Some Interesting facts of Photography

The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by James Maxwell,
the British physicist.

 The first aerial photography was carried out by French inventor
Turnache in 1858. He shot Paris from the balloon.

The first portrait by the electric light was made in 1879 by
Levitsky, which required the exposure of 15 seconds.

The basis of a digital camera was invented in 1973. It was a
charge-coupled device, with which it was possible to obtain an image size of
100×100 pixels. The first astronomical electronic photo was taken with the help of this device the following year.

The story of a digital photo begins with camera Mavica,produced by the company Sony in 1981. Mavica is almost a full SLR with interchangeable lenses and resolution of 570h490 pixels. But then it was considered a “static camera,” the result of which was not the videobut static images – shots.

The term “megapixel” was first used in 1984.

18. The world’s first auto-focus SLR camera was produced by
“Polaroid” in 1979, and in 1985 “Minolta” produced a camera
that eventually become the standard for SLR cameras.

sources : Google

Papilio machaon   the Old World swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. The butterfly is also known as the common yellow swallowtail or simply the swallowtail (a common name applied to all members of the family, but this species was the first to be given the name). It is the type species of the genus Papilio.

               This butterfly is present throughout the entire Palearctic region, ranging from Russia to China and Japan, (including the Himalayas and Taiwan), and across into Alaska, Canada, and the United States, and thus, is not restricted to the Old World, despite the common name.

              In Asia, it is reported as far south as Saudi Arabia, Oman, the high mountains of Yemen, Lebanon, Iran and Israel. In southern Asia, it occurs in Pakistan and Kashmir, northern India (Sikkim, to Assam, and  Arunachal  Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, and northern Myanmar.The butterfly has a strong and fast flight, but frequently pauses to hover over flowering herbs and sip nectar. It frequents alpine meadows and hillsides, and males are fond of 'hilltopping', congregating near summits to compete for passing females. At lower elevations, it can be seen visiting gardens.

Best High Quality Cheapest Cameras

A digital camera or digicam is a camera that captures photographs in digital memory. Most cameras produced today are digital,and while there are still compact cameras on the market, the use of dedicated digital cameras is dwindling, as digital cameras are now incorporated into many devices ranging from mobile devices to vehicles. However, high-end, high-definition dedicated cameras are still commonly used by professionals. The latest technological improvements in a camera gear up the Photography skills of a Photographer to a next level. There are Various popular brands which provides us high quality cameras. Some of the most affordable high quality cameras are listed as below..

 

A beautiful waterfall of Basistha Temple, Guwahati..
Basistha temple, located in the south-east corner of Guwahati city is a Shiva mandir constructed by Ahom King Rajeswar Singha in 1764. The history of the Basistha Ashram where the temple is located dates back to the Vedic age. According to legend the ashram was founded by the great saint Basistha (Vasishtha).
Temple in the ashram stands on the bank of the mountain streams originating from the hills of Meghalaya, which becomes the rivers Basistha and Bahini/Bharalu flowing through the city.

Species

Rhaphidophoridae

The orthopteran family Rhaphidophoridae of the suborder Ensifera has a worldwide distribution.Common names for these insects include the cave weta, cave crickets, camelback crickets, camel crickets, spider crickets (sometimes shortened to "criders", or "land shrimp" or "sprickets") and sand treaders.  Most are found in forest environments or within caves, animal burrows, cellars, under stones, in wood or in similar environments.All species are flightless and nocturnal, usually with long antennae and legs^. There are more than 1100 species of Rhaphidophoridae described.  The well-known field crickets are from a different superfamily (Grylloidea) and only look vaguely similar, while members of the family Tettigoniidae may look superficially similar in body form.
              
                 Most cave crickets have very large hind legs with "drumstick-shaped" femora and equally long, thin tibiae, and long, slender antennae. The antennae arise closely and next to each other on the head. They are brownish in color and rather humpbacked in appearance, always wingless, and up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long in body and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) for the legs. The bodies of early instars may appear translucent.

 

Beautiful evening

A beautiful flower

Beautiful flower

Photography--"The living life in a frame"

Photography is the art, it is the creativity of the photographer who brings life in a photo..Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.Photography is the science, art, application and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

         The word "photography" was created from the Greek roots "phōtos" , genitive of  "phōs" , "light" and "graphé " representation by means of lines" or "drawing",together meaning "drawing with light".

A endless journey..