Saturday, December 20, 2008
Black belts
We watched a recent black belts award performance at North Attleboro high school. Students and instructors from America's Best Defense, a group of martial arts schools in Massachusetts. This is where we train in Krav Maga. Pictures here were taken with the new Canon 5D II, include stills and video. The lighting was fairly low, so the stills were almost all shot at ISO 6400. The lighting quality could have been better. There was virtually no front light on the faces of the people on stage.
Labels:
America's Best Defense,
black belts,
Canon 5DII,
karate,
martial arts,
video
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Board Breakers
Video was shot with the Canon G9. This is a simple camera to operate in video and the auto-focus behaved surprisingly well. Video here
Labels:
America's Best Defense,
Canon G9 video,
karate,
martial arts
Friday, November 14, 2008
Rangapravesha
I was honored to shoot a Rangapravesha dance performance recently in Canton, Massachusetts. Pictures are here...
Some of my pictures have now been published on the Indian community website, Lokvani, here
Labels:
Canton high school,
Indian dance,
Lokvani,
Rangapravesha
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Guanajuato, land of the frogs
We have spent the past couple of weeks in the Mexican province of Guanajuato. We have visited the cities of Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo and yes the Gringo haven of San Miguel de Allende. I am overwhelmed by the warmth of people, the smiles and the eye contact, all features in short supply in New England these days. Maybe the election result will help people improve their moods a little. But really, even with the violence in the news these days in Mexico, I have not been to a more welcoming place. Hasta luego mis amigos. Pictures here...
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Si, nosotros podemos
We were happy to vote before we left the country for 2 weeks in Mexico. We are even happier now with the result. Please let this be a new beginning, to put the US back into play, in the international community. Let the Palin circus side-shows end. One friend from England said 'welcome back to the international community'. Let it be...
Labels:
new beginning,
Obama,
US election,
yes we can
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Softbox+teenager
Taken as red
Red is my color, my football team, my favorite film, my favorite wine. For some reason, US politics have their red and blue confused. Red leaves in New England. Here is a four-shot panorama of Mann's Pond in Sharon, Massachusetts. It was a beautiful sunny morning, as we dragged Rachel out of bed to enjoy a wander through the leaves. More pictures here
Labels:
canon G9,
fall foliage,
Mann's Pond,
panorama,
Sharon
Friday, September 5, 2008
Indian weddings
I was lucky to meet up with my friend Kishan Maheshwary and shoot a handful of Indian weddings. It was exhausting and exhilarating. Our styles are very different and, I hope, this made for a nice balance in the photographs for his clients. His is a formal portrait style and he sets up a whole studio at the client's wedding reception. Mine is a documentary style, with plenty of action and emotion, from the day. One of these weddings took place in the rain, so while the Nikon guys stayed under cover, it was good to be shooting with Canon. Thanks to Kishan for having me along! Here are some examples
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Saturday, August 9, 2008
Postcards from San Francisco
The only way to keep your heart beating, as a photographer, is to shoot what you love....Joe McNally [The Moment it Clicks]
I spent 2 weeks in northern California, with the most important people in my life. Postcards are here
Monday, July 21, 2008
Congrats to Neeti and Shamit
Congratulations to Neeti and Shamit, who were married recently in Boston. It was a hot and humid day outside but the Westin Hotel near the convention center was nice and cool. Thanks again to my friend, Kishan Maheshwary for the invitation to shoot with him. Pictures are here....soon
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Milee & Rus
Congratulations to Milee and Rus, who were married recently at Roger Williams Park, in Providence. It was a hot and humid day. Infrared images make it look like a snowscape. Thanks again to my friend, Kishan Maheshwary for the invitation to shoot with him. Pictures here.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Congratulations to Alissa & Hemal
Congratulations to Alissa and Hemal who were married in Worcester recently. I was invited to document the reception at Mechanics Hall. Pictures are here
Labels:
Detz,
Indian wedding photography,
Indian weddings,
Kanzaria
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Postcards from NYC
A spring weekend in New York was surprisingly good. How NY has changed: people are more friendly than in Boston. No really! There is less security theater and paranoia than in Boston. Imagine people entering an art gallery with a bag, taking photographs, holding the door open for someone. I saw it all. I am not exactly ready to move to New York but I was pleasantly surprised. Photographs here are from Tibet House [Danny Conant and Catherine Steinmann], MOMA [Olafur Eliassen], Madison Square Park, the wonderful Tabla restaurant. We also went to the 11th Street Bar, home of the NY Liverpool Supporters' Club, to watch the Liverpool game. It had a warm, friendly atmosphere but was too dark for photography.
Watch out for the kiss:
Labels:
Boston,
Danny Conant,
LFC supporters club,
MOMA,
New York,
Tabla restaurant,
Tibet House
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Life without braces
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Arangetram studio session
This was a fun studio session with Shweta and Shruti, twin sisters and dancers. Congratulations on your arangetram! Many thanks to Veena Teli, their dance teacher, who was an immense help in arranging positions for the photographs
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Prossima fermata...Roma
Somewhat similar to Paris, Rome has that golden light, for a short period in the afternoon between the afternoon cappuccino and the first beer of the evening. The humidity and the pollution add a soft fuzz to the distant backgrounds, that gives a glow to the shots against the light. We've just spent a week in Rome, with temperatures in the 50's F. Photo sites included Circus Maximus, the Colosseum, Villa d'Este, Villa Adriano and the Pantheon. Yes, the Appian Way is flatter than many Boston roads. Yes, walking for several hours, on cobbled streets, does interesting things to your back, ankles and knees.
This was the first real trip for my Canon G9, the new pocket-sized camera that produces some amazing shots. It has a wild dynamic range and can handle shots against the light better than much more expensive cameras. Many of my shots were in the late afternoon, with the sun low in the sky. I was using exposure compensation almost all the time. Add that tiny flash to fill in dark foregrounds and this is a really cool camera. It had two obvious disadvantages. The rear screen shows slightly more than it captured, leading to cutting off several feet. The high ISO images have plenty of noise, as somewhat expected, compared with the 1D level cameras. So I did carry both; wondering what it would be like to be on a trip with only the G9 and the tiny Vye computer
Aside from being on time and polite, Swiss airlines get a special mention for being the first airline in several years to successfully deliver a vegetarian meal. Compare this with the Untied [;)] airlines flight attendant, on the DC to Rome flight, who said to me, 'The pasta's going to take a while. Are you sure you don't want the beef?'
On her first day back at school, the history teacher asked that question. Rachel was the only kid in her class to have seen the Colosseum. Maybe it was worth the hassle of the long layover in DC, the TSA security theater, the international germ exchange....Rome photos here.
This was the first real trip for my Canon G9, the new pocket-sized camera that produces some amazing shots. It has a wild dynamic range and can handle shots against the light better than much more expensive cameras. Many of my shots were in the late afternoon, with the sun low in the sky. I was using exposure compensation almost all the time. Add that tiny flash to fill in dark foregrounds and this is a really cool camera. It had two obvious disadvantages. The rear screen shows slightly more than it captured, leading to cutting off several feet. The high ISO images have plenty of noise, as somewhat expected, compared with the 1D level cameras. So I did carry both; wondering what it would be like to be on a trip with only the G9 and the tiny Vye computer
Aside from being on time and polite, Swiss airlines get a special mention for being the first airline in several years to successfully deliver a vegetarian meal. Compare this with the Untied [;)] airlines flight attendant, on the DC to Rome flight, who said to me, 'The pasta's going to take a while. Are you sure you don't want the beef?'
On her first day back at school, the history teacher asked that question. Rachel was the only kid in her class to have seen the Colosseum. Maybe it was worth the hassle of the long layover in DC, the TSA security theater, the international germ exchange....Rome photos here.
Labels:
canon G9,
circus maximus,
colisseum,
Rome,
villa d'este
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Thank you for the 9
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Misguided men...
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