...FRIM Macro (Fail) Photo session @ 26th June 2010...

Macro, something I not really try before. At 26th of June 2010, some of my friends went to FRIM for some macro session. Since I am quite near and there are sometimes I not taking any photos, I decided to join them to have some fun.

However, the lens I bought not really suitable for Macro as it is a Wide Angle lens. Perhaps my skill not good enough also. However, learn something from this photography outing.
- Flash is essential to obtain sharp photo.
- A good diffuser is important so the flash do not give some unnatural light.
- We need to use small aperture(big F) to obtain sharp photo, thus Flash is important as your shutter speed will goes down when you use F11.
- Sometime is better to use Manual mode in Flash to obtain most natural result.
- In order to shoot Macro, you needs to have very Sharp eye too as those tiny creature hide well.

Here are some photos taken in that day...

Flash in Canon

After 1 year playing around with dSLR, I am getting used to most of the settings in dSLR except Flash. Until now I am not really good at using Flash. Somehow I don't know how it work thus I unable to utilize it to get best result. Sometimes I even blame for the inaccuracy of the flash. Recently I had did some reading about Flash and they do help me understand better in how to utilize flash.

Following are some links that giving good information on how flash works...

Flash Photography with Canon EOS Cameras
http://photonotes.org/articles/eos-flash/



After go through the guide above, I am more confident in using Flash. At the moment I am using Nissin di866 external flash which I believe it do a great job. Will keep experience more with it.

Velocity Angel Search 2010 @ DCIM Exhibition 2010

I had visited DCIM Photography Exhibition held in MidValley starting from 14th May - 16th May. If you plan to get some good deals on camera gear, you might get disappointed as not much cheap stuffs over there and I not even able to find Sanyo rechargeable battery.

However, this exhibition do have many interesting workshops, talks, as well as pretty models around.
During my visit, this is the first time I attempt to take photos on those pretty models event. Now I understand why peoples bring staircase and wait early before the show start. Now I know you got no time to compose properly and you just need to keep pressing the shutter. Beside, you need to stand in a higher place to gain eye contact with the model. I stand in first row and thus all my photos are taken from bottom to top angle. External flash also play important role to capture a natural color. Most of my photos unable to obtain correct white balance but luckily I shot them in raw mode, thus still able to correct the colors.

Below are the photos (I deleted almost 100 of my pictures... =.=" ) taken during the show:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-F2 Camera mini review

Since I got chance to try out this camera and not much review about this camera over the Internet, I try to DIY my own review for this Panasonic DMC-F2 10megapixels camera. However, I am not sure how to do review so please feel free to suggest me. 
Specification:
Optical sensor: CCD 
Resolution: 10.1 megapixels 
Lens: Lumix DC Vario F2.8 - F5.9 
Zoom range: 4x optical zoom
Focal length: 33mm to 132mm
Light sensitivity: ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto, High Sensitivity
Focusing: Normal, macro, quick AF, Face Detection
Shutter speed: 8 to 1/2000 seconds
Creative controls: Yes
Movie Mode:  [WVGA 848x480, 30FPS] [VGA 640x480, 30FPS] with sound
Other useful features: intelligent Auto, scene modes
Pro:
- Cheap and value for money
- Auto scene mode
- Intelligent ISO control
- 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 picture aspect ratio
- Good battery life (300 pictures)
- Face detection

Con:
- 33mm focal lenght not as wide as most Lumix camera (LX3 is 24mm wide)
- Lens does not come with Mega O.I.S. 
Pictures taken using DMC-F2:

ISO Performance:

I had tried ISO 3200 by using night scene mode, the noise is very serious. 

Conclusion, this is a basic point and shoot camera that able to provide descent photos. Overall it is value for money and easy to use.

Update at 11th May 2010: Took some nice pictures with this F2... so update some pictures again...  =) 

My Photography Journey, 1 year old's.

I had decided to revamp this blog and make it the place to share my photos, my stories and other things I would like to share with everyone. My photography passion started after I came back from Sg. Lembing trip with my hiking friends at April 2009. There are many PNS camera and dSLR in that trip and for sure we took quite a lot of photographs from the trip. I had poison by my friends pictures and one of them who took some very brilliant color pictures and I like them very much. From that time onwards I got poison to photography world.

I had used Canon 1000D -> Nikon D60 -> Nikon D200 -> Canon 400D -> settle down with Canon 40D. If you wonder why I change from Canon to Nikon and then back to Canon, the reason is because I prefer RAW processing in Canon and skin tone output from Canon camera. Both Canon and Nikon produce Great Camera so please do not worry. I do feel Nikon lens is quite sharp, especially Nikon D90 18-105mm VR Kitlens which I used before, it simply sharp and value for money. At the moment I unable to find a 18-105mm VR alike lens in Canon. Perhaps Canon 18-135mm IS quite good also. Anyway, gadgets just a tool and skills are more important. I do see some friends use compact or entry dSLR but come out with amazing photos. 

There still lots to learn and snap in this photography world... 


Why we like photography? If you ask me, I feel photography can capture memories, and I like to capture pretty and colorful photos.