tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-246337642024-03-07T23:28:06.096-05:00]] half pressed [[half pressed... then locked in focus... <a href="http://halfpressed.blogspot.com/atom.xml"> <b>[feed]</b> </a>ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1156901593768840032006-08-29T21:27:00.000-04:002006-09-05T20:59:58.853-04:00framedShot while walking to Manhattan through the queensboro bridge; and since I couldn't decide which one looked better, I put both :)ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1156645692687728802006-08-26T22:15:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:00:18.840-04:00togetherOn Wilson trail at Sapsucker woods in the Cornell lab of Ornithologyori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1156394081080084722006-08-24T00:29:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:00:36.920-04:00in stylepanning is fun; but more fun is panning nice cars. I was crossing the road, when I saw this one with its turn signal on. I ran back and stood across the street, and waited, with locked focus, for my prey ... ;)ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1155922860086062512006-08-18T13:38:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:00:55.600-04:00after darkori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1153409752424544022006-08-15T15:34:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:01:40.663-04:00burning desire I didn't want the Sun to set, yet.ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1155321464167764852006-08-11T14:29:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:02:11.036-04:00off centerPerspective. I tried so many pictures from above, all of them having circles touching each other from the inside. But only after I climbed down to the lower most floor did I get a good lighting to create that effect I was looking for. ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1155168794479011342006-08-09T20:12:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:02:32.786-04:00let's goori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1155080767801423652006-08-08T19:39:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:03:00.680-04:00that fenceI pass by this construction site every day and this fence, bright orange, always caught my eye. It's clear I don't fancy flowers for macros... so I shot the fence, or rather, a part of it. Always under construction, I guess I just fenced my blog (watch your head!)... so yell, or admire, or pass by quietly as you please :)ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1155023443013763152006-08-08T03:49:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:03:24.496-04:00commonsclick, click and click. I think it was thursday; there was a rock band (no, it's not in the picture) playing on the left to a large audience, and I remember wondering where did so many people come from. But they were playing very well.. so click, click and click and I went back to listen. I also took some photos of the band; while they looked great performing there, when I saw the pictures I tookori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1154549515914410652006-08-02T16:10:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:03:40.126-04:00after nineori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1153850374420037302006-07-25T13:59:00.000-04:002006-09-11T19:29:51.316-04:00solo.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; width: 480px;}.flickr-photo-desc { text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em;}.flickr-yourcomment { text-align: center; font-size: 0.95em; font-style: italic}.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1153532323948857512006-07-21T21:35:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:04:15.216-04:00colour spin...ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1153115380874081112006-07-17T01:47:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:04:34.743-04:00ere the wind blew...orig. photo → -ve saturate → sharpenori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1152859564102084552006-07-14T02:39:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:04:49.456-04:00chrome...orig. photo → sharpen → soft focusori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1152430706694936552006-07-09T03:19:00.000-04:002006-07-09T03:39:55.750-04:00OpenCourseWare @ MITMIT's OCW is a treat for every self-learner. With the best intentions MIT has opened itself to the world in a most true sense. The courses, free of course, are a great way to start learning something new, brush up your fundamentals, or to simply have fun. Some of the video lectures in Physics are to say the least, engrossing!ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1152405517414206902006-07-08T20:32:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:05:04.263-04:00cyclish...ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1152308507943137712006-07-07T17:36:00.000-04:002006-10-14T22:09:25.473-04:00apple: sweet, expensive... in an unbreakable shell...I bought a Macbook few days ago, and while I was going gala over its looks and everything, I also wondered how long will Apple keep coming with such products in the future. Clearly, with its vertical integration, Apple is able to optimize best -- everything works like a breeze.... But then Prof. Christensen's comments do concern me over the fate of Apple. With proprietary-ness on most of its ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1152226276223549082006-07-06T18:50:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:05:20.243-04:00building New York...o.p. → sharpenori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1151429577572349562006-06-27T13:29:00.000-04:002006-09-11T15:32:36.116-04:00my old classroom.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; width: 480px;}.flickr-photo-desc { text-align: center; font-size: 0.85em;}.flickr-yourcomment { text-align: center; font-size: 0.95em; font-style: italic}.flickr-frame { text-align: center; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } absent! ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1151122341679213292006-06-26T12:09:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:05:50.820-04:00my best.. so far...ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1151027870441894592006-06-25T12:56:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:06:30.830-04:00my calorie eater... everyday...orig. photo -ve → lightnessori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1150594248014599152006-06-24T23:29:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:07:10.080-04:00three...orig. → sharpen → croppedorig. photo → +ve lightness → croppedorig. → rotated → sharpenori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1150861073374899102006-06-23T23:27:00.000-04:002006-06-23T22:29:05.306-04:00Bansuri: Pannalal GhoshIt was the music instrument of Lord Krishna, who is often depicted playing the six-holed flute. The Bansuri remained a folk instrument until about a century ago, Pannalal Ghosh, like an ingenious inventor started experimenting with the size and number of holes to achieve a richer and more vocal sound. Thus came the new era of Bansuri as it was injected slowly into mainstream raga music. Not only ori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1151027813625238362006-06-22T21:55:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:07:30.450-04:00ready to read...orig. photo → cropped & rotatedori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24633764.post-1150594929087250352006-06-20T21:41:00.000-04:002006-09-05T21:08:45.433-04:00happy feet...original photo (through frosted glass) → +ve saturation → Invertori0nishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12751103701076702372noreply@blogger.com0