Manali 360 degree

Its gotta be the toughest panorama I've ever created. To create this photographic piece at 5300m altitude above the sea level with the tough cold climate and steep breeze was no small achievement. What made it more difficult was the load I was carrying - my photographic equipments and the tripod. I would've dearly loved to take a panorama on top of that cliff, but the conditions there were so extreme(esp the winds) that I had to fulfill myself with this work only. Special thanks to the new editing tool I learnt - KR pano tools- without which I couldn't have finished the work!

Gulaba-camp, Near Manali in Asia

Photographing the light- tips

The trick to take a sharp and correctly illuminated photo of a lamp is by adjusting the metering mode to spot metering(by default its set as evaluative or center average). This metering mode helps to get the most out of your little bright areas in the photo and make all the rest as pure black. Secondly- the most fundamental thing while taking photos in dark(which I shouldn't even be reminding u guys)- Keep the camera on a steady base- a tripod or a tabletop. Simple truth is that we just can't take a great shot in dark without camera shake. Keeping these little tips in mind before taking the photo can save lots of time in Photoshop! 

Chk out my panos

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Kerala School rear side 360 view...

1st Night Pano...

This is my 1st shot with a tripod(thanks to my frnd Gaurav, who was generous enough to lend his tripod for a couple of days). Also this is my 1st Night pano.... something which I was a bit uncertain in the beginning(night photography itself is a big challenging deal, leave alone panorama making!), but the final image was more pleasing than expected... Special thanks the my buddy Shiljith for accompanying me in the project  Cheers!

MIG Ground in New Delhi

The power of photoshop

Yes its true that you need a good camera and a quality lens to get that breathtaking pic you always dreamt of... But thanks to Photoshop, you can do magic with even those not so good pics u took(even the pics taken with an ordinary mobile cam). This image was actually taken by my friend Satheesh in Kerala with his Samsung Galaxy phone. Actual pic was quite washed out and boring, but after some photoshopping it really looks fab.. 

Breaking the GigaPixel barrier Part-1

Working on a Gigapixel project is quite an excitement as well as a headache. the later because of my resource crunch- a tiny little Canon A580 camera, pretty old firmware(camera software), a tripod(or the lack of it) and the most important thing- the PC graphics handling capacity. Infact- Cost is always the biggest limiting concern to any photographer... I take respite by the fact that the tiny digi I own today I far better than the ones used by the professionals some 10-15years back. Gladly, everything's pretty much planned out and I hope the results are pleasing..