AM_DB's photostream  

About the guy, the photographer, the artist, the visualizer:

This guy's been lugging a camera (point & shoot, film & digital) since ages as far as I remember, thanks to his dad who had a collection of great SLRs (all sold for scrap during the bad times) & was a photo enthusiast. You can also visit him here on Facebook

A year & half back, he collected enough money to buy a Nikon D40 with kit lens (the cheapest grey market one available). Now, finally after much efforts he's got 2 more lenses to work on his passion. Everything done so far is by self learning & experimentation & to mentors Indian Nomad & Hitler In Shorts. Is indebted to his buddies Fenil for funding equipments, Anshuman for letting him use his basic studio setup & AiR for giving pointers on PhotoShop. Most other things are learnt here on Flickr from his close contacts, friends & groups. The learning have been invaluable for him.

Suffering from something similar to "Myositis Ossificans" & has the whole right side locked up (especially cold or frequently changing climate & rains, almost kills with unbearable pain). Holding things in hand, walking or sitting for some time, gives prolonged pain & gait is completely affected, but that hasn't caused him to bottle up or lose his wicked & twisted sense of humor or attitude for life.

P.S.: Even a doctor with 45+ years of experience in Orthopedic Medicine & Sports Injury Treatment are unable to find the cause or do corrections. They don't have an answer to this issue as yet.

Loves to travel by motorcycle (a 100cc spinner) to long distances, take photographs & write about different things on his blog. Is interested to work as an independent photographer, travel writer, graphic designer & to conceptualize layouts, banners, brochures & websites. Plans to have a studio setup or write & do photography for any bike/car/outdoor travel magazines or work for some NGOs for the betterment of human life or nature.

*EDIT: He was gifted a 2 year Pro account by Raya today (14-02-'10) & would like to show his appreciation here. Thanks a lot Flickr friend & angel in disguise!! Gracias.

EQUIPMENT:


* Nikon D40
* Nikkor AF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED DX II (Kit Lens)
* Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM [13/05/09]
* Nikon AF Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8D [21/10/09]
* Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8 G [On The List]
* Nikon Coolpix 4600 (Nikon Coolpix E4600)
* Sony Tripod VCT-R640
* Marumi 52mm Neutral Density x4 Filter
* Vivitar 3200A Flashgun [17/01/11]
* Nikon SB-26 Flashgun [07/12/11]


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CAUTION:

Please do not add any comments with those animated group logos. He also don't need any awards like the "blue ribbon awards" or "diamond award" or stars. Please also do not invite him to any groups where favoring/commenting/giving stars/ribbons/diamonds or any such thing is mandatory. He loves comments and critiques about his pictures, so please go right ahead and be extremely vocal. He don't mind at all! In fact, he likes critical comments in his photo stream.

NOTICE:

Please contact him via Flickr Mail if you wish to use or download his pictures. He holds exclusive rights over his images and won't like anyone using it without any prior approval from him. He has seen lots of images stolen from many Flickrites and this is really disgusting & painful to him. As he feels a beautiful image is a creation and fruit of the artist's efforts. He truly believes that "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder" & it should always be appreciated, but never plagiarized or copied under any pretense.

COPYRIGHT NOTIFICATION:

All Rights Reserved. Copyrighted Arun Mathew. Any use of this work in hard or soft copy or transfer,using websites, must be done with the expressed consent of Arun Mathew in written. Failing to do so will result in violation as per Section 63 of the Indian Copyrights Act, 1957 & Forgery, Fraud, Misrepresentation and Misinformation as per the Indian Penal Code Section 420 leading to severe legal consequences.

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