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The 34th annual Castro Street Fair on October 7, 2007, was again a fun filled liberated gathering of people. The mood was progressive, and although primarily around alternative expressions, there were a lot of small time traders making some quick sales.
 
Street candids from Castro Street Fair 2007 @ photoduniya.com

 
From beads, to buckles, to straps and leather, there were everything to be found. A few very talented photographers and artists also …

Update: Faces from San Francisco (0607-001) on Photoduniya.com
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I have been posting a few unique images from the San Francisco’s 24th annual Folsom Street fair held last weekend. Amidst the hundreds of parade goers, participants, leather aficionados, there were the hoteliers and caterers that kept the energy going. With abundance of food, grilles and chilled beer, the restaurateurs had a lot to offer.
 
Street portraits from Folsom @ photoduniya.com
 

 
The busy pair stopped …

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 …

PHOTOduniya Projects – Preface
From time to time, various facts of life inspire us to think more, to dig deep and find some meaning. Often the pictures give a message and sometimes they just becomes memories. Whatever be the situation, each provide an inspiration to explore. Many a times, my readers would prompt me to think! And then to take up my camera. It’s always interesting to have a new perspective on the same subject, or sometimes, if I am fortunate, have a new subject or composite altogether.
The current …

For those who have used Scala, whether for photo journalism, portraits or even for landscape images, would be disappointed now that Agfa may not ever produce any more Scala. The film was favored by many for its sharpness, contrast and its ability to shoot at 200 ASA as good as in 800 ASA. You could push it to 1200 ASA too with negligible grains!

When BH Photo started showing “Out of Stock” on Scala for over 2 months now, I wrote to Agfa only to hear that they would ship the …