so fortunate

i know that this picture is slightly overexposed but pls note that this pictures is not taken by me. juz want to let u all know that i am so fortunate to have a pretty girl on my right and such a cute boy on my left. this shot is taken during the carnival.



the guy at the center: thats me
the girl on my right: http://enchantedcookies.blogspot.com/
the guy on my left: http://www.wensen91.blogspot.com/

dragonfly

this two pictures is for one of my dear friend who love dragonfly so much. she challenged me to take pictures of dragonfly during the carnival, and because i failed, this is the replacement of my failed attempt. hi friend, if u want a better resolution of this picture pls inform me, i will send u one and let u hang it in ur bedroom. hope that this could satisfy you

differences between DSLR and digital compact camera

This post it specially to one of my friend who asked me what is the different between her small digital compact camera and my giant DSLR that cant even fit into my pocket. Today my post will be on the differences between DSLR and digital compact.

Before trying to understand this, please understand how the system in which a Digital Single Lens-Reflex camera work. DSLR uses TTL (Through the Lens) viewfinder in which when you look through the viewfinder of a DSLR, you are seeing what the lens sees. If the image is out of focus, the photo will be out of focus. However, unlike DSLR, the viewfinder in digital compact camera is separate from the lens and shows you an image of the scene in front of you. The lens may be out of focus but your view in the viewfinder will be sharp.

One of the weak points DSLR do have is that most of the DSLR do not have a Live-View feature; the only way to frame your shot is via the optical viewfinder. Some photographers prefer to use a camera’s LCD for this task. Some DSLR seem to be being released with this feature being added however so if you’re a fan of the LCD framing method you might want to check. I think all digital compact cameras do have a live view function, only some do have a viewfinder, you try observing, how many would use the viewfinder?

DSLR ability to change lenses opens up a world of possibilities for photographers. While my compact camera (Olympus C750UZ) has a nice little 10x (and many these days have longer ones) my DSLR can be fitted with many high quality lenses ranging from wide angle to super long focal lengths depending upon what I’m photographing (and of course my budget). Add to this a large range of other accessories (flashes, filters etc) and a DSLR can be adapted to many different situations. It should be noted that when it comes to lenses that the diversity in quality of lenses is great. Image quality is impacted greatly by the quality of the lens you use.

A factor well worth considering if you’re going to use a DSLR with more than one lens is that every time you change lenses you run the risk of letting dust into your camera. Dust on an image sensor is a real annoyance as it will leave your images looking blotchy. Cleaning your image sensor is not a job for the faint hearted. Digital compact camera doesn’t need maintaining as long as you take good care of it.

If you are thinking about a camera that fit into your pocket easily, don’t ever think of DSLR. Basically, the smallest DSLR is at least double times bigger the size than a standard compact camera. The only reason I take my compact camera out with me is on those occasions when I don’t want to lug my DSLR (and its’ lenses) around with me. DSLR are heavy and sizeable and when you add a lens or two to your kit bag you can end up with quite the load! Compact cameras are light, much lighter.

The price of a DSLR is also much higher as compared to a compact camera. A good and high end lens for DSLR may cost more than the body alone. The prices of some lenses are so expensive that with the same amount of money I could buy a few compact cameras.

While not many compact cameras come with the ability to shoot in manual mode, a DSLR is designed in such a way that it is assumed that the photographer using it will want to control their own settings. While they do come with good auto modes the manual controls are generally built in such a way that they are at the photographers’ finger tips as they are shooting. Compact camera doesn’t have much flexibility to manipulate the camera based on the lighting.

One thing I love about my DSLR is the versatility that it gives me in many areas, especially depth of field. I guess this is really an extension of its manual controls and ability to use a variety of lenses but a DSLR can give you depth of field that puts everything from foreground to background in focus through to nice blurry backgrounds. Compact cameras can’t do that easily.

I hesitate to add this point as there is a large degree of difference in quality between DSLR lenses but in general the lenses that you’ll find on a DSLR are superior to a compact camera. DSLR lenses are larger (more glass can add to the quality) and many of them have many hours of time put into their manufacture (especially when you get into higher end lenses). The sensor on a DSLR is much larger to a normal digital compact camera, thus, the image quality on a DSLR would be higher.

Normal person who is not interested in photography may find DSLR complex. While DSLR are designed for manual use this of course means you need to know how to use the tools that they give you.

A normal digital compact camera may not even have any support for special equipments. DSLR do support many other more advance equipment like lenses, battery grip, external flash series, and filters. One think most of the digital compact camera lack is the ability to take picture in RAW format which is important to us photographers.

I do wish whoever who read this post could understand the differences between a DSLR and a digital compact camera better. Do leave a comment and correct me if you think I’m wrong. Thanks for reading.

teacher's day

thank God i finally manage to retrieve some of the images i lost but i dun think it's all. Anyway here are some of the pictures i've taken on Teacher's Day 2007. this will also be the first batch of pictures where i upload with watermark.

Myself, as a photographer


dear sally ann the MC


Piala Khailani


Mr John surrounded by pretty girls.


this was how it looks like. at first, students did not cooperate


who is this? i love the shallow depth of field here


human pyramid


this is my classmates(4S2) who took part in the game ~human pyramid


spirit of victory


such a unique pyramid, blue sky too.


mr John giving some lecture again.

announcement - selling my pictures

juz a short announcement, from now on, photograph that i upload will be embedded with watermark because i am selling my photography so i cannot let people steal my pictures here. if u are a close friend of mine and u want a copy without the watermark, pls inform me, i may consider. sorry for the inconvenience.

GONE GONE GONE

am sorry for not being able to un upload more photos this few days. i've a problem, duting "Hari Guru" on Friday, i took some pictures, and because i dun have enough space in my memory card, i uploaded those pictures into my Pocket Hardrive so that i could take more pictures. As i was rushing, i did not safety remove my hardrive, insteat, i straight away unplug it. At home, when i plug in the hardrive, all the pictures are gone..GONE!!! more than 300 photos are GONE!

An Inconvenient Truth

http://www.climatecrisis.net/

printing

today i did try taking some printing but it did not turn out to be satisfying, unfortunately i dun have the time to continue today as i got to rest, tomorrow will be another great day. i use red and blue light source to achieve the color effect.

home studio

have u ever wonder where and how i take pictures?
alright, those that i take in my home, basically i take it on top of my table.
here is how it looks like:

water droplet

today i tried taking water droplet but i've failed totally.
tomorrow i will try again, here is the result of today's work on water droplet

My Music Luggage-SMKTC Chinese Orchestra

My Music Luggage, an inspiring orchestra presentation by SMKTC Chinese Orchestra Team, will be held in 9/6/2007, at 8.00pm at SMKTC school hall. Come and experience the fun!

P/S: this post was copied from wensen's blog

extra storage device

this is how my new pocket harddrive looks like, together with the casing.

candles again

due to my poor feet condition, today is also a school holiday for me. I spend some of this time taking pictures at home. after many positive feedback from u all about the candles, i decided to play with fire again, this time with different kind of candles.

artistic portrait

curious to know who this is? pls dun ask me who she is!
taken with Canon EOS 400D, 1/200s, F5.6, ISO 400
i use Adobe Photoshop to change the colour to B&W, and also to do the film grain effect

spamming!!!

till today i still wonder why so many people are spamming but they dint realize. many still believe scam like "The XXX Foundation, has agreed to donate 10 cents for very time this message is forwarded". come on my friends & people, do u think there is such thing like that? if the foundation wants to donate to the family or victim, they already donate it without having you to forward this kind of rubbish. Friends, if u have the compassion, why dun u not waste time clicking the forward button(after all there is no such thing), try to find their contact number and donate cash to them. I tell u, even if u search the whole universe, u wont get to find their contact number, all these are fake. I do wish that u all will be alert and conscious, every time u forward this kind of message, it is also known as SPAMMING!!

guitars

maton acoustic guitar

godin electric guitar

tyres

out of focus

dirty, muddy tyre

hand phone battery

this is my hand phone(SE 700i)battery.

heart

heart you


off focus

button cell batteries

this is some button cell batteries arrange randomly.
the result is not stunning enough

candles

because of my feet, today is a school holiday for me. stayed at home, instead of wasting my precious time, i took some pictures. i lighted 4 candles and played around with it.

lampost silhouette

compact disc

wanted to try something new and different
i arrange few compact disc and took some pictures of it

air filter

this is the air filter taken from my air purifier, i use a 18-55mm lens to take this shot

gate of shadow

this is taken juz right within my friend's house compound. i love the shadow falling onto the tiled floor

chances & events

this coming few months lots of stuff to shoot at. This month, my church is having a concert but i dun think i can take pictures, coz i in the AV crew. Next month, another concert in my church, yeah..its cool...will be the first time i take pictures in a concert. Next month, my school orchestra is also having a concert. In July, the school's Chinese language association will be having a singing competition, a great chance to photograph. In August, i think the country will be having many events to celebrate Malaysia's 50th Anniversary! That means i need to make sure my camera is always with me, so i could not miss a chance.

digital camera magazine malaysia

The magazine i subscribe to increase my knowledge on photography ~ Digital Camera Magazine Malaysia. This is a cheap but good magazine to use, i have always trusted this magazine. All the best to Velocity Media