11 May
Hi Friends
Apologies for not being in touch. Well..I was relocating!!..yes I moved to Singapore on the 22nd Apr 2007.
Beautiful country..beautiful people.
I have so much to share but for the time being please check this. I promise I will post my best pictures as soon as I get my computer.
Cheers and lots of love
18 Jan
Image & text Copyright Praveen Chamarthi
This boatman makes a living taking tourists from the beaches of pattaya to the near by islands with coral reefs. He took me to the para-gliding spot..under water sea walking and showed me some amazing reefs..
I thought he looked like Danny Dengzonpa (India actor from Sikkim)
Somewhere in the sea between Koh Larn and Pattaya
Thailand
May 2006
Larger version here
15 Oct
3 Oct
If you are an ardent shooter using a SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera then am sure you would have experienced some shots with camera shake, even though it’s not dark. You would experience this quite often if you shooting in “M” (manual) mode.
Well there is a reason behind this and this is often referred to as the “Camera Shake rule”
The safest shutter speed you can shoot without a camera shake is when you have shutter speeds greater than one over the focal length i.e. 1/f, where f is the focal length in mm, of the lens in use.
e.g. If you are engaging a prime lens like 50mm then for shake free shots make sure you shoot with shutter speeds greater than 1/60 seconds.
As the shutter speeds get slower the probability of loosing sharpness increases greatly.
Not enough light? use a tripod (with a shutter release), engage the flash depending on the distance between the camera (you) and the subject or brace the camera against any solid object. If you are not carrying a tripod then try to place your camera on solid base like a railing or any slab of stone near you alternatively you can try leaning on to a wall, take a deep breath and release the shutter without shaking the camera.
IF you have stable hands and follow the “photographer’s stance” with discipline then you can manage some sharp shots even at slower shutter speeds.
Hope this helps.
Good day and happy clicking
30 Sep
20 Sep 2006
Thanking myself for moving out of K.T Guesthouse and choosing to stay in Banglamphu turned out to be a wise decision. I didn’t need to think twice to get to the palace as I already knew the road that leads to it. The Grand Palace opens at 8:30am and I was there at 9:00. As I walked past through the huge wooden doors entrance I spotted armed guards standing still and staring at you and the also I some tourists taking pictures of them, with them and from them too. I noticed that the guards were sending most of the “scantily dressed” women to the counter where they provide you free shirt (for covering those sleeveless blouses) and trousers(if you are wearing a mini skirt or shorts apparently even 3/4ths are not allowed). I later learned that there was a strict dress code to enter into this sacred site.
“Men must wear long pants and shirts with sleeves — no tank tops. If you’re wearing sandals or flip-flops you must wear socks (in other words, no bare feet.) Women must be similarly modestly dressed. No see-through clothes, bare shoulders, etc.”
Through the lens 
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