Artifacts

Shot in Nov 2008 in San Jose. The lifeless artifacts that we use to adorn our homes , in a way adds life and become a part of our lives.

Backyard Sparrows !!

This sparrow was captured in digital in the backyard of my sisters house in San Jose. The picture has been cropped to portrait. I realized that bird photography or for that matter any wildlife photography requires a lot of patience and a keen eye.

Perched !!

This was shot near the Silver Creek Park. I am trying to get the hold on the lens with which I can create some interesting shots in the future. This is a test shot of certain group of Sparrow. I liked this one inspite of the many faults.

Nose Dive !!

This was shot in a small creek called Silver Creek near the place I live. I observed through my lens that these ducks dive into the water at regular intervals.


When I researched on wikipedia I came to know that these are a group of ducks which feed mainly by diving. The Diving ducks do not walk as well on land as the Dabbling ducks.

Canon !

My experiments continue with the newly aqquired 75-300 mm lens. The lens cover is the subject this time.

Yellow & Red

Some colourful shots of the season shot near the place I live in south San Jose. I do not see the vibrant colours associated with Fall in the Bay Area, like what I have seen in pictures of places in the East Coast during this time.



These pictures are the output of a Canon 75-300 mm telephoto lens which I purchased today. Till today I was shooting with a multi purpose standard 17-85 mm lens which came with the Canon EOS 30D DSLR. But most of the times, when I am travelling and on the move I use my good old Sony Cybershot DSC P100 / P200. I will use the DSLR more often from today. Some exciting times ahead with this lens.

Countryside

These pictures were shot in September 2008 during a drive nearby. The long road ahead is intentionally made out of focus.


The grass dried by the summer heat. In a few months from now, fed by the rains the entire place is going to spring into life. The place is the outskirts of Yerba Buena