A Buyer’s Guide to DSLR Camera

June 16th, 2010 gaurav 7 comments

So you had enough of point and shoot(P&S) camera and now are ready to step into the DSLR territory. You feel your current P&S is somehow limiting your potential as a photographer & wish to unleash your creativity by purchasing a DSLR camera. You’re right on getting a DSLR camera but purchasing a new DSLR is not so easy as to hit the store, throw cash & come home with the camera. It requires a lot of planning & research on your part, to get the DSLR camera which is just right for you. Buying your first DSLR can be daunting task. You ask your friends for advise, each one of your folks lend you their biased advises. In utter confusion you post your query on online forums only to get a response to try cameras at a store yourself & buy which you feel comfortable with. If not this then, the usual “search the forums as this has been answered several times” or once again get ready to hear biased replies from fan-boys. You decide on a particular model & finally hit a store to make a purchase. The salesperson again throws a googly which rattles your pre-decided choice & you end up buying a camera which you regret of buying later on. To avoid getting a wrong DSLR camera, the following guide should come handy.

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Categories: Photography

Mobbler : Last.fm radio player and scrobbler for Symbian smartphones

June 2nd, 2010 gaurav No comments

Avid music lovers are often on Last.fm as they like to share their tracks with the world. While being on a computer one can easily scrobble tracks using Last.fm scrobbler plugin. But what should be done when one wants to scrobble tracks using a Symbian Smartphone? Simple. Just use, Mobbler.

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Categories: Symbian Zone

5 ways to get rid of Photographers Block

May 23rd, 2010 gaurav 4 comments

Like a writer, a photographer too has to face a block at times. At such times, the photographer is unable to produce captivating photographs. It can be called as hibernation period, the limit of which is unknown. Bouncing back into the flow often gets difficult at such times. It requires great amount of patience along-with self-confidence on the part of the photographer. Following are some of my tried & tested ways by which one can get rid of this syndrome known as ‘Photographers Block’.

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Set your Creativity free with Light Painting Photography

May 7th, 2010 gaurav 3 comments

Light Painting is an captivating form of Photography. In simpler terms, Light Painting deals in creating abstracts images with light source. In Light Painting the Photographer is free to express himself. The outcome of the photography depends entirely on the mind of the photographer. The more creative the mind the more beautiful his photographs will be. The technique behind Light Painting is easy & anyone can do it. Let’s have a look at the requirements & technique of Light Painting Photography.

Light Painting

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Its Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians in IPL 2010 Finals!

April 22nd, 2010 gaurav 1 comment

The second semifinal today between Chennai Super Kings & Deccan Chargers promised a close fought battle as both the teams weren’t in the best of their forms in this DLF IPL 2010. Deccan Chargers who won five games on a trot were seen favourites going into this game but noone could defy the strength of Chennai Super Kings especially with their sub 250 score earlier in tournament. In the end it will go down as a electrifying & one of the best game in the whole IPL 2010 tournament as both the team played to outwit each other. In the end, it was a game of handling pressure as Chennai went to demolish Hyderabad which would hurt Deccan Chargers in times to come.

Chennai won the toss in this crucial match & went to bat given the depth in their batting lineup. Deccan Chargers after missing some tightened the screws as Chennai batsmen failed to put up a good show. Mathew Hayden failed once again, Suresh Raina & Murali Vijay could not get into the groove which left M.S Dhoni & Subramaniam Badrinath to do the repair work. They steadied Chennai’s ship but could not up the strike rate. A few lusty blows in the end & extras from Deccan Chargers helped Chennai Super Kings in getting to 142/7 in their 20 overs.

Coming into bat, Deccan Chargers needed to score at just a more than run a ball but complacency did them in. After winning five games on a trot this looked liked a walk in park but that was not to be. Some supreme bowling backed by spot-on field placements made life difficult for Deccan who tumbled like nine pins. In the end they tasted defeat from the jaws of victory as they lended a 38 run victory to Chennai Super Kings. Deccan Chargers have nobody except themselves to blame as Chennai bowled & fielded exceptionally well to defend such a low score.

This means Chennai Super Kings will now play Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2010 finals. Both the teams are on a high & the finale is expected to be Superb Sunday here in Mumbai. So gear up for the weekend as we get close to the moment as to who will emerge victorious in DLF IPL 2010.

Categories: Cricket