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Photo of the Day | May 03 | All Roads Lead to San Antonia de Los Cobres, by Nilla Palmer

L&C Team — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:01:48 +0000

Tren de las Nubes (train to/in the clouds), travels on the third highest railway in the world (over 4,220mts/ 13,850ft) and leaves from Salta, Argentina. The journey passes through San Antonio de los Cobres, known for its copper mining. After 217kms winding through switchbacks, desolate, and spectacular scenery, the train arrived at La Polvorilla viaduct where it was bitterly cold and snowing.

Technical Info: Canon OS 550D | Exposure f/6.3 @ 1/1600sec | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: All Roads Lead to San Antonia de Los Cobres
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: San Antonia de Los Cobres | 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 | April 27 | Cactus Island Glimpse, by Nilla Palmer

L&C Team — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:39:19 +0000

From within a tiny dark cave on Cactus Island, a crack reveals glimpses of the salt flat typically dry this time of year. Heavy snowfalls and melting ice covered this expansive 10,582 square km (4,086 sq mi) vista turning this elevated parched terrain into a perfect symmetrical lake.

Technical Info: Canon OS 550D | Exposure f/5.6 @ 1/4000sec | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: Cactus Island Glimpse
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Salar de Uyuni | Bolivia
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 | April 16 | Kuala Besut Fishing Village, by Zain Abdullah

L&C Team — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 07:15:39 +0000

Kuala Besut is the picturesque fishing village whose inhabitants are mostly fishermen. Some of them go deep-sea fishing by the large fishing vessel while many of them just do the offshore fishing by using light wooden boats or fiber glass boats. In the picture are a row of light fishing boats in the foreground and the houses belonging to the fishermen in the background. This scene was captured in the early morning to take advantage of the golden low-angled light during what we call the magic hour.

Technical Info: Nikon D80 with Tamron 17-50 f2.8 | Exposure 1/10sec @ f/20 | ISO: 200 | Focal length: 19.0 mm | Flash: Did not fire
Title of the photograph: Kuala Besut Fishing Village
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Besut | Malaysia

Photographer:Mat Zain Abdullah (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Zain Abdullah is a Malaysian self-taught photographer who enjoys taking pictures since he took up the hobby in 2003. He has fully converted to digital since 2008 and is now using Nikon D80. Some of his photographs have been published by local as well as international magazines although he still prefers to remain as a hobbyist. He loves shooting architecture, people, street scene and landscape most. More of his photographs can be found at his website and his photo blog as provided below.
Website: http://zain.zenfolio.com
Photo Blog: http://zainabdullah.wordpress.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zain_abdullah

Photo of the Day | April 15 | Times Squareway, by Darrell Sandefur

L&C Team — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:03:49 +0000

I visit New York City every January for business, and I always go to Times Square for the sights and sounds. I enjoy challenging myself to see the same person twice. On this night it was particularly cold so the typical crowds were sparse. No matter the weather there are always tourists being photographed and taking pictures. Several weeks earlier I had received my wide-angle lens, and could not imagine a better location to break it in. A flash is unnecessary for a nice digital SLR because of all the different types of lighting illuminating the area. I took this picture at the top of the red steps looking south toward famous New Year’s ball. The combination of a great camera and solid lens made for a photo which did not need any post processing.

Technical Info: Nikon D5000 with an Tamron SP 10-24mm 1:3.5-4.5G | Exposure: 1/125sec at f/3.5 | ISO: 720 | Focal length: 10mm
Title of the photograph: Times Squareway
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: New York City, New York | United States
Photographer: Darrell Sandefur (West Chester, OH, USA)
As an amateur photographer Darrell Sandefur is most comfortable taking pictures of “things” – architecture, cityscapes, closeup/macro, landscape, and nature photography are his favorites. He prefers to compose his pictures well when taking them with his Nikon D5000 and rely less on post processing with applications.
Darrell almost always brings his camera with him on frequent business travel so he can seize every opportunity to improve his skills. He has not had a photo shoot where he did not learn something. The lenses Darrell mostly uses are his standard issue Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR AF-S, Nikon DX 55-200mm f/4-5.6G AF-S, or Tamron SP 10-24mm 1:3.5-4.5 wide angle.
Flickr : http://www.fatox.com
Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/darrellsandefur>
Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/darrellsandefur

Photo of the Day | January 11 | The Show Must Go On, by Eyad Al Shami

L&C Team — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:08:43 +0000

Dubai Fountain is considered to be the biggest in the world… Thousands of visitors come daily to watch the dancing fountain doing spectacular shows. It was a rainy day, and people were hiding under the roof of the mall when these 3 friends came outside under a single umbrella… They were determined to take a closer look so they huddled and made their way to the fence laughing. Even though they were the only people watching closely, the fountain kept on performing one show after the other.

Technical Info: Nikon D700, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G, ISO 200, 1/60 sec @ f/4
Title of the photograph: The Show Must Go On
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel 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

Photo of the Day | December 24 | Beast Master, by Eyad Al Shami

L&C Team — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:15:36 +0000

This elephant trainer has spent 32 years with this single elephant since it was born, training him and being his master… The elephant clearly respects and responds to each signal and sound that the master says to him, I felt the strong bond between the two and how amazingly can this big mammal be tamed and turned into a loyal being. The hook is an essential tool that the trainer uses, it’s not meant to harm the creature rather than being a tool of showing seriousness in training, by tapping it on the elephant it immediately responds.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Nikkor 50 f/1.8G | ISO 200 | 1/400sec @ f/1.8
Title of the photograph: Beast Master
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Phuket | Thailand
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

Photo of the Day | December 21 | Elephant Safari, by Kamalesh Das

L&C Team — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:09:58 +0000

This is the Murti riverside elephant safari in Dhupjhora range of Gorumara wildlife Sanctuary, West bengal, India. This shot was taken at early morning of first day of our tour. Dense fog slowly disappeared with the advent of the first light of the day. I took this shot from our elephant. In the picture there is a little boy with his father who showed him various wild animals of the dawn from the elephant. The boy was probably amazed to see the vast glory of nature.

Technical Info: Nikon D90 | Nikkor 18-105mm | ISO 200 | Focal length- 35mm | Exposure 1/320sec at f/10
Title of the photograph: Elephant Safari
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Gorumara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal | India
Photographer: Kamalesh Das (Cooch behar, West bengal, India)
Kamalesh Das is a school teacher. He is 29 years old, who got his first camera in 2007. It was a point and shoot digital camera from Kodak. However when he first took few shots in his friend’s DSLR, he started to think seriously about photography. Then the very next year he took his first DSLR Nikon D40. Though he start taking Photographs on his vacation time but he gave serious attention to it. He realized there are many opportunities to photograph around, even in his bedroom. Till today he uses to see good photos and recharge his energy for good work. Every click in his shutter is new for him, as his past experience gets challenge over there. So He always tries to think different to get new.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/47266109@N07/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kamalesh.das
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/iamkamalesh

Photo of the Day | December 13 | Sri Lankan Train Ride, by Greg Goodman

L&C Team — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:15:07 +0000

As my train turned a corner high up in the mountains of Sri Lanka’s tea country, I grabbed hold of a shaky pole, leaned out as far as I could and captured the scene through the eyes of a local crossing a wooden bridge at 50kph.

Technical Info: Nikon D80 | 1/125s at f/5.6 | Focal Length 20mm | ISO 200
Title of the photograph: Sri Lankan Train Ride
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Sri Lanka
Photographer: Greg Goodman ( San Francisco, CA, USA)
Greg Goodman’s passion for travel and photography is deeply rooted in early-childhood family vacations, when his parents gave him a 110mm film camera to keep him entertained. Growing up in New York City continues to influence Greg’s choice of subject matter, as he is particularly drawn to cityscapes, buildings, bridges, transportation methods, decay, manmade objects and nature’s interaction with humanity.

In addition to his photographic work being featured in numerous exhibitions, events and publications, Greg frequently updates the digital magazine of his life – Adventures of a GoodMan .com – with stories, photographs, travel journals and videos from numerous backpacking trips abroad…and life’s adventures at home.

Website: http://www.AdventuresofaGoodMan.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/greggoodman
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/adventuresofagoodman
Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/greggoodman
Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104345450242748116125

Photo of the Day | November 29 | Mekong Monk, by Greg Goodman

L&C Team — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:30:16 +0000

During my backpacking adventure across India and SouthEast Asia, I encountered countless Monks working on everything from building houses to selling prayer beads. However, this scene on a wide stretch of the Mekong River in Northern Laos struck me as the most odd of all of them all. To this day, I still wonder why a young Monk was piloting a boat. Were these his friends? Was he earning money for his monastery as a boat captain? I guess I’ll never know.

Technical Info: Nikon D80 | 1/640s at f/5.6 | Focal Length 300mm | ISO400 | Exposure Bias -2/3
Title of the photograph: Mekong Monk
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Mekong River | Laos
Photographer: Greg Goodman ( San Francisco, CA, USA)
Greg Goodman’s passion for travel and photography is deeply rooted in early-childhood family vacations, when his parents gave him a 110mm film camera to keep him entertained. Growing up in New York City continues to influence Greg’s choice of subject matter, as he is particularly drawn to cityscapes, buildings, bridges, transportation methods, decay, manmade objects and nature’s interaction with humanity.

Photo of the Day | November 25 | Tanah Lot, by Greg Goodman

L&C Team — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:44:18 +0000

Tanah Lot – the most photographed location in Bali – is an ancient temple situated on an large rock just off the shore of Tabanan. In addition to being a tourist trap, the temple also is a pilgrimage location for thousands of locals who flock to the site every day. This leads to one of the most shocking scenes I have encountered in my travels: the narrow street filled with shops and street vendors all packed in like sardines leading up to the temple.

Technical Info: Nikon D80 | 1/320s at f/9 | Focal Length 19mm | ISO200
Title of the photograph: Tanah Lot
Photo of the Day Award Category: Travel Photography
Photograph Location: Bali | Indonesia
Photographer: Greg Goodman ( San Francisco, CA, USA)
Greg Goodman’s passion for travel and photography is deeply rooted in early-childhood family vacations, when his parents gave him a 110mm film camera to keep him entertained. Growing up in New York City continues to influence Greg’s choice of subject matter, as he is particularly drawn to cityscapes, buildings, bridges, transportation methods, decay, manmade objects and nature’s interaction with humanity.