today marks the start of a new journey for my dear friend, miss aida. i would like congratulate her on her engagement day and wish her more blissful days ahead. this is the first time i attended a malay engagement ceremony, it is a very good and fresh experience for me, learning their culture and interacting with the lovely family. photo shooting started during the preparation stage yesterday and today, i had the longest time on the camera of around 5 hours, which gave me a bad muscle ache after the events ended. i realized how much i love to shoot such a blissful event, from which i am able to share the happiness and joy, and it is even greater when they love the photos i shot.
i relied almost 100% on my 18-200mm for today's shooting. it has served me well but i realized that a wide angle lens with big aperture is a must for shooting at such a tight space. i had problem on isolation due to the relatively small aperture from 18-200mm but on the other hand, i managed to capture some really great moments without the need to change lens. this is the trade-off that you need to consider, unless you have another camera body for backup.
Sunday 27 January 2008
Sunday 20 January 2008
Monday 14 January 2008
joyce's items (the moments)
fedex came knocking on the door this morning, my brother gave me a call, confirming if i know someone with the name "joyce". of course i do, that is stewart's mum and alex's wife. looks like stewart's chinese new year clothes came on time. will bring this back to kuching for joyce during this coming chinese new year break. emailed two quick snapshots to joyce, i know she must be drooling by now.
Friday 11 January 2008
Tuesday 1 January 2008
2008 new year fireworks display (the journey)
as usual, there is the routine fireworks display at esplanade to celebrate the arrival of a new year. this year, i have decided to try my hands on fireworks photography at kallang river. i prefer this location instead of esplanade because i am able to include singapore flyer in the photo, together with some cityscape and reflection on the river. it was a nice moment shooting fireworks for the first time, and along the way, i picked up some good experience for my future firework photos.
- a sturdy tripod and a working remote are needed, my hand triggering due to faulty remote couples with strong wind blowing, has caused unacceptable lost of sharpness in the photos
- basic understanding of the fireworks arrangement and burst height is needed for proper framing of photos
- exposure time of 8sec or less is better to prevent overlapping of bursts, which you are unable to block in time with black card for frequent and rapid explosion. longer exposure time is acceptable for non frequent burst
- black card is a must
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