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High Dynamic Range (HDR) Holy Grail and Star Timelapses

After torturing my camera for hours and hours of shooting... 

And overheating my PC for more hours and hours of processing....

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In Flight

Do you know that a fruit fly flaps its wings 250 times per second? Here are some snapshots of fruit flies in flight. :)

Female Fruit Fly on flower

Canon T3 with Canon EF-S 55-250 f/3.5-5.6 @ ~100mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/1000 sec, f/5.6, ISO-800

no flash

A Small World of Macro

Insects are one of the most diverse creatures on Earth.  Most of them are small that cannot see the intricate details of their body... let us examine them :)

Grasshopper's Eye

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF-S 55-250mm IS @ 55mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/160sec, F/16, ISO 800 

 Close encounter with a Wasp (~90% zoom)

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF-S 55-250 IS @ ~100mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

1/160sec, f/18, ISO 100

Flash: Speedlite YN560 @ 1/8 

Cute Dragonfly (Side View)

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF-S 55-250 IS @ ~60mm

with Macro extension tubes (9mm, 16mm, and 30mm)

10sec, f/20, ISO 400, no flash

Yes, its 10 secs exposure!! The dragonfly didn't move for 10 secs!

Light of our life

Can you imagine living a day without seeing any light?

Light is life, without it, the earth will be long dead.  Why not appreciate these simple things ?

An artificial light - CFL

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

f/16, 1/30sec, ISO 100

The Sun - the most important light source of Earth

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

f/22, 1/800sec, ISO 100

 The Moon on a sunny afternoon sky

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 250mm

f/5.6, 1/200sec, ISO 200

Random Stuffs

I was really bored the other day during my idle time at work.  I then grabbed my Canon T3 and attached my favorite Canon 28mm f/1.8 USM lens and took photos of stuffs that were around...

 Afghan Apples

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

f/1.8, 1/80sec, ISO 400

 Worn out Rubik's Cube

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

f/1.8, 1/40sec, ISO 400

Silverwares

Canon T3 w/ Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

f/1.8, 1/80sec, ISO 200

My Galaxy Note 10.1

Canon T3 w/ Canon 28mm f1.8 USM

f/1.8, 1/50sec, ISO 400

Timelapse of the Night Sky

Working here in Afghanistan is like living in a prison.  But having my gears with me keeps me amused a bit.  Here is a compilation of my first attempts in making a timelapse video. :)

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