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[31/08/2007 • 1 Comment • 197 views]

 
Update: San Francisco Street Artists (0507-001) on Photoduniya.com
 
Johnny, Rob and Henry set Union Square on the rapid tramp of rock and roll with the vivacious bass, drums, percussion and guitar. It has been one of the best collection of talented artists who play regularly on San Francisco.
 
Experience This @ photoduniya.com

 
This image is shot from below Johnny (on right, in black playing the guitar) while Rob (on the drums) and Henry (third from the right, on vocal and the bass) synchronizes. You could reach Rob at rgreenlaw2121@yahoo.com & Johnny at cosmictrigger@lycos.com.
 
The …

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[29/08/2007 • No Comment • 183 views]

Update: San Francisco Street Artists (0507-001) on Photoduniya.com
 
As the Saturday night drew to a close, and the bystanders had a fair share of the music from the band Experience This, here is the group packing up before calling it a night. While Johnny (shown on the right with blond hair) and Rob (shown packing the drums) get down to winding up, you could see Brian (third from the left) having a last moment word with the players.
 
Experience This @ photoduniya.com
 
 

 
 
The image was shot on hand held Nikon D200 with 17mm …

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[27/08/2007 • No Comment • 189 views]

Along with the latest Nikon D3, the company also launched the Nikon D300 on Aug 23, 2007. From the specifications, it is closer to D200 in features, though it uses a CMOS 13.2 effective megapixels sensor.
 
This is a DX format sensor, with the benefits of the improved auto focus mechanisms of the Nikon D3. It still uses the battery from Nikon D200, the EN-EL3e, which is known to have a very poor battery life.
 
Priced at about USD 1,900, the body is expected to hit the US & UK markets in …

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[27/08/2007 • No Comment • 321 views]

After years of speculation, the much awaited Nikon D3 comes to being today. Although the company officially released the test drive, the Nikon D3 will be available in stores by November 2007 (per the company estimates).
 
Here’s a brief of what the D3 has to offer:
 

12.1 MP CMOS sensor
FX format (thats a full frame 36 x 24 format)
Continuous 9 fps in FX mode and high speed 11 fps in DX crop
Noise reduction in extreme 25,600 ISO
51 point auto focus with 3D focus tracking and improved Scene Recognition System

Here is …

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[25/08/2007 • No Comment • 265 views]

 
Update: San Francisco Street Artists (0507-001) on Photoduniya.com
Lei plays a variation of the traditional Chinese Suona, a shorter version for the high pitched notes, popularly called the Haidi (or sea-flute). The Suona, also known as laba, is a wind instrument with particularly discrete notes, designed and used to mimic numerous birds’ music.
 
Lei playing the Suona @ photoduniya.com
 

 
Lei carries 2 of these instruments with him, one for the high and one for the graver notes. That apart, he also plays the Ehru, an extremely common 2 stringed instrument, passed onto the …