Saturday, January 25, 2014

The perks and unpleasantries of owning a DSLR (my views and observations..)


1.Hey I just bought a Nikon.I will now justify my decision to every other canon user.

Bought a new camera?You are now a part of  Team Canon or Team Nikon.Ironically both are Greek words that mean "to rule" and "victory" respectively.Well,whatever you choose you know you're in good company (Nikon users ;) ).
  Both parties rising above hate?Now that would be a Kodak moment.

2.Want to hear a joke?A career in photography.
            Honestly,the only way you are earning money is by selling your equipment..What with the lenses being really expensive and  the need to update your gear,you're in for life.Might as well have a photography page or watermark your images "myname mysurname Photography".Admit it,you're in the constant hope of suing someone.soon.

3.I am a computer science student.Let me make some object oriented programming references.

"what you know and can do" is the tip of the iceberg of "what can be done"..and the more time you invest the more surprises you seem to get.However explaining it to a person who doesn't know anything about it becomes quite a task for you..and the end result maybe 
"Push button ,camera go click ok?"
You however communicate easily with fellow photographers ..of the same class..
Photographing a kid on the road.
Person 1:Kitna diya?
person 2:ISO 200     .tune?

4.What is the best mode to capture the best moments of your life?

Camera off mode.
Live the moment mode on.


5.Great pictures can be taken in the darkest of times if one remembers to turn on the light.

Light is a photographer's best friend,You analyse it,measure it,manipulate it,play with it and sometimes fool the camera into thinking there is more than there actually is.Thanks to your DSLR you can now take outstanding pictures in any situation and adjust your shot respective of your surroundings.
 To quote Dumbledore,We have both light and dark with us.Your shot depends on the part you choose to action.
     Bad lighting?Don't worry ,there is light at the end of the tunnel.

6.Game of tag
   You are missing in most pictures and tagged in all.
-> Selftimed YES I WAS THERE TOO picture,
  Every self timed picture tells a story.So get your ass in line and be captured.Also it saves that awkward moment when you have to ask a random person to take a picture which you're definitely not comfortable doing.
  Hey there can you please take a picture of us.WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THAT STRAP AROUND YOUR NECK..sorry i panicked.


7.Let me send you pictures I clicked via whatsapp and go die because I'm a complete idiot.

People who  send pictures taken on a dslr via whatsapp have a special place reserved in hell for them.I mean seriously,what is the point?To modify Don King's quote "One should go for the quality of the performance,and not the longevity of it".If you know what i mean.

8.At a function or an event-
le us-"Oh my God..look at that.How cool is that.Can we get a closer view?That is what I want in my life."
person 2:Yeah she's cute :)
le us-No you idiot..the photographer's camera..look at that beauty..That baby would one day be mine..That is a piece of  class..did you see that..Hey where'd you go??

yeah happens.

9."Hey lets click a cover photo"
  Been there.Heard that
          In a world where we click pictures for Facebook,you'd hear people say stuff like that.
Make that your profile picture..People mean it a compliment honestly.This is an insta-click insta-upload society.
  Keep away from social media.and the likes.
PUNPUNPUNPUNPUN

10.Buying a DSLR makes you a proud DSLR owner,not a photographer.Love life,observe..
The simplest things are the most extraordinary.Be wise enough to see them.Befriend your camera.The only thing coming in between you are your own limitations.

Capture what you see and tell a story :)


     

Sunday, January 5, 2014

The 10 songs of 2013 you can't help singing but are ridiculously stupid.




1.Ram chahe leela chahe leela chahe ram,
in donoke picture mein is gaane ka kya kaam?
You sing it once,then twice..and then you aren't entirely sure who likes what anymore..
Ram likes that Leela likes that she likes Ram.
Ram likes Leela who likes that she likes Ram.
uff.

2.A song dedicated to butts?Tooh much ya.
"o ri chori chichori toh chede hume chingam chabake"
Enough said.Get your act together people,chingam's definitely not helping.


3.Remember singing songs in Antakshiri and not remembering the lyrics?
Tera mujhse hai pehleka naata koi,
na na nanna na nana nanna..
Jaane tu ya jaane na..?"Na aaya na"
They make songs like that nowadays..Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they write them on set and be like..
"Nahi sujh raha hai?kuch dham dham dhadang dhadang daldo,gaane ka naam bhi vahi rakho".
tattad tattad anyone?ThankGod for Ranveer,sawaar liya.

4. Aaaj blue hai pani pani pani pani pani pani,
aur din bhi sunny sunny sunny sunny sunny sunny..
//A very large water body looks blue and its really sunny.
//Why say so much when you mean so little, honey?

5.baaton se hi pet bharunga
 missed call pe phone tu karna
//(because thats how you woo a girl.)
mar jaunga pyar na karna
//As if the first two lines weren't enough warning.
Mahiwal ka mama,
Farhad ka phoopha,
//Pankaj ka beta,
//Sarita ka ladla,
//Uske gaane sunte vakt sochne ka nahi?                      …tch tch.gandi baat.

6.saree ke fall sa kabhi match kiya re,
kabhi chod diya dil kabhi catch kiya re.
//because thats the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of "matching something"..not "patrika" or "shoes  "or "colours".but "saree fall."
//Can we have an applause for this brilliant thought?I wonder if they choreographed the song first and then added the lyrics.I cannot find any other logical explanation for this.


7.Yo Yo.
*sighs*
Yo Yo "partying all night",dancing  with a lady thrown over his shoulder.Lets take a minute and pray for our country 's future.Thankyou.
.Not cool man.Our principal/les are not a fan.
And just when you thought the song was about "Blue eyes".."Choti dress main bomb lagdi mainu".hypnotized much?


8.Seena dhaayen dhaayen… // (That sounds like a heart attack)
Ho seena dhaayen dhaayen...
Seena dhaayen dhaayen...
Ho seena dhaayen dhaayen...

tamanche pe disco.kill us already.

9.Kashmir mein tu kanyakumari.
so funny.much wow.
mein jarasa puncture toh,tu hava ke jaisi hai..(fix me scenes)
saath ho do paiyee takdeeronke tight ho(Put in takdeer for good measure)
bulb banjau mein aur tu switch banja  (You turn me on?)
bhaad mein jage duniya,apni batti light ho.(batti light ho is wrong on so many levels)

Kabhi kabhi chalti hai kabhi kabhi rukti hai,
kahani bedhangi.(see berangi)
The song says it all.
Don't underestimate the power of common sense.


10.Raghupati Raghav RajaRam (playing in a disco.just great.)
Raghupati Raghav RajaRam
Non-stop party
Aaj ki party
Celebrations tere naam
God Allah aur Bhagwan ne banaya ik insaan.Turning people into atheists since krrish3.