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Candid Street Portraits - Life on the Streets of Kolkata, India

Hari had been a baul singer. Baul (pronounced like baa-ool) is a tradition of folk songs, similar to ballads of the English countrysides, typically sang by priests, saints & sadhus in the olden days. They would sing of life, of people & generally of cultures & the goodness of human beings. Hari had been a singer till he became incapacitated due to old age & ailing health.

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Nikon D700 Announced - Nikon Press Release

As was anticipated, Nikon made the announcement of the new Nikon D700 in a press release today:

THE AGILE NEW NIKON D700 FX-FORMAT D-SLR CAMERA DELIVERS PERFORMANCE INSPIRED BY THE NIKON D3 IN A SMALLER, LIGHTER DESIGN

Nikon’s Second FX-Format Camera Delivers Peak Pro Performance in a Versatile Form-Factor

The Nikon D700 is sold at for USD 2,999.
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Candid Street Portraits of a Child from the Streets of Nimtola, Kolkata

Kanika is just 4. With her ragged dress & tears in her eyes she stood in front of me asking me to take her picture. I obliged. She made me promise that I would show her picture to “everyone”. And for that, she brought out a naive smile.

Kanika is raised along the river Ganges that runs through the city of Kolkata. She was born to a family who works in the crematorium of Nimtola. But that does not make her sad or morbid. Like her friends, her mother would dress up for school every morning, and she would spend the afternoon playing on the streets.

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Nikon D700 Prices Revealed - Nikon D700 Coming to Shops by July 1 2008, Stores Accepting Orders for Nikon D700

It may not be a rumor any more, with not only pictures of Nikon D700 going around, reputed shops in UK & Europe have already started announcing that Nikon D700 will be available for sale from July 2008. Digital Depot of UK announced on 27th June 2008 that they would have the Nikon D700 for sale from June 30 2008.

The Nikon D700 is a hybrid between the Nikon D3 & the Nikon D300 & is supposed to have a 12.1 MP full frame sensor.

Many of the online retailers had shown the price list before, but that caused a confusion. And people wanting to buy the high priced Nikon D3 are now holding back. Here is a price list of the Nikon D700 quoted from the European retailer.

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Nikon D700 - More Rumors & Nikon D700 Pictures & Nikon D700 Specifications from Chinese Websites

Its been sometime that the news of Nikon D700 is running on most blogs & websites. Nikon fans are searching crazy for any information they could find. The camera seems to have been spotted, used & photographed in China.

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