Whats inside my Camera Bag!

Lots of admirers ask me what kind of equipment i am using to take photographs. To be honest my gallery contains images shot with low end to high end cameras Sony point and shoot to Canon DSLR.

Following is the list of gear inside my bag (year 2010)
Canon EOS 7D 18 MP DSLR + extra battery
Canon 17-40 f4L lens
Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro Lens
Canon 580 Ex II Flash light
Wireless flash trgger and receiver set
Hoya Pro1 Polarizor 77mm
Feisol 3401 carbon fiber tripod
Cullmann 30nm Magnasite Ballhead
Lumiquest mini flash diffuser

Gear on Wish List
Lenses
Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II
Canon 24-105 f4L IS
Camera body on wish list
5D mark II

Other stuff which i always carry with my camera gear
Rubber bands
Shopping bags large enough to put my bag into it incase of rain or dust storm
Head band to absorb sweat and keeps sweat out of camera viewfinder ( a must have and works wonders for sweaty people)

Bags: Lowepro Rezo 190AW Soulder and Crumpler 3800L Pretty boy, both require upgradation as they are my companions of old days when i had fewer and smaller stuff. Looking for camera backpack, if you know anything appropriate or looking to sponsor backpack throw me an email!

When i started photography in 2004
Sony DSC-W1 point and shoot camera which i still use.
2006
Moved to Sony DSC-H5 which i don't use anymore, it was excellent camera for macros, i covered my 1st professional assignment with this camera.
2007
Got Canon 400D DSLR with 50mm 1.8 lens and 18-55 kit lens, now Retired.

Reaching Gurdwara Punja Sahab Hasanabdal

Hasanabdal around 60 km away from Islamabad is popular for it's Gurdwara Punja Sahab that is holy place of Sikhism. Reaching it is very easy even on local transport. The building of Gurdwara is treat for eyes ! it is excellent piece of architecture. Unfortunatly they didn't allow me to take a single picture of the building because of security concerns. I was annoyed at that because a lot images are available online but still management of Gurdwara that is appointed by government don't allowed me to take a single picture rather they appointed a person to follow me to make sure i don't take a photo !

My major interest was to take high quality images of Gurdwara and to put online so people can enjoy more and more while sitting far away from Pakistan. Anyway i ended up shooting around the city.

To check more photos and in large size click on image and go to the gallery

"Entrance of Gurdwara, boundery of Gurdwara house a lot of shops

Windows of Gurdwara opening in the street

A movie store

"A girl in traditional cloths passing by the colorful wall

Then i moved to Railway station to board the train back to Pindi

Divine Inspiration

My work is part of Prestigious book and exhibition held in Malaysia. It was organized by Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia.

Divine Inspiration - Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture explores the relationship between Muslims and their beliefs, manifested in the built environment. Just as Islam embodies a way of life and serves as a cohesive force amongst ethnically and culturally diverse peoples, it also contains a conspicuous aesthetic dimension.