Arantha's Digital Photography: August 2008

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Portraits of a Friend

I managed to capture a few portraitures of my friend Kanishka while i was at my working place.

Saturday, August 30, 2008

The Avian Friends in our garden

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Path to Heaven - Sulangawatta Bunglow, Bologoda

One fine Sunday I mange to venture in to one of the uncharted areas near the Bolgoda lake. when i was sight seeing, I came across this beautifull & Mysterious Bunglow which is called Sulangawatta. I managed to capture a glimpse of that moment through my Nikon D40. I was simply a PATHWAY TO HEAVEN.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

FLICKR Sri Lanka Photographers meeting

I managed to participate for the Flickr Sri Lanka photographers Gettogether on the 20th of August 2008 at Coffee Bean. It was a great chance to meet fellow photographers in Sri Lanka.

Arantha Sirimanne (Me) & Kasun Wijendra

Praveen Rodrigo (Autolanka Photographer) & Buddika Pathirana

From Left: Nirdesha, Myself, Lohitha, Kasun, Chameera

Praveen Rodrigo & Ashani. J

Chamil Thanthirimudalige (ADOH Magazine)

Praveen's Black Beast - Toyota Juno

After days of nagging by my friend Praveen Gunasekara, I managed to take a few quick photographes of the Modified Toyota Juno. Its a real beauty.

A Home for the Underprivileged - Diyagala Boys Town, Ragama - Sri Lanka

I got a chance to Photograph at Diyagla Boystown in Ragama. Its a safe heaven for underprivileged, handicapped, Orphans, single parent children, victims of war and otherwise abandoned youth of Sri Lanka. Please visit: http://www.diyagalaboystown.org/

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Tropical Sri Lankla

GOLDEN RULES OF PHOTOGRAPHY - RULE OF THE THIRDS

The "Rule of the Thirds" is actually nothing else than a simplification of the "Golden Mean". The basic philosophy behind it is to avoid a symmetric compositon which is usually pretty boring because the view is centered. The connection to the "Golden Mean" are the 4 possible crossings of the dividing lines (see the examples in illustration C1 and C2). To counteract symmetry the "Rule of the Thirds" can follow two concepts: First we can divide the image into two distinctive areas which cover 1:3 and 2:3 of the size of the picture

The second possible application is directly based on the crossing points of the Golden Mean. e.g Let's assume that we a landscape that is pretty charming but lacks a major feature or interesting geometric structure. The resulting image is a boring picture of an empty landscape. So what can we do here. Try to find an object which provides a contrast to the otherwise "monotonious" surrounding and place it at one of these crossing points. This object is an anchor for the first look and invites to a further observation of the scene.

The Story at Pahiyangala Cave Temple

It was a rainy day on 18th May 2008, when Myself & a fellow photographer Mr Dilantha Perera started a journey to the Pahiyangala Cave Temple where the fossils of the first pre historic man was found from Sri Lanka. Pahiyangala is named after a Chinese monk, who travelled through this area in the 5th century AD. On his way to Adam's Peak he discovered this cave. Or better he rediscovered the cave. The cave is only a shelter, a overhanging rock of 60m length and 45m height. It is big enough for 3,000 people. The rock is formed like a cobra head.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Talk of the Town - "NEW" CANON EOS 50D

Not much left to tell here that you didn't already know. Still, now that the EOS 50D is official, we can list the specs with certainty: 15.1 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 image processor, up to ISO 12800 support, 3.0-inch LCD with face detection Live View, HDMI output, 6.3fps burst mode, and same AF system found in Canon's 40D with new Microadjustment feature. This DSLR targeting the "advanced amateur" will be ready for the holidays (shipping in October) for an estimated $1,599 with Canon's EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens -- $1,399 for the body only.