Photographic Society of Madras

News Letter Vol - 1 July ~ Sep 2010

The Press Photographer's Year 2010 : Winners

Photograph of The Year: David Bebber,

Presidents Message
My dear friends, I take this opportunity to welcome you all for the launch of our news letter Lens Light. It is indeed a great moment for all of us as we know that the newsletter is being re launched after a spell of over a decade. It is a dream come true. This attempt has been made to bring us together within us. This will serve as a window for PSM to showcase our activities, share our thoughts and visions along with the recent happenings in the photographic industry. With photography we can develop fellowship also. At this juncture I would like to invite all our PSM members to contribute whatever they can for the forth coming issues of the newsletter and make it another grand success. It is our PSM. Thank you S. VIVEKANAND - PRESIDENT, PSM

Sixteen prizes have been awarded, and there are 119 pictures in the final edit that the jury selected from the 7,717 submitted for The Press Photographer's Year 2010. Our congratulations go to all those photographers for their exemplary work. These photographs have been selected to represent the extraordinary variety and standard of the entries received, and will be showcased in the exhibition at the National Theatre from Saturday 10th July alongside the First Prize winners in the Multimedia and Digital Film categories. See the winners here: theppy.com list and the photos

There was this photographer in one of the most remote parts of the African continent on an assignment. He came across a primitive village where the residents were living in thatched huts and wearing colorful primitive garments. He approached a man who appeared to be the chief who was wearing a large headdress made of woven hemp and colorful feathers. The photographer, not knowing how to speak to him, pointed to his camera then to the chief. The chief nodded. As the photographer was taking a meter reading the chief said "today use f/16 at 1/125 for ISO 100 film".

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CAMERA AND CULTURE

Nikon cameras originate from Nikon culture A college professor, who is a well-known camera technology analyst, said, "This is truly a product of Nikon culture" after he examined the technologies blended in the Nikon F4. He pointed out that this product was only possible from a synthesis of Nikon's philosophy, culture, and technology. Obviously there is a positive way to interpret these words. If taken negatively, it only means "there is no other company crazy enough to make such a product than Nikon". These words best describe Nikon Corporation's stance. This commitment to make the finest camera possible at all costs is a Nikon tradition and reflects the Nikon F-Series' underlying development concept. The Nikon F4 camera was made because Nikon decided to. However, it was once again criticized that it was the result of a "technology-intensive project", and this is true. The idea of providing new technologies to enhance improvements of basic functions might be old-fashioned. There will be more flexible ideas adopted in new Nikon products in the future. Yet there is also room for a product that inherits Nikon's traditional, "no-compromise" approach, and as sales attest, there will always be users who will choose such products.

The corporate philosophy of Canon is kyosei. A concise definition of this word would be "Living and working together for the common good," but our definition is broader: "All people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future." Unfortunately, the presence of imbalances in our world in such areas as trade, income levels and the environment hinders the achievement of kyosei. Addressing these imbalances is an ongoing mission, and Canon is doing its part by actively pursuing kyosei. Truly global companies must foster good relations, not only with their customers and the communities in which they operate, but also with nations and the environment. They must also bear the responsibility for the impact of their activities on society. For this reason, Canon's goal is to contribute to global prosperity and the well-being of mankind, which will lead to continuing growth and bring the world closer to achieving kyosei.

Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter. ~ Ansel Adams

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PSM MOVES TO NEW PREMISES

We have Great Pleasure in informing all our members that we had moved to our New Premises in the Heart of the City in Adyar Kasturibai Nagar. We are happy to present Presidents Welcome speech and a Few Photographs of this memorable occasion

free of cost. We are indeed grateful to you Sir for helping PSM during its initial stages when we were trying to stand on our own legs. Hence it is appropriate to have you as a guest of Honour when we are moving to our own premises. To talk about PSM, we are a not for profit organization and the largest community of serious minded photo enthusiasts in Chennai. The Photographic Society of Madras was founded in 1857 by Dr. Alexander Hunter and the Honorable Walter Elliot and has a great heritage. It is one of the earliest photographic societies in the world. From the British it changed hands to the Indians after their departure. Going through ups and downs PSM which was non functional over a decade was revived by a group of photo enthusiasts about 3 years ago. The Society from the day of revival has grown from strength to strength and has reached greater heights. We have reached to a point where PSM commands very good reputation, recognition and admiration from the photographic fraternity at large . We have been receiving commendable applauses from all over the Country for our conduct of the National Salon and for its transparency. We have successfully conducted two salons and the day is not far off when we will be conducting International Salons. Sir we are a group of photo enthusiasts coming from different backgrounds but have come together due pure passion for photography. We in PSM conduct regular monthly meetings, outdoor trips, workshops, photowalks, and competitions. Coinciding with the inauguration some of the members of PSM have arranged for an exhibition titled Ranthambore explored. It is really a feast for eyes to see our members click such wonderful pictures. The exhibition is open till 20th June from 10 am to 7 pm. I take this opportunity in welcoming our friends from the press who have come over to cover this function. I have pleasure in welcoming all our senior members who have been supportive to the new team. I welcome you one and all. It is our PSM Thank you. 3

Distinguished Chief Guest of the day Mr. Ravi K

Chandran and my dear friends, I take this opportunity to welcome you all for the inauguration of the new premises of PSM. It is indeed a great moment for all of us as we know that this will be a launch pad for our future endeavors. It is a dream come true. The idea of having a place for PSM was hovering in our mind for a long time as this will pave way for the coming together within us. We can have more frequent meetings, discussions workshops and exhibitions at our new premises. With photography we can develop fellowship also. And today we have with us one such person who has dedicated himself to photography. Mr. Ravi K Chandran who needs no introduction. A great cinematographer of our times. Some of his noted films are Black, My name is Khan, Kannathil muthamital, Yuva , Kandu kondan kandu kondan, Boys to name a few. With many prestigious Awards to his credit, he is known for his play with light and shadow. When we had gone to his house yesterday for inviting him for the inauguration he demonstrated to us how light can create a dramatic mood by switching on the table lamp near him and switching off all other lights in this house. An exhibition of his genius. We are happy to have you with us this evening Sir. We are really thankful to you for finding time to inaugurate this premises inspite of your tight schedule. We also have with us Mr. Ramanidharan, Professor representing Mr. Shri Abhaya Kumar Sri Srimal, Secretary, SSS Jain College doing yeoman service in the field of education. Such is his interest in us that he had offered the auditorium of his esteemed institution for the monthly meetings of PSM for a number of times

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Our Activities for July 2010

1) This month we have Mr. Andre Fanthome as a guest lecturer in our monthly meeting on 17th July 2010. Mr. Fanthome is a renowned professional in his area of expertise. He is an expert in photographing buildings & architecture. The guest speaker Mr. Andre Fanthome has specialized in architecture and industrial work and is "Youngest" national academy award winning photographer.(http://www.andrefanthome.com) 2) A trip to Dakshinchitra alongwith the Guest of our monthly meeting Mr. Fanthome on 18th July 2010 to have a live demonstration on how to improve our skills on capturing Buildings & Architecture. 3) Members' monthly competition theme : ARCHITECTURE These will be judged by Mr. Fanthome and winners will be declared during our monthly meeting on 17th July 2010. 4) A Photo walk on 25th July 2010.

RAYNOX Lenses for Macro work

The DCR-5320PRO High Definition Macro Conversion lens is particularly designed to use with the high-end digital, film and hi-vision cameras, resulting in an amazing resolution power of 200L/mm at center (MTF 30%) with a low dispersion. With the Macro lens attached on the camera's lens, it makes possible to approach the object very close for macro shooting. The model consists of two independent lenses, one is with 2diopter magnification and the other with 3-diopter. It also makes a 5-diopter lens by coupling the both lenses together.
(Taken with with Raynox DCR-5320PRO on 105 mm Kit lens)

"The new premises at 33/5, 2nd Main road, 2nd Floor, Kasturibai Nagar, Adyar, Chennai of PSM was inaugurated on 17th June 2010, by the Ace Cinematographer Mr. Ravi K. Chandran."

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Macro Photography with Point and Shoot Cameras

Focusing In macro photography it is helpful to have full control over focusing especially when you have shallow depth of fields where it is all the more important to make sure the right part of your shot is in focus. If your camera allows manual focusing select this option and manually focus on the part of our subject that is the main point of interest. Composition Remember some of the basic rules of composition like the Rule of Thirds. Make sure your image has a main point of interest and place that focal point in a smart position in your image in order to draw the eye of your viewer. Try to select a non cluttered or simple background for your main subject so as it doesnt compete with it visually. Flash in many macro shots having some artificial light is important. The challenge with compact cameras is that most give you limited control of your flash. As a result choosing a good time of day when there is plenty of available light is probably your best bet. Experiment with different methods of lighting your subject. Take Your Shot - once you have your shot lined up and in focus take your shot. Make sure once youve taken it to take a good look at it on your LCD, zooming in to make sure that your focusing is sharp. Try shooting at slightly different apertures, with different compositions and focusing on different points of your subject to see what works best. Macro Lens Attachments some compact cameras actually have accessories available to help with macro/close up photography. These will enable you to enlarge your subject and/or decrease your minimum focal length. These might be worth investing in if you intend on doing a lot of macro work. Technically macro photography is actually when you produce an image where your subject is captured on your image sensor at life size (or bigger) with a 1:1 ratio. In the case of most (all?) compact cameras this is not achieved and in fact close up photography would be a better description. However as most manufacturers call their close up mode macro mode So the term is used for the purposes of this article.
Courtesy: Digital Photography school article by By Darren Rowse

Courtesy Mr. Arunachalam of Trichy Camera Used is Sony DSC W 70

Macro Photography Tips

Much has been written on the topic of Macro photography for those photographers fortunate enough to own a DSLR with macro lenses but what about if you own a compact point and shoot camera? Can you get great macro shots too? While the results achievable with a point and shoot camera in macro mode probably wont compare with a DSLR with a purpose built macro lens> But still you can do wonders in Macro with your Point and shoot Cameras. Select Macro Mode this is a fairly obvious first step. Macro mode is generally symbolized with a little flower and when selected it will tell your camera that you want to focus on a subject closer to your lens than normal. Macro mode will also usually tell your camera to choose a large aperture so that your subject is in focus but the background is not. Use a Tripod in macro photography a tripod can be particularly useful, even if youre just shooting with a compact camera. Keeping your camera still not only improves your shots (getting rid of camera shake) but it allows you to play around with different settings without losing your composition. Aperture once in macro mode some cameras will not allow you to make many other adjustments but if you are able to play with your aperture settings it can be well worthwhile to do so. Choose a small aperture (big number) if you want a large depth of field with everything in focus or a large aperture if you just want your main subject in focus. In macro photography youll probably want a shallow depth of field so select the largest aperture available.

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MACROS of Mr. Arunachalam with a Point and shoot Digital Camera

Quarterly Contest Results

The list of the winners for the quarter ended May 2010 is as follows:
SECTION REFLECTION LANDSCAPE FACES LANDSCAPE FACES LANDSCAPE REFLECTION LANDSCAPE TITLE 3 ELEMENTS BRHAMMA KAMAL INNOCENT SMILE PARADE SWEET SMILE DELIGHTFUL DUSK THE THIRD IMAGE PARADISE LOST IN PARADISE (MUNNAR) MASACOMA LAKE, USA NAME BALASUBRAMANIAN G.V. RAMAN J SHUDHAKAR A.M. S. PRABHAKARAN VIJAYAKUMAR S ARVIND BALARAMAN BALASUBRAMANIAN G.V. VIVEKANAND S PRIZE 1st PRIZE 2nd PRIZE 3rd PRIZE 1st PRIZE (Special Prize) SPECIAL MENTION SPECIAL MENTION SPECIAL MENTION SPECIAL MENTION SPECIAL MENTION SPECIAL MENTION

LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE

SUKUMAR SUBRAMANIAM MANI N

Dear Members who have the following Sigma Lenses kindly go through the following Message from SIGMA and Kindly see the web site
Go to the preview website below to read the service notice. Read it. It has referred to APO 50-500mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM: Serial Numbers between 10633051 and 0972000 http://www.dpreview.com/news/1006/10061601 sigmatelephotonotice.asp India SHETALA AGENCIES Pvt. Ltd. Mount View Apartments No.: 111, Mount Road, Guindy Chennai-600 032, India. Tel: 91 44 - 42125148/58/68 Fax: 91 44 - 22351485
To speak technically photography is the art of writing with light. But if I want to think about it more philosophically, I can say that photography is the art of writing with time. When you capture an image you capture not only a piece of space, you also capture a piece of time. So you have this piece of specific time in your square or rectangle. In that sense I find that photography has more to do with time than with light. - Gerardo Suter - "Black & White Magazine for Collector of Fine Photography", February 2001, page: 118

Funny Quotes If you saw a man drowning and you could either save him or photograph the event...what kind of film would you use? - Anonymous A definition of a professional photographer: A "pro"NEVER shows anybody the mistakes. Anonymous

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Nikon Photo Contest International 2010 - 2011

Nikon Corporation (Makoto Kimura, President) is pleased to announce that entries for the prestigious 33rd Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 will be accepted between September 1 and November 30, 2010. The Categories: Entries for the 2010-2011 contest will be accepted for two categories; The first category is a free subject category (A) and the second entitled "Energy (B). Photos of any subject or theme are invited for the free subject category. Entries for the Energy category should be photos that capture the energy of sights and subjects that inspires, motivates or excites. Entry Period: Wednesday, September 1, 2010 through Tuesday, November 30, 2010 Entry Method: Fill out the application form on the Nikon Photo Contest International 2010-2011 website (http://www.nikon-ncpi.com/) and transmit image data via the form. Number of Entries: Two photos for each category (total of four) may be submitted. Entry Format: Image data captured with a digital still camera (excluding that captured by medium-format and larger digital cameras) and image data created by scanning an image captured with a film camera (35mm or APS) will be accepted. Images that have been digitally enhanced or edited with software will also be accepted. File Size: 10 MB or less per file Image Format: JPEG only Dear Members thank you all for your encouragement and we seek your support, cooperation and Contribution to News Letter PSM Editorial Committee

Ranthambore Explored
PSM organized a WILD LIFE TOUR to RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK, th th Rajasthan from 25 to 29 of April 2010. Seven members of the Society Anand Mohan, B.Ramana Kumar, Bhaskar Kundu, Ganesan Pajanisamy, H.L.Ratan, Ravi Chandran, Sukumar Subramaniam, participated for the tour . Ranthambore, is known more particularly for the majestic BENGAL TIGER. It is one among the other tiger reserves of India, where a tiger sighting is almost assured during summer. Ranthambore also is the natural habitat of a wide variety and species of Birds like the Peacock, Indian Tree Pie, Oriental Magpie Robin, Indian rollers, Red headed King vulture to name a few. The other wildlife includes Sambar deer, Spotted Deer, Nilgai, Antelopes, Leopard, wild boar, etc. The 400 Sqm forest also boasts of a number of species of trees and other flora and fauna. An exhibition was held from 17th June to 20th June at their new premises. Renowned Cinematographer Sri Ravi K .Chandar inaugurated the exhibition.

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Nikon vs Canon DSLR in a changing Market.

(Dear Colleagues, though this article is one year old it makes an interesting reading. So please do enjoy this bit of information from us.)
Nikon is in a very competitive market, so that has to do other producers a direct impact on the direction of Nikon products. Twenty years ago, followed, established in possession of the Nikon professional 35mm photography, and then AF came, thanks to digital. Canon has always been the number 2 business. However, with autofocus, Canon procedures performed, since both companies updated their product lines with new technologies. Then came digital photography, Canon has taken the opportunity and through innovation and Aggressive than Nikon Marketing, took the number one. Canon

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became the camera of choice for most professionals, the early 21st Century. Nikon responds hard at the end of 2007 with the launch of the D3 and D300 which is precisely the Olympic Games in Beijing, about half of the witnesses have been shooting professional Nikon, Canon and the rest. Four years ago in Athens, Nikon were few and far between. Now is the second half of 2008, and Canon is shooting back in frame Nikon. New Canon EOS 50D comes in a few hundred dollars less than the Nikon D300 and D300, but the beats in the megapixel race (15.1MP vs 12.3mp) and, therefore, called for a higher maximum ISO (12,800 against 6,400). The D300 on paper seems a better AF and faster frame rates are, but someone new publications on the market will be long and difficult the cheaper, higher resolution, higher ISO Canon. A few weeks later, another shot with the fullframe Canon EOS 5D Mark II also has a price a few hundred Dollars less than the Nikon, is aimed at the D700. Offers compared to 21.1 MP Nikon 12.1 MP, while the maximum equivalent of 25,600. Once again, the D700 has a faster pace, support, etc., but from a marketing perspective, Canon has today a very strong platform to go after the serious amateur photographer / prosumer, especially if they are not shooters. However, it will be better. The end of August, the Nikon D90 the first announced DSLR camera with video capture, a complete sports 720p. The ability to use SLR lenses for video capture and a very shallow depth of field is significant it is not a function for everyone, but for some it is huge, and it could save tens of thousands of dollars available for video devices. Less than 3 weeks after the thunder from Nikon, Canon, again with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a sport full 1080p video capture mode in a prosumer camera (compared to the more basic model Nikon D90). Obviously Canon Video also takes seriously, and seems to be higher System.

Then there are the 24.6 megapixel Sony that shipping will begin in a few weeks. So far Nikon has once again push the megapixel race, trying to sound, not to slow the flow of work and a higher megapixel camera is not necessary. Higher megapixels also show problems with the lens to cause problems of diffraction and the introduction of a new set of problems. Very few people really need more than 12 megapixels, but the average user or a beginner does not know. They are listening to the market, and make the comparison of bullet points on the websites of the cameras for their decisions. In terms of marketing, Canon now has the upper hand in the semifinal of serious amateur / pro-market. Nikon has to educate respond with a series of new products or with an aggressive marketing campaign for consumers, because megapixels play does not matter. As has been demonstrated over and over again by numerous companies from different sectors to meet the introduction of new products the focus should be on cheaper, and affordable pricing and / or more profitable to try to reeducate the consumer. These are exciting times in the world digital SLR, Canon has a year to respond to the Nikon D300 and several months to respond to the Nikon D700. A response from Nikon will, maybe not this year, but as it should.
MARCH 29, 2010 POSTED IN DSLR CAMERA ARTICLES.

Nikon D3s vs. Canon 1D Mark IV ISO

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Picture Taken with Canon 1D Mark IV ISO 12800

Still yet, the files are quite acceptable across the board up to ISO 6400 and maybe even to ISO 12800 for some applications. Lightroom 2 seems to fall apart after that point though, while Nikons ViewNX hangs in there quite well even up to the end of the world at ISO 102400 (relatively speaking, of course). Ill have at least one more round of commentary on the noise handling of these two cameras in a later update on print quality. We can peep at the pixels all day long, but what really matters to me is whether the files produce solid prints at these higher ISO settings. Given the 100% magnification that were looking at here, I think well find that the prints hold up nicely even at the higher ISO settings. I should have those prints in hand soon and will share my thoughts relatively soon thereafter.

Picture Taken with Nikon D3s ISO 12800

Written by Eric Reagan on February 10th, 2010

For the sake of reference, a set of images are included as a representation of the scene shot at ISO 12800 from each camera in order to give you an idea of what the entire image looks like in a small print format. Both sets of images were shot at 24mm (using the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM and the Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED) and used the same aperture (at f/8) and shutter speed settings for each ISO setting.
http://www.photographybay.com/

8 Tips for Wide angle Photography

1. GO VERTICAL 2. GO HORIZONTAL 3. EMPHASIZE THE FOREGROUND 4. SHOOT FOR THE SKY 5. PLAY WITH GEOMETRY 6. TAKE A PORTRAIT 7. TRY A DIFFERENT ANGLE 8. WATCH THAT DISTORTION For More details Please see the site
http://blog.epicedits.com/2009/05/09/8-tips-forshooting-extremely-wide-angles/

Final Thoughts I think these results tell us that each manufacturer delivers superior RAW conversion over the in-camera processing and Adobe Lightroom 2. I am partial using Lightroom 2 in my everyday work flow and I hope that Lightroom 3s promising noise reduction will level the playing field somewhat.

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