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Office Party @ Rooster Rock Park

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:49:00 +0000

Wipro Technologies Ltd. - My company organized a grand Hawaiian style party today at Rooster Rock Park - Exit 25 I-84 E and here are a few pictures of the landscape.

It's a very beautiful place..

A walk into the nature's lap with my mom

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:23:00 +0000

So, my mom is here and I am busy showing her the places around. On last Saturday we visited Columbia River Gorge scenic highway and I regretted not bringing my camera there. Yesterday we visited Forest park and here are a few pictures from there.

Here is something about the photos:
On my way to the forest park I really was attracted to the houses there. The Sunlight sifting through the trees was a real bliss and the park was full of bloom and life!

Balloon Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:47:00 +0000

Balloon festival was celebrated in Tigard during June 25th to June 27th 2010. For the public the idea was to have them enjoy hot air balloons flying in the air. For us the idea was the same except that we reached late and we missed it. So, we decided to savor whatever we could. These rides were awaiting on our plates.

The Claw ride

The Chopper ride.

The Spaceship ride

And the claw ride

..not a bummer..

A trip to mount hood

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:11:00 +0000

My good friends have decided to move on in life and therefore this is their last weekend in Oregon. What more can they have as their memories of Oregon than mount Hood itself? So we visited mount Hood. Here are some photos of the trip:

Multnomah Falls - Mesmerizing forever..

Mount Hood - A sneak preview..

Mount Hood - The peaks..

...and the Nature's paint-brush stroke..

An evening Gym Session

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:15:00 +0000

We play once in a while 'Racquetball' - It's a good workout. I have nothing much to say this time....

Pattern..

....and a li'l girl watching Papa play racquetball....I absolutely loved this shot because of the emotions it carries..

..And yeah this is from my nexus one..

Florence Sand Dunes - The ATV ride

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:59:00 +0000

All Terrain Vehicle...Riding that was the agenda of this weekend. My friends and I randomly decided to visit Sand Dunes in Florence which lie along the coast of Oregon. The pictures that follow were not taken from my Canon Rebel XSI but from my Nexus One's 5MP camera.

That was my ATV, the transmission belt of which snapped during the ride and I got a new one then.

My buddy Belo! Fast and Furious...was leading the pack. The orange one was the replacement ATV.

My buddy Pavan found himself lost several times in the dunes.

The landscape was not bland...

and the sea was enigmatic as ever!

My blog displays pictures which according to me are good but you can visit a wide range of my pictures here:
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The Blair Witch Project

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 16 May 2010 07:34:00 +0000

'Paranormal Activity' is a nice scary movie and today we wanted to experience it ourselves. So, my friends and I headed out to a haunted place - 'The witches castle'. This place lies in lower Macleay Park. While you can find a lot of stuff on the internet about why it is haunted, I am gonna post what I experienced first hand.

It was a beautiful sunny day and we started our hike in the afternoon...

It was colorful

We walked on the trail known for 'Ghost War'

Saw the Balch Creek which reflects faces of dead people...

..and finally got to see the witches castle..

It was a nice excursion indeed but was it haunted?..I guess the ghosts were friendly with us...but one thing I can say for sure...it was very beautiful ...

Cigarettes do litter!

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:26:00 +0000

It's been a while I posted. I was off for 2 months due to a personal crisis. Now since I am back I wanted to fuel my blog ASAP and therefore I had been searching for a topic.
Now, my roomie smokes a lot and smoking is definitely injurious to health. Debatable! huh? Agreed but one thing is for sure, it certainly litters...Still debatable? Look for yourself...

... :) Have I won the debate hands down?

Birds!

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:53:00 +0000

Here are some birds photos by me!

Bird's race '10

Sun Bath!

Cruising through the water!

Lovely eyes!

Abstract Again!

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:07:00 +0000

Have clicked these for the event 'Abstract Photography' on facebook. Will keep posting for that event till February. I have accentuated contrast, Saturation and colour temperature!

The Rivets

Rust on the Hinge

The Red Chairs!

The sky and the basket!

The Black Bench!

The Speed Limit

Green Bamboos!

On the way to Canon Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:57:00 +0000

Landscapes again...but no sunshine again...

A view of mount St. Helens!!

Canon Beach!

Pacific Ocean!

No landscapes this time!

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:54:00 +0000

Though I really wanna take stunning landscape photos, I guess it will take a while for me to reach there. Meanwhile, I have taken some abstract photos. Let's see how you like it!

Staircase!

...and the Car!!

Reverse Mount

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:29:00 +0000

Have just learnt this technique. This is called - Reverse Mount! You mount your lens inside out on your camera..there are adapter rings available for this..but I did it very basic..held the lens by my hands ...

This mode is really very good for taking photos of stable subjects in macro mode...because the subject has to be very close to your lens if you are using 18-55mm.

Forest Park - Multnomah County

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:01:00 +0000

Here are a few photos from the trip to Forest Park:

It's very hard to get nice landscape photos in low (diffused light conditions).

I liked the pattern on the tree.

Nature's Frame!

Highway 26 W towards Tillamook

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:41:00 +0000

A foggy day again. I tried some perspective photo.

And also a spooky photo..

Highway I-84

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:46:00 +0000

Terribly disappointed by the pictures I have taken! But for the sake of this blog here they are :S

Silhouette because I don't know how to capture landscape colours!!

Wanted some 'perspective' photos.. not very impressed!

...Water effect here.

Tried the 'L' composition (disappointed by colours I have gotten and exposure etc.)

This is the only photo I liked because of the patterns!

Full Moon and the moon again

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:15:00 +0000

I am determined to click the moon perfectly but I have a long way to go before I can conclude that my camera has some limitations:

F-Stop = f/5.6
Shutter Speed = 1/250 sec
ISO = 400
Metering = spot

Post processing: Sharpen, enlarged, cropped stepped down the resolution for easy download

Here is another. I wish that there had been an owl or eagle when I was clicking this one

F-Stop = f/5.6

Shutter Speed = 1/40 sec

ISO = 400

Metering = spot

Snow

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:59:00 +0000

On 12/29/09 it snowed in Beaverton, OR and my friends and I went to Tualatin park to get some nice clicks. Some of them are here:

High contrast settings in snow give stark colours.

Again photos are average so camera settings are not described here!

The Sunrise

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:48:00 +0000

A Beautiful Sunrise

F-Stop = F/11
Shutter speed 1/2000 Sec
ISO = 200
Focal Length = 55mm
Metering = Partial

Moon again

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:47:00 +0000

F-Stop = F/5.6
Shutter speed = 1/160 sec
ISO = 200
Focal Length = 250mm
Metering = Partial.

Sharpness is sacrificed for brightness..Next time it will be better

One afternoon

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:12:00 +0000

I went on a stroll in an afternoon..when I took several pictures..none of them were visually appealing..but I saved this one..as this has some qualities of the pictures that I'd expect myself to capture a year later !!

F stop = f/11

Exposure Time = 1/60 seconds

ISO = 200

Focal Length = 18mm

Metering = Pattern

Beautiful smile

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:07:00 +0000

Here is my great friend Ramnath.. with a beautiful smile

F-Stop = F/11
Exposure Time : 1/30 Sec
ISO - 200
Focal Length = 18mm
Metering mode = Pattern
Polarizer Filter

Mushroom

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:33:00 +0000

I like this one...

F-stop = f/4
Exposure time = 1/160 Sec
ISO = 250
Focal Length = 18mm
Metering mode = Partial

Mount St. Helens Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 03:21:00 +0000

It was foggy...with limited knowledge of photography and camera...this was the best I could do...

Except the angle..this photo is not great...so I am not specifying its details...

I modified this photo (cropped off the lower half)..using a friend's suggestion...and I feel now it's much better...

The Moon

noreply@blogger.com (Amiya Shrivastava) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:53:00 +0000

It could have been a lot better...
F-Stop = F/5.6
Exposure Time = 1/1250 Sec
ISO = 1600
Focal Length = 250mm