Light & Composition Magazine » Artistic Photography http://www.lightandcomposition.com Towards the true essence of photography Thu, 17 May 2012 12:10:32 +0000 en hourly 1 Photo of the Day | February 21 | Alphabet of Sun (রৌদ্রাক্ষর), by Shahnaz Parvin http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-21-alphabet-of-sun-by-shahnaz-parvin/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-21-alphabet-of-sun-by-shahnaz-parvin/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:51:29 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=7871 Photo of the Day - February 21
They are the alphabet of sun, the giver of light of our nation. They are the alphabet of our language for which millions gave their lives. They are carrying the evidence of our right to write, our epic story of rise of our nation. They are the alphabet of our language Bangla. Our children from this land of Bengal got their first lesson form their mothers to write these alphabets.

In the year 1948, the Governor General of Pakistan Mohammed Ali Jinnah came to Dhaka of the then East Pakistan, and decleared Urdu to be the only official language for both West and East Pakistan. From that very moment, people of Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), having Bangla as the mother language started protesting against this.

On 21 February 1952, students called in for a provincial strike, but the government invoked a limited curfew to prevent this and the protests were tamed down so as to not break the curfew. All the people wanted were the right to talk in their own language, the language of their motherland. On the contrary, the Pakistani police fired on the students despite these peaceful protests and Abdus Salam, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed, Abul Barkat, Abdul Jabbar and many were killed.

Bangladesh got independence in 16 December 1971, following a nine month long liberation war where 3 million people were killed in the hand of Pakistani army, one of the biggest genocides in the history that was ever recorded. And November 1999, UNESCO’s declaration of 21st February as the International Mother Language Day has brought fresh glory and prestige to Bangladesh which is making significant strides towards peace, progress and prosperity around the world.

Technical Info: Canon EOS Kiss X4 | Focal Length: 30mm | Exposure: f/1.4 @ 1/1250s | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: Alphabet of Sun (রৌদ্রাক্ষর)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Dhaka | Bangladesh
Photographer: Shahnaz Parvin (Dhaka , Bangladesh)
Shahnaz Parvin currently doing a job as Computer Hardware and Network system admin in a PSI company. Photography is her dream and she loves to do it for her soul . From her childhood , it was a very interesting thing to capture moments with a camera and all time she thought if she got a camera ! Three years ago after join her office as a computer system admin, her dream came true. She have got a chance to use a pocket camera for 3days. On November 2009, for first time,she bought a DSLR camera, but unfortunately after three months lost it , then started waiting and after longtime again bought DSLR with kit lens. She must give thanks to some of friends who always helped her to understand photography and some times lend their lenses too. Till now she don’t get chance to join any photography school. Hope one day she will and she is waiting for that day.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_spark/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001548214861
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/spark_bd

]]> http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-21-alphabet-of-sun-by-shahnaz-parvin/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day | February 15 | Childhood Memories, by Keeny Newton http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-15-childhood-memories-by-keeny-newton/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-15-childhood-memories-by-keeny-newton/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:29:41 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=7828 Photo of the Day - February 15
My first visit to the botanical park in Lalbagh,Bangalore. There was this small hill with this pair of trees and two kids sitting under it. Its a representation of how I recall the innocent childhood days of spending most of the day under the shade of a tree. This photograph was shot in Bangalore, India.

Technical Info: Canon 30D | 36mm | 1/250 | F/7.1 | ISO 125
Title of the photograph: Childhood Memories
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Bangalore | India
Photographer: Keeny Newton ( Bangalore, India )
Keeny Newton is a freelance photographer based out of Bangalore, India. His day time job is as an IT consultant. He is inclined towards the art side of photography and primarily shoots fashion and does travel photography.
Website: www.keenyPhoto.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/keenyPhoto
Twitter: @keeny76

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This photo is taken in the Pottery town, in the heart of modern city of Bangalore. Though, called a town its a small lane to 30-40 households, who still has kept the ancient art alive. They create earthen pots, diyas (earthen lamps) mostly, but they also create very small miniature idols according to seasons.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 500D | ISO 100 | Aperture f/11 | Exposure 1/200sec | Focal Length 18mm
Title of the photograph: Fingers that Create
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Bangalore | India
Photographer: Achintya Kumar Guchhait (Bangalore, India)
Achintya Kumar Guchhait started taking photos from a early age with a ‘Snapper’. In those days, he used to grab his father’s camera whenever he was not the subject. It was not until late 2008 when he bought his first digital camera, a canon s5is, and started taking snaps as he liked. With the luxury of capturing snaps and not printing them, it was a dream come true for him. He took up photography more seriously as a year passed. He is currently own a canon 500D. His kit contains a 18-55mm kit lens, a 55-250mm telephoto lens and a tripod. There are a few snaps in his profile using 50mm and 11-16mm lens from his friends.

Achintya likes to capture life as it is. He is a traveler who always makes sure to carry the camera. Life around, their coexistence with the human world appeals him. He is also love to capture human beings in the commonest of places. He has also captured a few portfolios and weddings. He is a techie by profession and a student of photography who takes lessons from all the works that he sees. Recently He got selected as a Getty contributor and added a 8mm Fish eye lens to his kit.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/achintyas_eye_view/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/achintya.guchhait
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/achintyaakg

]]> http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-27-fingers-that-create-by-achintya-guchhait/feed/ 1 Photo of the Day | January 16 | Hoping for Snow, by Vincent Llora http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-16-hoping-for-snow-by-vincent-llora/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-16-hoping-for-snow-by-vincent-llora/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:00:13 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=7642 Photo of the Day - January 16
Taken with a Pentax K-x and 18-55mm lens. One speedlite in an umbrella softbox was used to light the subject, from high camera right. Another speedlite was used in the background to shine onto glassware to create bokeh. The dreamy look in her eyes draws you in and just makes you stare at her for a moment longer.

Technical Info: Pentax K-x | Exposure: 1/30sec @ f/5.6 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 82mm
Title of the photograph: Hoping for Snow
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Woodruff, South Carolina | United States
Photographer: Vincent Llora (Woodruff, South Carolina, USA )
Since Vincent Llora was a kid he has always wanted to capture art, and have done it in a variety of ways, starting with drawing and painting. In high school he discovered photography and quickly grew to love it as an art form. Through circumstance he entered employment in the graphic communications industry, and learned to express himself and create art through graphic design. Although that has been his occupation for the last 15 years, he loves photography, think about it all day, and it is all he wants to do.

Website: http://www.genesisstudios.net/gallery/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vincentllora/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/genesisstudios.net

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A little boy looking through the window of a running train. I don’t know what he was looking, or never got a chance to ask him. It can be the beautiful, ever green Bangladesh, or his own little world, where he lost his mind.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 550D | 1/125sec at f/5.6 | ISO 800 | Focal Length 55mm
Title of the photograph: Lost in His Little World
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Dhaka | Bangladesh
Photographer: Rizwan Hasan (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Rizwan Hasan is a passionate photographer who took photography seriously in 2010. His primary interest is in lifestyle and street photography. He likes to shoot at night.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/riz_wan/

]]> http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-november-22-lost-in-his-little-world-by-rizwan-hasan/feed/ 0 Photo of the Day | September 29 | Lily Drops, by Anubhav Jain http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-september-29-lily-drops-by-anubhav-jain/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-september-29-lily-drops-by-anubhav-jain/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:35:41 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=6828 Photo of the Day - September 29
A canceled flight led my wife and I to spend a day exploring Atlanta. We found a fantastical botanical garden that was very photogenic after a recent rainfall. Here, I focused my camera on droplets of water that had collected on some lily pads. I find it interesting how the photo shows a relationship between the size of the droplets and their roundness. I also sometimes imagine the droplets racing to the center of the lily pad. While compact cameras certainly have their limitations, their macro modes are usually very good for capturing this sort of thing!

Technical Info: Canon SD1000 at f/2.8, 1/320s at ISO 80
Title of the photograph: Lily Drops
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Atlanta | United States
Photographer: Anubhav Jain (Berkeley, CA)
Anubhav Jain is an amateur photographer. He is currently based in Berkeley, CA, but most of his photographs come from his travels. He usually shoots with consumer point-and-shoot cameras, such as the Canon SD1000 or S90.
Anubhav is interested in many genres of photography, as he believes all types of photos can tell a story. He is working to sharpen his skills so that he can communicate more clearly through his photographs and develop his style. This is his first submission to a contest and he is looking forward to learning from the photography community.
Web: www.anubhavjain.net/photos

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This shot was taken at a remote village by name Gourdaha, India. This village is famous for its extraordinary landscapes and its photo friendly people.

Technical Info: Nikon D3000 | 1/200sec at f3.5 | ISO 400 | Focal Length 18mm
Title of the photograph: Village Life
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: India
Photographer: Prasanta Singha (Kolkata, INDIA)
Prasanta Singha consider himself as a travel photographer. He loves to depict the life of inhabitants & portrait of the people and also loves to capture their surroundings. He loves photography as he feels the passion in his blood flowing all the time from the heart to my brain. He has a hope that one day he would be able to contribute at least a little to the magical world of Photography.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/prasantaphotography
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/prasantaphotography

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This pier is located at the “Warming Hut” in San Francisco’s Park Presidio. When I get there in the mornings, no matter how early it is, there are usually fisherman already (or still) casting their lines and pots. In this image, I utilized a 10-stop ND filter to allow for a 309 second exposure which gave me the nice lines in the sky from the moving clouds and the smooth water.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 5D Mark II | ISO 100 | Focal Length 17mm | f/13 at 309 sec.
Title of the photograph: Fishermen
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: United States
Photographer: Joe Azure (San Francisco, California, USA)
Joe Azure is a native Alaskan from the seaside town of Sitka, who currently calls San Francisco, California home. Sitka is a small and thriving seaside town surrounded by the Tongass National Forest. In contrast, San Francisco is a bustling city surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay.

Azure finds that he enjoys urban locations and man-made objects in many of his landscape images, which are often shot along the city shoreline where past constructions are slowly being reclaimed by the sea. Though some people call it “Urban Decay” – he calls it fascinating!
Living in such beautiful, diverse and culturally rich places, Joe has developed an appreciation of the natural world that he enjoys sharing through his photography.

Website: http://www.jazurephotography.com
Portfolio: http://500px.com/jazure
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joe-azure/
Facebook: http://www.twitter.com/Tophertimer
Google Plus: http://gplus.to/jazure
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jazurer

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It’s the beauty of nature, with a man fighting for a living, mixed up with this beautiful nature, piercing through the river towards an unending destination… even if, being alone…

Technical Info: Nikon D90 and Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 | Exposure: 1/250s @ f/14 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 70mm
Title of the photograph: Fighting Alone…
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Bangladesh
Photographer: Tanmoy Saha Turja (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Tonmoy Saha started photography on September 2007. His favorite sectors of photography are portraits, landscapes and wild life. He has completed a basic photography course from Dhaka University Photogrpahy Society (DUPS) and foundation photography course from Pathshala.
Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/turjas
Facebook: www.facebook.com/turjas

]]> http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-august-12-fighting-alone-by-tanmoy-saha/feed/ 3 Photo of the Day | August 09 | Icelandic Ponies by Louise Fahy http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-august-09-icelandic-ponies-by-louise-fahy/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-august-09-icelandic-ponies-by-louise-fahy/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:13:40 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=5934 Photo of the Day - August 09
“Icelandic Ponies” was photographed in summer 2011 near Reykjavik, Iceland at the end of the day as we returned from a glacier hike. I noticed these Icelandic horses running back to their stables with the dramatic Icelandic landscape behind them.

Technical Info: Nikon D300 | Exposure: 1/640sec at f/5.3 | Focal Length 62mm
Title of the photograph: Icelandic Ponies
Photo of the Day Award Category: Artistic Photography
Photograph Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Photographer: Louise Fahy (Paris, France)
Louise Fahy is a lawyer based in Paris, France. An avid photographer with a love of travel, she always has a camera of some sort by her side to capture interesting people and places around the world. She also enjoys editing her photos using colors and textures where she sees appropriate to help re-create the feeling or atmosphere of a particular scene. Influences include Henri Cartier-Bresson and Izis.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/57914274@N08
Website: http://louisefahy.redbubble.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LouiseFahy75002

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