Thursday, February 14, 2013

7 Random Photo Thoughts on LOVE !

Digital art!
True Love: My own quote !
Love everywhere
Sometimes, its at least expected places, you'd find the purest form of LOVE
My Pretty Girl
My Pretty Girl's waiting for me !
A mother's love
What cam measure greater than a mother's love? She's a melting candle
A kiss
In a fast paced world we live in !
Where's your focus?
Where is your focus?
Lonely dog
Don't leave me alone ! Without you, nothing is worth it.


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Thursday, February 7, 2013

The Truth behind Facebook 'likes'

I'm just a novice but there are certain things that frustrate me bigtime.

Till date, I've come to know about 8-9 online photography contests of which I have participated in three of them. In one, I won! (just as I'd expected). The second, I did not (just as I'd expected). And one more, results pending (I don't have much expectations on this one either).

Except for the contest in which my photo won, all the other online photography contests had 'Facebook likes' as the only criterion (or) one of the criteria to be judged as winner !

Now that puts serious questions to my mind:

1. If the no. of 'Facebook likes' was the criterion, why do you need a jury to judge the winner? 

2. What does the no. of 'Facebook likes' have to do with photographic talent? Is it a photography contest or a contest for the maximum no. of Facebook friends?

3. With Facebook's "Promote Your Posts" feature, people could pay for advertising their posts and get more 'likes'. Now where is the competition?

Now, as I come to understand, the major reason behind an online photography contest is to advertise. The firm which conducts the photography contest easily increases its page views and 'likes' using the participants' posts. (One of the obligatory requirement is to 'like' their contest/product page for ENTRY into the contest) 
OK, the contest is open free of cost. So what? I can return their favor by liking their page and sharing their posts. But judging a photograph by the number of 'likes' is nothing but absurdity. In effect, these contests reward the participant who has marketed well for their page! 

Change the rules! or don't call it a photography contest !
So with all other contests !

Disclaimer: I'm not ranting because I did not win a online photography contest ! (I did win one)!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Can a Digital Rose be Romantic?

This is a little work of art using my modest photography & non existent literary skills. Any complaints, I strictly forbid. But compliments and suggestions to improve, with open arms, I shall embrace! 
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Digital rose


I conjur'd up this digital rose for you,
It never shall dry up
'Cos my love, never did
Nor ever will do.
Soft always to cuddle you,
Sure to make a smile bloom 
on your pretty face
even on morn filled will gloom.

The thorns, I've taken away.
For my rose shall make red
your sweet face with a cute blush,
never your palms with your precious blood.

The sense of touch & the sense of smell
of this beautiful rose here,
the privilege of it, I deny you!
But as you wonder at
I'm on my way to you
to hug you and hold you close.
My rose shall not steal your touch
which rightly belongs to me alone.

Abialbon Paul :-)


This is a little work of art using my modest photography & non existent literary skills. Any complaints, I strictly forbid. But compliments and suggestions to improve, with open arms, I shall embrace! 
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