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For two years I have been using the Nikon 18-55 and 35mm DX, and rarely had problems with getting crisp images with them. In fact most of my bird images at 55mm are really crisp even after cropping them down to 800x800 pixes. I tried using the Nikon 70-300 AF with D3300, and could never get the...

I cook for the fun of it, and some of my recipes have been honed so that they are repeatable consistently. I started taking images of the steps initially with my cell phone, and for the past year with my D3300. I will present the recipes one by one with detailed images and explanations.

My cousin sister's troupe had a function a couple of days back. I shot a lot of images, as she wanted an independent view. There were a couple of professionals and a video crew also. The show, to say the least was a colourful event. Here a few shots. All shots taken with D3300 and the 35mm F1.8...

It is that time of the year. Hindu festival season. Today is Raksha Bandhan - Rakhi and Durga Puja is coming soon. In this thread, I will be showing images of the preparations initially and the actual Puja when it comes. This is the Biggest Puja in my colony, at the Shiv Mandir Complex...

Have you ever wondered how much power the VR consumes? After using the kit lens with my D3300 for eight months, I was surprised to get extended life from the battery, when I switched to the other lenses I have. Well here is my finding. . Battery life with 18-55 VR-II, with 10% on-board flash...

Today I attended a friends do, at the flying club in Delhi. As it is too hot for the lawns, he decided that it would be indoors, hence I took only the 35mm with me. At ISO 400 and some at 800 the images were quite noise free as long as they were exposed properly - that is +1EV (that is the...

I have been extremely happy with my D3300 and its kit lense. It has few features missing, but none of them deal breaking. I have been thinking a lot on what a budget low cost FX from Nikon should be. Well here is what would suit me As D6xx is below D8xx, so a D4xx will be below D6xx, so let it...

Background The Hindu religious calendar is Moon based - months start at new moon. Unlike the Muslim calendar which does not take into account the difference between Solar and Lunar cycles, for administrative purpose the Hindu calendar adjusts the difference, so that the new year is on the same...

This market is a few kilometers from our house. The market caters to a large colony of 4 storeyed houses build between 15-20 years ago. 1. Food. Fruits Our family favourite street food Moon dal ladoo, served with chatni and shredded radish Preparations End result Chat, Gol Gappaa...

Lajpat Nagar is a colony initially set up to house refugees from West Pakistan, after the partition of India. The plots are mainly small 80 to 150 square yards, and the Government provided free housing with barrack style building. Since then the colony; which was in the outskirts of Delhi; has...

Indian Hindu weddings are pretty elaborate affair. In good old days they were a week long affair. Today, they have toned down quite a bit (except the very rich, who have a week long bash in exotic locations), but some core functions still remain. Though the core wedding ceremony remains same for...

A Bengali Hindu wedding is an elaborate affair. In the days gone by when life was not the fast paced affair it is today, the affair could carry on for a week. Today the number of ceremonies have come down; except for the very rich, who can afford a week long affair;, but it is still an elaborate...

I thought of doing a series on this Lilly which is growing in a pot at my house - starting from the bud till end The pot This was when I noticed it bud Close up At dusk Today morning Close Up The pot again

With the Monsoon started, slugs and earthworms have started trespassing from the garden. I picked this one on a card, brought it to my table, set up the camera on tripod and waited for it to perform. One thing I must do is to now use off camera flash to get rid of the reflections.

I have finally got this lense from my son, and took it for some shots. FOV at different Zooms

I have read a lot about diffraction at high F stops. So I tried a few close ups at high F stops, as I wanted maximum DOF. I cannot make out any any difference. If any one can, please tell what to look for. These are 1:1 crops (as there is a current thread on 100% crop, I desist from calling the...

Mandi is Hindi word for whole sale market. Okhla Mandi is the nearest Fruit and Vegetable Mandi to our house. There are three major Mandi in Delhi and they deal in bulk, semi-bulk and retail. I will break this up into parts so that it does not get too long. Okhla Mandi 1 : General View...

This is the time of the year, when mangoes are ripening on the trees, and monkeys come in from rural pockets to urban areas to feast on the fruit. At times they become a big menace as a gang of 15 to 30 would rampage through the colony. They are well versed with modern facilities and if you are...

Three days ago, I noticed the bird sitting bang in the middle of my back yard. On closer inspection I see a new born chick lying next to it. I decided to rehabilitate the chick and succeeded, after a lot of advice from the mother. In the mean time, I have spruced up the chick's home and provided...