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a guy with a camera who just couldn't let this opportunity pass...
I keep asking myself why I take pictures. Why am I photographer? The truth is....I'm not sure. I've always liked creating things and being an introvert, photography was something I could do on my own.
I enjoy documenting the world around me and a lot of my photos are around my house because I just don't get out that often or I don't bring my camera with me enough when I do get out.
One of the best things about being a generalist in photography, I can shoot whatever I want which is great but it also means I'll never be really good one particular genre. I've never really been good at anything in life, photography has really been the only thing that people actually seem to like from me. That makes me happy and brings joy to my life when people enjoy my work.
As you may have noticed, I'm not as active on Flickr as I once was. Flickr has become a big time suck for me, I was spending hours and hours a day looking at other peoples photos and usually commenting on them but that was taking time away from me and It may sound selfish but I need time to work on me to become a better person and a better photographer. I also want to get back into making YouTube videos as well.
I don't know. I was Lightroom and I saw this photo of me being reflected in this hubcap and kind of had one of those self reflection moments about why I take pictures. I've been too hard on myself lately when it comes to photography. It's suppose to be a fun thing, I shouldn't stress out over it.
I realized that I focused so much on the numbers and that's not what photography is about.
So I want to have fun taking pictures again, I don't want to think about whether or not people will like this photo or not because in the end, it doesn't matter. I'm the only one who has to like it and if others don't, they that's fine too. I enjoy sharing my photos with the world because that one photo could make a difference in someone out there. It could put a smile on that one person that's having a real bad day. That's worth it to me.
If you read all of this, Thank you. Means a lot ot me.
Patas Monkey at the Primate Discovery Center. San Francisco Zoo, June 2017. Shot with Fujifilm XPro2 with 50-230mm f4.5-6.7 lens in Acros.
Just playing with reflection using the timer and natural light in my room
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Uh... no pun intended?
This is the last image I'm posting tonight (I can hear you all breathing a sigh of relief), and was made with the digital (obviously) in Belle Isle Castle, Ireland.
Ilford HP5 Plus pushed +1 Stop
Mamiya RZ67 Pro
Sekor 110mm f/2.8
Godox AD400 Pro through 48" Octobox camera right.
Scanned with an Epson V850 Pro
"You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it."
~Robin Williams
So a lot of people have been asking for some D700 shots, so here's one AND a self portrait all in one! I took this one at my parents' house in the front door on the morning of my wedding since I wasn't allowed at my house since all the girls were there!
Of course I had to do an HDR! This one is three exposures handheld with the 16-35 f4.0 lens.
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EXPLORED ON 05 November 2009 - #347
Sometimes its important to just take a moment to reflect on what we want in life. Life isn't a game where we play with it or its characters eternally. At some point we must know what we want. The mind may play a game of hide and seek. But the heart, knows where it wants to be.
So Listen to your heart when you are mind is silent. The heart does speak words of wisdom in these silent moments.
Let love lead life. Let Life lead Love.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
Photographed with a Canon EOS 20D, and Canon EF 70-300mm F4-5.6 DO IS USM Lens. Handheld. Shot at Singapore Botanical Gardens
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This Vervet Monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) was quite young when this photo was taken. His mother had been attempting to persuade him to begin doing his own thing just before. It looked like a fairly tough negotiation and his mum didn't seem to make any concessions at all.
Shortly after, when I shot this, he was sitting alone and began to inspect his hands. He didn't sit like this for very long, perhaps ten seconds or so, and shortly afterwards, attempted to reopen negotiations with his mother.
Week 16 - Glass
Taken April 21/2012
My first attempt at 1) Levitation, 2) Cloning, 3) using photoshop
Pretty happy with it considering the above. Can't decide if I like the tones and colours, but it's a funky photo so its gets a funky post-processing style.
Nothing glass seemed exciting to me this, so I decided to the use the looking glass (i.e. mirror). Made me think of Alice in Wonderland hence me ending up making it surreal and fantasy styled with the levitation and mismatched reflection.