Project 52

Garbage Dump Site – Project 6

by admin on Sep.26, 2010, under Project 52, Project 6

What is Garbage? Or What Is Waste?

Waste (also known as rubbish, trash, refuse, garbage, or junk) is unwanted or unusable materials. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly, particularly waste which has been carelessly disposed of in plain sight, as opposed to waste which has been dumped to avoid paying for waste disposal fees.

This year’s Clean Up the World campaign will be held in October here in Dubai UAE, and it will be the 17th year UAE volunteers have taken part in the country’s largest clean-up drive. And to come up to my idea to visit one of the dump site here and to get some photos I can submit in the Photo Competition.

So here it is…

I live in the UAE for almost 9 years and doing a photography for more than 6 years. From the very beginning I’m into photography I wanted to take a pictures from any of the garbage dumping site here, but for the fast 6 years I have no guts to do it maybe because of restriction. But yesterday I follow myself and goes up to one of the biggest garbage dumping site to take some snap, the smell was not good (of course) but because I wanted to get at least one picture I just cover my face with my towel. There was a one guy up there (it’s better not to mention his nationality) who saw me that I’m taking a picture, he wave his hand saying come here it is better in here. Come to his place then he accompanied me to come near to the place where all the dumping of garbage was happening. While we are approaching the place we heard a whistle… I ignore that then continued walking then another whistle then more whistle… then the guy told me not allowed… So to make it shot I didn’t get the picture I always wanted… But I’m still happy because I’ve got some photo while I am walking with that guy.

SB-700 Nikon Speedlight

by admin on Sep.20, 2010, under Lighting, Photo Equipment

A compact and easy-to-use multi-functional Speedlight for Nikon digital SLR cameras

Key Features

LCD and layout of controls designed for easy and intuitive operation
Multi-step auto zoom covers wide 24-120 mm zoom range
Three illumination patterns–standard, center-weighted and even–available to match every shooting environment
Automatically detects Nikon FX and Nikon DX formats and selects suitable light distribution angle
Short recycling time
AF-assist illumination for multi-point AF, with wide 24-135 mm focal range
Quick wireless control mode allows control of remote flash unit groups A and B flash output level ratios
Firmware updates via Nikon digital SLR cameras
Automatically delays recycling time if temperature of flash head rises in order to avoid deterioration of flash head
Automatically detects type of hard-type color compensation filter (fluorescent and incandescent) and automatically transmits filter information to camera for optimum white balance setting
Optional Water Guards WG-AS1 (for D3 series), WG-AS2 (for D300 series) and WG-AS3 (for D700) protect camera’s accessory shoe contact when SB-700 is mounted on a Nikon digital SLR camera

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Nikon D7000

by admin on Sep.20, 2010, under Digital Camera, Photo Equipment

D7000 – inspired performance in a size that keeps you shooting

Image quality

Nikon DX-format CMOS sensor [NEW]

At the heart of the D7000 is a DX-format CMOS image sensor with 16.2 effective megapixels, optimally engineered to gather more quality light through sharp NIKKOR lenses. With 14-bit A/D conversion (12-bit selectable) operating within the sensor, the D7000 realizes stunning images that are richer in tone and detail than previously possible in DX format without sacrificing shooting speed or energy efficiency. Combine these with the agility of the DX format and its signature 1.5x focal length telephoto potential and you can begin to see where this kind of shooting power can take you.

New image-processing engine “EXPEED 2″

The D7000 employs the new image-processing engine “EXPEED 2″. This achieves higher-performance noise reduction, improved color reproduction, high-speed image processing and enhanced movie-processing performance and efficient energy saving with a smaller engine chip than that of the D90. And there is no reduction in continuous shooting frame rate even when high ISO noise reduction or Active D-Lighting is activated.

Reliability/Operability (continue reading…)

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Karama, Dubai – Market Place – Project #5

by admin on Sep.18, 2010, under Project 5, Project 52

This week Project was a little bit confusing , Co’z I don’t have any idea what to do on my Project 52. Lucky that I always carry my camera in my car. Just this morning I went to Karama Fish Market to buy ingredients for Papaitan, then realized why not to get some snap of the market place. So get back in my car to the get my camera.

And these what I’ve got.

Pay-Out

Meat Section

The Butcher

Meat Section

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Panning – Project #4

by admin on Sep.11, 2010, under Project 4, Project 52

I was walking in-front of the building where we stay here in Sharjah UAE to buy something from the near supermarket. While walking I saw all the vehicle passing near the intersection then come to my mind a new subject for my Project 52 and this time its Panning.

In photography, panning refers to the horizontal movement or rotation of a still or video camera, or the scanning of a subject horizontally on video or a display device. Panning a camera results in a motion similar to that of someone shaking their head “no” or of an aircraft performing a yaw rotation.

The term panning is derived from panorama, a word originally coined in 1787 by Robert Barker for the 18th century version of these applications, a machine that unrolled or unfolded a long horizontal painting to give the impression the scene was passing by; Barker also invented the cyclorama in which a large painting encircles an audience.

Pizza delivery

When photographing a moving subject, the panning technique is achieved by keeping the subject in the same position of the frame for the duration of the exposure. The length of the exposure must be long enough to allow the background to blur due to the movement of the camera as the photographer follows the subject in the viewfinder.