Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 3, 2009, 11:19 pm
Have been busy at work during the last two weeks and haven't had much time to work on the latest pictures and panoramas from sand dunes that Sergey and I visited several weeks ago. At the same tim...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Nov 1, 2009, 11:13 pm
A couple of days ago, we thought about taking pictures of people on Halloween. We first decided to go to Denver downtown, but then changed our mind and decided to check out the Pearl Street Mall in Bo...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 31, 2009, 11:58 pm
Uma and Maz are a sister and a brother. I am delighted to have the chance to photograph such adorable children. I know that their mother is fantabulous! So, no wonder we had so much fun with Uma and M...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 30, 2009, 10:40 pm
This eggplant salad is a tribute to my imagination. I'd better call it Lola's signature eggplant salad :D All-time favorite, irresistible, very eggplanty and delicious :) Although I did not ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 30, 2009, 12:55 am
It is cold outside and it has been snowing for the last three days now, almost non-stop. I went out after 9 PM today to see if I could get some interesting shots, but came back with crap, which I deci...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 26, 2009, 11:08 pm
I first tasted this dessert at our favorite Indian restaurant after my husband insisted that it was very good. I immediately liked it since the taste reminds me of Turkish desserts like baklava, revan...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 24, 2009, 4:30 pm
How to Photograph Lightning Photographing a lightning is a dangerous hobby. What most people do not understand, is that lightnings are unpredictable and they could strike down any time, anywhere. At ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 22, 2009, 11:03 pm
Why do I love Colorado? Because it can transform from this: Into this: And this: All, in a matter of hours. And today was full of sunshine again !
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 20, 2009, 2:12 am
While driving with my kids to a local park for birding, I saw this hawk flying around very low. I was slowly making a turn and continued watching the bird to see what happens next. All of a sudden, th...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 20, 2009, 1:00 am
Yup, just like I thought, Canon couldn't wait after the Nikon D3s was announced and rushed to announce the new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV -- a direct competitor to the Nikon D3s. Just like the D3s, the ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 19, 2009, 9:40 pm
I was going through some of the popular wordpress plugins on wordpress.org the other day and found a plugin called "flash clock widget" that I kind of liked. I installed it and really liked the functi...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 19, 2009, 2:57 pm
Nikon has just announced the new Nikon D3s, so I decided to post a quick comparison between the Nikon D3x and the new Nikon D3s in this "Nikon D3s vs D3x" article. Both Nikon D3s and D3x are top o...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 18, 2009, 12:36 pm
I photographed this little blue heron eating fish in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. I was lucky to capture the whole sequence of the heron catching the fish and then swallowing it...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 17, 2009, 11:27 pm
Went for a short hike to Barr Lake State Park late today and found this: Looks like even state parks are prepping for Halloween!
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 17, 2009, 12:35 am
The rain was intensifying, putting lots of water drops on my camera. I was right about to leave the location after photographing a bird and as I looked around to see what else was worth a shot, I spot...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 2:32 pm
This is absolutely crazy! A guy in Fort Collins, CO made a custom balloon, put his 6 year old into it and let it slip into the air. With the current winds of 15-20 miles per hour, the boy is almost in...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 1:15 am
Nikon has just announced the new Nikon D3s, so I decided to post a quick comparison between the old Nikon D3 and the new Nikon D3s in this "Nikon D3 vs D3s" article. Nikon D3s (image courtesy of Niko...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 15, 2009, 12:20 am
Spinach Saag is a curried spinach which is very delicious and pleasantly creamy. It is an excellent side dish for almost anything. I mainly make it as a side to my Curry Chicken. It is very easy to m...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 14, 2009, 1:25 am
For those who are interested in the latest and greatest from Nikon, the new D3s has just been announced, along with a new 85mm F3.5G VR DX lens! Nikon D3s (image courtesy of Nikon) Here is the offi...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 14, 2009, 12:35 am
Here are some more fall panoramas that I worked on today:
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 13, 2009, 12:37 am
As much as autumn is a beautiful season I discovered that I do not like it as much as other seasons. For some reason this gloominess undoubtedly tries to become a part of my mood. If not for my famil...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 10, 2009, 4:27 pm
Israeli authorities have demolished two Palestinian-owned structures in East Jerusalem, in defiance of international calls to stop such actions. Palestinian reports say a family of five was forcibly e...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 10, 2009, 12:20 am
We love going to a local authentic Indian restaurant in our neighborhood. My deal is, of course, to try to learn how to bring the new flavors back to my kitchen. I decided to try to cook one of our fa...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 8, 2009, 11:24 pm
Still working on panoramas from my last photography tour…it takes a long time to stitch 10-15 vertical images in one panorama, especially if each file is a 60+ Mb 16-bit TIFF file. Here is the r...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 7, 2009, 9:42 pm
Went for a walk with the kids around our block the other day and captured these images. Now it is too snowy and cold outside. I will scout the location once again later tomorrow to see if there are an...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 6, 2009, 10:28 pm
I once saw an image of Maroon Bells, where the entire scene was red in color, due to sunrise. After I saw that shot, I have been dreaming of taking a similar (or better) picture. During our last trip,...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 6, 2009, 12:04 am
This is part 2 of the "Colorado Fall Colors" photo tour with Sergey (click here to see the first part). We started the second day in Aspen, then went back south and took some back country roads all th...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 4, 2009, 10:45 pm
Too many pictures to post, so I decided to split it up and post in two parts. Part 1 pretty much represents the first day: This shot was Sergey's idea: Some kind of a waterfall that we found on ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 2, 2009, 11:49 pm
So many pictures, so little time. I will post some more pics tomorrow. Share this on FacebookTweet This!Share this on LinkedinSubscribe to the comments for this post?Share this on del.icio.usDigg this...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 2, 2009, 12:55 am
Some more of Crested Butte from our last family trip. It was cloudy, windy and cold, but we still enjoyed it. The place is truly magical -- so many colors and patterns, I could spend hours and hours ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 1, 2009, 12:55 am
My buddy Sergey and I did a photography tour last weekend. I took over 1500 images and this one was the last of the set, before we returned home: Share this on FacebookTweet This!Share this on Linked...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Oct 1, 2009, 12:11 am
We decided to go for a walk and photograph fall colors in our neighborhood. We also promised Omar that we would take him to "Chuck e Cheese" afterward. Nasim called and said that he was leaving work. ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 29, 2009, 5:58 pm
Fall colors are here and it seems like we have at most another week before the beautiful colors are swept away by strong Colorado winds and bad weather. The weather forecast for this weekend seems to ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 28, 2009, 12:32 am
Recently my husband posted some pictures from our trip to Crested Butte. I decided to follow his footsteps and document my perspective of a couple of days that we spent on the road. My humble picture...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 27, 2009, 12:51 am
Just came back from a photography workshop with my friend Sergey. Lots of great pictures of fall colors coming up, so stay tuned! :) Share this on FacebookTweet This!Share this on LinkedinSubscribe to...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 24, 2009, 2:51 am
How to take sharp images and avoid motion blur One of the things that makes photography frustrating, is softness and blur in pictures. It is very disappointing when you take a picture at a special mom...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 22, 2009, 4:16 pm
Art, inspiration, extraordinaire, passion, love, warmth, raw beauty, style, laughter, fun, care, tea, pies, etc. These are the things that keep on visiting my mind while I am brainstorming on how to d...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 21, 2009, 11:00 pm
I had another chance to play with the Nikon D90 and the new 35mm f/1.8 DX prime lens last week. Man, what a camera! Definitely beats my D300 in terms of image quality. I will be posting my findings an...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 20, 2009, 12:14 am
Snapped this picture of the fall colors at Maroon Bells last weekend: Related posts:Fall ColorsStart of fall in ColoradoSummer Beauty Related posts:Fall ColorsStart of fall in ColoradoSummer Beauty
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 17, 2009, 12:07 am
We photographed Jack a little more than a week ago. His mother wanted to get a picture of him before he gets his black belt early next year. One thing I realized after the photo shoot (hate when it h...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 14, 2009, 11:09 pm
Laughter of the best men was breaking the tension in both Groom and Bride preparation rooms. Somehow, hearing Don's voice was putting Kristi's mind at ease and kept reminding her that she made...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 14, 2009, 12:07 am
This is the last part of the Yellowstone trip log that I called "Family Fun". I know my wife has a different opinion about family fun, as not every day we spent there was fun -- being constantly afrai...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 11, 2009, 1:37 am
I'll be honest, this part of the Yellowstone tour is probably the most boring one, as I simply do not have any good pictures. I know, it is a shame and it really sucks that I couldn't capture ...
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Nasim Mansurov posted an article on The Mansurovs - Sep 10, 2009, 9:44 pm
Like I've said before, we having been shooting all kinds of events lately. This group shot was for the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls. Although we completely failed the photo shoot by leaving flashes ...
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