, for example, F/2.8 or F/22. The ‘F’ is in reference to the focal length of the lens, and the ‘number’ is a mathematical constant that relates to the circumference of the aperture opening (F/2.8 literally means ‘focal length divided by 2.8’).

If I were shooting at a focal length of 100mm at F/2.8, the circumference of my aperture opening would be 35.71 in circumference; if I were shooting at a focal length of 100mm at F/10, my aperture opening would be 10 in circumference.

A simple way of thinking of this is as follows:-
I.)An increasing ‘F-Number’ equals a decreasing ‘aperture opening’, which also equals a reduced  exposure, which further equals a deeper DOF.

II.)A decreasing ‘F-Number’ equals an increasing ‘aperture opening’, which also equals an increased exposure, which further equals a shallower DOF.

Summary & Conclusion
Photography is about striking a balance. Whilst ISO, aperture and shutter-speed affect the exposure of an image, they all have a counterpart effect.

Just remember these 3 simple rules:-

1.) ISO affects exposure and noise (image quality)
2.) Aperture affects exposure and DOF (acceptable range of focus)
3.) Shutter-speed affects exposure and the sense of motion

Master these 3 fundamental corner-stones of photography and you will be well on your way to producing better photographs!

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Saturday 20 July 2013

Bangalore Street, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in mid long shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in night view mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Shopping Market, MG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in night view mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

MG Road, Bangalore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a long shot with htc pico smartphone in night view mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Bangalore City, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a mid long shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode. Busy traffic block made rush everyday after 5:00pm on bangalore streets.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Friday 19 July 2013

St. Philomena's Church, Mysore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a bottom view closeup shot of church with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
St. Philomena's Church, Mysore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a long shot with Canon EOS 600D SLR camera in day time mode. This church is built in the honour of St. Philomena in the Diocese of Mysore, India. It was constructed in 1936 using a Non Gothic style with inspiration drawn from the Cologne Cathedral. The floor plan of the cathedral resembles a cross. The long part of the cross is congregation hall called the nave. The two arms of the cross are the transepts. The part containing the altar and the choir is the crossing. The cathedral has a crypt that houses a statue of St. Philomena. The twin spires of the church are 175 feet (53 m) in height and they resemble the spires of the Cologne Cathedral and also the spires of the St. Patrick's Church in New York. The main hall (nave) can seat up to 800 people and contains stained glass windows depicting scenes from the birth of Christ, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection and the Ascension of Christ.
 
Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Thursday 18 July 2013

Tipu Sultan's Palace, Mysore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with htc pico smart phone in day time mode. If you are planning to come here to watch it, so be careful about taking snaps because you have the permission to take only the exterior views of palace and the interior views of palace's taking photographs is strictly prohibited by security reasons.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)
Tipu Sultan's Palace Entrance Gate, Mysore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in an extreme long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)

Tipu Sultan's Palace, Mysore, Karnataka (India)

This picture is taken in a long shot with Sony Cybershot 16x zoom digital camera in day time mode.

Subin Sebastian
(Creative Photography)