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2010 06 24

Nikon CLS

A quick and simple set-up shoots for Thanuya, Miss World Malaysia done in our casting room. She said she doesn’t has any B/W picture but I don’t have the other studio strobe with me and there is no time to set up all the lights. It was done impromptu and the easiest is to use the Nikon speedlights, which require minimum setting up. Shot with a mix of 2 SB900 and 1 SB800, trigger with SU800 commander. Speedlights fix on stand and diffused with umbrellas.

Shot with Nikon D3 with 24-70mm in B/W mode at 1/125s, F/9, ISO 250 processed in Capture NX and finished with Photoshop CS4.

2010 03 18

Painting Bangkok Red

When I book a trip to Bangkok last month I didn’t know that the Red Shirts will be holding a public rally to protest against the ruling Thai government. The last time the Red Shirts and Yellow Shirts had a confrontation the Bkk airport was closed for a week forcing me to cancel my trip.

And this time I am in the city right in the middle of all these happenings. Despite what you see in the newspaper and TV news the city is actually almost the same as usual. The rally is confined to a certain area only and doesn’t effect the rest of the city, in fact I was trying to see where there are but traveling around the main shopping area I failed to see any.
The malls are still open, weekend market at Chaktuchat is still packed and the bars are still open, thank goodness…

Since this is a leisure trip I took along only the Nikon D300s with a 18-200 and a 50mm lens. I didn’t even take along a tripod and camera bag. All the shots here are taken handheld including the nighttime skyline shot of Bkk city from the 64th floor sky bar in Siroco. Some were taken in bars in Silom where its very dark and I have to use ISO 1600. The shot of sky was taken from inside the plane just minutes before it gets too dark.

2009 10 24

Nikon new 70-200

The last weekend was a hectic period as we organised the Nikon show at Mid Valley with 5 session of fashion show for the model shooting contest. It went all right despite some minor hiccups as anything can happened during a live show. It is not easy co-ordinating 12 models with one that doesn't understand English, with 5 different fashion labels ranging from casual to wedding gowns. And not forgetting the bunch of make-up artists and hair stylists. Thanks to Ken, Darren, Yen and Yaneki we did it.

During the fashion shows I try out the new and much anticipicated 70-200 with the new VR and nano coating. This new lens is slightly bigger in built and weight compared to the previous version. The lens is more rounded and balance. And the lens hood is less obstructive and shorter. Using it with my D3, the new 70-200 makes a lethal combination. The focus is fast and deadly accurate. But shooting hand-held with this is no walk in the park as the weight of both the body and lens will be felt. Time for me to go back to the gym and work those arms...

Ok I must admit I am not a regular fashion shooter but it have been a good lesson. It was not easy shooting fashion runway, fighting for a good position can be a problem where season shooters come with their high ladders. The lighting is another problem that we have to cope with as it can changed in split seconds when multiple flashes fired at the same moment makes your exposure horribly wrong. Or just when I thought i got the model nicely framed someone in front hold up his camera n flashlight above his head blocking of half the frame. This is not a comprehensive review but just a few shots that I took using the 70-200.

2009 10 12

PEN EP-1 in Xinjiang

The PEN EP-1 put the fun back into my photography.

I am not a big fan of compact as I find the menu difficult to manoeuvre, the button too small and when I ask friends to take picture of me, the result will inevitably be a sharp background and a blur me. And when it comes to shooting for clients I would not take the risk of using any other cameras other than my trusted Nikon D3. Using the PEN for this trip have given me a new perspective of pictures taking despite the compactness of the camera.

But the PEN is not your ordinary compact. Is a full features dslr built into a classic compact body. The ART filter especially ‘PIN hole’ and ‘Grainy B/W’ are my favourites. And it never fails to impress my fellow travelers. Shooting with the PEN is rather different from using my usual dslr. Using it casually without the pressure of a ‘pro dslr’ I use the PEN as if I am starting photography all over again. The simple joy of capturing a moment is putting the fun back to pictures taking.

It comes in handy for those spontaneous moments when I have already packed up my bigger pro bodies in my camera bag. And also when we were roaming the streets and bazaars where there are lots of people and not so convenient holding a huge dslr. With a smaller body the PEN attract less attention, making it easier to shoot street subjects who were normally more cautious when faced with a huge dslr.

The PEN comes in real handy as a back up to my bigger dslr during my entire trip but what bugged me is the lens cap, which tends to drop off easily. I lost the lens cap twice but luckily it was picked up by my friends.

2009 09 14

Ok I must admit I haven’t been that excited about any particular camera for a long time. That’s is till I saw the new Olympus PEN P1. Like a kid with a new toy I was eagerly taking pictures with it when I managed to get hold of the silver version with the 2 lens kit. Actually I am very taken in by the white version with the leather case. It’s really fashionable, a stylish camera, small enough to fit into my working computer bag to have it with me all the time. Something that I have been looking for some time as I don’t feel like carry my huge DSLR and anyway the DSLR doesn’t fit into my slim bag. In casual environment the huge DSLR is intimidating and inconvenient. Where else a smaller camera but with the quality of a DSLR is a good combination as the compact can’t fulfill my needs. For casual shooting the PEN looks less intimidating and obstructive making it easier to carry and shoot without scaring off your subjects.

Photo taken in my office.

At a Hokkiem mee stall in downtown KL

My fishes in my office room

Apart from the usual compact camera settings and features the PEN gives you the option of manual over-ride with A and S priority. These are standard features that are expected. But it is the Art filter that gets me feeling excited. The B/W is grainy and nice, the pinhole gives you a nice vignette at the corners with colours and feel of Lomo. The pop art give out strong graphic colours while the soft focus is great for those dreamy and romantic moods. It reminds me of those old classic Hollywood movies.

My room in Thistle Hotel JB

These photos using different Art Filter are taken in PS cafe in Paragon Singapore during our lunch.

And how does it fare when it comes to pictures quality? Well here are some samples, not the most critical yet as I am still working around the camera to understand this new toy. But I am confident there are better to come as this PEN is mightier the some DSLR. The only setback is it comes with an equally mighty price tag. But then you can’t put a price tag on Art.

JB airport on my flight back to KL.

Flowers from a plant in my office