John Lennon memorial in Strawberry Field in Central Park

April 8th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Culture, D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel No Comments »

A quiet western end of Central Park in New York City marks the place where John Lennon was shot dead. People gather daily to visit the place so sacred to popular musicians. The circle is called Imagine!

John Lennon memorial Imagine in central park new york city

The picture is taken on Nikon D200 with a wide angle lens on Lexar Pro media.

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Chessboards and chess players in New York City

April 4th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Culture, D200, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Street candid, Travel 1 Comment »

Bryant Park is a place where various types of New Yorkers assemble throughout the day. The weekends bring the musicians and the chess players out to the park. These are friendly competitions but every player is as serious about the game as if it were holding a grand prize. You can make out the stress from the way the player in the red cap is clenching his fists.

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Chess players playing chess in bryant park

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There is off course a prize, not apparent if you are new to this environment. It is the satisfaction of an afternoon well spent outdoor in the company of people who love nothing but playing chess!

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journalimage.com Launched for street documentary

February 28th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Art, D200, News, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel, Writing No Comments »

.We have finally launched journalimage.com, a website & blog specifically for street candid pictures and documentaries. After having your trust & readership for almost two years, your constant feedback, suggestions for more concentrated street photography and encouragement have convinced us to move ahead with journalimage.com.

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We hope to present candid street pictures, stories, techniques and documentaries from New York City, San Francisco, Boston & Chicago among other cities & metros of US. As in the past, we will also run street projects including street artists, street musicians, body art, street fairs & portraits on journalimage.com..

Please update your bookmark with journalimage.com. The feeds are available on http://journalimage.com/feed/

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African wildlife films - masterpieces from the Jouberts

February 19th, 2008 Ranjay Mitra Posted in Conservation, Nikon, Photo Notes & Field guides, Photography, Travel 1 Comment »

The Joubert family has settled in Botswan to film and photograph the African Wildlife in it’s natural environment. Giving up a luxurious city life, they have been working for the National Geographic for over 15 years now. And they have produced some marvelous films over the time.

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Stalking the big cats on their jeep and following the faint sounds that could only be picked up by an expert, they have captured primitive hunts and predatory behaviors. Derreck mans the movie camera while Beverly works the sounds. And while she is not on her usual role, she captures the moments in her still camera.

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While each of these videos will show the passion and compassion of the film makers, it will also be an immense tutorial on various aspects of wildlife photography for all.

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