Light & Composition Magazine http://www.lightandcomposition.com Towards the true essence of photography Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:48:49 +0000 en hourly 1 Photo of the Day | February 06 | Temptation, by Eyad Al Shami http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-06-temptation-by-eyad-al-shami/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-february-06-temptation-by-eyad-al-shami/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:48:49 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=7768 Photo of the Day - February 06
It was a 1st birthday of a friend’s daughter and the place was filled with kids, shouting, running, jumping, screaming and doing all that kids can do. One of the main servings during the birthday were these chocolate bites on sticks which makes an adult drool… Kids attacked the set and got immersed in trying to swallow the whole thing in one shot… Chocolate was everywhere on their faces/hands/ clothes and parents where stealing some bites too!! I guess you can’t fight chocolate temptation especially in this shape.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 | 160mm | ISO 400 | 1/400sec @ f/2.8
Title of the photograph: Temptation
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Photographer: Eyad Al Shami ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates )
“Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Eyad Al Shami grew up with the tend to try different hobbies including Pool, Chess, Music Instruments, Diving, Card Magic, Bowling. But photography was the most serious one when he bought his first camera in 2000, it was a point and shoot that he carried with him everywhere… He was fascinated with low light and night shots, street and nature… However the serious journey started with his first DSLR “Canon 450D” in 2007 that his wife bought him on their anniversary, since then it was never the same… Continuous reading, dedication and practice is what he was focusing on since that day… he believes there is still so much to learn and apply but practice is always the key.
He is working in IT industry sales which is a demanding career, so is photography… Finding time to go out and shoot is one of his challenges, that’s why he don’t spare time during his travels as he always shoot what appeals to him. Photographing Kids/ Street and Low Light scenes is what he loves and will one day adopt one of them as the main path in his photography journey.”
Website: http://www.eyadography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eyadography
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/eyadography

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When I was having some tea in one of the authentic cafes in Istanbul, I spotted this gentleman in one of the shops around the area. I went there, chatted with him for a while, bought a few bric-a-brac from his shop and asked him, if I can take a picture of mine. Once I got the permission, he started wrapping up what I bought. In the meantime, I took a few shots and thanked him.

Technical Info: D700 w/ 20mm f/2.8 lens | at 1/250 @ f/10 | ISO 400 | with hand-held | SB600 flash to the camera left with a wide-hollow snoot.
Title of the photograph: Medieval
Photo of the Day Award Category: Candid Photography
Photograph Location: Istanbul | Turkey
Photographer: Orhan Aksel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Aksel was born in 1961. He is an Industrial and Systems engineer, graduated from University of Florida in ’86 and since then the founder and owner of a high-tech company in Istanbul. He Has been a passionate photography amateur since he was 12, grew up in darkrooms. But recently he decided to step up his photography, hoping that one day he can earn money through this hobby to donate for the education of the needy children of the world. It is still a hobby to him, but just became a philanthropic one. Eventually he wants to shift his carrier more to this direction.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59093584@N00/

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Captured this shot during a recent stroll. I found this carpet of leaves at the foot of a tree and it was a great opportunity to get a few autumnal shots, including this one, as the bed of leaves was virtually untouched and hence had a nice natural feel to it.

Technical Info: Camera: Canon EOS 50D | Exposure: 1/60 sec | Aperture: f/6.3 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 12mm
Title of the photograph: Strewn
Photo of the Day Award Category: Nature Photography
Photograph Location: Edinburgh | Scotland
Photographer: Kurien Koshy Yohannan (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Photography started off as a hobby for Kurien Koshy Yohannan but now it plays a major role in his life – so much so that he plans to slowly start making a living from it. Koshy believes there is so much beauty around us that can be captured; nature is full of beauty waiting for us to capture it, if we have the eye and receptiveness for it. Koshy intends to capture this beauty through his camera lens for all to enjoy and behold. Through his photography he would like people to appreciate the world we live in – the animal and plant life that coexist with us as well as the people and cultures that surround us – and hopes that it may provide a renewed enthusiasm for people to safeguard the beautiful planet that we call Home.
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

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Ice crystals coat the limbs of the tree and fog provides an excellent background for isolating this tree. I liked the delicate beauty that the ice crystals formed on the tree. The fog creates a sense of isolation, loneliness and or mystery. The light rendered as a blue tint in the slide image creates a cool/cold feeling that further creates the “winter” feel.

Technical Info: 35mm Nikon N2000 with Fuji Velvia slide film
Title of the photograph: Winter Day
Photo of the Day Award Category: Nature Photography
Photograph Location: Anchorage, Alaska | United States
Photographer: Ronnie Glover (Gig Harbor, WA, USA)
Photography took a backseat while Ronnie obtained his college degree. After graduation, he purchased his first camera but was unable to produce the images that he saw in his mind. He then took a few continuing education class to learn the technical aspects of the camera and realized there was so much more to learn about photography. So Ronnie enrolled in the professional program at Southeastern Center for the Arts in Atlanta. The school was operated by Jeanne & Neil Chaput de Saintonge, who currently operate Rocky Mountain School of Photography. He spent 14 years living in Alaska and this gave him unbelievable opportunities to experience nature and capture many images. Ronnie also enjoy travel photography and the experience of different cultures. It is his wish that his images will expose others to the beauty of nature and other cultures. He invites everyone to enjoy his gallery and feel free to contact him with any comments.

Website: http://thelandslide.viewbook.com
Portfolio: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/ronnie-glover.html
http://thelandslide.clustershot.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Land-Slide-Photography/325780197741
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheLandSlide

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When flying kites one should have taken most care to choose the right place for right activities. Be aware of any kind of obstacle when flying. Places favorable for kiteing are sports fields, parcs, squares, beaches etc., because wind conditions in open spaces are best, due to undisturbed velocity and direction of windflow. In Bangladesh, kids like to run when they want to fly a kite. In autumn its wonderful season for the kite lover hence they are poor or rich.

Technical Info: Canon EOS Kiss X4 | Focal Length: 30mm |Exposure: f/4 at 1/250s | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: The Kite Runner
Photo of the Day Award Category: Documentary Photography
Photograph Location: Narayanganj | 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

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I spend almost every weekend outdoors, either hiking, mountain biking or motorcycling – and I always take my camera with me, often without taking a single picture and often although the weather or the light don’t look too promising to make a good photograph. This day was similar, it was clouded and the light was dull, but still I decided to take the camera on a hike through a narrow valley near my hometown in Austria. Then I saw this fantastic rocks and the water running over it. I chose a very long exposure time and a neutral density filter.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 5D | ISO 100 | Focal length 16mm | Exposure 81sec at f/16
Title of the photograph: Krenngraben
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Krenngraben, near Hollenstein/Ybbs | Lower Austria
Photographer: Karin Eibenberger ( Waidhofen, Austria / Baltimore, MD, USA )
Karin Eibenberger (28) was born and raised in Waidhofen/Ybbs, Lower Austria. She has a Master’s Degree in Scandinavian and German literature and worked as freelance translator, tour and exhibition guide before she started her second career as Biomedical Engineer. Karin currently lives in Baltimore, US, where she works as research associate and Master Student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In her private life, she married and has countless hobbies ranging from motorcycling over photography to trekking and backpacking, mountainbiking, traveling, kayaking, and – quite new – climbing. She rather prefers carrying a 30 kg heavy backpack through Alaska than leaving the camera behind. Photography has always been an integral part of her life and for Karin it’s a way to communicate and to show others how beautiful the world is outside their living rooms. With photography, one can address emotions and feelings directly, giving this medium a lot of potential power.

Website: http://www.krian.smugmug.com/
Facebook: http://facebook.com/karin.eib
Blog: http://karineibenberger.blogspot.com/

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I love shooting great landscapes in magical light. But I enjoy equally walking around looking for inimate details. When the light is flat an boring, my biggest pleasure is isolating interesting shapes of stones on a shoreline. Rain can be an advantage, because it intensifies the colors of the rocks.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 5DII | Canon EF 3.5/24mm TS-E II | ISO 100| 6sec @ f/11 | Polarizer
Title of the photograph: Rock’n’Roll
Photo of the Day Award Category: Abstract Photography
Photograph Location: Baden | Austria
Photographer: Rainer Mirau (Baden, Austria)
Rainer Mirau was born in 1976 in Vienna and have lived since his early childhood in Baden, an idyllic small town on the edge of the Vienna Forest. In his youth, he often travelled with a backpack and a tent. Now, he is often on the road in his camping van in the Alps and in Northern Europe.
His interest in landscape photography was awakened by first trips to Scandinavia. With his father‘s Olympus OM-1 and through studying various books by photographers such as Andreas Feininger, Ansel Adams or Fritz Pölking, he learned the rules of photography time after time. In 2005, he rediscovered his passion for photography and have pursued it since then with a lot of energy and joy.
Spending time in natural surroundings regularly is not just recreation and inspiration for Rainer Mirau, but is a necessity in order to lead a balanced life. For him, nature photography is the ideal occupation, as he can thus live out his creativity and grapple with technology (that whole big toy!) and in the process, still experience beautiful moments in nature as well.
Numerous publications and successes in international competitions motivates him to continue on his path as a photographer.
Website: www.silent-moment.com
Google+: http://plus.google.com/105675627112568067224/posts
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Rainer.Mirau

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This is taken by a compact camera on manual. It was a beautiful August night in Istanbul with full moon at a lucky spot to take pictures. Because I didn’t expect to take any pictures that night, I only had my little compact camera, which I carry around all the time. Later I decided to convert that into black and white as its suited much better.

Technical Info: Nikon E4300 | Exposure 1sec at f/2.9 | ISO 100
Title of the photograph: Istanbul by Night
Photo of the Day Award Category: Night Photography
Photograph Location: Istanbul | Turkey
Photographer: Orhan Aksel (Istanbul, Turkey)
Aksel was born in 1961. He is an Industrial and Systems engineer, graduated from University of Florida in ’86 and since then the founder and owner of a high-tech company in Istanbul. He Has been a passionate photography amateur since he was 12, grew up in darkrooms. But recently he decided to step up his photography, hoping that one day he can earn money through this hobby to donate for the education of the needy children of the world. It is still a hobby to him, but just became a philanthropic one. Eventually he wants to shift his carrier more to this direction.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59093584@N00/

]]> http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-30-istanbul-by-night-by-orhan-aksel/feed/ 2 Photo of the Day | January 29 | Eurofighter Typhoon – Saltire, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-29-eurofighter-typhoon-saltire-by-kurien-koshy-yohannan/ http://www.lightandcomposition.com/photo-of-the-day-january-29-eurofighter-typhoon-saltire-by-kurien-koshy-yohannan/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:05:07 +0000 L&C Team http://www.lightandcomposition.com/?p=7720 Photo of the Day - January 29
Captured this image of a Eurofighter Typhoon engaged in an aerial maneuver at the AERO India Airshow 2011. What I really like about this image is the fact that the white smoke trails form a Scottish saltire against the blue cloudless sky.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 50D | Exposure: 1/1000sec | Aperture: f/11 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 500mm
Title of the photograph: Eurofighter Typhoon – Saltire
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Bangalore | India
Photographer: Kurien Koshy Yohannan (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Photography started off as a hobby for Kurien Koshy Yohannan but now it plays a major role in his life – so much so that he plans to slowly start making a living from it. Koshy believes there is so much beauty around us that can be captured; nature is full of beauty waiting for us to capture it, if we have the eye and receptiveness for it. Koshy intends to capture this beauty through his camera lens for all to enjoy and behold. Through his photography he would like people to appreciate the world we live in – the animal and plant life that coexist with us as well as the people and cultures that surround us – and hopes that it may provide a renewed enthusiasm for people to safeguard the beautiful planet that we call Home.
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

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Photograph of grape in the water to wash it. There are many ways to take a photograph, but it’s not always easy to get what you want to highlight. When washing grape thoroughly under clean running water, it makes the dirt removed, and also produce a very natural seen which we hardly notice to photograph.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Exposure Details: 1/200sec @ f/32 | Focal length: 105mm
Title of the photograph: Grape
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Monza | Italy
Photographer: Luca Renoldi (Monza, Italy)
Luca born in Milan on 1958 and is living in the surround of Monza, not far from the loved Milan, with the wife Cinzia, the daughter Alessia and their dog Chanel.
His indomable vitality and will to discover new horizons get him called a twenty-year-old with 30 years of experience.100% of effort and energy is always offered to every passion he has. Lover of football, fans of FC Internazionale Milano, he is active part of InterClub Muratidentro supporters club. He loves since ever the photographic art, taking pictures of whatever he finds interesting, nothing precluded, fitting the perspectives to the mounted optics, rarely constructing his own photos, leaving the images as real as his eyes have captured.

Manager in a company producing industrial laundry machines, he travels all around the world right along with his trustworthy Nikon, always finding the time to dedicate himself to photography, which sometimes combines with fractals or various experimental techniques.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muratodentro

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