Photographing Fireworks On Diwali....

This above photo is of steelwool and i am mentioning exif data if you want that type of shot from your setup:

Exif data:
shutter speed: 10 secs
aperture: f/14
iso:125
focal length: 18mm without IS {image stabilization}

Steps For Photographing Fireworks:

There are many crucial steps that one should keep in mind when photographing fireworks, and some people are very enthusiastic about capturing fireworks in the  festival of Diwali. But many of them they don't know how to capture it.

 Diwali or just having fun with fireworks, it's always tempting to take pictures of the fireworks exploding in air. After all, a good fireworks show is an amazing spectacle, and you've probably got a camera on you anyway. But when you just point the camera and shoot the photo of crackers busting in the air it end's up with graininess, blurriness, or under/overexposure.

Here are the steps you'll need to work through to photograph fireworks:

• Start by using a Tripod: First and foremost thing is to get your camera on a sturdy tripod. otherwise you will end up with a blurry shot.

• Use a Remote Release: If you have a remote release cable for your camera then use it accordingly and set the timer and let the remote do it for you.

• Frame Your Shot: The important thing is to frame your shot to create a frame.Look through the viewfinder during the first few bursts and figure out where the action is. Point your camera at that spot and leave it there. 

• Choose the best Focal Length: Always use a smaller focal length like 18mm 10mm or 6mm to get more fireworks and objects or structure in your frame which enhances the picture.

• Select the right Aperture: Always use larger f/ numbers means smaller apertures. Set the aperture in the f5.6 to f16 range. F8 is usually a good bet, but if you're shooting with ISO 200 film you may want to kick it up to f16.

• Get your Shutter Speed Right: Shutter speed is the most important character in the game, as you have to set it in bulb mode or in long exposure number like 10sec 20sec 30sec etc. so to capture much more fire trails and a perfect exposure.

• Set your Focus: Set the focus to infinity. You're generally far enough away from fireworks that you can adjust the lens focus to infinity and leave it there. If you want to get a closeup of a small part of the burst, you may need to adjust the focus as you zoom in.

• Switch off your Flash: The main thing is to switch off your flash in the camera it will ruin the photo completely, advisable is to keep your flash down.

• Switch off your image stabilisation: to switch off your image stabilization in tour lenses. image stabilization {is}  in canon lenses and vr {vibration reduction} in nikon lenses. 

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Natural and real looking HDR Image with Photomatix pro 5

Real Looking HDR images with Photomatix Pro 5:

I Have seen Many photographers who have many good photos but they don't know how to process the HDR image which is quite real looking and gives a realistic feel to the viewer. Many believe that HDR means over-contrasted, over-saturated, over-sharpened photos. But in reality, HDR is really just blending multiple images together.  And today i am providing a good new tool to process HDR in very realistic way. which will not look very over-saturated or over-contrasted nor over-sharpened. 

This tool is Photomatix Pro 5 For windows That will perfectly help you in your work of processing the multiple exposures. The Above image is processed with photomatix in total 9 exposures are blended to get the perfectly balanced image no over-sharpened no over-saturation nothing. A more Realistic more natural feel of the image is intact. Plus the images are taken at interval of five secs for the motion effects of clouds in the image. the clouds look way more dense and dramatic in HDR and thanks to this almighty software...

 I have process the images in photomatix pro 5.5 and i got the above processed photo which is a very realistic image. so Every photographer should try this software to blend the multiple exposures in a smooth way and very naturally.

 then brought the 6 images into Photomatix Pro, and the Default option gave me a dark, yet detailed image that I could start with. While I could’ve used Lightroom’s Photo-Merge option, I wanted a little more control over the outcome of my image.

With the image still dark, I brought up the Micro-smoothing slider  as well. This made the sky smoother and less dramatic.

Finally, the green leaves were just too green for me, so I bumped up the Black Point slider so these were darker. I also increased the Smooth Highlights and White Point measurements to make the clouds pop just a bit more, and to make them a more even throughout the photograph.

So this is the story of post processing this image into a beautiful image and a very realistic looking HDR image too.

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Palar Dhuna Seasonal Waterfall....

Introduction:

Palar Dhuna is a seasonal waterfall, as it only flows in rainy season. As kutch is very arid region and the area is mainly covered by the sands and the hot deserts. But let me tell you guyz that this desert has also a unique capabilities which no other desert in the world has.

Great Rann of kutch:

The Great Rann of Kutch is a seasonal Salty Marsh located in the Thar Desert in the Kutch,District of Gujarat India.  It is about  (2,897.78 sq mi) in size and is reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world. This area has been inhabited by the pure kutchi people. We will talk about this desert in detail in our Upcoming blog, specially for the White Desert and its related Information.

Waterfall:

And Boooom.... This is what looks a real powerfull waterfall. But the sad part about this place is its "Seasonal" otherwise there is nothing that great in this place. as you can see in the above 1st picture.
In the Rainy Saeson this place really blooms up just like a flower after the rainy shower. The greenery just pops up everywhere.

So from above two pictures you can tottaly see that in rainy season this place comes to life.

Behind The Scenes: 

More About Place:

In Geography And Geology, a cliff is a vertical, or near vertical, rock exposure. Cliffs are formed as Erosion due to the processes of erosion and Weathering that produce them. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, and along Rivers Cliffs are usually formed by Rock that is resistant to erosion and Whethering. include Sandstones, Limestone Chalk. Igneous rocks such as Granite is extracted often form cliffs.

This is the cliff from Palardhuna site. There Are enormous cliffs like this due to erosion by running water and igneous rocks. this type big and huge cliffs are everywhere in palardhuna. This shot is taken from the bottom. This are the very old structure Formed by the corrosion and erosion of rocks due to water.

This is the view at the bottom in the basin of the waterfall,where the water is accumulated after falling from the cliff. There is a forest with full of grass and there are big molten rocks as seen in the picture above. It is a full rocky area and its very much pleasing and relaxing there.

Overall Review:

You Should Visit the place its very much natural and there is peace and gives the perfect feel of the forest as well. This is the best place for the picnics and short adventurous Trips with friends and family.

                                                                         
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