Lake Mead - Hoover Dam - Christmas Eve

Lake Mead - Hoover Dam - Christmas Eve, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Vancouver convention center

Vancouver convention center, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Vancouver’s Gastown Steam Clock

Vancouver’s Gastown Steam Clock, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

San Francisco municipal railway - Downtown - Market street

San Francisco municipal railway - Downtown - Market street, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Siskiyou lake, Mt. Shasta

Siskiyou lake, Mt. Shasta, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Muir woods national monument stream from bridge 2

Muir woods national monument stream from bridge 2, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Crystal clear waters. Wooden bridge. Shot after completion of a 2 hour hike on the Ocean view trail which starts on the right side between bridge 1 and bridge 2.

I placed my tripod on the wooden bridge which shakes by the foot steps. I had to wait to get a small window to take the long exposure (0.6 sec) f20 shot 12mm ISO 200. I was waiting for the sond foot steps to stop. I was not carrying the remote to trigger the shutter instead i set up a 2 sec timer so that i don't shake the camera when shutter is released.

Las Vegas Strip at Night

Las Vegas Strip at Night, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Shot from Mandalay Bay hotel. Its hard to avoid the window reflection and distortion behind a sound proof glass.

Rodie is full of charater

Rodie is full of charater, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Shot while he is on carpet. He doesn't like camera, especially Nikon (the huge one) :-)

Shot at f1.8 50mm prime lens 1/20s. Fast lens

San Rafael foggy today

San Rafael foggy today, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Can you believe that its already 7am

Golden Gate bridge at night

Golden Gate bridge at night, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Likes to hang around

Likes to hang around, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Shot at home on a black chair. Plain black or white backgrounds with a depth of field highlights the subject.

moon rise from San Rafael CA

moon rise from San Rafael CA, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Captured moon rise from my apartment

Capturing a huge moon in the background using a DSLR camera. Understanding distance and size of the subject. Since moon is thousands of miles away the size of the moon mostly remains the same in visible diameter. Where as the buildings or other subjects on earth look smaller the farther they are away from the camera. If you are very far away from the subject the size of the subjects almost or less than size of the moon (moon might have to be at the horizon). If you have a 200 to 1000mm zoom lens you can zoom and focus on the subject with a huge moon in the background. I missed the moon size in the above picture and I didnt use zoom lens. But I managed to capture large moon near the far away bridge on a tripod. As moon is too bright than the foreground lights I had to capture two pictures at different exposures and merge them using HDR tool. Long exposure lights up the buildings and bridges while a fast shutter captures the details of the moon

Sea gull at Pacifica California

Sea gull at Pacifica California, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Mysterious pier7 San Francisco

pier7_sanFrancisco, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Shot on a rainy day

Greens at Mount Shasta

Greens at Mount Shasta, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Sun rise from my apartment

Sun rise from my apartment, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Early morning shot today

Sun rise shot. Mug of coffee waiting

Sun rise shot. Mug of coffee waiting, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Shot early in the morning at 6:15 today. Nice soft light coming inside. Great view outside the window.

Lake Siskiyou at Mt Shasta

Lake Siskiyou at Mt Shasta, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Less crowded. Amazing lake to enjoy nature near the town at Mt Shasta

Flowers on a trail near Lake Siskiyou at Mt Shasta

Flowers on a trail at Mt Shasta, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

lonely boat at Lake Shasta

lonely boat at Lake Shasta, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Mccloud Middle falls Aerial shot

Mccloud Middle falls Aerial shot, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Aerial shot of Mccloud Middle falls while walking down the trail.

Open Aperture F5.6 for high shutter speed.

Great expression buddy. Monkey at the Waikiki zoo

Great expression buddy. Monkey at the Waikiki zoo, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Monkey at Waikiki zoo waiting for my shot

Golden gate bridge

Golden gate bridge, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Golden gate bridge on a sunny day.

Rainy San Francisco Crossing Embarcadero

Rainy San Francisco Crossing Embarcadero, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

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Surfers at Honolulu Hawaii Waikiki beach

Surfers at Honolulu Hawaii Waikiki beach, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Blue waters, blue skies on Oahu island.

Vegetables colorful shot with iPhone

Vegetables colorful shot with iPhone, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Colorful Indian Bazaar. Shot with a steady hand with my iPhone.

Wilderness in the city. Muir woods national monument

Wilderness in the city. Muir woods national monument, a photo by Mouli Sivam.. on Flickr.

Under the tall redwood trees. Shot couple of days before New Years Eve 2012.

After hiking Ocean veiw trail which starts between bridge 1 and bridge 2 I couldnt resist to take my tripod out to capture the scene.

Exposure f/4.0 ISO200 1/15sec 12mm