Macro testing.. 1.. 2.. 3..

Spent a few moment of my time trying out a new macro lens.. Quite challenging to control the depth of field & to hold still.. Need to learn/ practice more.. and most important thing, be patient... hehe...

This is my first car. Being driving it for 6 years, it tought me a lot about driving.. It even saved my life few times during my early inexperienced driving years (thanks to lotus handling and super-gripped michellin tyres..). Though i love it very much, the time has come for us to be apart.. My family is more important right now, yup...time to change to be a family man..

Macro continues...

Finally i got some free time to hold my camera again... This time is at my parent house... Photos were shot under bright afternoon subshine since i didnt have any specific flash for macro.. I'm using 100mm macro lens, so the magnification is 1:1. For close-up shots of the ants, i had to open the lens hood, otherwise it will block the sunlight from my subjects.. Really had trouble to catch the red dragonflies in the viewfinder, they easily get nervous when being approached..

Mangrove visits...

While waiting for fasting break, i managed to slot my time to visit a nearby mangrove river... Luckily i brought along my CPL filter which enable me to capture the cloud formations...

More Macro, more macro...

Went to my in-laws' house yesterday, which is the perfect spot to try out macro lens... :)

An evening at the river bank...

Took my wife for a drive to town last weekend and we decided to stopby near a river bank... Nothing much to see except the sunset (though it's still early, at 5.30pm). I think it's time to put up a test for my CPL and ND400 filter.. So here it goes...

Unplanned appointment..

While enjoying dukus that i bought earlier today, i came across this little fruit bug... So without further delay, i took out my 5D, attached it with a 100mm macro lens, plus an extension tube and the fun begins... It took a lot of patient to wait for the exact moment to capture it, but i think it's worth it. Meet my friend, mr fruit bug :)

Cats, cats, cats...

My sister's cats... What a wonderful creatures......

A walk in the park...

My first outdoor shooting at a nearby park... Trying out taking pictures using tripod while changing the apperture size and exposure time... I forgot to bring along my ND filter, otherwise i could take longer exposure time for the water fountain for the feathery effects...

Rains from heaven...

With the help frm CC, i managed to change to a full frame camera (5DMii), coupled with EF 24-70mm f2.8L..

It was a rainy day and I couln't resist myself to try out the big apperture to capture the raindrops in front of my house...

1st macro attempt!!

My first macro shooting attempt.... Not very sharp images indeed..

Hmmm, maybe my next investment should be the tripod...

EF 50mm f1.8 II

I've bought the entry level EF50mm f1.8 II (that's the only budget i had for now) to experience the 1.8 aperture. The background bokeh stunts me... felt like a pro for a moment, hehe... but still need to learnt a lot regarding subject composure, exposure..etc etc...

P/S : the upper picture shows EF 50mm f1.8 II box with my Sigma 18-200mm OC DC 3.5-6.5 lens.

Dream lens: EF70-200mm f2.8L IS

I've been introduced to the legendary EF70-200mm f2.8L IS by a friend (Dr Zool). Fast AF with persistent reproducible good bokeh.... in addition to the image stabilizer, really made it as one of my top on the list lens.. Now i know what f2.8 + 200mm zoom capable of.... With the pricetag of RM8K,.. maybe i'll get it in my dreams... sigh...

Beach outing

My second outdoor outing using similiar camera setup, all taken in auto mode. Hands started to feel itchy to try AV and TV mode by this time... Overall, lovely shiny day with lots of people. Maybe next time will revisit during sunset with tripod and new filter... hehehe.... Had to thanks my wife for her perseverance... Thanks honey..