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Hello Friends... I'm Praabhat P. Sharma {Lucky} from a very small but exciting town of GANDHIDHAM, Gujarat, India.

Photography is my PASSION (it Liberates Me) and Music is my LIFE...! My sweet Daughter AAKANKSHA [Means: "DESIRE"] & AANANDITA [Means: "CARRIER OF JOY"] are the Spices of my Life.

I like shooting - Flora and Fauna, Landscapes, Structures, Architecture - mainly. And at times - Macro, Still Life, Objects, Abstract, Bokeh & People.

EXPERIMENTING with Cameras, Lenses, Filters, Different Angles, Styles, Colours, Textures, Patterns, etc. gives me an added punch!

I love Einsten's Quote: "Imagination is more important than Knowledge". And also: "Don't go the Way Life takes U; Take Life the Way U Go..."

Love U, Love Life & Love this World... CHEERS... :-)

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My Photography Assets [NERDS call it GEAR]:
~ Sony Alpha-350 DSLR with Sony's 18-70 mm Lens Kit.
- Tamron 18-200 mm Medium Zoom Lens with AF [1 : 3.5 - 6.3, Macro, Ø 62].
- Kalimar 60-300 mm Medium Zoom Lens with AF [1 : 4.0 - 5.6, Macro, Ø 67].
- Sigma 150-500 mm Tele-Zoom Lens with AF [1 : 5.2, F5-6.3 to F22, APO DG OS HSM, Ø 86].
- Keniko TelePlus Pro-300 > 2X Tele-Converter.
- U/V, Circular Polarizing, Neutral Density, Diffuser, & Colour Filters.
- Ledvon, Simplex & Slik Tripods.
- LowePro, Jenova Pro & Case Logic Camera Bags.

~ Sony DSC-H9. [I just Luv this Camera]

~ Canon PowerShot II-S. [Gud for Learning Amateur Photography].

~ My Video Cameras:
- Panasonic NV-GS50 ~ Media: DV Tape.
- Sony HDR-XR100E ~ Media: Hard-Drive - 80GB. With AVCHD, Full HD 1080 (1920x1080), 5.1 Dolby Digital Sound,4 MP Still & Touchscreen.

~ And my Mobile Cameras.

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Books on PHOTOGRAPHY:

GENERAL:
(01) The Digital Photography Handbook. - Simon Joinson.

(02) Collins... Need to Know? DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY. - Patrick Hook.

(03) Teach Yourself ~ PHOTOGRAPHY. - Lee Frost.

(04) The Photographer's, Practical Handbook. - Paul Harcourt Davies.

(05) The Essential Photography Manual. - Tim Daly.

(06) Digital Photography Masterclass. - Tom Ang.

(07) Photography (Eyewitness Companion) - Tom Ang.

(08) New Book of Photography. - John Hedgecoe.

(09) Master Photography - Michael Bussele.

(10) The Camera Book (AM Photos) - Michael Langford, 1980, Eaglemoss Publications.

(11) The Pocket Camera HandBook - Michael Langford.

(12) Understanding Digital Cameras. - Jon Tarrant.

(13) Total Digital Photography. - Chris George.

(14) Photography - I ~ SE for MESO Community College.

(15) The Encyclopedia of Photography. - Michael Busselle.

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SPECIAL FEATURES / TECHNIQUES / EQUIPMENTS:

(01) Photographing Babies - Kodak & George Hornby.

(02) How to Control & Use Photographic Lighting - David Brooks.

(03) The Perfect Portfolio - Henritta Brackman.

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KODAK & TIME-LIFE SERIES ON PHOTOGRAPHY:

(01) Take Better Pictures.
(02) Mastering Composition & Lighting.
(03) The Art of Portraits & Nude.
(04) Photographing Friends & Family.
(05) How to Catch the Action.
(06) Capture the Beauty in Nature.
(07) Photographing Buildings & Cityscapes.
(08) The Magic of Black & White.
(09) Learning from the Experts.
(10) Extend your Range.
(11) Dealing with Difficult Situations.
(12) Make Colour Work for you.
(13) Mastering Colour.
(14) Set up your Home Studio.
(15) The Joy of Photography. (3rd Edition).
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EDITING:

(01) Adobe Photoshop 6.0 - The Official Classroom training book.

(02) Professional Photoshop (Updated for PS-7). - Dan Margulis.

(03) 50 Fast Digital Photo Techniques - Gregory Georges.

(04) Special Effects & Photo-Art. - Michael Bussele.

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MISC.:

(01) DIGIT's: Fast-Tack to Digital Photography (2 issues).

(02) Better Photography's (June-2010 Ed.) (4 Pocket Books).

(03) Basic Technique of Movie Making. - Madhusudan.

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Books on ANIMALS, BIRDS, WILDLIFE, Etc.:

(1) The Book of Indian Birds by Sálim Ali, 13th edition. (Must Have).

(2) Birds of Gujarat. - Dr. Raghavji Bhimji Balar, (Must Have).

(3) BIRD - Eyewitness Books. - Pub. by Knopf.

(4) An Instant Guide to BIRDS (200 common North American). - Mike Lamberet & Alan Pearson.

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