After waiting for over 5 years, I managed to acquire an amazing macro lens with 1:1 magnification. It is none other than the Sigma 105mm F2.8. I’ve been playing with it for a few months now and wanted to share some of my recent work.
Enjoy!
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A Gastronomic Voyage at Roda Al Bustan
The Coffee Debate: Hot versus Cold
Walk barefoot in deserts
Fight sharks in the sea
What I wouldn’t do for
Freshly brewed coffee
One step in the cafe
My senses go wild
It’s my candy shop and
I feel like a child
Barista smiles and says
“Welcome to our hold
Would you like a hot one
Or just something cold?”
“A Latte to-go please
Make sure that it’s strong
I’m driving cross-country
The road there is long
“A cold cup of java
Can’t cut it for me
If I have to stay up
Then hot it should be
“The weather is freezing
With chance of more rain
The warmth of this cup will
Make me whole again
“Ice cubes are a no-no
Whipped cream’s not my thing
The heat gives me pleasure
My soul starts to sing
“I’ll be off the grid for
A few days at most
Gazing the star-lit skies
Just right off the coast
“So while you are at it
Some beans would be great
With coffee by my side
Won’t care what I ate
“I know once I’m out there
I’ll start missing you
A hot cup will drive out
All my feelings blue”
With this the Latte’s done
Spruced with a cream heart
Silky smooth perfection
A true work of art
“Thank you for choosing us
May luck be with thee
When you come back, dear sir
Your coffee’s on me!”
“The pleasure was all mine
Cheers to your kind thought
With more of my ramblings
I will bore you not
“As days pass us by and
The sun beats us down
Won’t mind an Iced tea to
Pick me from the ground!”
- – Yousuf Bawany, April 2017
The Story Of Us
Mesmerized
Traumatized
Ostracized
And chastised
Breathing air
Filled with lies
Vengeful words
In disguise
Fairytales
Broken hearts
Juxtaposed
Miles apart
All your smiles
Laced with spite
Covert looks
Pure-bred blight
Ticking clocks
Out of sync
Broken pens
Lacking ink
Symphonies
Jarring sounds
Hunting me
Packs of hounds
When will you
Break these walls
Answer me
Not their calls
Time to stop
Take a look
Is this one
For the books
Read between
Wordless lines
Shed the dark
Let it shine
Fools we are
Chasing ghosts
Leaving what
Matters most
Realize
Recognize
Empathize
Synchronize
– Yousuf Bawany, February 2017
Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadow
Photography is all about lights; introduce a little light from the right angle, and you start to see something totally unexpected. I was playing with some LED lights a few days back and I thought I’d experiment with how lights interact with fruits. Since oranges are translucent and the only fruit readily available then, using them was a natural choice.
Little did I know that this would yield in some interesting shadows enhancing the pulpy texture of the fruit. A slice of orange and some twenty photos later, I got this shot. Hope you like it as much as I do!
Insanity at its best! 