Archive for February, 2009

Finally went through the sets of pictures the night before…and I don’t know if my taste is getting higher or am I just paranoid with my pictures but I find most of it do not fit my liking. I want pictures that are sharp and good or atleast acceptable in composition. I took the most pictures from this fashion show also thrown away the most pictures. Thanks to one real ignorant/selfish and urgh..god knows what person who was standing infront of me blocking my shots most of the time. I have tons of shots of him moving infront of my lens or having his flash infront of my lens. I’ve already told him to not blocked me but I guess he’s too smart to comprehen. I guess these are the challenges one would face taking pictures as a non official photographer in public places, then again I’m sure the pressure is alot more on the official photographer.

I was there for the 2 session of fashion show which was the Salabianca & Philosophy - MEN and Chinatown Classics.

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Pre CNY @ Midvalley

February 25, 2009

Took these shots on the 18 January, way back before Chinese New Year.  If you’ve been reading my blog frequently again you’ll notice I always delay posting up my pictures. Reason wise it’s because my hardisk is currently very critical on disk space. I have to seriously learn to organize my file or get a new one.

There were two shows on that day which I took, one was the acrobatics and the other was the 24 Season drum which was why I was there. But to my disappointment the drum show was very short and as for the acrobatics, I didn’t really manage to get much good shots as there were too many people in front of me. I guess I cannot do event photography due to my physical limitation =S.

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16 year old girl balancing an adult man in a big barrel/pot. According to them there’s a total of 200 over KG in weight. How sure? not sure…

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I believe i can fly…

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my attempt on some creative shots

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On Flickr Explore!

February 23, 2009

Actually found out not too long ago that one of my picture was on flickr explore…was looking around other people’s profile and notice that most have this poster looking thing which took me a while to know how to do it. It seems that Big Huge labs, a site with lots of flickr toys allows you to create this poster, and if it wasn’t because of this site I would not have known my picture was even on explore…which now tells me why I have such a high view on this picture.

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For those of you that do not know or use Flickr, I would highly recomend you use or atleast surf around this site if you are looking for inspiration or good pictures. It’s a nice community and though most people aren’t even professionals their pictures really do speak out.  I have to admit, I may not be a flickr addict like some of them but I definately love that site! :) try it!

Colours Of Kuala Lumpur

February 19, 2009

Went up to the hill side of Hulu Langat today, was a really cloudy day till KL tower disappeared in the haze or clouds and twin towers barely showing itself. Sunset wasn’t that beautiful…and I find myself looking at this hazy city I call home.

I could go for a holiday, I could leave the country to study, to work whenever I return home…this city which most would say is polluted and noisy and the lifestyle is hectic would be the place I call home and feel the most comfortable and safe. Regardless of how bad things are ironically it’s always assuring to know I am home…

Would my home still be beautiful if my visions were clouded?
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Valentine’s 2009

February 16, 2009

I thought I share my cute cake I got for Valentine’s…

Happy Valentine’s to all..though my post is 1 day late, or 2 :P

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Room-made shots

February 13, 2009

I have pretty inspiring friends around me who do funny stuff at home, at least it’s funny to me. They would do self portraits, “product shoot” of their own belongings like, bracelet, hand phones and etc… so here’s my version of my lens. I wanted to take a picture of my camera body..but then I would not have anything to use.

Canon 55-250mm IS F4-5.6
Canon 55-250mm IS F4-5.6

my first tele lens which made me broke for a while as I did not manage my expenditure properly that month. I remember it quite clearly still, my colleagues and I were eating expensive meals and watching movies…totally lost track of my spending’s, also I bought a tripod the same month.

Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro

My 2nd lens that I bought which I thought would be a good use..took a while to get use to the range since I was always using my Canon 55-250mm. Got this lens because of the F2.8 which I thought would come handy in darker situation.

Canon 70-200mm IS F4
Canon 70-200mm IS F4

I’ve came to a point where I believe that equipment will bring you to a certain level, as much as you need the skills to shoot good pictures and of course have the “eye” for a good composition. I’ve decided to stick back to Canon Lenses because I felt the contrast and quality of the image are better in certain lenses..and it’s been known that this lens is one of the sharp ones around. Comparing to the Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG Macro which is good but some would say, it performs like its price..not that good but not bad at all. I must say im quite amazed with this lens and its 4 stop IS ability. Im shooting at 1/25 shutter speed and still producing freaking sharp images…

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February 8, 2009

I had the urge the other day to test my Sigma 24-70mm under daylight, reason was because I find my pictures not consistently sharp. This time the pictures that were edited seem a little colorful to me..haha but I think it’s not too bad looking..just hmm colorful I have to say.

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Lastly, Happy Chinese New Year to those out there…couldn’t make it for another shoot with a cheong sam but I got this :P

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