5 minutes of Visual Ecstasy, that will blow your mind

This is shot using HD Hero2 Camera from GoPro, which claims this to be the most versatile camera ever made and is used by professional athletes, sports filmmaker and adventure enthusiasts. I think, some of the frames in this (timelapse) video are brilliant compositions and visual delight. I am quiet certain that 5 mins of this treat will leave your adrenaline levels up. Enjoy. And yeah, open up the speakers, the sound is cool too.



Was it worth it? So the next time you plan that bungee jump, the sky dive or even that dive underneath, maybe you would want to pick one of these for recording your moments of life (living). 

Have you got G.A.S!

GAS - photographers ailment

This post is definitely not about the cooking gas in the pipeline or the cylinders (if you are still stuck with that ugly, heavy to lift container), which threatens to become costlier as we speak. This ain't about the unflattering gases that involuntarily make way, when you would least expect to. 

Gear Acquisition Syndrome (sometimes Guitar Acquisition Syndrome, both abbreviated to GAS) is a term used to describe an urge to acquire and accumulate lots of gear, as defined in Wikipedia. 

While G.A.S has not yet caught the attention of medical community, rather sadly so. It is common ailment, much like the common cold or flue. Majority photographers seem to be suffering with GAS. And one doesn't even have a 'paracetamol - like' drug which could be popped every time he / she finds the tell tale symptoms. 

Have bag will photograph!

"Photography is an expensive hobby" said the Solomon or some level headed photographer probably. I have been working for last 10 years & make a decent salary if not obscene and even then spending close to $ 600 for a DSLR and an additional lens was not an easy decision. Maybe its not about the money but passion - but honestly i wasn't sure if this newly acquired hobby was going to stick with me (the other way infact) or be a another passing fad; so putting out $600 after hours of research was a hard decision and so I ended up cutting the spend by buying a V shaped hostler bag for $20 with my DSLR.

Opteka SLR Bag @$15-20

I soon realized that without a decent camera bag you could be left using the cam like a point and shoot without able to carry your accessories and additional lens. I made up for lack of bag with backpacks etc but honestly was always scared of breaking up something.

Photography gear bags come in all shapes and sizes, and in fairly wide price range. So choosing one wasnt going to be easy, and it soon dawned on me that this was going to be another project (you would have figured out by now that I am no impulsive buyer and would do enough research to get the best deal, am also a practical buyer which would mean you would find me picking up the lesser known brands at times but with much higher functional content). Coming to the point - good photography bags would be in the range of $50 - $300 (you would wonder why the hell! read on..). Usually a good bag for an amateur photographer for one mid range DSLR and 2-3 additional lens / flash should be easily available in $120-$170 range. The difficult part is the form, there are umpteen kinds of bags available