Fun with shutter speeds

..transferred direct from the camera, these photos have not yet experienced any post production.

Nikon D70s @ f25, 20", 29mm - ISO 320

Nikon D70s @ f14, 30", 38mm - ISO 320

Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 30", 27mm - ISO 200

Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 30", 27mm - ISO 200

Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 30", 25mm - ISO 200




Manth

ACP Term 1 student exhibition

Once displayed at the Australian Center for Photography.

Manth

Age Activated ADD

I received this email from a cousin just the other day. It's worth a read

AAADD KNOW THE SYMPTOMS.....

Have you been diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway,I look over
at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up
from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the

garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table

and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the
garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk
where I find the can of Pepsi I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Pepsi aside so
that I don't accidentally knock it over..

The Pepsi is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it
cold. As I head toward the kitchen with the Pepsi, a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water. I put the Pepsi on the counter and discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the
flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and
suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realise that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on to the floor. So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do..

At the end of the day:

the car isn't washed

the bills aren't paid

there is a warm can of Pepsi sitting on the counter

the flowers don't have enough water

there is still only 1 check in my check book

I can't find the remote

I can't find my glasses

and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really

baffled because I know I was busy all day, and I'm really tired.

I realise this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but

first I'll check my e-mail....

Manth

Blogog

This should most definitely bust your

bubble.. or at least surround you in one.

(a few of you would remember this ball breaker)

If I told you that a man picks up a book

with an intention to read it.. and opens to

the first page only to find that its script has been removed.

Would you infer that the pages were torn out,

or that the words themselves were

removed from the page?

This in itself poses a threat to our conscious mind. Let's suggest, for the moment, that we made the conclusion of the missing pages.

Why would this person, with his sole intention on

reading a book, pick up this book which clearly

displays a lack of physical content; in this case,

its pages! Would you then extrapolate that

this person is suspicious?

Would you be determined to investigate further? Is this guy just passing time in the hopes that maybe.. just maybe, something exciting will present itself? Are we dealing with a split personality here? Is this person experiencing a dangerous dose of psychosis, why would he decide to read a book without pages?!

Let's take a minute and go back, say we suggest the missing words. We are now dealing with a normal (i.e. conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected) person who has selected a book that, itself is experiencing psychotic difficulties. We are now coping with a problematic book; a literary composition that is published or intended for publication as such a work that is contradicting itself. We have a book without words, without imagery, without any form of written symbol. A book that serves no purpose.

Either way you take this situation, it poses real problems for reality.

Unless of course, you register the fact that it's only the first page we spoke about in the very beginning. How are we able to make such an unsupported conclusion? ..without receiving any mention whatsoever to the content of the remainder of this book. So does this make us the ones with the psychotic issues, having been told that our book's first page is lacking in script and then further suggesting ourselves that all the pages are missing? Why didn't we just turn to the next page?

I put the issue to you, my friends. Is this a problem? Can we solve the page paradox, or have we already solved it?

Or is the problem that perhaps, with too much

available time on one's hands, one can

produce such pointless and irrelevant food for thought.

Manth

Digital SLR results

The Australian Centre for Photography offers a wide range of courses that are designed to guide the photographic mind through many elements of taking photos. I have just come out of an introductory course that has instilled upon me a vivid variety of skills from the clear basics of aperture & shutter speeds to discovering the decisive moment.

These photos are the result of four weeks of guidance, provided by who I consider to be a fantastic photographer. Through her direction, I was given the chance to explore my inner artistic flare and create some really interesting compositions.

Needless to say, these photos

really speak for themselves..

(decisive moment)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/60, 70mm - ISO 1600

(shadows)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/50, 70mm - ISO 640

(repetition)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/8, 70mm - ISO 1600

(reflections)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/6, 44mm - ISO 1600

(patterns)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/25, 40mm - ISO 1600

(shadows)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/15, 50mm - ISO 640

(decisive moment)

Nikon D70s @ f4.5, 1/60, 70mm - ISO 1600

An exhibition is taking place at the ACP from Thursday 15th April. One of my photos, and many others from a selection of students will be on display in Gallery 3. I encourage any and all to find the time to attend the exhibit, as this is a chance for all ACP students to have their individual work interpreted by different perspectives of the public.

enjoy..

Manth

Special Storage

Working in a warehouse is something I would highly recommend..

...that you do not register yourself for.

Occasionally though, you find the time to appreciate the somewhat beauty in all the ugly things that take their place in every environment. Here are a few examples that really demonstrate the hidden loveliness in an otherwise

unsightly scene.

Nikon D70s @ f4, 1/125, 29mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f3.5, 1/20, 18mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/160, 22mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f4, 1/60, 29mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/125, 22mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f7.1, 1/60, 70mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/160, 48mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/160, 31mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/5, 70mm - ISO 640

Nikon D70s @ f4.2, 1/15, 35mm - ISO 640

Manth

Bourke street bakery

These photos were taken at a small bakery in Sydney where a friend of mine works. It's a chic little cafe on a quiet yet somehow bustling corner in the heart of Surry hills. They boast their own breads and cakes with a sense of art and the coffee isn't too shabby if I might say so myself. As you approach the aroma of freshly grinded coffee beans and warm sourdough you find yourself immersed in a world of fancy urban landscapes and forgotten facades. Sitting along the exterior wall will give you a warm sense of welcome as reality advances around you.

Time slows as you take your first bite into the

warm and delicate pear and rhubarb muffin.

The light crisp breaks the seal and your

tastebuds celebrate the delightful jolt,

forgetting anything else that matters.

Take your time here and bring your smile. This place really is a pleasant escape, when all you need is a quick caffeine hit and a smooth sense of style.

Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 1/125, 70mm - ISO 200






Nikon D70s @ f5, 1/125, 70mm - ISO 200






Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 1/125, 40mm - ISO 200






Nikon D70s @ f5.6, 1/125, 70mm - ISO 200

Unfortunately, these were taken as a JPEG but I'm in the process of learning how to convert them to TIFF. You see, the frequently misunderstood problem with JPEG is that it is a compression method that loses information as it is used. This method is known as lossy compression. The more and more a JPEG file is used/opened/viewed, the more data is thrown away automatically (this is just a characteristic of a JPEG).

This means that over time, these photos may appear more n more pixelated. Which really sucks, hence why I'm learning to convert.. Then we won't have this problem to deal with.

Manth