MY Perspectives

Kalba's Sunset

2009-11-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

Sunset in Kalba....

Flamingos

2009-09-08T10:22:00.001-07:00

Flamingos: Singapore Zoo

Melaka River at Night

2009-09-08T04:22:00.000-07:00

Melaka River at Night. From the Cuti-cuti Malaysia Album.

Sun rises in Umm Al Quain

2009-03-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

Date: 06th March 09
MyUAE-Pro Island Escapade 09, Palma Beach Resort, Umm Al Quain

Winter Again

2008-11-28T10:55:00.000-08:00

Tehran, in Winter (February, 2008)

Taken with Nikon Coolpix L11

Al-Mamzar Beach

2008-11-02T13:01:00.000-08:00

Palms by the Beach

Sunset at Al-Mamzar

Taken using DSC-H50

Cakes and Nectarine Pit

2008-11-02T12:45:00.000-08:00

Cakes for Raya

Nectarine Pit

Taken using Sony DSC-H50

Your Camera Doesn't Matter (by Ken Rockwell)

2008-10-26T11:24:00.000-07:00

Some encouraging words from Ken Rockwell for me and those who think that it's the camera that makes the picture......

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See examples at A $150 vs. a $5,000 Camera. See what great shots can be made with an obsolete $200 Canon A620, and see what I shot back in 2001 with my first crappy Sony FD-88 floppy disc camera.

Why is it that with over 60 years of improvements in cameras, lens sharpness and film grain, resolution and dynamic range that no one has been able to equal what Ansel Adams did back in the 1940s?

Ansel didn't even have Photoshop! How did he do it? Most attempts fall short, some are as good but different like Jack Dykinga, but no one is the same.

Try to tell an American he can't, and he will: Man Uses Barbie Fishing Rod for Record Catch!
Why is it that photographers loaded with the most extraordinary gear who use the internet to get the exact GPS coordinates of Jack's or Ansel's photo locations and hike out there with the image in hand to ensure an exact copy (illegal by US copyright laws and common decency), that they get something that might look similar, but lacks all the impact and emotion of the original they thought they copied?

I'm not kidding. A bunch of these turkeys used university astronomers to predict the one time in almost two decades that the conditions would match and had 300 of the clueless converge at just the right spot. They still didn't get the clouds, snow or shadows right. This makes Ansel or any other creative artist cringe. Of course they didn't get anything like what they wanted. Art is a lot more.

.........Read more about it HERE..................

From a Child's Eyes

2008-10-07T12:08:00.000-07:00

The Light-bulb

Light up the calls

These photos were taken by my 2nd daughter, Ain, using my H50 camera. Quite artistic for a 7-year-old, isn't it?

Sunflower in Tehran

2008-09-23T13:13:00.000-07:00

Sunflower in the sun

Taken using SE P1i

Nectarines...

2008-09-23T13:04:00.001-07:00

A plate of nectarines for Iftaar

Taken using Sony DSC-H50

Al-Raffa Mosque

2008-09-23T12:55:00.000-07:00

Al-Raffa Mosque at Dusk....
Taken using Sony DSC-H50

Jumeirah Grand Mosque (2)

2008-09-12T07:38:00.000-07:00

The Exterior of the Jumeirah Grand Mosque

Jumeirah Grand Mosque (1)

2008-09-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

The interior of the Jumeirah Grand Mosque, Jumeirah.
Taken using SE P1i

The White Roses in Tehran

2008-09-12T07:18:00.000-07:00

From the garden in front of "my office" in Tehran
Taken using my SEP1i

A Sunset in Sharjah

2008-09-12T06:36:00.001-07:00

Taken using SE P1i

Semenyih Dam

2008-09-12T02:36:00.000-07:00

This is from another of my fishing and camping trips.....The Semenyih Dam....
Taken using my Nokia 6280

Sg Kejar, Perak

2008-09-08T11:47:00.001-07:00

This is Sg Kejar, in the Royal Belum State Park, Perak. I was here on a camping and fishing trip during the Deepavali holiday last Year....
Taken using my old Canon Powershot A75

MY Introduction

2008-09-08T11:13:00.000-07:00

I have this burning ambition inside of me to be a photographer...at least an amatuer one....One of my lecturers during my college days in the US told me that photograpy can be a rewarding hobby.....

So, here I am....armed with my Sony Ericsson P1i smart phone with a 3.2 MPixel camera and a newly bought Sony DSC-H50.....trying to impress the world with my less-than-perfect photography skills.....

"Praying (Mantis) on the Sun (Flower)"