Will keep trying until I get a 'great' one! :-)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
My First Attempt at HDR Imaging!
Finally got the 8gig CF card for my DSLR yesterday(bought on ebay for 17 quid), tried a few snaps, and gave HDR a try. The results are not that striking! Here are the pics, taken at increments of 2 units and the final HDR output, produced using Photomatix:
-2 0 +2
Resulting HDR image.
Another try, with AEB steps of 1 unit:
-1 0 +1
Final HDR output.
Will post some more once I get comfortable with the technique.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
27 yrs, 7 days past.......Life creeps on!
Fade in to Date:
June 5th, 1981.
Voiceover(sounding like one of those Hollywood voice over guys):
June 5th 1981, a day written in capitals for the world to remember, cos on this day was born Mankinds' Saviour, Naveen Nagesh!
Cut to:
Abrupt ending!!
LOL!!!
I am not sure if I will be mankinds' Saviour or not, but as of now I feel am definitly a burden on Mankind. Its been 27 years of me taking this 'avatar', on this planet and what have been the major highlights of the past year:
Taking a huge risk and leaving a well paid job in Bangalore and travelling to an unknown land in search of greener pastures.
Well the 'risk' has defienitly paid off. Not in terms of any monetary benefits as such, but broadening my view about life. Being brought up in a totally protected environment back home, I was grossly unprepared for the hardships of living an independent life. But, hey Thank God, I have been given ample support to cope with my hardships through great friends like my housemates, Shankar,Mardi.
Other highlights include(have been thinking for 5 mins now): will be updated when i think of something!
People who wished me on june 5th:
Dad,mom,sis1,sis2.
santosh karthik.
Lini,Rahul.
My office Colleagues.
People who spoke(chat) to me and did not wish(no offences meant:-)):
bj,vivek,kummi,mayakar.
Voiceover:
This blog will self destroy in 5-4-3-..........!
(Intha G-Shocks genu kammi illa! :-))
June 5th, 1981.
Voiceover(sounding like one of those Hollywood voice over guys):
June 5th 1981, a day written in capitals for the world to remember, cos on this day was born Mankinds' Saviour, Naveen Nagesh!
Cut to:
Abrupt ending!!
LOL!!!
I am not sure if I will be mankinds' Saviour or not, but as of now I feel am definitly a burden on Mankind. Its been 27 years of me taking this 'avatar', on this planet and what have been the major highlights of the past year:
Taking a huge risk and leaving a well paid job in Bangalore and travelling to an unknown land in search of greener pastures.
Well the 'risk' has defienitly paid off. Not in terms of any monetary benefits as such, but broadening my view about life. Being brought up in a totally protected environment back home, I was grossly unprepared for the hardships of living an independent life. But, hey Thank God, I have been given ample support to cope with my hardships through great friends like my housemates, Shankar,Mardi.
Other highlights include(have been thinking for 5 mins now): will be updated when i think of something!
People who wished me on june 5th:
Dad,mom,sis1,sis2.
santosh karthik.
Lini,Rahul.
My office Colleagues.
People who spoke(chat) to me and did not wish(no offences meant:-)):
bj,vivek,kummi,mayakar.
Voiceover:
This blog will self destroy in 5-4-3-..........!
(Intha G-Shocks genu kammi illa! :-))
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Firefox saves the Day!
An unusual afternoon on a weekday, unusual because Lord Helios was shining bright throughout the day(that's 'breaking news' in this part of the world). I was busy at work, thought of checking my yahoo mail, then I saw this:
Update Your Axis ® Online Banking Account from Axis Bank
I became suspicious, hmmm.......what is this. For the first time ever, I came across such a warning. This is strange. After diligently reading the Firefox message, I saw the URL of the Webpage:
http://axis.00freehost.com/index.php?bank=www.axisbank.com
Hmm.......this is extremely strange. A full fledged bank, hosting its pages on a free server. That's not the norm. Then I came to the conclusion that I was being 'Phished'. For the first time :-)
I immediately fwded the mail to Axis Bank and warned them. If not for Firefox, I would have been easily cheated. Thank you Firefox!
After sometime, and with some time to fiddle with, I went back to that link and entered all the fake details so that the guy, whoever is phishing, has some laughs or two after reading it :-)
Update Your Axis ® Online Banking Account from Axis Bank
Dear Valued Axis Bank Member:
Due to our concerns, for the safety and integrity of your Axis® Bank Account,
we have issued this warning Notification.
It has come to our attention that your Axis® Bank account information needs
to be updated as part of our continuous commitment in protecting your account and
reducing the instances of fraud on our website. Please take out your time to update
your personal records to enable us serve you better.
Once you have updated your account records your account, services will not
be interrupted and will continue as usual.
To update your Axis® Bank online records, click on the following link:
https://www.axisbank.com/Control.do?page=update
Thank You.
Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, Axis ® Bank will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you have any questions.
Like any other novice account holder I clicked on the link. And I was taken to this webpage:
I became suspicious, hmmm.......what is this. For the first time ever, I came across such a warning. This is strange. After diligently reading the Firefox message, I saw the URL of the Webpage:
http://axis.00freehost.com/index.php?bank=www.axisbank.com
Hmm.......this is extremely strange. A full fledged bank, hosting its pages on a free server. That's not the norm. Then I came to the conclusion that I was being 'Phished'. For the first time :-)
I immediately fwded the mail to Axis Bank and warned them. If not for Firefox, I would have been easily cheated. Thank you Firefox!
After sometime, and with some time to fiddle with, I went back to that link and entered all the fake details so that the guy, whoever is phishing, has some laughs or two after reading it :-)
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