Monday, 27 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
bali, indonesia again (the journey)
it is always great to be back to bali again with its' friendly people, delicious food, beautiful villa and mesmerizing sunset.
it wasn't a smooth sailing journey for me due to extremely hot weather. i was down with fever since the first day and it got worse on the 3rd day .
spent one morning and one evening at echo beach and the yield was terrific. the black sand provided the perfect reflection in the presence of water, just like one big piece of mirror. black sandy beach often provides much more photography opportunities since it is not just plain "white", like in the case of white sandy beach but comes in with more texture and reflection.
my tianya filter is still serving me well but i find the red/magenta tint too overwhelming, especially when two filters were being stacked for a 4 stops gnd. perhaps it is time to look at other more pricey alternative.
it wasn't a smooth sailing journey for me due to extremely hot weather. i was down with fever since the first day and it got worse on the 3rd day .
spent one morning and one evening at echo beach and the yield was terrific. the black sand provided the perfect reflection in the presence of water, just like one big piece of mirror. black sandy beach often provides much more photography opportunities since it is not just plain "white", like in the case of white sandy beach but comes in with more texture and reflection.
my tianya filter is still serving me well but i find the red/magenta tint too overwhelming, especially when two filters were being stacked for a 4 stops gnd. perhaps it is time to look at other more pricey alternative.
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
shawn & brenda's wedding (the journey)
it was another valuable experience for me to help shawn and brenda on their wedding as photographer, together with the usual gang, garry and jason. i was pretty amazed with jason's ability to organize a group for photo-taking, that's the pre-requisite for any event photographer, which i am seriously lacking.. the communication part. giving some time for him to polish up the skill, he can be a fun guy to have in ur wedding/event. garry managed quite a few good shots with the sole 50mm f/1.8.
you will face a different obstacle for each event and each time when you managed to solve it, you gained a precious piece of experience. as time goes by, valuable experienced gain and the photo taking process just gets smoother.
the initial part of photo taking in brenda's hotel room is very much limited to small movement space available, and most of the time, i am shooting at wide angle. this has in fact bring in a lot of unwanted elements, which generates a messy background. a f/2.8 lens is absolutely necessary for isolation of the subject.
for the banquet part, ultra wide angle came in handy since i was shooting at 14mm almost all the time when the toasting was on-going. a f/1.4 of f/1.8 would also be interesting for taking the champagne glass shot, which i didn't manage to do it.
after going through the photo sets again and again, i realized most of the time i tend to frame the subject too tight to simplify the background and this has in fact caused lack of variety in my shots. tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 would definitely be the next lens that i am looking at for further improvement.
last but not least, i need a d90 with fv lock and customizable wb... struggling to save up for that!
you will face a different obstacle for each event and each time when you managed to solve it, you gained a precious piece of experience. as time goes by, valuable experienced gain and the photo taking process just gets smoother.
the initial part of photo taking in brenda's hotel room is very much limited to small movement space available, and most of the time, i am shooting at wide angle. this has in fact bring in a lot of unwanted elements, which generates a messy background. a f/2.8 lens is absolutely necessary for isolation of the subject.
for the banquet part, ultra wide angle came in handy since i was shooting at 14mm almost all the time when the toasting was on-going. a f/1.4 of f/1.8 would also be interesting for taking the champagne glass shot, which i didn't manage to do it.
after going through the photo sets again and again, i realized most of the time i tend to frame the subject too tight to simplify the background and this has in fact caused lack of variety in my shots. tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 would definitely be the next lens that i am looking at for further improvement.
last but not least, i need a d90 with fv lock and customizable wb... struggling to save up for that!
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Monday, 18 August 2008
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