On the one hand, DSLRs tempt me a lot (http://sriniram.livejournal.com/6934.html). On the other, as I mentioned in my reply to deponti, I am not sure I can afford such an expensive hobby.
First off, those damn beasts don't come cheap. Secondly, I am afraid that I won't use the DSLR enough, and on the other hand if I do use it a lot then it can only mean more expense on lenses and equipment.
Nice! Your set reminds me of my hometown, so much with the young girls walking back from school, the pair of shoes. The village woman in her hut is a good pic.
One of the limitations of the camera I was carrying (Powershot S1 IS) is it's easily fooled when using auto-focus, and it has a time-consuming manual focus.
If someone is walking toward you for example, you just shoot on auto and pray that it gets the subject in focus. Or, you fiddle with the manual settings - up and down buttons - and master it with zen like ease to get it to do what you want before the subject's walked past.
I had a much better shot of the school girls lined up, but before I got an in-focus shot they had moved along.
There is however a good side to keeping a handy PnS camera. While I carry an SLR all the time, the response time of the SLR is always high. For the kind of photography I do, I miss so many shots and feel that I require a PnS camera. About the auto-focus, I agree, it is sometimes a problem.
Most of the photos were in West Sikkim, however there are a few from North Sikkim as well. In West Sikkim, specifically there are photos from Richenpong, Yuksom, Dentam, Uttarey and Tashiding monastery.
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Date: 2006-07-19 04:28 pm (UTC)yes, indeed...when are you joining the Canon v. Nikon wars?
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Date: 2006-07-20 01:55 am (UTC)The cloud over the hills (misty hilltop)is a classic B&W. You should get a print of it. :)
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Date: 2006-07-20 05:18 am (UTC)On the one hand, DSLRs tempt me a lot (http://sriniram.livejournal.com/6934.html). On the other, as I mentioned in my reply to
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Date: 2006-07-20 05:13 am (UTC)I think I'll wait and watch for some more time.
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Date: 2006-07-20 11:53 am (UTC)One of the limitations of the camera I was carrying (Powershot S1 IS) is it's easily fooled when using auto-focus, and it has a time-consuming manual focus.
If someone is walking toward you for example, you just shoot on auto and pray that it gets the subject in focus. Or, you fiddle with the manual settings - up and down buttons - and master it with zen like ease to get it to do what you want before the subject's walked past.
I had a much better shot of the school girls lined up, but before I got an in-focus shot they had moved along.
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Date: 2006-07-20 12:10 pm (UTC)There is however a good side to keeping a handy PnS camera. While I carry an SLR all the time, the response time of the SLR is always high. For the kind of photography I do, I miss so many shots and feel that I require a PnS camera. About the auto-focus, I agree, it is sometimes a problem.
Where was this in Sikkim?
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