happy new year and beer

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stevieboy
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#1 erstellt: 15. Dez 2006, 16:15

to all ye forum gents,

a very merry christmas and a rocking new year. i'm out till end of month so warm wishes to each of you.

cant wait to hear screamgigi's new amp when it does its tourstop here in bangalore.

Kamal
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#2 erstellt: 21. Dez 2006, 19:08

And the same to you, sonny boy, only more of it!
And to all the other Forum brothers-
"MERRY XMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Regards,
Kamal

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Neutral
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#3 erstellt: 22. Dez 2006, 14:48

Christmas is a great time of year. I have taken a break from jazz and classical. I have visited churches to hear the 4-voice choirs. Nothing beats live! I even got a chance to hear a pipe organ in St. George's cathedral last Sunday.

Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all you audiophile gentlemen.

screamgigi
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#4 erstellt: 31. Dez 2006, 08:03

Seasons greetings and a happy New Year 2007 full of learning and happy opportunities!

May the good guys get more chances to listen to pipe organ in St. George's cathedral

May the bad guys get more chances to be in Pattaya this year

Savyasaachi
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#5 erstellt: 01. Jan 2007, 01:55

Wish you all a very happy new year guys.

abhi.pani
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#6 erstellt: 01. Jan 2007, 07:36

Wish you and your families a very very HAPPY NEW YEAR...

BUDDIESSSSSSSSSSSSS.......

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SDhawan
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#7 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 14:51

A very happy new year to everyone !!!

Here's Dubai night:

Kamal
Stammgast

#8 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 16:11

Another classy snap- how do you do it?
Kamal

Amp_Nut
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#9 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 16:16

LOVELY Pic Doc.

The Exposure is just perfect. I suspect you took it from as boat ?

I am Suprised that there is no smear due to the boat movement...

Can you share some more details about the pic ?

Congrats !

Kamal
Stammgast

#10 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 16:20

You also a photography buff, Ampy?
Kamal

SDhawan
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#11 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 17:26

Hi !

Let's turn it into Photography forum

Camera Nikon D-70
Lens Nikkor 18-70 DX
Speed 2 secs
Aperture F16
Hand-held - I did not carry my tripod. But supported the camera on edge of the big boat while on a dinner cruise. I was lucky to have caught the moon in its glory.

BTW there are many photo enthusiasts here - big boys with their tech toys !!!

More photos at

www.flickr.com/photos/sdhawan

Amp_Nut
Inventar

#12 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 18:34

CONGRATS Doc, on am impecable 2 second exposure !

You have a VERY steady hand.

R U a brain surgeon ?

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SDhawan
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#13 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 19:41

No !

I'm an eye surgeon - but eye is an extension of brain

reignofchaos
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#14 erstellt: 15. Jan 2007, 20:39

Lovely pic! Wouldn't a slightly lower F number with lower ISO have helped? The picture is beautiful other than the high ISO noise :(. I'm still a newb in photography but was just wondering :).

Amp_Nut
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#15 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 03:55

You also a photography buff, Ampy?
Kamal

YUP !

SDhawan
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#16 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 10:46

reignofchaos schrieb:

Lovely pic! Wouldn't a slightly lower F number with lower ISO have helped? The picture is beautiful other than the high ISO noise :(. I'm still a newb in photography but was just wondering :).

You are right. An F 8 would be great but many a time there is failure of law of reciprocation - RLF in low light conditions - so I factored that in it. Moreover this is a low resoluition image - the original image is slightly better. What would have really help a great deal was a tripod which I did not carry with me on this trip - these stands & racks are important everywhere

I was also trying other gimmicks - I captured some fireworks, took some zoom effect shots, etc.without bothering about changing the settings.

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Kamal
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#17 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 19:19

These night shots are not easy to figure out-but I think a distsnt landscape shot is better taken with a high f number for greater DOF.
You're right tho Sanjay-timed shots do get significantly better with a tripod-hand vibes have been my woe.
Any recommendations re the tripod, Sanjay?
I went to Esplanade road recently but got confused by the advice rendered by the shopkeepers-the tripods in the 1000 to 1500 range had plastic locks in the extn legs, which, I was told, are prone to breaking & thus rendering the trpod useless, while the ones with metal( Aluminium) locks were significantly more expensive.
Kamal

SDhawan
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#18 erstellt: 16. Jan 2007, 19:44

The entry level HiFi tripod would be the Manfrotto 190 with a Manfrotto Head. Can be bought from either Madanjee at Chandani Chowk or at Photovision India near Usuf Sarai. It costs about Rs. 4500. Those cheaper ones are useless - cause a lot of vibration and deteriorate the quality of image.