Ramadan 2010
by admin on Aug.20, 2010, under Featured, Project 1, Project 52
As what I notice and put in my last post that I will make a project and I called this Project 52 and this is my first Project.
What Is Ramadan?
Ramadan (Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān, Arabic pronunciation: [rɑmɑdˤɑːn]) (also Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan, Ramdan, Ramadaan) is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual activities from dawn until sunset. Fasting is intended to teach Muslims about patience, humility and spirituality and is a time for Muslims to fast for the sake of God (Arabic: الله, trans: Allah) and to offer more prayer than usual. During Ramadan, Muslims ask forgiveness for past sins, pray for guidance and help in refraining from everyday evils, and try to purify themselves through self-restraint and good deeds. As compared to the solar calendar, the dates of Ramadan vary, moving backwards about ten days each year depending on the moon. Ramadan was the month in which the first verses of the Qur’an were revealed to the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.
Iftar (Arabic: إفطار), refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar is one of the religious observances of Ramadan and is often done as a community, with people gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after Maghrib (sunset) time. Traditionally, a date is the first thing to be consumed when the fast is broken.
Canyon Firing signal to start the Iftar
What is ISO in Photography?
by admin on Aug.20, 2010, under Tips
What is ISO in Photography? ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.
In photography ISO or ASA (American Standards Association) is the sensitivity of the film (traditional photography) or image sensors (digital photography) to capture or to register images.
In Film Photography – ISO film was measured in numbers like 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 and the last value I encountered was 1600.
In Digital Photography – ISO measures the sensitivity of the image sensor. The same principles apply as in film photography.
In both digital and film photography, the reduction of exposure corresponding to use of higher sensitivities generally leads to reduced image quality (via coarser film grain or higher image noise of other types). Basically, the higher the film speed or sensitivity, the worse the photo quality.
Sample Images for Exposure using lower to higher ISO (images are shot with same aperture and shutter speed only the ISO setting was change)
Sample Images Picture Quality Using lower to Higher ISO (continue reading…)
Digital Photography-The New Generations of Taking Photographs
by admin on Aug.19, 2010, under Tips
Digital Photography -The New Generations of Taking Photographs
Photography is an art. It takes practice, talent, and an eye for the unexpected. Not all people will take the time to learn about landscape, wildlife, architecture, or other subject to find the secret depth within, but when they do often they will find great meaning in the photo they take. Photographers spend their time looking for new and different ways to shoot a subject. And these were the Digital Photography born. Digital photography is just one new way of taking a picture.
The darkroom is out the computer printer comes forward for most of us using digital photography. We are able to send our pictures to all our friends with a few clicks of the buttons. Digital photography makes taking a picture simple, by eliminating some of the guesswork. With the LCD screen on a digital camera you can now view the photo you just took without waiting and hour or longer to see the film develop. We are no longer limited by film capacity, but by memory cards. Most memory cards have 512MB, 1GB , 2 GB or 4GB depending on how much you’ve spent on equipment. (continue reading…)
Project 52
by admin on Aug.15, 2010, under Featured, Project 52
I just notice that I’m into photography for a little bit longer and I have a web blog and I do nothing to make my work perceive. Then while browsing the internet I saw many sites that showcase their works and I amazed to realized that why not I start my own…come to my mind since I’m a busy person I cannot take 1 picture project a day so much better to go for 1 picture project a week. From this where my Project 52 born.
To get stated since this month is the month of Ramadan I will get my first theme from this.
Project 1
- Ramadan
Mapayapa / Serene
by admin on Aug.15, 2010, under Uncategorized
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