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CPL + GND stack

Posted on 19 Feb 201013 Mar 2010   by CY

I was remarking to Matt over MSN the other afternoon that of the lot of lens filters I’ve got, the GND – graduated neutral density – one hardly ever gets used. The filter is a bit of a last resort

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Posted in Photography & Cameras, Toys & Technology    Tagged Nikon D300   

Mommy & Daughter

Posted on 7 Feb 20107 Feb 2010   by CY

Last month I wrote an entry reporting that while Hannah’s all me in mannerisms and general looks, her eyes take after Ling’s. Well, here’s proof – got Hannah to pose with Mommy, with Ling making her laugh.:) Looks like Hannah

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon 50mm f1.8, Nikon D300    9 Comments on Mommy & Daughter   

Baby Faces at 50mm – Part 3

Posted on 6 Feb 2010   by CY

If there’s one thing I miss on portrait lenses, it’s optical stabilization in low light situations typical of a restaurant. These were taken (badly) this morning during a brunch at Swensens @ Compass Point, and if you’ve been there for

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Posted in Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon 50mm f1.8, Nikon D300   

New m4/3s!

Posted on 4 Feb 20103 Apr 2018   by CY

The micro four-thirds format sure is picking up steam. I blogged about the E-P1 last year in June. But as attractive as the size and sensor format of the camera was, I wasn’t tempted. The first iteration of Olympus’ design

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Posted in Photography & Cameras    Tagged m4/3, Olympus E-PL1   

Baby Faces at 50mm – Part 2

Posted on 1 Feb 20101 Feb 2010   by CY

These next were taken at the level four Kopitiam at Hougang Mall with warm lighting in the food court. Had to adjust tint levels and temperature, and even then the results still look a little off.

Posted in Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon 50mm f1.8, Nikon D300   

Baby Faces at 50mm – Part 1

Posted on 31 Jan 20101 Feb 2010   by CY

My first Nikon lens from 1985 was a 50mm f1.8. As those of us who’re amateurs in photography would know, this 50mm focal length lens is especially appropriate for portrait shots. While I did pick up my first zoom lens

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon 50mm f1.8, Nikon D300   

Must. Resist. Temptation.

Posted on 31 Jan 201031 Jan 2010   by CY

With Matt coming to stay with us again next month in his third visit to Singapore, we’ve been chatting a lot about camera gear and equipment. He’s picked up a Nikon D90 and the 35mm f1.8 lens for this trip.

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Posted in Ang mo, At Home, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon D300    2 Comments on Must. Resist. Temptation.   

Kyushu from the Air

Posted on 22 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

The flight to Kumamoto City on the 12 December was packed with Japanese high-school girls. From what my Japanese counterpart remarked when I was at their college, at about this time of the year, as many as 20,000 of their

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Posted in Photography & Cameras, Traveling    Tagged Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009, Nikon D300   

Kumamoto in HDR – Part 4

Posted on 21 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

And the last stack of HDR compositions: of Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei. These were the hardest HDR exposures I’ve done so far: they’re all handheld shots taken indoors. Well, that’s a wrap for all the pictures taken of my stay in Kumamoto,

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Kumamoto in HDR – Part 3

Posted on 21 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

Another stack of HDR compositions taken in Kumamoto City, and this time of Suizenji Gardens  Several of these I stabilized with the Gorilla Pod, with the composition itself was created from 9 exposures.

Posted in Photography & Cameras, Traveling    Tagged HDR, Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009, Nikon D300    3 Comments on Kumamoto in HDR – Part 3   

Kumamoto in HDR – Part 2

Posted on 19 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

Time to work on the HDR compositions! Here’s Part 2.:) I finally managed to get some much nicer bracketed exposures of Kumamoto Castle on Saturday morning – the day before departure. Like the picture taken from my blog post “Meals

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Street Pictures

Posted on 19 Dec 200929 Dec 2010   by CY

Though I decided to bring along the Sigma 18-250mm lens at the last minute while packing for the trip 9 days ago, funnily I never got round to using the lens. It sat in my luggage bag during my entire

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Posted in Photography & Cameras, Traveling    Tagged Japan 2010, Kumamoto 2009, Nikon D300   

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