On April 8, 2008, Powerhouse Museum based out of Sydney, Australia, released their publicly-held historical photographs for access on Flickr, becoming the first museum in the world to do so. Earlier on Jan 16, 2008, the Library of Congress had released over 3000 photos on Flickr.
What is common between these two contributions was that the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'photography'
The network effect of Flickr’s social photography
June 17th, 2008 · Comments · General
Public photography under attack
May 25th, 2008 · Comments · General
The incompetency of our police and government in handling our security is often sought to be hidden by fear mongering. Knee jerk reactions like banning liquids in airlines, utterly stupid checks while entering malls, and the topic of this post, actively discouraging photography at all public places. Citizens and private organizations, getting these clues from [...]
Cameras don’t take pictures, people take pictures
February 21st, 2008 · Comments · General
Flickr’s camera stats is an enormously humbling resource for me. It would be the most powerful message for newbie photography enthusiasts – creativity rules technology any day, so stop thinking too much about your camera. The kind of amazing photos taken using basic point-and-shoot cameras by talented photographers from around the world, keeps me firmly [...]
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Is Canon selling overpriced digital cameras in India?
May 12th, 2005 · Comments · General
Canon India is selling Powershot A95 at an MRP of Rs. 25,995/-.
Amazon’s listing of A95 mentions a list price of $349.95 (or Rs. 15,121 at today’s exchange rates). Amazon actually sells it for $269.94 (or Rs. 11,664 today).
The question is why does Canon India sell its regular products at a 70% higher price in India? [...]
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My photos from Linux Asia 2004
February 23rd, 2005 · Comments · General
Yes, it is over an year old now. I never posted them publicly because, frankly, I felt others had better cameras and better photos from the event. But rather than having them languish in some forgotten corner of my computer, I am uploading them to my Flickr account. So here is:
Linux Asia 2004 – [...]
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