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Tips and techniques for photographing star trails (contd) ..

ashish — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:26:35 +0000

Tip 941 (Lens can get fogged up): In many cases, you may under-estimate the cold conditions that you will face. In such cases, it is important to ensure that your lens does not get fogged up. You can use some Grabber Hand Warmers for this purpose. These can do a great job of ensuring that [...]

Tips and techniques for photographing star trails ..

ashish — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:07:45 +0000

Tip 931 (Keep the camera stable, use a tripod or something stable): This seems like a very obvious item for somebody who has shot star trails, but I keep on getting astounded at the number of people who want to shoot star trails and then don’t have a tripod. A star trail captures the movement [...]

5 Photo Tips – some tips about filters, explanations, different types (contd..)

ashish — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:44:38 +0000

Tip 921 (Functionality of a graduated ND filter): The core of a graduated ND filter is an optical filter, that varies the transmission of light. The graduated ND filter is composed of 2 parts – one is the filter that has neutral density, and the other is clear. This allows such modifications such as being [...]

5 Photo Tips – some tips about filters, explanations, different types (contd..)

ashish — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:01:28 +0000

Tip 911 (Using a filter makes for easier cleaning): Using a lens filter (UV) for protection allows you to the ease of just having to clean the lens filter without having to worry about damaging the coating of the lens through regular cleaning. This is an expense saving detail.

Tip 912 (Need to ensure that [...]

5 Photo Tips for buying a better camera (contd..)

ashish — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:16:42 +0000

Tip 836 (Look for the performance of the auto-focus): For most people indulging in photography, an auto-focus is one of the most commonly used functionality (it is most professional and semi-pros who use manual focus); and for point and shoot, auto-focus would be almost 100% of the usage. In such cases, it is important to [...]