Light & Composition Magazine

Photo of the Day | May 18 | Out of Syllabus, by Nirupam Roy

L&C Team — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:09:54 +0000

As I am a school teacher by profession, I know from the bottom of my heart that these little ones like to make fun, noise, and hilarious activities during the time when there are no burdens of books. Such candid moods are great to watch as we all used to do during our school days, and miss those as we grow old. It’s great to be a Child…everyone should try it.

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with Nikon 55-300mm | Exposure 1/30sec @ f/8 | Focal length 300mm | ISO 720
Title of the photograph: Out of Syllabus
Photo of the Day Award Category: Documentary Photography
Photograph Location: Coochbehar, West Bengal | India

Photographer: Nirupam Roy (Tufanganj, Coochbehar, West Bengal, India)
Nirupam Roy is a school teacher by profession. His story of coming to the world of photography is quite fascinating. In one summer he planned a family trip to Orrisa, India. There he realized the necessity of a camera to capture the scenic beauty of the place surrounded by several sea-coasts. At the same time he wanted to photograph his family, especially his son Arkapravo, and bought his first camera Canon SX 40 HS. After returning home, he has fallen in love with photography passionately. Photography completely changes his whole attitude towards nature and human being. It gives him a sort of peace to his weary mind, as if a blessings from Almighty.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/75471972@N04/

Photo of the Day | May 17 | New Life, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

L&C Team — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:49:14 +0000

The season of Spring is associated with New Life and this is exactly what I wanted to portray through this image. Two colorful crocus buds, just about to bloom, breaking through a field of fresh, green grass embodies what Spring is all about – the freshness and newness of life after the bleak and desolate time of winter. A harbinger of brighter, longer, sunnier days to come…

Photographer: Kurien Koshy Yohannan (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Photography started off as a hobby for Kurien Koshy Yohannan and over time it grew on him – so much so that he now makes a living from it. Though he loves photographing a variety of subjects, he spends most of his time photographing Corporate Events and some of his time photographing Weddings. With whatever free time he has left, he loves getting out and photographing the subjects closest to his heart – Wildlife and Nature.
Website: http://igallopfree.com
Portfolio: http://www.behance.net/bsphotography/frame
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackstallionphotography
Twitter: http://twitter.com/stalliontweet
Facebook: http://facebook.com/BlackStallionPhotography

Photo of the Day | May 16 | Mystical Ushuaia, by Nilla Palmer

L&C Team — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:45:10 +0000

The capital of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia is both mystical and inhospitable due to severe climate conditions. Surrounded by soaring dramatic mountains, this city is the gateway to Darwin’s passage through the Beagle Channel onward to Chile and Antarctica; strikingly picturesque.

Technical Info: Canon OS 550D | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/320sec | ISO 100
Title of the photograph: Mystical Ushuaia
Photo of the Day Award Category: Landscape Photography
Photograph Location: Ushuaia | Argentina

Photographer: Nilla Palmer (Brisbane, Australia)
Nilla Palmer’s natural desire to travel and photograph many parts of the world started 27 years ago, although her photography addiction started with her first 110mm film camera as a child. This eventually progressed to 35mm cameras as a teenager and a photography course, which also taught B&W darkroom techniques. Later, more study in Communications Design and Multimedia increased her desire to experiment further with composition and light.
Nilla’s intent is to reveal a story through her images for an audience, which she hopes inspires and encourages people to visit far off lands. Without a strict genre that she adheres to, Nilla captures whatever strikes her at a precise moment. Although her work includes a variety of themes, capturing the essence of a candid moment is her passion; an unguarded second in a frozen in time. She invites everyone to enjoy her gallery and feel free to contact her with any comments.
Website: www.nillasphotography.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nillas-Photography/119507721464320
Twitter: https://twitter.com/nillasphotos
LinkIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/nilla-palmer/18/612/864

Photo of the Day | May 15 | River Painting, by Swaroop Singha Roy

L&C Team — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:42 +0000

This shot was taken during my visit to Dumka, Jharkhand (India) to see the Massanjore Dam. In this shot, the blurry scene of the Mayurakshi River. I saw a few boatmen sailing in the river. After I was done with taking the landscape scenery of the river… I thought of shooting one of these boatmen sailing. I tried to capture the moment as a surreal scene. So I used a very slow shutter speed and hand held my camera. It was a challenge of course ! The end result, surprised me ! It was during the dusk when I was shooting, and the Light was quite low… but the shot came very Vibrant ! I even saw the reflection of the clouds in the water.

Technical Info: Canon 1000D | Exposure 1.6sec @ f/5.6 | Focal length 50mm | ISO 400
Title of the photograph: River Painting
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Dumka, Jharkhand | India

Photographer: Swaroop Singha Roy (Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Swaroop Singha Roy – A shutter bug from Kolkata with a knack for music and wildlife. A funny, happy go lucky boy who loves to Love the beautiful creations of nature. The innocent animals have a special place in his heart. Since his childhood, Swaroop had this habit (maybe a bad habit) of snatching a camera from his dad and trying to figure out which button makes the “Snap” sound! Then, the day finally came when he got his first camera – yes, it was a film-roll one, and that was the day he realized he needs to do something big with this. Now, armed with his digital photographic stuff, he loves to go around the city, village or anywhere in this big beautiful world and shoot at sight. Photographing Animals is what he likes the most. Photography to him is a means of expressing his thoughts

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swaroopsingharoy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swaroopphotography

Photo of the Day | May 14 | Peeping, by Anup Kar

L&C Team — Sun, 13 May 2012 13:41:59 +0000

This photograph was taken at Lepchakha, Duars, West Bengal. We went to Lepchakha for photographing Losar Festival. Reaching there we decided to photograph the local villages. There I saw this girl, peeping to our activity with curiosity through the door. Suddenly I capture her with this expression. Later I confirmed her name is ”Sonam” from her Mother.

Technical Info: Nikon D40 with Tamron 70-300mm | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/125sec | ISO 400 | Focal Length 200mm
Title of the photograph: Peeping
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: West Bengal | India
Photographer: Anup Kar (Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India)
Anup Kar lives in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. By education he is a Civil Engineer, doing government job posted in his home district. Photography was his hobby at first, but recently he got some good friends who are quite serious about photography. Having such photographers, he has developed his interested, and giving time to photography more. He is interested in Landscape, Portrait and Street Photography.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/anup_chbwl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anupkar1982

Photo of the Day | May 13 | Chess Player, by Bobi Dojcinovski

L&C Team — Sat, 12 May 2012 13:37:15 +0000

This photo was made in Washington Square Park, New York City, one of my favorite parks in the city.

Technical Info: Canon 60D | Exposure 1/125 sec. @ f3.5 | Focal Length 38mm | ISO 100
Title of the photograph: Chess Player
Photo of the Day Award Category: Black & White Photography
Photograph Location: New York City, New York | United States

Photographer: Bobi Dojcinovski (New York City, New York, USA)
Bobi Dojcinovski, born in Macedonia/Europe, currently living in New York City is a self-taught photographer who never leaves his home without his camera. He shoots what he likes and what interest him. In the past 2 years inspired by “The City” he started shooting the New York street scene. He simply devoted himself to capturing everyday life in the city and created a project named 365 New York City where every day he is posting 1 photo on his Facebook project page.
Portfolio: http://www.dojcinovski.com
500px: http://500px.com/bdojcinovski
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/365NewYorkCity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/dborislav
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/bdojcinovski/

Photo of the Day | May 12 | Atlas Child, by Abdellah Azizi

L&C Team — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:48:16 +0000

Inside the high mountains of Atlas, this child as they told me, not have a normal life like every child should. When a friend asked him to pose for the camera, all he has to do is to look to it, so he is looking through you.

Technical Info: NIKON D90 | Exposure: 1/80s @ f/10 | ISO 320 | Focal Length 200mm
Title of the photograph: Atlas Child
Photo of the Day Award Category: Portraiture Photography
Photograph Location: Taliouine, Ouarzazate | Morocco
Photographer: Abdellah Azizi (Ouarzazate, Morocco)
Abdellah Azizi is 25 years old photographer from Morocco. He has been cameraman/lighting technician for 2 years, then moved to Photography for 6 mouths, and working for a local e-magazine. He loves to photograph South Moroccan landscapes, people, folklorists bands, and basically the life of the rich part of Africa.

Portfolio: http://www.facebook.com/aziphoto
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aziphoto
Twitter: http://twitter.com/abdell02

Photo of the Day | May 11 | Fires, by Mai Phuong Duong

L&C Team — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:30:00 +0000

It seems easy to make an `interesting’ macro photograph as the subject is usually something hardly observed by our naked eyes. However, creating a macro shot that keeps viewer’s eyes on it for some moments is rather difficult. In a close-up shot, I often look for a good subject to be in focus, and equally important, search for an interesting background to complete the frame. I guess this shot is one good example of those.

Technical Info: Olympus E-620 | Exposure: 1/60s @ f/4 | ISO 200 | Focal Length 90mm
Title of the photograph: Fires
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Hort Park | Singapore
Photographer: Mai Phuong Duong (Singapore)
Mai Phuong Duong and her husband Minh Nghia Le are two Singapore-based photographers. Photography has nothing to do with their daily job but it has become their passion for years. They just hope everyone enjoy their photos as how they see the world.

Portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/analox
500px: http://500px.com/a2nh
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/analox.admire
Twitter: http://twitter.com/a2nh

Photo of the Day | May 10 | Fried Red Chili, by Imran Choudhury

L&C Team — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:01 +0000

14th April was the Bengali new year. It is our tradition to eat watery rice, different kind mashed potato, fish, vegetable or any other food item with fried- dried red chili with salt. These chilies ware looking gorgeous in the white plate and I took the picture.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 600D | Exposure f/2.8 @ 1/30sec | ISO 400
Title of the photograph: Fried Red Chili
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Norrköping | Sweden
Photographer: Imran Choudhury (Norrköping, Sweden)
A shutter bug from Norrköping, sweden, Imran Choudhury is originaly from Dhaka, Bangladesh, who is a fun-loving, adventure-craving, always go to the other dirction type boy. He is restless rebel with an unpredictable nature. Bright but unbridled. He tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas. People are frustrated by his great potential, but he loves his unconventional life. His strength is his thirst for adventure, and his weakness is not taking time for slow pleasures. At the very beginning of photography, it was just a hobby for him, but it became a passion. It attracts him a lot. He love to play with colors and new ideas. Back in 2009 he bought his first own camera Canon EOS 400D. Right now he is using Canon EOS 600D.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/imuuu_imran/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imran.choudhury

Photo of the Day | May 09 | Chocolate! by Swaroop Singha Roy

L&C Team — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:50:24 +0000

This was a shot taken while I was experimenting with the built in flash. I created a DIY setup to bounce off the built in flash and take the photo. After a lot of trial and error, this one seemed a bit pleasing ! I couldn’t find a proper subject to test my DIY flash setup until I saw this box of chocolate on my table. I’ve seen many product shoots of chocolates…. and in this one I really wanted to try something different. And at this moment the quote “Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies” by John Q Tullius came to my mind !

Technical Info: Canon 1000D | Exposure 1/30sec @ f/8 | Focal length 55mm | ISO 800
Title of the photograph: Chocolate!
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Kolkata, West Bengal | India

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swaroopsingharoy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swaroopphotography