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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Report Card



 This is how i think our team fared in World T20 Qualifier

Basanta Regmi:  8/10 Crisis Man didn’t disappoint his captain when he was thrown the ball. He was “go-to-man” for his team weather  it was  runs that needs to be contained or  it was partnership  that needed to be broken. Highest wicket taker for his team with 14 scalp with an excellent economy of 6.09. 

Sharad Veshwakar: 9/10  Found his form  in the latter part of the tournament. It was Veshwakar and khadka who had to shield the team from the crime committed by top order batsman. Showed us good presence of cricketing mind . Score sixes at his will.  Knows  how to level score with that knock of 23 from 6 balls after he had conceded 30 runs in an over bowling earlier.

Paras Khadka : 9/10 Talisman, Captain cool, Messiah ….. you will run out of superlative if you start to praise him for his on field achievement. 2nd highest wicket taker and 2nd highest run scorer for Nepal.  For my recokoning it was his blistering knock of 54 in just 31 balls that injected the belief in his team mate that they can chase down any target if they have wickets in hand. He is best thing ever happened to Nepalese cricket by miles

J Mukhiya:  7/10 With 11 wicket he is joint 2nd highest wicket taker along with Paras Khadka. Got the breakthrough when his team needed. His economy rate was on higher side for a opening bowler and he also needs to increase on his bowling speed.

S Bhandari: 5/10 Knock against PNG where he score 51 in mere 23 deliveries was highlight of this series for him. Had a forgettable tournament apart from that.

S khakurel: 6/10 Highest  run accumulator but his runs comes at a cost for Nepal. His lack of ability of scoring quick runs means there was more pressure at the middle order batsman. He need to improve his gloveswork  as well.

Shakti Gauchan: 2/10 Weakest link in Nepalese Team so far. Never have he been so ineffective. 3 wickets in 9 matches from your premium tweaker is not good enough.He must learn from his mistake and rectify it fast if we want to make any impact on slow turning pitches of Bangladesh.  

Amrit Bhhartai : 3/10 Got opportunities but could not capatilizes on it. 2 wicket in 5 matches with economy rate of more then 7. 

G Malla: 6/10 was good support for parash and Sharad but failed to capitalize in his starts and throw his wicket away at crucial junction of the match.

Sagar pun: 4/10  Though he was handy with his right arm off break,Ten match, 113 runs with average of 14.12 and strike rate of 98 not good enough for a batsman who have opened inning most of the time he has find his place in playing 11.

P Aaire: 2/10 Could not justify his selection  with his performance. 34 runs with average of 8.50 in 8 matches are not good by any standard for a batsman who opens the innings.

A karna: 6/10  Though  this southpaw only played handful of match he was impressive with his left arm medium pace.  Economy rate of 5.43  is Gold in this kind of tournament. He is still young and does have age in his side to learn more.

A Mandal:  5/10 Could not get many opportunities but justified his selection on the last match with nice little cameo

Monday, November 11, 2013

Nepal khulla

In front of sundhara
Relaxed traffic cop and police men
looking towards Thapathali from Tripureshwor
Tripureshwor

Tripureshwor
sundhara
Teku
Kalanki
Kalanki again
Kalanki

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Light Painting

फोटो खिच्ने यो तरिकालाई लाईट पेन्टिङ् (Light Painating) भनिन्छ।  क्यामेरा को सटर स्पिडलाई लामो बनाएर खिचिने यस प्रकारको फटोमा कुनै एउटा प्रकाशको स्रोत (जस्तै टर्च लाइट) को माध्यामले क्यामेरामा बिभिन्न आक्रिति बनाईन्छ।
चाहिने उपकरणहरु:
क्यामेरा (सटर स्पिड घट-बढ गर्न मिल्ने)
ट्राइपड अथवा क्यामेरा अड्याउन मिल्ने ठाउ
टर्च
काठ, डोरि
कसरि खिच्ने

1) सर्वप्रथम आफ्नो क्यामेरालाई ट्राइपड वा नहल्लाई अड्याउन मिल्ने ठाउमा आफु काहा उभ्भिने त्यतै फर्काएर राख्नुहोस्।
2) क्यामेरा को सेटिङ् म्यानुअल (M) मा लगि सटर स्पिडलाई (shutter speed) ३० सेकेन्ड बनाउनुहोस्। सटर स्पिड ३० सेकेन्ड राख्नुको मतलब अब क्यामेरा ३० सेकेन्ड सम्म खुला रहन्छ र सो अबधिमा यसले जेजे देख्यो त्यो सबै फोटोमा कैद गर्छ ।
3) ISO लाई 100 मै छोडदिनुस्। एपेरेचर apperature लाइ चाहि ११ बनाउनुहोस् (f 11).
4) क्यामेरालाई  10 second self timerमा लानुहोस्। यसको अर्थ तपाईले बटम थिचेको १० सेकेन्ड पछि क्यामेराको सटर ३० सेकेन्ड सम्म खुल्ला रहन्छ।
एक चोटि shutter release button थिचेपछि तपाई संग १० सेकेन्ड हुन्छ आफ्नो स्थानमा पुगेर तयार हुनलाई। १० सेकेण्डपछि सटर खुलेको आवाज आउनासाथ कुचि (टर्च) अन गर्नुस र थाल्नुहोस् क्यानभास पेन्ट गर्न :)। ३० सेकेन्ड पछि क्यामेरा आफै अफ हुन्छ। यसरी खिचेको फोटोहेरेर केहि मिलेको छैन भने सेटिङ्मा तलमाथि गरेर एडजस्ट गर्न सकिन्छ।






माथिको तिनैबटा फोटोहरु मा मैले टर्चलाइटलाई लैरो मा बाधेर तल- माथि दाया बाया हल्लाएर खिचेको हु।
यो फोटो खिच्दा टर्चलाईटलाई डोरिमा बाधे र आफ्नो वरिपरि जोडले घुमाए। मैले प्रयोग गरेको टर्चलाई झिप बल्ने निभ्ने  बल्ने निभ्ने बनाउन मिल्ने थियो।  तल राखिएको पानको पातको फोटो त्यसरिनै खिचेको हुँ।
 यो बिधिबाट आकृतिहरु मात्र नभएर अक्षरहरुपनि लेख्न/बनाउन सकिन्छ। मैले नेपाल लेख्न गरेको प्रयास
Keep painting, Keep snapping :))

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Smoke photography

Spend my last couple of days trying to capture smoke trail. Here are some of my best shoots.

Equipment used: Black chartboard (as a background)
Cammera: Canon 7D
A tourch light
An external flash
Wireless flash trigger
Incense stick
lighter and
bit of patience

Cammera setting
shutter speed :160th
Aoereture: f8
ISO:100











Last picture demonstrate my setup where I have used torch light to make it easier for cammera to focus on the smoke.It should also be noted how I have positioned my flash.  Special care should be given while positioning these light sources to prevent light  spillage on the black background.
Keep Snapping :))


Saturday, May 18, 2013

Water drop photography

I have always been fascinated by the photograph of water drops. Although,  I must confess that these are nowhere near those mind blowing photographs which you guys must have seen on the internet ,here is my humble attempt to capture these tiny things which we have always taken for granted.
I have hardly done any editing apart from cropping .Those colorful water that you are seeing on the images are due to change in Whitebalane  and using reflector  and container (for collecting water) with different colour









 This is how I have mannaged to captured these images...

                                               Keep snapping :))