Ganesh Chaturthi - celebration

Here's to Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, especially when it comes to bike paths on dark roads!

We had grandma do the pooja this year. Everyone in the house, except daddy worked very hard to make it a great celebration. Daddy did enjoy the tasty treats and took a few snaps with the left hand and realized that the camera is not as light weight as one would think. Another perspective change over the last 14 days...

Here are the photos of the god, the eats and the well dressed kids. Grandma was very impressed by the speed at which daddy used the laptop with only his left(not his natural) hand and typed, did photo editing, etc.

Was seriously looking to buy the Dragon voice recognition software as it seems be the market leader and has a lots of press coverage. Many of you emailed me to tell me that I will definitely be disappointed and it is not good enough yet to meet my need. Thanks a bunch.

We all prayed that tomorrows doctors appointment end in a good note. Thanks for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.

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Mehendi Laga ke rakhna...

Girls !

Where can I get a Henna (marudhani) plant in the bay area? If we plant it, will it survive the temperature? Can we grow it like Curry leaves?

Please do let us know if it is possible..

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Bloom

We have a new cluster flower blooming in our front yard. There was no breeze and the stalk held steady enough to be used for multiple shots in sequence.

This is the best superimposed HDR image that is blog worthy, given the sway and the sun setting behind the flower.

Now that the camera has graduated from still objects to slightly moving objects, more exploring will be done.

Tomorrow brings us new subjects..

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aaaawooooooooooo

It was a full moon yesterday. There were lots of clouds as well and the moon was throwing red hues through the clouds!

Thought it would make a good HDR subject and was really challenged.

1. you have to take the shot with a long exposure
2. if you are limited to a 90mm max zoom then the moon keeps moving.. and the clouds keep moving as well. it can be a problem if the moon keeps moving slightly and you have a 10 second exposure.
3. if you shorten the exposure it is all black

The HDR did not work. Just could not align everything. Did get one picture of the moon.

If you have a 200mm or higher zoom try it. You might have much better results.

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Sky background

Was taking a break just lying down on the concrete after taking pictures of things in the backyard. Jr. and the little one came up to me and said "get up. Let's ride the cycle"

In an attempt to make her go away from me for a second, took the camera that was already in my hand and flashed a picture..

The kids actually made a game of it.. they would lean over me and request a picture be taken.

and my ace model posed for a photo after forcing me to sit up...(reference portrait here)

Works out rather well with the sky as a natural background, no?

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