Saturday, October 3, 2009

Bali...



I've yet to go to Bali. Wonder when would that day come? Today I found a forum member in PhotoMalaysia's Bali photo safari. The sample above is one of his excellent work. Do check it out here.

The pictures from his Bali photo safari is awesome.




The Elusive Rest

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Canon EOS Guides at PhotoNotes

I've been browsing today and found some very good Canon EOS guides at PhotoNotes.org. Been fiddling with my friends EOS405D and the Canon EOS guides at PhotoNotes.org definitely give a better insight towards using the camera.

Head here to the best Canon EOS guides that I found at the moment.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 11

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 11 - 7 Basic Lighting Setup

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 10

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 10 - Lighting Ratios

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 9

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 9 - Camera Bags

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 8

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 8 - Use light meter to determine balance between flash and ambient light

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 7

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 7 - Wide Angle vs Telephoto lense for portrait.

Something useful for noobs like me : - )

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 6

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 6 - In this episode Markk explains how to setup a Pocket Wizard system and how you can mix and match equipment from different manufacturer

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 5

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 5 - The 3 light setup


Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 4

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 4 - Lighting Equipment





Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 3

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 3 talks about what you should consider in buying lighting equipment by starting with the basics - the principles of light.

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 2

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Hosted by Mark Wallace

Episode 2 talks about light meters and how to use them.


Saturday, August 8, 2009

Digital Photography 1 on 1 - Episode 1

This guide comes from SnapFactory and StudioLighting.net.
Digital Photography: One on One - Part 1
Hosted by Mark Wallace



I always like guides like this. At times reading too much theory screws up my head. Always better to watch a video guide to clear up the confusion.

This chapter he talks on how different shutter settings give you different results.


Sunday, August 2, 2009

Along comes a kitten...

This is cute. I was having lunch with my brother when this little kitten decided to take a ride on his shoe. Take a look.

On to the shoe..

It wasn't intersted to food. Kept clinging onto the shoe.

Time to go back and kitty is still clinging.

Photos were taken with my Sony Ericsson T650i @ Sunshine Square food court

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Random shots...

The Cow - Rides shotgun in my car.

Bonsai - Sakae Sushi Soft Shell Crab

King of Fruits

Need I explain ? My shadow of course :D


Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Keith Loutit's Bathtub IV



This is a tilt shift + time lapse photography video by Keith Loutit. Just when you think you have ran out of things to do with your camera.

I first stumbled onto this video on Vimeo. View in HD here - http://www.vimeo.com/4038064

You can see more of Keith Loutit's work at his site - keithloutit.com

Timescapes's Learning to Fly


Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

Awesome timelapse video here. A combination of still time lapse photo and HD video all done with the Canon 5d Mark II.

Go here for the full HD video


Atlantis and Hubble from Earth

http://www.skynyx.fr/legault/atlantis_hst_transit.html

It was taken by amateur French astrophotographer Thierry Legault, using a Canon EOS 5D mark II with Baader solar filters over his telescope. He flew to Florida specifically to take the shot, since that’s where the proper lining up of things would occur.


Amazing stuff..

Sunday, May 31, 2009

I want one of these ^_^



Nikon D90
The D90 is definitely in the sweet spot especially in the budget section for me. Hehe..

Damage:
Using shashinki.com as a reference
D90 with 18-105mm kit lense : RM4150
D90 Body only : RM 3280


Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Now if I only buy the D90 body, this would be the lense would want to buy. The almost all-in-one Nikkor 18-200mm.
With this baby, the need to change lense (if I ever end up with a bunch) would be reduced.

Damage:
Using shashinki.com as a reference
Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED : RM2685

Nikkor 50mm F1.8D AF
This would be a nice handy lense for potraits. Based on most of the reviews that I've read, this is definitely a lense that gived you the bang for the buck. I would probably spend on this as the first additional lense to add.

Damage:
Using shashinki.com as a reference
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D AF : RM439


At the end of the day the damage would be one of the following if i start swiping my card.

D90 kit = RM4150
D90 kit + 50mm F1.8D = RM 4150 + RM439 = RM4589
D90 body + 18-200mm = RM 3280 + RM2685 = RM 5965 (add RM1376)
D90 body + 18-200mm + 50mm F1.8D = RM 3280 + RM2685 + RM439 = RM6404

Now I will wish as hard as possible.. maybe they will fall from the sky onto my lap =P


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Mini Me....

I was browsing around sites when i came about Keith Louit's Beach Tilt Shift Stop Motion video on Vimeo. Now since I'm no expert on tilt shifting, I suggests you go read up on it like I do. Go wiki tilt shift or google tilt shift. 

Tilt shift the internet until you know what it is. Then maybe you can give me a quick tutorial on it.

To take real tilt shift photos you'll need some real expensive tilt shift gear. Unfortunately for noobs like me, thats not going to be an option. Even a DIY tilt shift lense would probably still cost a bomb.

So whats left? Photoshop of course. You can recreate the tilt shift effect right from your desk. There are guides to do this using Photoshop and GIMP. If you are too darn lazy to even do that I've even found a website that lets you tilt shift on the fly. The website is at TiltShiftMaker. How about that? Cool huh?


First attempt using GIMP

Using TiltShiftMaker

Using TiltShiftMaker

Using TiltShiftMaker

Using TiltShiftMaker


Sunday, May 17, 2009

H1N1

I was out shopping just now. I could not resist not buying this. One can only say that the businesses are definitely quick to capitalize on current issues.

Unfortunately.. someone failed to proff read prints. Avian Flu is H5N1 not H1N1 hehe...

Saturday

Here are some random shots recently taken with my handphone. Didn't bring my compact. So I had to do with my camera phone. The sunsets are at Bukit Genting while the tasty satay was the ever popular Balik Pulau Satay.







Saturday, April 25, 2009

DSLR - Is it time?

Is it time for me to finally get my gruby hands on a Digital SLR? Its been a while since I had a real camera. Currently I'm only using my trusty Sony T650i. I had a Nikon Coolpix 3700 thats currently sits aroud collecting dust =P. My film Minolta Dynax300SI is currently semi-retired. Most of my pictures were done on film and since I bought the Nikon Coolpix 3700, taking photos doesnt really feel like it used to. Now I have retired the Nikon Coolpix 3700 cause my camera phone takes care of the basic photography needs.

I've been keeping a close eye on DSLR but my hands werent itchy until recently hehe...

The question every DLSR buyer will encounter. How much to spend ? What to buy ? 

I'm currently undecided between the Nikon D90 and the Canon 50D. Money sets them apart and not to mention features as well since both are from different categories.