Srajan, just a short note to compliment you on your recent photography. Things look really good and I wondered whether you changed camera or lenses? Just curious. Jeff
Same old Lumix body, same old Leica wide-angle lens dating back to my time in Switzerland. So the hardware hasn't changed. The rest is catching just the right time of day for the ambient light to be favourable and my better command of post processing. That often includes layer stacking for more even focus and to combine flash and no-flash exposures. I always use ceiling flash but it can lower the contrast of displays and screens which look better without flash. Then I take multiple shots either way and combine them in Photoshop by erasing the unwanted portions of stacked layers. As a member of the audiophile press, part of my job is to make this hobby look appealing, its products friendly within a home. Whilst my décor choices certainly reflect my very personal taste and nobody else's, it's important to make a professional presentation which doesn't chase away newcomers. Being in my sixties now, I'm far from cool to the younger kids. At the very least I can communicate in colourful photos that this thing of ours is fun and fits into normal-sized rooms which their mom would visit. If things looked drab or dungeon-like, it'd be counterproductive and sooner than later, manufacturers would question the wisdom of sending me anything to review. Keeping things tidy, clean and presented to good effect is simply part of the gig. Thanks for noticing that we're making the effort. Srajan
