I've observed the following in most of the differences of Amateur and Professional photography in terms of the photograph properties.

• Good Composition with the light
• Extremely good color captures
• Focus on lesser OR only on the most important object of the photograph
• Creative use of the rule of the 3^rd
• Clarity in photograph, ie lesser ISO noise
• Good focus, lesser motion blur of the subject
• Use of post-production, ie using Photoshop. Which I hate

Here is a detailed explanation of above. Common tips for Amateurs like me to get a good snap.

Was browsing some old trek snaps from Tringalwadi Trek, Wondered if I could re-touch some of the old snaps, I have 0-Zero experience in re-touching photos, this is what I managed in GIMP

A lovely quote from one of my favourite feeds, dustindiaz.com

Photography is like JavaScript
As if you didn’t know it was coming to this. But let me be the first to put it into words. Photography is like JavaScript, and JavaScript is like photography. They are both expressive and beautiful. They can be done bad or good ... Both can detailed and complicated. Both can be simple. They are both object-oriented.

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