Winter Storm 2010 at Queens, New York - The day after Dec 27

The day after Christmas I was lucky to be back home, before the snow storm set in. What followed was 17 hours of continuous snowfall, that include lightening and thunder. This was the sixth largest snow storm in the city and the second largest since '96. The city saw over a foot and a half of snow. [18" - 20"]

Some of that 10 FPS speed came in handy for these two shots.

Queens with and without tilt shift Magic :

Peace,

Ajay

Christmas Post 2

Here is the second Christmas Photography post. Spent the weekend with a the DSouza's at their lovely house, that made for a great first Christmas in New York.





Merry Christmas,

Ajay

Christmas Post 1- The City

A christmas themed photography post in New York City.

 

I am looking forward to the next photography post Christmas Post 2 : A Christmas Family.

Peace ,

Ajay

A NY Giant's Miniature world: Tilt shift effect

Adding blur to  the fore ground and background of a picture can cause the optical illusion of a miniature lego blocks city. The tilt shift lens in your SLR kit is an enabler to these effects.

A far cheaper option is the digital post processing of a regular image. Here is a free tool to add tilt shift to a photo taken on a regular zoom lens.

http://tiltshiftmaker.com/.

Here are two shots, the first one taken I had taken at Central Park. The second one really works for me its a shot I took today from my room. The view from top further enhances this optical illusion.

   

Peace

Ajay

Photography Challenge 2 - Leisure Priority Mode

Still at Central park, having been the high speed guy whole afternoon, and with an hour to go for sunset, I go into Leisure mode.

Set the camera on Aperture Priority. Switch lenses take a seat and relax.

Peace,

Ajay

 



Day 1: Photography Challenge - NYnja arts

Central Park ,NYC. Its 12 .30 PM, Dec 04 2010. 3 hours and 58 mins to sunset. Temperature 4 Celsius, factor in wind chill, feels lik -2 Celsius.

The theme capture active New Yorkers at the 10 fps offered by my sony alpha 55. Challenge accepted.

  



See more pictures on the alpha dog public web album on picasa. Find the Picasa widget on the right of this story to get there.

Peace,

Ajay