ND filter on the cheap!

Following a tutorial I found on the web, I bought a Welding glass from a hardware shop and drove to my favorite 'waterfalls', the Dummugudem Irrigation project!

I secured the glass to the lens with a piece of Insulation tape and covered it with a piece of cloth to reduce light leaks.

Being the Bum that I am, I forgot to carry my Tripod and had to place the camera on rocks. I had a hard time finding good spots and managed to scratch the camera in a couple of places.

I used a shutter speed of about 30 seconds at f8 and above.

The results were very pleasing though:

I compensated for the green cast by adjusting the curves on Photoshop.

The results look best on Black and white though. Will experiment more on my upcoming trip to Marredmilli.

Mixed results from XA4 and pack of Profoto

This post will make no attempt at excuses for not having posted anything in the last few months.

Instead, I will post some recent pics from my Olympus XA4. Results are a mixed bag.

I was expecting better from the ProFoto XL 100 but it can also be the 50mm macro I'm using to scan. Or the scan mount. Too many variables.

In oblivion they remain

She stood at the doorway with a stick in hand. Short, frail, with wrinkled skin; she shook with every little shudder of the fast moving train.

A closer look revealed half her face was caved in, an empty hole where there was once an eye. The dark, recessed mass casting a scary gloom on what was just an old, worn face.

Her remaining eye was glazed, weak and devoid of all expression. I might as well been staring down a black hole.

As the train started, she slowly moved through the compartments, her arms stretched, one small step at a time lest she lose balance.

I realize there are many who make money by begging on trains. Islam approves helping old people who can't fend for themselves. If this lady doesn't deserve help, I don't know who does.

I handed her a 20 bill. She deserved more.
 

Waist level shooter, Canon Sure shot Ace

So I finally bought a camera with a waist level finder! Arguably one of the uglier cameras in my collection, I will put it to the test coming Sunday on a roll of Kodak ProFoto XL 100.

Post to be updated with images and video soon.

Canon 35ML : Fastest ever autofocus camera