13 June, 2009

Playing with RAW pt 2.


Playing with RAW pt 2.
Originally uploaded by whiz16
2nd try with the RAW files.... this 1 dun feel as good as the first pic.

RAW files and Pelham 123


Playing with RAW
Originally uploaded by whiz16
sprain my leg yesterday so was resting at home all day on a FRI . OMG haha.... was watching photography tips on podcast and come across this segment on camera raw plug-in in PS CS4

ok.. after truly inspired . i grab my camera and went to JP for a impromptu shoot...

there's a madagascar road show where humans in animal suits pretending to be lion/penguins and assorted african animals. took a few shots but it's crap lolx. low light + crowds = under expose pics + human heads.

i pick up another 4GB sandisk card ( jus in case for future use . only 260+ shots if i do raw )

after walking around JP i notice quite a few good movies are showing . the taking of pelham 123 , land of the lost , blood.. i promptly book the pelham 123. it's quite a exciting as well as humorous movie . i mean storyline is not the most imaginative but the execution is at its best esp with the 2 leads - john travolta n denzel washington.

ok.. since i have time till the movie , i went for mos burger and behold , this pic is born lolx... original a boring shot in yellow light . but after nicely transform by PS .. at least it's saved somehow..

02 June, 2009

Oriental Beauty , 深深着迷

some chinatown pics

Buddha Relic Temple

i went to the buddha relic temple during monday . wonderful place.  

once you went in , you know this is a modern and newly build temple . 

comparetively ,  various big temples in SG are build before any hdb appear in SG and renovated to inculded modern amenties. 


theres a viewing gallery on mediem floor , 2nd floor/3rd/4th floor has buddha relics on display , giftshop , museum . 

Some parts esp the relics are banned from photography and some i did not post here or flickr for respect of the religion. 



  

Most Interesting is the mini building housing the huge prayer wheel on TOP. The following picture is taken @ the roof of the temple :)



21 May, 2009

The obession with hells kitchen .. wat the hack...

The obsession with hells kitchen .. wat the hack lolz ..
since last weekend , i seen season 5 , season 4 , finish season 1 last nite.  
probly gonna start season 2 tonite heh

so far fave still the season 5. 
season 1 is bad.. esp bad since out of all the "cooks" , only 2 is actually holds a cooking job
ppl swears too much in this show... the censor beeps comes out so often that sometimes i really dunno what are the ppl complaining abt !! 
lolx

18 May, 2009

Hells weekend


i was meaning to go out some times this weekend to shoot some photos but end up lazying at home watching hells kitchen lolx . 

Nevertheless , during sunday evening i made a short trip to check out some photo ops n grab dinner 



This lady and the guy is performing a duet on the foyer / stage jus inside the entance , there's another lady playing the piano but she got block and i can't get a nice pic of her :) 


the blue alien carparks..  seriously some buildings designers like Scifi too much .  esp the ET variety. 



Pic of the skylight jus above our heads . i like the triangle and how it fits into the photo



This is the other side exit facing the river. WTB wide angle lens ~!!! 



12 May, 2009

Green Fingers


Green Fingers
Originally uploaded by whiz16
this pic of the catus is so creepy (^_^)

Orchids @ Hort Park. Bukit Merah

one of my favourite shots of the orchids @ hort park.

ShuangLin Monastery


Lotus @ ShuangLin Monastery
Originally uploaded by whiz16
decide to visit lian shan Shuanglin Monastery on mother's day cum vesak day with my mother. She was born and grew up in a kampong beside the temple ( it was torn down now)

it was a fun day as she was describing the various stuff that happens around the area long time ago, plus i get to take photos of the historic 100yr + monastery ( it was a designated singapore national heritage site)

according to my mum , there used to be a burial ground for the monks in/beside the temple but it was cleared away .


Playing with Sigma 30mm F1.4


Playing with Sigma 30mm F1.4
Originally uploaded by whiz16
was testing out this lens at the shop , omg the color and sharpness of the lens is jus ... unbelievable. the price is unbelievable too @ $760 lolx. at the end , decide to wait till i saved enough money to buy this lens instead of using credit

Sunset @ Jurong East


Sunset @ Jurong East
Originally uploaded by whiz16
nice sunset pic that i took at the Jurong east MRT station.
i was staring at the buildings while waiting for train then it struck me that the shape should look nice as a soliutte .

i quickly took a few snaps before the train come :)

28 April, 2009

Playing with SB-600

i've been itching to find a flash to add to my camera
 arsenal for sometime now. Flash photography is probly one of the most important part of lesson for budding photographers so i'm itching for 1 to "experiment" and learn. 

i finally manage to find a "deal" for SB-600 after some searching , so i waste no time to went to pick it up asap after work !  tried a few test shots and was really "wow" by it.

noticed the sharpness and details off the watch? if i try to attempt w.o the flash unit or use a pop up flash , normally it's a disaster  . 


 





here's another pic with my DS controller


belows are some of my kinda bleh shots of hdb flats hehe


16 April, 2009

Pioneer MRT station


DSC_0004
Originally uploaded by whiz16
while waiting for the train , i noticed the symmetry of the buildings and decide to snap anyhow... now this pic has become the most view images in my flickr account. 2nd is the changi railing pic.

Changi "kelong"? at night


DSC_0246
Originally uploaded by whiz16
hehe... when i was waking back from sunset broardwalk , i chance up this "kelong"? and the super long reflection from extending down.. cannot miss chance !

there's another photographer doing this shot as well. but he's out at the rocks outside the railings ( plus it's super dark with the next lampost veri far away) humm... i think that i should inculde the railings and jus do a few snaps and adjustments ( no enough light to see camera controls) then i left....

the results are suprisingly good :)

Chinese garden Saturday 11th April


DSC_0042
Originally uploaded by whiz16
another best scenery pic :)
this is from a tokina 11-16mm lens . of cos crop and make it look like a pan shot :) hehe. nice huh.

Sunset


Sunset
Originally uploaded by whiz16
heh.. rare post , to test upload from flickr :) 
my most statisfying pic to date other than the railing pic . 

marina on the 12th april 2009 :)

however marina has tooo many siao ginnas & crazy ppl who thought fountain=swimming pools... lolx.. hard to get pics w/o ppl.  for scenery shots ,  i still prefer changi . 

07 January, 2009

Photos upload

juz upload some of my pics to facebook :)  manz hope they won't get deleted hohoho. 
pls support & comment !!  

must find more books for inspiration.  been playing with my cam last nite and i realised that i didn't know the controls as well as i would like. more practise is needed ! or read the manual more hahaaa..

here's the link : 


some other photos from my samsung cam here : 

04 January, 2009

Flickr IMG


patroneas
Originally uploaded by whiz16
Test Post from flickr :)  
got this pic when taking photo in KL...  petronas tower hehe.