Photograph by Sadiqur Rahman A NOTE TO OUR READERS 1. The picture has to be horizontal. 2. Kindly ensure that the longer side should measure atleast 17 inches, at 300ppi. 3. Low resolution images will not be accepted. 4. We do not check images on online galleries. 5. Kindly ensure complete contact/address details are provided. 6. Please make sure that your … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2017
The Mahabahu Brahmaputra
Rohinton Mehta The coffee table book – The Mahabahu Brahmaputra – is an effort to take the reader on a pictorial journey of the mighty Brahmaputra river and unravel its life-cycle and how it has changed the destiny of the people living along the river. The book offers a treasuretrove of information for researchers, planners, policy makers, academicians and anyone who is … [Read more...]
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Smart Photography reader Ullas George from Cochin, Kerala, sent us this photo of a glass bottle and wine glass. For the benefit of other SP readers, we asked him to let us have the lighting diagram, which could help others to try and experiment with similar products. |SP Rohinton Mehta … [Read more...]
Ask Uncle Ronnie -March 2017
A Mixed Bag During the days of film photography, we used to get film with various ASA (50, 100, 125, 200, 400 etc) and we used to adjust the aperture and the shutter speed, depending on the lighting situation. 1) We were able to take pictures of moving subjects (like birds etc) at shutter speeds of 1/125sec or 1/250sec at apertures like f16 or f/11. 2) We could change the … [Read more...]
Zhongyi Mitakon’s super macro lens now available
Zhongyi Mitakon recently announced the availability of its super macro lens, Freewalker 20mm f/2 Super Macro. The lens provides a maximum magnification of 4.5x and is compatible with Canon EF, Sony A, Nikon F, Pentax K for digital SLR cameras and Canon EF-M, Sony E, Fujifilm X and Micro Four Thirds for Mirrorless camera use. The lens construction comprises of 6 elements in 4 … [Read more...]