Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Flowers

Experimental shots of flowers . . . shot with the Nikon D200 and Nikkor 50mm f1.4 lens.

A flower and a leaf

 
 A flower 
A hibiscus flower shot at f1.4

A tuberose stem shot at f1.4



Friday, August 15, 2008

Corals again

Some more experimental shots of live corals in a reef tank at my friend's house.

Nikon D200
18-55 mm
1600 ASA

Nikon D200
Nikon 50 mm f1.4
1600 ASA
Shot at 1/750 s f1.4

Nikon D200
Nikon 50 mm f1.4
1600 ASA
Shot at 1/500s f1.4

Nikon D200
Nikon 50 mm f1.4
1600 ASA

Nikon D200
18-55 mm
1600 ASA

Nikon D200
18-55 mm
800 ASA

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Yellow hibiscus

A spiny caterpillar resting on a yellow hibiscus bud.
Interesting colors . . . I inadvertently left the polarizer on the D200

Yellow hibiscus flower after the rains. Polarizer used.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Sky-tech

Interesting cloud formations over Kolkata.

1/3200 sec - f5.3
Polarizer
46mm
Nikon D200

1/6000 sec - f4.0
Polarizer
18 mm
Nikon D200
The vignetting is due to the additional length of the polarizer

1/8000 sec - f5.6
Polarizer
55 mm
Nikon D200

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Lazy afternoon at the Club

Empty swimming pool on a Saturday afternoon.

Looking through a glass of fresh lime at the view

Procession


Procession of people going to Tarakeswar for Shivaratri.
Alipore, Calcutta 8.15 PM
f4.0, 18mm, 1/10 sec, Nikon D200 handheld. Shot from a car window.