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Photography Tips | Using Camera Shutter Speed Creatively
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | 1/3 | f/10 | ISO 160 | 24 mm © 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | 1/30 | f/3.5 | ISO 320 | 24 mm “A Perfect Photo That is Empty of Any Feeling Will Never Equal a Blurred Photo Full of Emotion.” – Olivier Föllmi – Have you ever wondered why, even the most expensive camera or professional body camera have “Manual Control” or mode? Why they don’t have a simple Auto button, and let the camera do all the thinking, why…
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Travel and Photography Tips | Light is Language
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal © 2014 Wazari Wazir | Blue Hour | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer – According to Oxford Dictionaries; Language means the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, and according to WikiPedia; Language is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, and a language…
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Travel Photography Tips | Capturing The Perfect Moment
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Monk Circling The Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal | 24 mm Among the skills that most professional photographers have is the “anticipation skill”, this usually comes from the experience, they know what to expect, in order for them to capture the perfect moment that best tell the story. The other thing is that, we must be patient, most of the times we need to wait in order to captured the right moment. Take a look of the photograph of the monk circling the Boudhanath Stupa there, to those of you who have been there, knew that, there are hundreds or sometimes thousand of people…
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Travel Photography Tips | Don’t Forget To Try Slow Shutter Speed
© 2014 Wazari Wazir | A Buddhist Devotee Spins Prayer Wheel at Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal In photography sometimes we need to use fast shutter speed to freeze motion or actions, but sometimes, depending on certain situation to give our photograph to have a sense of speed we need to use a slow shutter speed, so that those who will see the photograph, knows that there is movement taking place. The photograph above were taken at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, there is a large prayer wheel where Buddhist devotee spins the wheel as they walk around it. I spent more than half an hour here, experimenting with various…
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Travel and Photography | Postcard From Kathmandu | Boudhanath Stupa
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu | Nepal Boudhanath (Devnagari: बौद्धनाथ) (also called Boudha, Bouddhanath or Baudhanath or the Khāsa Caitya) is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu (Yambu), Nepal. It is known as Khāsti in Nepal Bhasa Jyarung Khasyor in Tamang language or as Bauddha by modern speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the centre and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa’s massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world. The influx of large populations of refugees…