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C-GHKR
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 Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:37 pm Post subject: Indian photographers thread |
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I was reading the other thread. I could see a not so, but I would say a healthy, competition.
The point of thread being a motivation for photogs being listed as a photographer in the websites. A.net/JP.net.
A.net requires 50 pics and JP 100.
We could talk all day about quality but in the end it is quantity. Let it be number of pictures or number of hits.
The fact that the shot gets accepted takes care of the quality aspect. If the screeners say it is good, then it must be good. Now only difference is between quality of A.net and JP.net, A.net is better but not by much, they would reject any good picture with no problems just to give a feel that the standards are high. Jp is also at times guilty of this.
So, let me start the list (in no order)
1. Vivek
2. Vishal
3. Birendra
4.Yash
5.Gaurav
6. "r"
and any others I missed.
Also Nitin has a special place. He is a little "Sam Chui" of India with all those rare shots. I guess you all know Sam Chui, he is one of the most envied photog of A.net.
I would like to know how many shots the above photogs have on these websites(A.net/JP) |
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Haha, thanks man, that is a REAL BIG compliment. I can be Chota Chui, lol.
2007-07-27: 1 photos 1 photos not screened yet
2007-07-28: 1 photos 1 photos not screened yet
2007-07-29: 2 photos 2 photos not screened yet
There is 0 photos of yours in the Appeal queue that will be screened by the Head Screeners.
You currently have 15 photos in our database. The large version of all your photos have been viewed a total of 463762 distinct times. On average, a photo of yours has been viewed 30917 times.
Those are my current stats.
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Vishal Jolapara
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MyAviation.net : 929 Photos
JetPhotos.net : 50 Photos
Airliners.net : 7 Photo
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Interesting thing is that i was just randomly going through my photo section on airliners.net, and i found out that i have earned 1.5 dollars by selling 5 prints of my pics!
Thats really funny, not bad, i earned 60rs, that goes into my 100-400L series fund 
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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| C-GHKR wrote: | Also Nitin has a special place. He is a little "Sam Chui" of India with all those rare shots. I guess you all know Sam Chui, he is one of the most envied photog of A.net.
I would like to know how many shots the above photogs have on these websites(A.net/JP) |
Ahhh......yes...Nitin has some of the best shots from India....And yes i agree....He's the Sam Chui of india 
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| deaphen wrote: | ......, i earned 60rs, that goes into my 100-400L series fund
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u after that baby too?????  |
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| iflytb20 wrote: | | deaphen wrote: | ......, i earned 60rs, that goes into my 100-400L series fund
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u after that baby too????? |
Yup! Have been fro the past few months now! that and the Sigma 8mm Fisheye for the interior shots.
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im planing to pick her up later this month...before my Ferry trip  |
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| iflytb20 wrote: | | im planing to pick her up later this month...before my Ferry trip |
Oh excellent, can i come along ?
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Thanks for the honour, C-GHKR of the ranking given by you.
I actually am just happy with being in league with such stalwarts. Though i may not be able to match up with their quality and quantities, their contribution of pictures gives me a high altogether.
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Vishal Jolapara
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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| C-GHKR wrote: | The point of thread being a motivation for photogs being listed as a photographer in the websites. A.net/JP.net.
A.net requires 50 pics and JP 100.
We could talk all day about quality but in the end it is quantity. Let it be number of pictures or number of hits.
The fact that the shot gets accepted takes care of the quality aspect. If the screeners say it is good, then it must be good. Now only difference is between quality of A.net and JP.net, A.net is better but not by much, they would reject any good picture with no problems just to give a feel that the standards are high. Jp is also at times guilty of this. |
I agree absolutely & in complete terms of the message that C-GHKR & Biren are trying to put accross.
On legacy sites like JetPhotos.net & Airliners.net one would only upload their best-of-the-best shot, both in terms of quality & the appeal of the photo.
Not at all getting carried away in the moment but in pleasent confidence I like to assure you that by the time the year is out I would be at around (or close to) 50 photos on JetPhotos.
Airliners.net on the other hand is a different story altogether.
A.net actually annoys/baffles me with their "standards"
To give you an example : Here is one of my photos on JP
Air-India Boeing 747-412 VT-AIF "Ellora" - http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6010359&nseq=9
Now I uploaded this exact same JPEG file/image onto Airliners.net, a week or so later i get a rejection mail stating the following reasons :-
1. Level
2. Grainy
So I went ahead and started from scratch, edited it better than before & uploaded it. A week or so later i get another rejection mail stating the following reason :-
1. Soft.
And i'm still scratching my head about it. |
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C-GHKR
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Birendra wrote: | Thanks for the honour, C-GHKR of the ranking given by you.
I actually am just happy with being in league with such stalwarts. Though i may not be able to match up with their quality and quantities, their contribution of pictures gives me a high altogether. |
No ranking there. Just a random list. I dare not say one is better than the other.
Ranking would be upto members themselves and each could have different lists. |
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| Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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| Vishal Jolapara wrote: |
And i'm still scratching my head about it. |
LOL, it is not easy and you wouldn't believe if I told you that some of my shots rejected by JP were accepted on A.net.
You have the skill, but the only thing limiting you could be your equipment (not discouraging you).
But you have proved that you could get shots accepted with your Casio camera and to be honest, I was surprised. Well done! The picture quality/editing was excellent. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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And i'm still scratching my head about it.
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LOL, it is not easy and you wouldn't believe if I told you that some of my shots rejected by JP were accepted on A.net.
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End of the day, the screeners are human beings. There is bound to be some degree of variance when it comes to decisions taken. I have had some perfectly good shots rejected while some not so perfect ones accepted.
Also, their threshold for common aircraft is much higher as compared to uncommon/rare aircraft. It is easier to get average shots of rare/new aircraft accepted as compared to good shots of common aircraft. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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| deaphen wrote: |
Interesting thing is that i was just randomly going through my photo section on airliners.net, and i found out that i have earned 1.5 dollars by selling 5 prints of my pics!
nitin |
Cool.
I just checked my stats and I have $1.89 in my account by selling 11 prints.
- Vivek |
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Birendra
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| vivekman wrote: | | deaphen wrote: |
Interesting thing is that i was just randomly going through my photo section on airliners.net, and i found out that i have earned 1.5 dollars by selling 5 prints of my pics!
nitin |
Cool.
I just checked my stats and I have $1.89 in my account by selling 11 prints.
- Vivek |
So with this statistics, a new graph emerges
Nitin most famous, Vishal omnipresent & Vivek, the one who makes the most moolah 
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C-GHKR
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 8:16 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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Also, their threshold for common aircraft is much higher as compared to uncommon/rare aircraft. It is easier to get average shots of rare/new aircraft accepted as compared to good shots of common aircraft. |
This is something I wanted to mention before but forgot while typing.
Rare shots, new a/c type etc. an avg. quality would be acceptable in A.net. I was surprised when my AC 77W's were accepted cos I thought they weren't so great, but they were quite new to the database. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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| vivekman wrote: | | deaphen wrote: |
Interesting thing is that i was just randomly going through my photo section on airliners.net, and i found out that i have earned 1.5 dollars by selling 5 prints of my pics!
nitin |
Cool.
I just checked my stats and I have $1.89 in my account by selling 11 prints.
- Vivek |
Yea, why dont u try out the first class membership by comverting the amount to first class days... lol.... or wait till u reach 3$ then u can cash out! But paypal will cut most of those 3$ anyways so...
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| iflytb20 wrote: | | deaphen wrote: | ......, i earned 60rs, that goes into my 100-400L series fund
nitin |
u after that baby too????? |
why not pal...me my guest |
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C-GHKR
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| Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| deaphen wrote: | | vivekman wrote: | | deaphen wrote: |
Interesting thing is that i was just randomly going through my photo section on airliners.net, and i found out that i have earned 1.5 dollars by selling 5 prints of my pics!
nitin |
Cool.
I just checked my stats and I have $1.89 in my account by selling 11 prints.
- Vivek |
Yea, why dont u try out the first class membership by comverting the amount to first class days... lol.... or wait till u reach 3$ then u can cash out! But paypal will cut most of those 3$ anyways so...
regards
nitin |
To get payments you need 50$ normally (3$ limited time offer didn't see that).
I have had afew bucks and I have used them for a month's firstclass account. |
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Since i notice the discussion also includes lens 
Some Canon DSLR Lens prices i have found out in Mumbai:)
1. 75 - 300 lll . Rs.10895.00
2. 75 - 300 Ulll Rs.12495.00
3. 70 - 200 4LU Rs.49395.00
4. 100-400L Rs.119895.00
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Thanks for the info
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Hey guys, i hate posting things like these, but i am estatic at the moment, i have crossed the half million views mark on airliners.net with my 17 pictures.
Thanks to everyone for all ur support and good wishes.
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| Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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| deaphen wrote: | Hey guys, i hate posting things like these, but i am estatic at the moment, i have crossed the half million views mark on airliners.net with my 17 pictures.
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That's a remarkable achievement. Congrats! |
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| deaphen wrote: | Hey guys, i hate posting things like these, but i am estatic at the moment, i have crossed the half million views mark on airliners.net with my 17 pictures.
Thanks to everyone for all ur support and good wishes.
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nitin |
A milestone, i'd say
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| Birendra wrote: | Since i notice the discussion also includes lens
Some Canon DSLR Lens prices i have found out in Mumbai:)
1. 75 - 300 lll . Rs.10895.00
2. 75 - 300 Ulll Rs.12495.00
3. 70 - 200 4LU Rs.49395.00
4. 100-400L Rs.119895.00 |
best price for canon lens as on August 8th, 2007.
1) 70 - 300 III Rs 10,800=00
2) 70 - 300 U III Rs 12,000=00
3) 70 - 200 f4 L U Rs 45,000=00
4) 100 - 400 L U Rs 1,12,000=00
Am told that for 3& 4. 50% advance with order ,delivery within 5 working days.
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Vishal Jolapara
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Just carrying this conv from the prev thread to this one for more related relevance,
| C-GHKR wrote: | | How is it like at night time? Do you guys carry a tripod? Is it possible to get a still a/c picture before take off etc.? |
Well Me, Sean & Yash went to VT & Churchgate 2 days ago to buy a tripod for myself & Yash (as Sean was just gifted one by his uncle).
And I bought a relatively inexpensive & decent 4 Ft (extendable to 5 Ft) tripod for myself, Yash didnt want to buy what i took so he'll be buying some other tripod from Alfa in a few days time.
Since I had an off from work today, Me & Sean were ready as usual but for Yash as his dad is rightly concerned for him, wouldn't normally allow Yash out late in the night but i spoke with Mr. Rajgor on the phone & assured him of his son's safety.
So with that done Yash Airways was cleared by home ATC for take-off and he had in store for him an entire galaxy of heavies to marvel at & as he just told me when we wrapped up, "My best experience yet !!"
Which kinda describes in part the magical views.
About still pictures, it is only possible if the aircraft waits on taxiway A4 (which is right in front of us) as a moving a/c is next to impossible to click at night, which is the reason for me getting the tripod as earlier, i had to struggle to find a clear rock to place my cam on & put it on a 2 sec timer so tht i can avoid a blur as a result of the shake/movement of the cam when you'd click.
Now hopefully with that sorted i look forward to lot many heavenly moments as well as sharing most of them with you all through the photos. |
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Are you folks using the Flash while clicking at night.
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| Amen to that trip VJ and YR. Except for those pesky one-offs , it was phantasmagoric ----- as usual !!!! |
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| HAWK21M wrote: | Are you folks using the Flash while clicking at night.
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NO way in HELL would anyone with a right mind do that EVER!!! Cos then you'd invite the cops over for a cuppa and lots more !!!LOL!!!  |
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| SEANDSILVA wrote: | | HAWK21M wrote: | Are you folks using the Flash while clicking at night.
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NO way in HELL would anyone with a right mind do that EVER!!! Cos then you'd invite the cops over for a cuppa and lots more !!!LOL!!! |
Exactly Why I was wondering
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| HAWK21M wrote: | Are you folks using the Flash while clicking at night.
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Even using flash or even 2/3 flash guns wont help, as the airplanes are at a distance and then there are soo many cross lights flashing all over.
What using flash will do is attract attention from a couple of corners :
1. The Guard Post to our left (beside the runway)
2. The Guard Post to our right (beside Taxiway A4)
3. The Patrol vehicles & so on.........
Actually the patrol vehichles do often come by & stand right up below the hill overlooking us & scan us for any signs of trouble, once they are content they move on doing their rounds.
And only Sean knows asto how much that angers me  as we've missed clicking a lot of heavies, as the patrol guys were spotting us at that time, so while we are being watched we are nonchalant, casual & behave like a couple of ol' timers meeting up after a long time
Its just that in the day time there are a few people there anyways & since they can see u clearly from a distance there's no real hassle as such & either ways since i'm there so often there's a friendly recognition with a few gaurds whom i'd normally say hello or exchange a smile & a waive. |
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Night phtography of aircraft is particularly difficult. I tried with my tripod this time in BOM, but the pics were shitty because it was too windy, and my lenses were also not the best for night photographs.
I would recommend atleast a F2.8 lens for any decent night shot. Ofcourse that doesnt mean that pics with other lenses will be shitty it just makes it easier.
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Oooh boy! what an amazing time we had out there in the night! 4 hrs of pure heavies .....But too bad i didn't have a tripod  ......Sometimes even a tripod doesn't help due to the gusty winds out there....and naah we never click with our flash on because it doesn't hrlp as the aircraft are too far from us....Thanks to Sean for providing refreshments on this expedition
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| HAWK21M wrote: | Are you folks using the Flash while clicking at night.
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LOL! Flash is used for subjects within a couple of meters. The flash cannot light up an airplane far away. |
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| Vishal Jolapara wrote: | | C-GHKR wrote: | The point of thread being a motivation for photogs being listed as a photographer in the websites. A.net/JP.net.
A.net requires 50 pics and JP 100.
We could talk all day about quality but in the end it is quantity. Let it be number of pictures or number of hits.
The fact that the shot gets accepted takes care of the quality aspect. If the screeners say it is good, then it must be good. Now only difference is between quality of A.net and JP.net, A.net is better but not by much, they would reject any good picture with no problems just to give a feel that the standards are high. Jp is also at times guilty of this. |
I agree absolutely & in complete terms of the message that C-GHKR & Biren are trying to put accross.
On legacy sites like JetPhotos.net & Airliners.net one would only upload their best-of-the-best shot, both in terms of quality & the appeal of the photo.
Not at all getting carried away in the moment but in pleasent confidence I like to assure you that by the time the year is out I would be at around (or close to) 50 photos on JetPhotos. |
Photo # 1 on JetPhotos.net - Uploaded on 3rd July 2007
Kingfisher Airlines Airbus A320-232 VT-KFB
Photo # 50 on JetPhotos.net - Uploaded 17th September 2007
--- 50 Photos in 76 Days ---
Air India Airbus A310-304 "Saraswati" VT-EJI
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Indian photographers thread |
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Wow congratulations on this milestone....ive been noticing u on the anet homepage atleast once a week lately...keep up the good work...
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Nice work vishal! hope to catch up with you soon
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By the pace vishal is goin dont be surprised if we have "Bombay spotters" at JP by october 2nd week
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