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| Wednesday, 28-Jan-2009 14:28 |
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TAMAN NEGARA KUALA KOH, KELANTAN (PART 2).
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| Saturday, 24-Jan-2009 12:00 |
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TAMAN NEGARA KUALA KOH, KELANTAN.
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| Sunday, 18-Jan-2009 15:09 |
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THEAN HOU TEMPLE (Work-In-Progress): Planning & Location Hunting
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This is my first visit to this temple which is located on a hill-top along the Federal Highway. The purpose of this visit was to plan for my usual twillight shooting during the coming Chinese New Year celebration, where all the lanterns will be lighted-up during this time.
Thean Hou Temple is a huge temple with four different levels. It is so huge that I think that it is not possible for me to shoot this location within a day. Therefore, I will be planning a series of visits (maybe 3 of 4 visits) during the Chinese New Year period to shoot during twillight. I think that the level 3 and 4 will provide the main point of interest, as it is at this level that has the brightly lit lanterns. While doing the location search today, i realised a few points unique to this location:
1) Forget about the Rules-of-Third while composing the images here. I think that a central composition will work better.
2) You can use the lanterns as lead-in lines for your shots.. especially on level 4.
3) To ensure front-to-back sharpness, you absolutely need to use the hyperfocal focusing technique.. again, especially on level 4.
 So, to my regular photo-kakis.. wanna shoot with me at this location during the CNY period? 
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| Friday, 2-Jan-2009 16:28 |
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SHAH ALAM MOSQUE IN TWILLIGHT (PART 2).
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Zoom-Burst Technique:
 
Location: Section 9, Shah Alam.
All images were taken using the Canon EOS 5D in Av Mode. The initial aperture was set at f/19.0 and the shutter given by the camera was between 15 to 20 seconds. As the ambient light became darker, the aperture was increased by half-stop increments to maintain the shutter speed at around 10 - 15 seconds, using the Evaluative metering mode. Depending on the histogram, exposure compensation to reduce the image by 1/2 stop was used to prevent the blinking highlights at the brightest part of the image. The Neutral Picture Style was selected in camera but was converted to the Standard Picture Style in the DPP software. The White Balance used was Daylight WB for the earlier shots and Tungsten WB for the later shots. This was to reduce the yellowish cast as the ambient light became darker. The ISO selected was ISO 50 and the mirror lock-up was used together with the 2 seconds self-timer on a Manfrotto 075B tripod.
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| Sunday, 28-Dec-2008 15:04 |
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The End of Another Day . . .
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Port Dickson . . . 27/12/2008.
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| Sunday, 28-Dec-2008 10:25 |
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Day Trip to Genting Highlands.
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Aileen playin on the Bumper Cars:
 
Aileen & Cupi playin on the Merry-Go-Round:
 
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| Saturday, 20-Dec-2008 17:02 |
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SHAH ALAM MOSQUE IN TWILLIGHT.
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All these images were taken with the EOS 5D in Tv Mode. The reason why I used Tv mode (instead of the usual Av Mode) was because I wanted a constant shutter speed of 30 seconds to record the light-trails below the shots. I had wanted to use the light-trails as a "lead-in" line for the image of the Shah Alam mosque. By selecting a 30 second shutter speed, the aperture was between f/8.0 to f/11.0 depending on the lighting. The Daylight WB was selected and the Standard Picture Style was used. As always, the 5D was on the Manfrotto 075B and the shutter was fired using the 2 second self-timer together with the mirror lock-up function. All metering was done in evaluative mode with the exception of the third image, which was shot using the Spot metering mode taken on the dome of the mosque.
 
The settings for these images were the same as above. I only changed the WB to Tungsten in the DPP software. Which is the better version?
I think that the Tungsten WB has given the most accurate colours of the scene, while the Daylight WB has added some "warmth" to the image. At this point of time, I do not know which is the better version.
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| Monday, 15-Dec-2008 15:10 |
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SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL.
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Different angle, at 7.55 pm:
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| Sunday, 14-Dec-2008 15:55 |
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SUNWAY PYRAMID: Shooting Light Trails.
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I had always wanted to shoot the Lion's Head in Sunway Pyramid from this angle ever since I saw a similar image winning a photo contest some years back. However, I did not exactly copy the image as the winning shot was taken during daylight with blue skies in the background. I would like to think that I had "improvised" the shot by shooting at twillight. The light trails from the car headlights below was a bonus.
These shots were taken at ISO 50 which is the lowest ISO possible from the 5D. All images were taken in Av mode with an aperture of f/22. These settings were used to obtain the slowest shutter speed possible which was at 15 - 20 seconds. These shutter speeds had ensured a long enough exposure to record the light trails. As always, the mirror lock-up was used and the daylight WB was selected. The Neutral Picture Style was used.
This image is the same as above. I only changed the WB to Tungsten in Canon's DPP software. The Tungsten WB has produced a more accurate colour of the scene and I feel that it has enhanced the ligh-trails in the shot.
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| Saturday, 13-Dec-2008 12:43 |
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TRIP TO UMBAI, MALACCA.
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This half-day trip to Umbai in Malacca was made with the whole family to sample Umbai's famous ikan bakar. It was not meant to be a photographic shooting trip. If it were, then obviously I will be going alone instead of having the whole family tagging along. I did bring along the tripod but it was kept in the car boot the whole time. I did try bringing out the tripod on one ocassion, but one look at my wife's face convince me to put the tripod back into the car.. Huhuhu. Therefore, this explains the lesser than sharp images that you see here. As I was using the camera handheld, compositional considerations were also not achieved. One thing for certain is that I will be undertaking another trip to Malacca maybe sometime next year.. alone this time. My tripod will hopefully be pressed into action then. 
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