Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Our visit to Phuket last December was already fairly heavy on beaches, so we gave the same a miss this trip to Bali. The Pirates Bay Restaurant is situated right on Nusa Dua Beach, and it was just 4PM by
One thing we’ve tried to do a little differently this trip was not to go full-board consumption mode for the kids. Yes, there would be the usual visits to interesting and scenic places, zoos, parks and the like – but
We were initially somewhat hesitant including Waterbom Bali into the itinerary. This will be the fourth water theme park the kids have been to already in just a few years, and we seriously had doubts whether the park will be
The front balcony of our home @ The Minton is so filled with plants now that butterflies are frequent visitors. And alongside them comes also numerous caterpillars. Over the last four years, we’ve re-home numerous caterpillars from the balcony plants
As these things go, the kids are a lot more excited about traveling than the parents are. Or at least, that’s true for Hannah who for the last week couldn’t stop talking about the upcoming trip to Bali, and Peter
I’m not actually sure if the type of gadget covered in this post should belong to photography-related accessories, or blogging! Specifically, after almost ten years of posts reflecting and ranting about one photography matter or another, I finally got round
It’s just under a fortnight now before our June vacation short-break to Bali. Most of the first two-thirds of the nine day itinerary was fixed earlier on. As for the final third, we were initially waiting to see how things
A casual check on the Sony Alpha enthusiast discussion groups reveal that Godox’s camera flash units have quite a fan following nowadays. I reckon they’re like the Xiaomi of camera accessories: full-featured gadgets at a fraction of the OEM prices.
My journey to decide and buy a 70-200mm f2.8 lens for my Sony A73 has been interesting! From the start, I had to discount the Sony versions: their GM 70-200mm f2.8 lens lists an eye-watering recommended retail price of SGD3,899.
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
There are two f2.8 zoom lenses that routinely find their way into enthusiasts bags: a 24-70mm, and a 70-200mm. I have both for my m4/3 bodies – the pair of Olympus 12-40mm and 40-150mm f2.8s. Both lenses actually reach a
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