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It has been 2 exciting hectic months where my days are filled! Am sorry to those who are following this site and seemed a little quiet for some time! I promise to post more photos & thoughts!
I had a short break in Vietnam with my interesting friends and for this round are all ladies… 
Anyway, for your viewing pleasure… Firstly a Little Planet of Du Bac (Our Lady) Cathedral (Click on image to view a higher resolution)
And last but not least, a 360 Panorama of Du Bac Cathedral (Click on link to launch a 360 Panorama)
Posted 3 years, 2 months ago. Add a comment
Nowadays there are so many test on IQ, EQ, etc… Found this out that they have also Color IQ test!
To try out just do this color test!
Just did this for fun… using a IPS panel display and calibrated with a Spyder!
My score below!
Posted 3 years, 3 months ago. Add a comment
I had my fair share of creating 360 panoramas but this is world record breaking of a 26 Giga Pano of Paris…
The link: http://tinyurl.com/y9784nv
Posted 3 years, 3 months ago. 1 comment
My trip to I-City was a fun filled trip. (thanks for the invite from Nic/Dolly & wifey!) Just equipped myself up with minimal gear as I could and off to this city of lights.
The 1st impression when I entered I-City was… wow, these people really invested a lot of money & effort doing up this place!
I snapped out my trusty camera and started warming up by shooting those safe shots. Yawn….
After a few minutes, I just felt to let loose & go wild with my imagination & want to capture how I saw I-City!
I believe a few people thought that I was mad (maybe it was just my wife! ) as I was just erratically moving & making my shots!
Whether the shots are ‘nice’, ‘wow’, ‘what in the world is that’ or ‘I think you should change your hobby’…. it does not really matter because I played, experimented, discovered, ran around, jumped & laughed at myself.
Another facet of photography is the essence of who you are and how you see things…. so remember to ‘play’ when you are out there shooting, you won’t know what you would discover!
1st… the safe shots…. Yawnnnn….
I-City GardenLight Trees
Autumn
Being a little more adventurous….
Garden of Lights
I-City_Little_Planet
Fountain
Just going for it & being ‘mad’!
Rainbow
Down The Stream
Love In The Air
Raindrops
Red Shower
A Stray of Green
Marble Lights
Returning to Sanity
Luminous Blue Flowers
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago. Add a comment
Working with 360 Panos, you can convert them into little planets which are quite cool and gives your images a fun feeling… out of the world effect…
Here goes!
1. First, shoot a 360 image. You can use a panohead like Nodal Ninja
2. Then create a Full 360 Degrees Panorama or DOWNLOAD (Right click- Save As) my example file.
3. Load the file in Photoshop.
4. Change the Image Size under ‘Image– Image Size’.
5. Set width to the same size as height (uncheck ‘Constrain Proporties’) to create a 1:1 square. (example file: change 4000 x 2000 into 1000×1000 pixels).
6. Rotate the image 180 degrees under ‘Image—Image Rotation— 180 degress’
7. Use the ‘Polar Coordinates’ filter (Rectangular to Polar) to create the planet. It is at ‘Filter- Distort- Polar Coordinates & select ‘Rectangular to Polar’
Tadaaa!!!
Little Planet With No Processing
Little Planet With With Processing IE: Pinching, scaling, etc
Some other examples!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/snarfo/119870372/
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago. Add a comment
A quick one guys…
As you know most Dslrs have a mechanical shutter. How you know it?
Every time you press the shutter button, you can hear the sound, ‘click clak’ Ooh… my camera has devalued by one click!
Don’t worry… I have done some maths, if you shoot averagely, your camera can last you about 5 years before the mechanical shutter MIGHT go. A normal Dslr shutter mechanism has a life span of about 100,000-150,000 .
I still have my trusty D70 and it is still alive & kicking!
Those with electronic shutters (usually most compacts), just go clicking away!
Ok… here goes:
1. Download & install Opanda (http://www.opanda.com/en/iexif/download.htm The free viewer version)
2. Shoot a JPG photo in your camera
3. Download it to your PC & load it in Opanda Iexif
4. Then view the exif:
Tadaa! There you go! So continue to shoot and don’t really bother ‘saving’ your clicks!
Posted 3 years, 4 months ago. 1 comment
Those of you who are interested & would like to have chance to be recognised, you can enter KL Photo Awards 2010…
From my brief observation, the portraiture that they are looking for are not ladies in skimpy swimsuits (no offense intended) but more of photo journalistic in nature:
3 key elements that are important:
1. Timeliness
- the images have meaning in the context of a recently published record of events
2. Objectivity
— the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict in both content and tone
3. Narrative
— the images combine with other news elements to make facts relatable to the viewer or reader on a cultural level
So… draw your ‘guns’ & start shooting!
http://www.klphotoawards.com/about.html
Posted 3 years, 5 months ago. Add a comment
After snapping away a few hundred shots, you go home, download your images to the computer and suddenly you see spots on your photos… yikes! Sensor dust! It will take you hours to touch up all your photos on photoshop. Goodbye sleep!
So, if you want to avoid that, what you can do before you shoot is….
1. Go to ‘manual’ mode and set your aperture at the highest f-stop i.e.: F16 and above,
2. Leave your ISO to 200
3. Point your camera to a white wall or a clear background
3. Adjust your shutter speed to 1-2 secs and above (check your metering to ensure it is not over exposed– allowing about 1/4 to 1/2 stop overexpose would be just nice…)
4. Point to the blank wall or background and as you press your shutter button, shake your camera (if you can’t focus, just leave it to manual focus)
5. Download your photo to your PC, and view it 100%
If your camera has dust… it would look like this!
Sensor Dust- The black spots
Looks like I have to clean mine. If your camera is still under warranty (ahem…only for Nikon cameras), the service center does it for you FOC. Well, for the rest of you, don’t worry. There are sensor cleaners – dry or wet types. I may do a short tutorial if I clear up my backlogs!
PS: To those who do not know how to clean the sensor, don’t start taking your cotton buds out and wiping the sensor with alcohol! If you do that, you’ll be wiping your tears later! My advice would be to read up and get a better understanding first as the CCD sensor has a layer that scratches easily.
Posted 3 years, 5 months ago. 2 comments
Have been waiting officially for my papers from the government on my license to teach and finally it is here! Lecturing in a local college here does give me an avenue to share & teach through these years of my experience & knowledge mainly in photography although am also trained in advertising & marketing…
but as many of you know photography is not just the camera or lens, it is about perception & the eye to see beyond… an art & science plus lots of hardwork…
I should have given them a funkier photo… I look so well mannered…
Posted 3 years, 5 months ago. Add a comment
Well, most of us that own a DSLR, I would say at least you have passion & are avid shooters… whether in the sun, rain or snow, you will nail that shot regardless the danger or challenges that you face!
And sometimes, out of our excitement & passion, we tend to leave our expensive little accessories behind as ‘tokens’ ie: lens caps, lens hoods, filters, cables, etc…
For sure I have my fair share of lessons and forking out $$$ for replacements. I lost my lens hood and did check the price of it… I thought it would be like MYR20-30 since it is plastic… ooh did I get a shock, it was like MYR100 over!
So I bump/search for an alternative, printable lenshood!
So those of you who are on shoestring budget,
visit http://www.lenshoods.net/
Most lens hoods are there… you can just get soft foam board material & start shaping it out and tadaaa… your MYR5 lens hood!
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