Memories and Photographs

Memories and Photographs

The Greeks call light as "photo." Graph" in the same language means to write. And the word photography is really " writing with light".

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Many of us become less understandable, we sound hollow, and find it not easy to explain the salient points of our travels abroad simply because of our lack of evidence to support our descriptions of scenes that we have encountered, first hand, in other exotic lands abroad. Being men of few words we could not articulate more on the beauty that nature there provided due to the photographs and snapshots that we missed to take because we failed to carry one camera that moment in time.

There are two groups of still cameras in the market today that are available for enthusiasts to choose from. The film and digital cameras. One has a distinct advantage over the other in terms of cost, resolution, weight, versatility and ease of operation. A digital camera may reach a ,000 mark while the film cameras may cost ,000 or less. Both are capable of taking pictures through-the-lens that is coupled with sensitive meters that measures light quickly and accurately even when taking a picture of distant subjects using telephoto lenses. Through-the-lens metering systems also provide correct readings even with filters over the lens automatically accounting for the additional exposure required to acquire a perfect picture. Correct exposures can be obtained with through-the-lens metering even when an accessory such as the extension tube or bellows is placed between the lens and the camera body. It further heightens the flexibility and operational ease incorporated in a through-the-lens camera. Some camera manufacturers employ the use of central processing units to handle enormous amounts of calculations required for automatic exposure correction. With the use of these cameras, vistas and worlds previously unnoticed or unseen become accessible to the naked eye.

By changing lenses on cameras, the viewfinder reveals different worlds. Distances may appear to be longer or shorter than in actuality and the feeling of depth is modified or enhanced. Details previously unnoticed become clear and vivid and beauty is intensified on the subject. With almost 50 interchangeable lenses to choose from, the world of photography reveals tremendous breadth and creative freedom that is boundless. Some reveals its beauty in an unusual compositions that are unplanned, accidental and unintentionally captured and suddenly become a favorite one.

Some digital cameras offer image quality that stems from the integration of innumerable system components. They employ shutter systems, camera bodies and high performance lenses, software, digital sensors and processors. The integration of all these elements makes it all possible to offer features not available with other systems but the cost may be higher than that of a film camera.

It is very important to read the brochures of your travel destinations to be aware of the picturesque locations before arrival and find a not so common angles in capturing them so that people will want to see those photos in detail again and again. Shot with excitement and with a discriminating eye for the unusual.

Interchangeable Lens Camera