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Here is a slide-show of what I think are few of my best clicks.

Do accept my apologies for the slowness. The flickr slide-show player is pretty slow. Will change this in a few days to something that is faster.

My interest in photography

I was always interested in photography.

As a kid, though I didn’t have a ‘working’ camera, I used to fiddle with my dad’s broken black and white cheap camera often clicking imaginary shots. I was thrilled when I bought my first camera in 2000, a cheap Kodak KB-10. Then, a year after I got a job,  a Kodak 6230 digital came in 2004. These were used mainly to click pictures of family, friends and myself and the places I went to.  This 2MP camera served me loyally and went almost everywhere with me.. until the day I fell from the cycle crushing the camera in the process.

In 2009, I decided to take my photography to higher levels and took Kalyan Varma’s photography course. Within a week, I had a DSLR. Then onwards, there’s been no looking back. It has been a fantastic journey from then on. I am still learning the ropes… trying to move the focus from technology to art and vision of photography. I know I still have a distance to cover… but its a journey, the destination just doesn’t matter. I am loving every minute of it.

My inspirations: (apart from the McCurry’s and Adams’ of the world. They are in everyone’s list.)

• Mitchell Kanashkevich
• Galen Rowell

And these people whom I know personally:

• Kalyan Varma
• Shankar H Ganesh

Recommended books:

My gear:

Camera:
Nikon D90
Kodak 6230 to get that occasional shot (damaged after a bicycle fall )
Canon S90 to keep in my pocket where ever I go

Lenses:
Nikkor 105 VR micro
Nikkor 10-24 3.5-4.5 ED
Nikkor 18-70 3.5-4.5 ED
Nikkor 50mm 1.8 prime
Nikkor 70-300 4.5-5.6 VR
TC17E II (This is for sale. Expected price is 15K)

Filters:
B+W 77mm HRC Kaeseman CPL filter
Singh Ray 3 stop soft edge GND filter
52-77mm step-up ring
67-77mm step-up ring
Cokin P holder

Flash / lighting:
SB600
SB400 (sold)
Sto-fen omni bouncer for SB600

Other:
Gitzo 3541LS tripod
Arca swiss Z1 monoball head and plates
Lowepro minitrekker bag
Nikon ML-L3 remote
Nikon En-EL3e battery (2)
Canon NB-6L battery (2)
Seagate 640GB portable disk

Other stuff I usually carry on photography trips:
Sunscreen
Lipguard
Mini torch / head torch
Compass
Bubblehead
Water bottle
Notepad and pen
Map
Rain sack to protect my gear

I am saving money for:
A second body… perhaps D7000
Faster lens to replace the 18-70
SB700 / 900