Bent Objects
I like this blogger’s/photographer’s sense of humor. My favorite is “Ending a Dysfunctional Relationship” (Nov. 1, 2007).
Hat tip to my cousin Tarit for the link.
I like this blogger’s/photographer’s sense of humor. My favorite is “Ending a Dysfunctional Relationship” (Nov. 1, 2007).
Hat tip to my cousin Tarit for the link.
As I have learned over the years, photography is an expensive hobby. The fancier your camera, the more additional expense you are likely to incur. You need lenses for all occasions (the Safari zoom shot, the flower bloom shot in Death Valley, the wide angle skyscraper shot, the magical portrait shot of your friend’s child, etc.). You will need to invest in a decent tripod and ball head and get rid of your Ritz camera cheap crap. You’ll need UV and Polarizer filters for the various lenses you own (most of them of different diameters). And just when you have amassed all this, it’ll be time to upgrade the body to the latest and greatest.
As one of those people belonging to the tribe of married people, it’s not easy to justify all of the above with the powers that be. So, one has to make compromises. My recent find to avoid unpleasant discussions at home of the financial kind, is a tiny company called Borrowlenses.com. Based in the Bay Area, they specialize in renting lenses, tripods, and even camera bodies to those of us who have to make do with limited photography budgets. I recently rented a super wide angle lens (12-24mm) for a two week holiday and the experience was so smooth and the results (from the lens) were so extraordinary that I thought it’ll do good to give them a plug here. You don’t have to live in the Bay Area to rent from them. They’ll ship the items to you wherever you are based in the US but of course if you live here, you have the option to go pick up the lens in person from a camera store in San Mateo and thus save on shipping costs. Check them out before you decide to go splurge on a fancy new lens (or even a new SLR).
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A view from space (courtesy NASA)
For the image (and others) in hi-def see here
A couple of white wood-hole ladders outside a house in the Acoma Pueblo which is a 12th century “Sky City” built by Native Americans in New Mexico. There are still people living full time on the 367 ft sandstone mesa. I found this a mystical and spiritual place despite the clatter of hordes of fellow tourists.
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