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Travel Photography | Into The Wild | Kashmir in Winter
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Winter in Sonamarg | Kashmir February 2012 “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon,…
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Travel iPhoneography | Kashmir in Winter 2012
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Kashmir in Winter | February 2012 “I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape – the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn’t show.” – Andrew Wyeth – “I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” – Lewis Carrol – “Spring passes and one remembers one’s innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one’s exuberance.…
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Kashmir | The Road Less Traveled
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Sonamarg Kashmir | The Road Less Traveled Why? “‘Why do you do it?’ friends often ask, perplexed, Brows raised, minds sorely vexed. ‘The world out there is dangerous! Aren’t you scared? Why do this? You need steady work, a house, two cars! You have only a motorbike, and sleep under stars!’ Dear friend, if you must ask, you cannot know This curiosity that drives me so. To you it is hidden; in me rises unbidden! But one day the world I’ll have ridden By iron steed, then perhaps this need Will have vanished, finally vanquished! That day will find me on deathbed, With no regrets…
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Photography eBook | Exposure for Outdoor Photography by Michael Frye
© 2012 Craft and Vision | eBook | Exposure for Outdoor Photography by Michael Frye There is more to exposure than just getting the right amount of light into the camera. Every exposure also creates a specific aesthetic. Exposure For Outdoor Photography is about natural-light photography and the creation of exposures that are not only technically perfect, but aesthetically compelling. This 50-spread PDF ebook, tackles the basics, and goes on to discuss the different ways of accomplishing different exposures to bring about different aesthetics. It covers metering modes, exposure modes, histograms, high-contrast scenes, depth of field, shutter speeds, and exposure blending, and more, and includes 10 case studies, and beautiful photographs, to…
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Travel Photography | India | New Delhi | Kashmir | Agra | Part III
© 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Above The Himalaya from New Delhi to Srinagar Kashmir © 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Above The Himalaya from New Delhi to Srinagar Kashmir © 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Above The Himalaya from New Delhi to Srinagar Kashmir © 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Above The Himalaya from New Delhi to Srinagar Kashmir | Approaching Srinagar Airport © 2012 Wazari Wazir | iPhoneography | Swiss Hotel Kashmir | Srinagar We have already arrange our taxi the night before departure with Vivek Hotel management and paid Rs300 for the trip to the airport. Our flight depart at Terminal 1 at…