{"id":18597,"date":"2013-04-13T19:18:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-13T11:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=18597"},"modified":"2018-04-03T11:11:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T03:11:38","slug":"work-in-progress-part-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2013\/04\/13\/work-in-progress-part-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Work-in-Progress \u2013 Part 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our April-month visit to the construction site of our new upcoming home at The Minton condo, and also an opportunity to bring out the recently acquired Olympus 75-300mm II<\/a> for a spin. This is a pretty low-price consumer lens that I got for cheap here, and I didn’t expect miracles from the comparatively slow aperture speeds the lens operates with. On the m4\/3 camera system, the lens’ focal length is the equivalent of 600mm on a full-frame, and yep the longest I’ve ever shot at.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, lighting was all good on a bright and humid Saturday mid-morning, so the pictures were all shot at a pretty quick 1\/1000s shutter speeds. The wide-angle shots were all taken again on the LX7.:)<\/p>\n

\"On
On every occasion we’ve shot from the stretch of pavement that’s between the site and HDB blocks, Hannah enjoys running up and down the stretch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A long 600mm shot into the Master bedroom toilet of a unit at Stack 30 Block 10.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The rear balcony of a Stack 30 Block 10 unit. This shot was previously impossible using the Panasonic 45-200mm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The contemporary bridge that connects to Blocks 12C and 14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ling
Ling on camcorder duties again.:)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The first glass panels of the Badminton dome have been installed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The side-gate located in front of Block 14.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Signature
Signature look of the apartment project!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Block
Block 12A’s front facade all done up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Another
Another view of the contemporary bridge. Ling was wondering if the bridge was going to be covered, but I doubt so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Our
Our block. Can’t really see visible changes since our last visit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The front of the apartment site. The HDR picture coming out of the LX7 didn’t work so well this time, and colors look quite odd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The Grand Clubhouse has received its first coat of paint.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our April-month visit to the construction site of our new upcoming home at The Minton condo, and also an opportunity to bring out the recently acquired Olympus 75-300mm II for a spin. This is a pretty low-price consumer lens that<\/p>\n

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