Quotes a Day - Day 2

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up .
The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time"
~ Thomas A. Edison

Post from one of the Project I took on My Facebook Page (goo.gl/zRTpv)

Quotes a Day - Day 1

One of the recent Project I took on My Facebook Page (https://goo.gl/zRTpv)
I'll try to post a photo a day with some beautiful Quotes to start the day.
Please share your feedback, and share in your circles if you like the concept/execution.

Please let me know if you would like to get Larger versions for your wallpaper (or Oder Prints) :)

‪#‎Jugalbandi‬

‪#‎Jugalbandi‬ #1

Do keep a watch on original album (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…) to appreciate the lyrics and click.

Based on initial feedback, we'll also post a postcard image with words to this album (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…) 

उदास आसमां, 
पत्तों की आड़ से,
अपनी मेहबूबा ज़मीं को तकता है,
रुख़सती का सलाम करता है,
अब शहर की जानिब जाना होगा, 
दो जून की रोटी कमाने,
न जाने कब फ़िर दीदार हो,
सुना है की शहरों में अब पत्तों के चिलमन नहीं होते,
ऊपर से तकने पर बस ऊँची इमारतें दिखती हैं.

--

अनिरुद्ध (http://annimav.blogspot.com/)

Enjoyed your Facebook Lookback ? Here's how to download

Facebook launched Facebook Lookback as a Celebration for it's 10 years. 
It's a beautiful gist of your years with [The] Facebook, bringing back candid memories.
Sad thing however, You can't download or share the video with those close ones ...

Well You actually can :)

Here's mine downloaded from the site.

To download the video you don't need ANY SOFTWARE (other than chrome browser [even IE would do] ) needs to be downloaded, so no spam , no bots no nothing.

Steps:

1. Open the Chrome Browser
2. Open Developer tools from Options > Tools > Developer Tools (or simply press Ctrl + Shift + i)
3. Go To Network tab.
4. Navigate to your look back 
5. Keep a watch on the network tab, and look for row with type as video/mp4 or simply sort on size , the row with highest size (approx 6 MB for HD video) is your video
6. Now that you have the link, Open the link in a new tab and right click > Save.

That's all, You now have your video available for upload and share.

Please like and share if you liked this small Tip.

PS: For Internet Explorer 7+, You can open the Developer toolbar by clicking F12, and same navigate to network tab will work there as well.

My Top 20 (Automatic Set)

My Top 20 (Automatic Set), a set on Flickr.

Love the New Layout by Flickr, and 1 TB is a decent size too :)

G+ and Flickr a competitive bunch now on Photography.

FB is for teens and networking

My First Pseudo 3D Animation

A Recent Assignment brought me back to the wonderful world of small animations, and Flash CS5 is the tool at hand.

The work required us to have a spinning earth as part of a campaign, and the artifact at hand was a massive 45 MB mp4 file.

Compression and resizing reduced the size down to 934 KB, but that was not the solution.

So behold I present our very own 3D spinning earth in 79KB :)

PS: tutorials Coming soon

Paper Abstract - Attempt #1

Paper Abstract - Attempt #1, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Trying my hands on paper abstracts by taking macro shots of Paper with various Light patterns.

A Closer Look of the Book - iWoz

A Closer Look of the Book - iWoz, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Macro Shot of the Book - iWOZ by Steve Woznaik.

Canon EOS 60D
Canon 50mm F1.8
50mm Extension tube
back-lit using photopro 35+

Comments and Critique are very much appreciated.

A Warm Heart :)

A Warm Heart :), originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Abstract Obtained by taking a Macro Shot of Colored wool pack with back light.

Canon EOS 60D
Canon 50mm F1.8
50mm Extension tube
back-lit using photopro 35+

Comments and Critique are very much appreciated.

Minimalism

Minimalism, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

My First attempt at a new genre - Minimalism

N Rhodeo Drive LA

Untitled, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Something in this pics make me like it .. May be it's the memories or people , or just the abruptness . . .

A Cozy Li'l Indian Wedding

Untitled, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Man is Slave of his own will, habit, and Whims ~Some Guru

Man is Slave of his own will, habit, and Whims ~Some Guru, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

This is an old stock taken from my old Panasonic (Lumix FZ18)
To me ,The Symbolic Cage with eyes looing for freedom , where Freedom really lies on the other hand was a breather.

Many a Times we feel Bonded, We feel Caged by our own whims, Our own cages, whereas, All it takes is a change in position and perspective :)


Comments and Critique Are Welcome

http://portfolio.swapnilkocheta.com

I prefer the darkness. It makes it harder for me to look around and see just how alone I really am. ~Some Google Guru

I prefer the darkness. It makes it harder for me to look around and see just how alone I really am. ~Some Google Guru, originally uploaded by SwappyIT.

Shot From Deccan Queen, Entering Pune, Loved the blurred out bridge and traffic, and sharp Reflection of water.

Comments and Critique Are Welcome

http://portfolio.swapnilkocheta.com

Snow/Winter

Snow/Winter, a set by Ben Heine on Flickr.

One of the best and varied Winter Pics I have seen so far.
Favorite - A Colorful leaf half frozen inside a lake.

Superb colors and Composition