Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Several years ago, there was a photography enthusiast web site called Cam Bags, and it was a forum for enthusiasts to put up reviews and pictures of their packed camera bags. That site was really useful, since with the gradual
In the last couple of years, I’ve done a post at each year end reflecting on how the current camera system I’ve been using that year has fared. I’ve done two annual reviews on the m4/3, my primary camera system
Agggghhh – another year, and time to do another year-end review of the major purchasing and activity decision points we’ve made this year, amidst more white hair on the head and eyesight that gets incrementally poorer every year LOL. We’ve
There were more than a few occasions this Taiwan trip where I was invited to join the kids and Ling in taking part in our itinerary activities: e.g. strawberry and grape fruit picking, or a dip into the hot springs
Every trip we go with two young kids means we have to populate the itinerary with the kind of activities we know they would enjoy – for sure. That really just means two activity types: playgrounds, and animals. The Taipei
For the last couple of trips, I’ve routinely remarked on how much camera equipment I tend to over pack. For our upcoming Taiwan 2018 trip starting later this week, I’m now in the same dilemma. Despite the detailed notes I’ve
There were three lenses – the FE 24-105mm f4.0, FE 16-35mm f4.0 and the adapted Tamron 70-200mm f2.8 – accompanying the Sony A73 on its maiden overseas outing: and I ended up using just two lenses: and about 99% of
The second stop in the photo tour was a local market a short 15 minute drive from the spots we shot the sunrise over Mt. Agung. There was nary a tourist in sight, as the general area was now far
The Ubud Monkey Sanctuary is another hugely popular tourist attraction in Bali, and any visitor to Ubud would at some point go by the spot. The reserve holds more than 700 monkeys over about 12.5 hectares, and roam freely. I’m
Of all the spots we were revisiting this 2018 trip, the one I was most looking forward to was the Jatiluwih Rice Terrace, a UNESCO World Heritage site. I was keeping my fingers crossed as it rained for most of
Sony has three 85mm native-mount primes, all of them at vastly different price-points and also well-regarded in most respects, including center sharpness. At the top of the heap is the Sony GM 85mm f1.4 with its heart-stopping SGD2,599 price tag,
Of the whole bunch of new lens acquisitions for the Sony A73, the one new lens that has widen the range of photography I enjoy doing has been the Sony FE 16-35mm f4.0. Specifically, I’ve not used wide-angles much since
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