Sudhanwa..'s photostream

I am a software programmer by profession and by choice. I began taking photographs sometime back in 2005 when I ordered a Sony DSC-S40 from my friend in the States. It was a 4 MP point and shoot and used to take good pictures. My interest in photography grew. Pretty soon, I was getting frustrated by the smaller sensor, lower dynamic range and limited zoom capabilities of my point and shoot. Thats when I got introduced to the world of DSLRs, thanks to my friend Killol. Killol is a very good photographer and he got me going. Over a period of 2 years, I had been saving money regularly and now I am happy to have decent equipment. This trend of saving money to buy glass has become more of a habit now :)

Today, I am still learning about exposure, lighting, metering, focus stacking, HDR and lot more. I keep reading articles about people's experiences and techniques. Currently I take photographs either as practice or for the love of all things beautiful. I believe that the camera is a powerful tool, best when put to a specific purpose. I dont know when or if I will find that purpose. Till then, I will enjoy clicking :)

Links to some good websites

www.luminous-landscape.com - Has very detailed tutorials about the hows and the whys
www.juzaphoto.com - Good photographs, tutorials and an interactive user forum
www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm - Tutorials in basic concepts of the Digital
www.gkvale.com - Online store of a photo lab in Bangalore. You can upload photographs, they print these and courier them to any address in India. Very reasonable rates and good quality.

For those in Zuirch, you can rent lenses, cameras, studio stuff from these two shops :
profot.ch
tekno.ch
I have rented lenses from both of these several times.

My gear :
Nikon D40x
Nikkor 18-135mm (Kit Lens)
Nikkor 50mm f1.8D
Nikkor 50mm f1.4 AF-S (wonderful lens)
Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 G (IF) ED AF-S VR (lots of budgeting to get this one)
Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105 mm
Nikkor TC-17E II
and
Manfrotto 190XProb tripod with a 804RC2 head.