tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16577985828074313852024-09-13T11:02:00.633+08:00My digital photography journey closely matches my journey into adulthood. From my first point and shoot film camera, to my current dSLR, every picture taken is a snapshot of my journey. And now I want to share that journey with you ...moz monsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291452604928194668noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657798582807431385.post-43615809600572778622008-12-23T11:54:00.005+08:002008-12-23T15:20:26.802+08:00

Bokeh: Wild Flowersf/8, 1/320s, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80This must have been one of the longest hiatus I've taken. Not that I've been keeping away from taking photographs, but I'm just been not having time to update this photo blog. It's important to me, but it's not on the top of my list of a gazillion of things to do.This photo is taken from a large collection of photos from the

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1 | 2 | 3 Stalking a Spiderf/11, 1/60s, Off Camera i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80I know I haven't been updating for a while - my bad. So, this week, here's a series of photo of me stalking a spider in my garden.Spiders can be quite hard to photograph, requiring plenty of patience. Basically, you have to be prepared to wait, and be really patient. You can help it a little

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5Clouds over Java - why I love window seatsf/5.3, 1/640s, Off Camera i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80I travel a lot on my job, and wherever I can, I always choose a window seat. Being a frequent flyer makes it possible for me to actually ask for the actual seat I want.All this while, I would sit next to the window and gaze outside. While much of the time,

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8The making of: Water Droplets First of all, I'd like to thank all the readers who have commented on the water droplet blog post. Your comments is a constant source of encouragement to me.You've seen the water droplets photos, and suddenly feel like you want to give it a try. Besides a lot of time and patience, you also need to get the basic setup right.Today, I'll

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7Splashf/8, 1/200s, Off Camera i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80This time around, I've been toying with water droplets. It's one of the harder things to photograph, requiring a lot of luck and even more patience. Out of around 1000 attempts, I bring you a few that I like. Most are rejected outright, and many just aren't attractive enough.Again, this

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13Smoky Quartz with Rutile Inclusionf/25, 1/60s, Off Camera i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80Welcome to my small collection of photos depicting some of the crystals and minerals I have collected over the years. Due to some issues with Javascript coding between Firefox and MS IE browsers, Firefox readers will keep seeing this

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Orange is my worldf/16, 1/125 s, i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80Top Flyf/16, 1/125 s, i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80Bug's Eye 1f/16, 1/125 s, i-TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80Bug's Eye 2f/16, 1/125 s, Tamron 1:1 90mm macro lens, Nikon D80It's been a while since I last posted any bug photos, so I thought this would be a good

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Rainbowf/8, 1/100s, D80New and Old ?f/8, 1/60s, D80Facadef/8, 1/500s, D80Lorong Madrasf/8, 1/80s, D80Pay up !f/8, 1/80s, D80Thinking inside the boxf/8, 1/30s, D80One of my favorite places in Malaysia is Penang. The historic Georgetown, with buildings in various stages on neglect and disrepair on one hand, and on the other, beautifully restored, and sometime garishly colored, is one of those

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Details from Wat Phra Keowf/8, 1/200s, D80I love this photo from Wat Phra Keow, Bangkok, otherwise known as the Grand Palace to the tens of thousands of visitors who gawk and marvel at it each year.The Grand Palace has been visited so many times, seen by so many people, and photographed times over, sometimes even I get bored looking back at my previous photos from there. I'm sure most of you have

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First, I'm A Caterpillarf/11, 1/100s, ISO 800, TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm Macro Lens, D80Then, I Become Butterflyf/11, 1/60s, ISO 160, TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm Macro Lens, D80I'm a pretty yellow Butterflyf/11, 1/100s, ISO 100, TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm Macro Lens, D80Take my photo .. I'm posing !f/18, 1/60s, ISO 140, TTL Fill Flash, Tamron 1:1 90mm Macro Lens, D80Ready to

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S27R: Hong Kong International AirportNikon D80Let's Get Some Shade: Kuala Lumpur International AirportNikon Coolpix 7900Pin's off now: Tan Son Nhat International, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamNikon Coolpix 7900Work's done: Hong Kong International AirportNikon D80Cleared for takeoff ! Hanoi International AirportNikon D80Goodbye ! Narita International Airport, JapanNikon D80Traveling as much as I do, I

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Wat ArunBangkok holds a special place in my heart. It has plenty of subjects for photography, and is one of my early learning ground for photography.I recently had the good fortune of visiting Bangkok again, this time, sharing my love for the city of Angels with a loved one.This picture of Wat Arun from close up sums up Bangkok as I know it: looks great from afar, but is much more complicated

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Great Wall 1: Mutianyu - the startf/8, 1/160 s, D80Great Wall 2: Mutianyu - the walk backf/8, 1/80 s, D80Great Wall 3: Mutianyu - the startf/8, 1/125 s, D80Autumn is clearly visible in these photos, and while the Great Wall was encountered on a good, sunny day (by Beijing standards, that is), it was still a little hazy, although I suspect it's more atmospheric haze than anything else. However,

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Sushi ! Part 1Sushi ! Part 2Sushi ! Part 3No techie talk today still. More food pictures to share with you all ! More Tokyo food feasting, and this time, it's Sushi !This is from my hotel - the only place that would let me take pictures of my food, unfortunately. But they're good, aren't they? At least they look delicious.This one is for the ocipala one - Chen. She takes some of the best food

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Hot Chicken UdonCoca ColaNo technical data or talk. Just wanted to show you guys what bounce flash does to your photos.Both pictures are taken with D80 with SB-600 flash bounced off the ceiling.Flash is usually harsh because it comes from a small source, and is too bright, creating some really overblown highlights, and creating some harsh shadows.Bouncing your flash means pointing it at another

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Bus Terminalf/3.8, 1/30 s, Nikon D80Snapped this while on walkabout in Ipoh's Old Town. Ipoh is a city full of character - character here meaning it is full of crumbling and rotting bits. If we ever were to market this properly, this would make a really good tourist attraction, no kidding. Food's comparable to Penang in quality, although Penang still aces it in terms of quantity.

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Big Eyesf/22, 1/60s, ISO 560, Diffused Flash, Tamron 90mm 1:1 Macro, D80 Not much to say here, expect that this is yet another fly I've managed to photograph. This is indeed becoming quite a good collection of insects.I like how this turned out because it's quite rare to get a picture of the whole insect in focus. The Depth of Field (DOF) when taking macro shots is a matter of milimeters.DOF

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Shiny Fly 1f/32, 1/60s, Bounced Flash, Tamron SP 90mm 1:1 Macro, D80Shiny Fly 2f/32, 1/60s, Bounced Flash, Tamron SP 90mm 1:1 Macro, D80One of the joy of macro photography is in learning about the miniature world we're surrounded by, but not aware of.This metallic fly is one such instance ! I have never seen any insect THAT shiny before, at least not in my backyard !My new best friend once

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Wat Phra Keow by NightOlympus mju 410, Night ModeThis photo started it all. It was this photo which got me hooked up to digital photography for good.Wandering around Bangkok on the day after Songkran in April 2005, I was quite disappointed when all the partying that was supposed to have happened had already died down, so I was walking about near the Rattanakosin area in Bangkok taking random

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While going I was doing some housekeeping and posts migration, I came across my collection of Bali photos from my 2005 Bali vacation.That was one of the defining moments in my photography journey, a point in time when I came to discover my passion for taking photos. Some of the photos which I took looked really impressive then.Looking back now, with a little more technical knowledge, I realised

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Ready to pounce !f/16, 1/60s, Nikon D80, Tamron 90mm 1:1 macro Patience is really a virtue. Remember this post ? Honestly, that wasn't the best spider photo I have ... it was the best I had then, but seriously, perhaps I shouldn't have posted that photo. Not all the comments I got was flattering for that photo, but hey, you learn from constructive criticism.After many more tries, a lot of

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Look at me, I'm a Wallaby !f/5.6, 1/30s, Nikon D80I visited the Ku-rin-gai Chase National Park in North Sydney, soaking up the sights of the beautiful West Head lookout, and enjoying some very nice bush walking. One thing about bush walking or hiking that I learnt a long time ago is to never keep your camera away, because just about anything can happen, or appear !In this case, while looking out

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Solitude at the Beachf/5.6, 1/800s, Nikon D80, Post Processed Velvia effectWhen in Australia, one thing that you should do is to take advantage of the great outdoors.I was out at the Eastern Beaches Coastal walk, doing the famous hike between Bondi and Coogee during the weekend, even though the usual Sydney sunshine wasn't always there to warm the chilly winds.The walk takes one from Bondi

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I'm breaking away from convention ... instead of putting the photo first, I'll put it at the end of this posting. I've been patrolling my patch of long beans growing along my backyard fence, and there's been a variety of insects, of which you've already seen some on this blog. This one takes it to a whole different level, though.All I can say is ... if you're under 18, and your guardian haven't

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Ready to Pouncef/8, 1/60s, Diffused flash, D80, Tamron 90mm 1:1 SPSpiders are some of the most interesting macro subjects, but they are also one of the most difficult to capture properly. Their ability to leap away means you can sometimes become extremely frustrated.One trick I try, which works most of the time, is to stun them using the camera's flash. I hope I don't blind them permanently (and

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