Low Light and Existing Light Photography: Lenses, ISO, Aperture, and SLRs

Morgan asked: “Just wondering how you are able to capture motion with so little light and not have the picture come out a blurry mess?” Low light photography is an area where most dSLRs triumph easily over point and shoot cameras. I won’t go into much detail but the sensor size of a dSLR is larger than a P&S, allowing a much cleaner image when in low light. This holds especially true as manufacturers cram more and more pixels intoRead more

Trance

Kecak Dance, Uluwatu, Bali From Wikipedia: “Also known as the Ramayana Monkey Chant, the piece, performed by a circle of 100 or more performers wearing checked cloth around their waists, percussively chanting “cak”, and throwing up their arms, depicts a battle from the Ramayana where monkeys help Prince Rama fight the evil King Ravana. However, Kecak has roots in sanghyang, a trance-inducing exorcism dance.”Read more

Heavy duty construction on this site

I’m in the middle of upgrading both the WordPress software and the design (K2) that is used on this blog. Please hang in there, it could get rough. *update* – the WP upgrade went smooth as butter. However, the K2 didn’t. My site was all messed up, so I’ve reverted to the older version again. I simply don’t have the time right now to mess with it. Hopefully I’ll get a moment in the next week or so to getRead more

Sacred

The Hindu Temple of Tanah Lot. Bali, Indonesia I’ve posted other photos and written about this temple in past posts here. It’s truly a sacred sight to behold – not matter which God you pray to.Read more