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Ardass on Diwali/Bandi Chorr Diwas - 2017

A photograph I clicked on this Diwali (19.10.2017).

Stills from Jaipur: City Palace, Amer Fort

We visited Jaipur and surrounding areas a little while ago.  We shall be sharing some glimpses of the grandeur and beautiful architecture of the Land of Raja's and over the coming few days with you. This post is the first in the series and contains pictures taken in City Palace Jaipur and Amer Palace.  In the picture above you can see the grandeur of the Chandra Mahal City Palace. Chandra Mahal is the royal residence. At the top, you can see the Pentacolour royal flag hoisted. You can read more about the City Palace here. Above picture was taken of one of the gate and balcony in Chandra Mahal. Its has very detailed and exquisite Peacock pattern, Above you can see the royal carriages which were used in the past to transport the King and Queen. A few other such carriages can also be seen here and this place is called Bhaggi Khana The still above is taken of one of the gates in the Diwan-i-Aam corridor leading to the Chandra Mahal. ...

Bathinda City

Bathinda derives its name from the district headquarters city of Bathinda, which is of great antiquity. According to Khalifa Muhammad Hassan, author of History of Patiala, its ancient name was Bikramgarh. Bhatinda was changed to Bathinda to conform to the phonetical expression as locally pronounced. According to Henry George Raverty, Bathinda was known as Tabarhindh (Labb-ut-Twarikh). The earliest mention of Tabarhindh occurs in the Jami-Ul-Hakayat written about 607 Hijri or 1211 AD.

The Schiit Stack (Schiit Modi2 & Schiit Magni2) Review!

As mentioned in the Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2  unboxing article , i recently got my Schiit Stack . Since the time i have installed the schiit stack with my laptop, i have tried this DAC & Amp combo with different Headphones, Audio file types and against other DAC &  Amp combos so that i can give a review which is not just based on technical specifications and the fandom responses to the Schiit Stack.

Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2 Unboxing (The Schiit Stack 2) !!

And finally i have got myself a pair of Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2 to comprehend my headphones collection. Thanks to headphonezone  guys for making these available in India and that too at reasonable rates. Both  Schiit Magni 2  and Schiit Modi 2  cost Rs. 9,999.00 each in india. Below is the unboxing of both Schiit Magni 2 and Modi 2, the reviews will follow in few days.

Evolution of the Samsung Galaxy S Series!

Back in 2010 when Samsung launched the Galaxy S smartphone nobody had ever dreamt that this series would become one of the highest rated android flagship phones of all time rivalling with the ever so popular iPhones every year. Coming to year 2017, Samsung launched its latest iteration the Samsung Galaxy S8 this week on 29th March 2017 with a positive response hoping to be the best flagship phone of the year.  Samsung has come a long way in last 8 years, experimenting with different looks, features, hardware etc in a pursuit to make the perfect flagship phone.

50 mm F1.8, The Magic Lens

What comes to our mind when thinking about professional photography ? Yes, the blurred backgrounds (shallow depth of field) with sharp subjects! And next thing that comes to our mind is how to get (achieve) it? The answer is a DSLR and a wide aperture lens. There are plenty of options in market for both DSLRs and Lenses with wide apertures, but today we are here to talk about the 50mm f1.8 prime lens .