Mumbai based photographer, Sahil Mane’s exhibiton titled Orgasm!, is a series of edgy, sensual and evocative abstracts. It was held at the Gallery Svenska, in suburban Mumbai from 9th to 30th June 2011. The sequence displayed was the result of Mane’s experiments with various liquids – ink, fruit juices, oil paint and water. He feels sex is still considered a taboo by the … [Read more...]
Photo Exhibition on ‘The Great Outdoors’ in Bengaluru
After the enormous success of the four editions of the seminar on ‘The Great Outdoors’, Essen Communications is organising a Photo Exhibition on adventure sports and outdoor activities from August 4th to 7th, 2011 at the Alliance de Francaise, Bengaluru. The proposed exhibition will display an array of action-oriented pictures on aqua and aero sports, and terrestrial … [Read more...]
Nikon Sues Sigma Over Lens Patent
Nikon is seeking an injunction against Sigma, as well as £96.4m in damages, for the alleged patent infringement of its Vibration Reduction technology used in its interchangeable lenses According to Reuters, Nikon is seeking up to ¥12.6 billion, equivalent to $154m or £94.6m, in damages.Nikon adds that it tried to resolve the issue through negotiation, to no avail. The … [Read more...]
Fujifilm Reinforces High-end Compacts
Fujifilm has set up plans to launch a pair of new high-end compact D-cams that fall in the price range between the flagship FinePix X100 that sells for around 130K yen (US$1,600), and popular models that sell for 10K to 50K yen (US$120 to US$620), by the end of the year. … [Read more...]
Sony Develops “SmartAR“
Sony has delivered an integrated ‘Augmented Reality (‘AR’) technology’ called “Smart AR”. When capturing visuals through a camera on a device such as a smartphone, the technology enables additional information to be displayed on the device’s screens such as virtual objects, or images and texts that cannot be identified by visual perception alone.The technology employs the … [Read more...]

