Compact-ing…

6 exposure blended

I’ll be trying to see how much the EX1 can perform for my more serious works. Stay tuned~

De-Haloing

One of the greatest bug-bears of HDR has been the halo effects due to tone-mapping. I’ve been trying out several HDR software, with the latest being HDR efex pro and Photomatix, but somehow I still couldn’t get it to look as natural as I want. Well.. today I just got one step closer =)

Read on for more details…

It pays to wait ;)

Tokina 11-16 at f/8, 90s, iso200, ND400

Hello everybody.. I’m baaaaack!

I dropped from heaven straight into hell when I returned from my SEP in Taipei. Literally to the neck with projects after projects, assignments after assignments, and thanks to my stupid leg I wasn’t too keen to shoot for a long while. Finally made it a point to break out my D300 and do something serious.

First time being to Lower Pierce Reservoir, but my experience in Kending, Taiwan paid off. I kind of expected a light show judging by the kind of clouds in the sky, and voila~ Here it is!

Was even more happy to see the reaction of some D700 shooter behind when the sunset took him by surprise. What good is your 14-24 if you pack it up before the real action begins?

A HDR version after the break

Sometimes, you just have to get over it..

Just in case you are thinking that this blog is dead, I’m sad to say it isn’t. Ha. I was just blogging on another more informal blog (you should know where to look if you know me enough).

This is 黃金瀑布@九份. Rainy and misty afternoon. Limited time. Wet lens. Had to hide under an umbrella to shoot this.  Just a customary shot. Could have been a lot better if time + weather were on my side.

I may not have the time + opportunity to come back for another try, as it is 1.5hrs away from my school by public transport. Sometimes, you just have to get over the missed chances, and look ahead so you don’t miss other chances that may come by =)

Face off!

I believe there are still many people troubled in deciding between a micro 4/3 (or other mirrorless interchangeable lens) camera, and an advanced compact. I’m lucky enough to be holding on to one of each here, and here are my initial impressions after an evening’s walk with them.

帥哥美女

It’s been some time since I shot portraits seriously, and to be honest I was a little nervous about taking this assignment. The requirements seemed high, given that the previous shoot (by another photog) had some photos that didn’t really met the expectations of the editor. So I’m supposed to be here to clean up.

Luckily, the models are mostly quite photogenic and friendly. Of course, thanks to Jiayin being my assistant for the day, if not I’ll be limping much worse at the end of the day.

However, I was told that the editor did some merciless crops to my images while publishing… Oh well, now I know why the other photog didn’t bother to shoot properly.

Samsung EX1 – 1 month onwards

It’s been a month since I bought this toy. In light of the launch of new serious compacts, notably the Panasonic LX5 and the Canon S95, how do I feel about the EX1?