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Photo of the Day | March 22 | The Reds, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

L&C Team — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:34:21 +0000

The Red Arrows, the aerobatics team of the Royal Air Force, is usually a nine aircraft team but only eight planes can be seen in this image and this is due to the tragic demise of one of their pilots, Flt Lt Jon Egging. Flt Lt Jon Egging’s Hawk T1A aircraft crashed near Bournemouth Airport. These images were captured during the Airshow at RAF Leuchars in the September of 2011, less than a month after this incident. This image is a tribute to the pilots, past and present, of the Red Arrows also referred to as The Reds.

Technical Info: Camera: Canon EOS 50D | Exposure: 1/500 sec | Aperture: f/9 | ISO: 400 | Focal Length: 500mm
Title of the photograph: The Reds
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: RAF Leuchars | 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

Photo of the Day | March 10 | When Experiment becomes Interesting…, by Tanmoy Saha

L&C Team — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 23:22:03 +0000

Like every other passionate photographers, often I go for some kind of experiments. This time it was with water and capsicum. To some people, this photograph is just an experiment; to some this photograph portrays the purity and freshness of an object in water. So, to the viewers of this photograph, I keep it open for you all…

Technical Info: Canon EOS 60D and Canon 50mm, f/1.8 EF lens | Exposure: 1/200s, f/11.0 | ISO: 200 | Focal Length: 50mm | Metering mode: Spot
Title of the photograph: When Experiment becomes Interesting…
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Dhaka | 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

Photo of the Day | February 01 | Krenngraben, by Karin Eibenberger

L&C Team — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:16:34 +0000

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/

Photo of the Day | January 29 | Eurofighter Typhoon – Saltire, by Kurien Koshy Yohannan

L&C Team — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:05:07 +0000

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

Photo of the Day | January 09 | Kambala, a Village Sports, by Achintya Guchhait

L&C Team — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:00:51 +0000

This photo is taken at a remote village called Vandar, near Udupi, India. Kambala as the sports is called, involves the best pairs of buffaloes and the fittest of farmers of the neighboring villages. They are run over a prepared muddy field/track. Some Kambalas tracks the timings and declares winners. While for some like in Vandar, its measured in the cheers that a team gets.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 500D | ISO 100 | Aperture f/5.6 | Exposure 1/200sec | Focal Length 208mm
Title of the photograph: Kambala, a Village Sports
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Vandar, Udupi, Karnataka | 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

Photo of the Day | December 16 | Freedom, by Rizwan Hasan

L&C Team — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:00:47 +0000

I took this photograph in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. A city lies beside river Padma. Just like its people, this photograph portrays the life of Bengal, where everyone has a dream, an imagination to fly high like a free bird. Its the freedom that one can feel in this independent Bangladesh. In the poetic words of William Cowper –
Freedom has a thousand charms to show, That slaves, howe’er contented, never know.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 550D | 1/2500 sec at f/9 | ISO 400 | Focal Length 18mm
Title of the photograph: Freedom
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Rajshahi | 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/

Photo of the Day | December 08 | Roar of an Uncontrolled Wheel, by Jen Mitsuko

L&C Team — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:56:14 +0000

This photograph was taken during the twilight hour in the MT. Hood National Forest, at Lost Lake. I took the photograph for my artwork series “Capturing time”, where I sought out to capture time through photography.

Technical Info: EOS 5D Mark II | 30s at f/8 | Focal Length 24mm | ISO 50
Title of the photograph: Roar of an Uncontrolled Wheel
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Lost Lake, MT. Hood National Forest, Oregon | United States
Photographer: Jen Mitsuko ( Portland, OR, USA)
Jen Mitsuko holds a BFA in Photography and a BA in Film from the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV). She uses her experience with traditional photography and filmmaking to create her art. She has been working with photography for 6 years, and working on films for 3 years. Her work has been shown in galleries across the nation. Jen’s goal with photography is to challenge the viewer intellectually and philosophically while maintaining artistic and aesthetic values. Jen Mitsuko currently resides in Portland, OR. Jen recently recieved an Honorable mention in The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards,
Official Selection Prix De La Photographi Paris, and won Photographer’s Forum Award of Excellence and was published in Photographer’s Forum “Best of Photography 2010”.

Website: http://www.mitsukophotography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitsukophotography
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenmitsuko

Photo of the Day | December 04 | Earth Hour, by Tanmoy Saha

L&C Team — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:24:26 +0000

This photograph was taken in Earth Hour, celebrated in Bangladesh in front of GP House, Bashandhara, Dhaka. At that time the light of GP House ( Office of one of the leading Telecom Company in Bangladesh) were turned off and a number of people were celebrating the hour by lightening candles and fire spinning on the street. Usually this global event held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change.

Technical Info: Nikon D90 | Exposure: 1/5s @ f/13 | ISO: 500 | Focal Length: 50mm
Title of the photograph: Earth Hour
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Dhaka | 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

Photo of the Day | November 16 | Skydivers, by Chris Horner

L&C Team — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:28:23 +0000

This was taken over the city of Detroit in 2009 during the Red Bull Air Race. Here the Red Bull skydivers parachuted in over the downtown area right before the start of the race. It was really sweet seeing them swoop in from the clouds, smoke trails following them just like the racing planes that were about to race over the Detroit River between the USA and Canada. Red Bull sure knows how to throw a party and make an event exciting – as evidenced by the stunt people raining from the sky.

Technical Info: Canon PowerShot S2 IS | Exposure 1/1000sec | Aperture f/4.5
Title of the photograph: Skydivers
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Michigan | United States
Photographer: Chris Horner (Charlotte, North Carolina USA)
Chris Horner is a freelance photographer based in Charlotte, North Carolina USA. Chris started becoming serious about photography about four years ago. His main topic of interest is in capturing urban scenes. Chris started primarily with this theme, and then carried his photography skills into another area that he loves – vehicles and racing. Others began taking notice of his work through what he shared on the web and in person. Soon he was creating fine art prints for people to enjoy in their homes and offices. That in turn got the attention of some local small business owners, who started requesting Chris to create images they could use in their marketing. Chris is looking to grow his commercial business since he has always enjoyed working with other entrepreneurs and helping business owners find success in their endeavors.
Portfolio: http://www.LensArtwork.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lensartwork
Twitter: http://twitter.com/LensArtwork
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismhorner

Photo of the Day | November 10 | Raindrops Keep Falling, by Venkataramesh Kommoju

L&C Team — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:11:43 +0000

This photo shows the water droplets on top of a Mercedes Benz. We stopped for gas on on our way to home and saw this freeze moment of time for few seconds. I always loved the reflections from water drops and that has been the concentration here.

Technical Info: COOLPIX P80 | Exposure 1/60sec | Aperture f/2.8 | ISO 100
Title of the photograph: Raindrops Keep Falling
Photo of the Day Award Category: Motion Photography
Photograph Location: Arizona | United States
Photographer: Venkataramesh Kommoju ( Hyderabad, India)
Venkataramesh Kommoju is a software engineer, who is really interested in Photography. Though he does photography for his happiness, He is inching towards wildlife and Macro photography. He also loves traveling.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/venkatarameshkommoju/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/venkataramesh.kommoju
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/VenkataRKommoju