Smartphones are becoming more intelligent and are fast transforming into serious imaging devices, some times even bettering compact cameras. In fact, we see lot of technological innovation in the smartphone space with every brand trying to outsmart the other. Till about a year ago, serious smartphone imaging was confined, or rather, perceived to be confined to Apple and … [Read more...]
The Catching up Act – Panasonic FZ2500
Panasonic has been a very strong player in compact cameras, especially with the decades of experience they have in motion picture industry. The recent trend of 1-inch sensor ‘premium’ compacts and the strong presence of arch rival Sony in this area might have prompted the response from Panasonic in the form of the new Lumix FZ2500. Design and Build Quality The Panasonic … [Read more...]
Love for the Mountains
Bivash Das is an Assam based Mechanical Engineer. He fell in love with the mountains when he visited a friend in 2007, who was posted in Munshiyari, Uttarakhand. The sight of Panchuli peaks basking in the sun was etched in his memory for a long time. His numerous trips to the Himalayas have left him wanting for more. This includes the Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand, Kinnaur-Spiti … [Read more...]
Nature’s Spell
Chinmay Bhat— an entrepreneur based in Bengaluru— loves to travel, meet new people and see new places. He loves to capture them in stills, and from this, stems his love for photography. Unexpected composition, colour, mood and tone draws his attention to a picture. His favorite genre is landscape photography. To get a grasp of this genre, Chinmay has spent hours watching … [Read more...]
A Wild Life
Alan McFadyen—a Scottish photographer—took up photography in 2009. He works as a supervisor in a factory, and also runs a business that specialises in renting out hides for wildlife photography. He is always on a lookout for new subjects. Recently he has started targetting difficult and iconic species for his photography pursuits. Most of the times, he is out in the … [Read more...]
