The quest for more bokeh

Had the chance to try out some exotic lenses~

Blue Hour Blend

The Marina Bay Sands is proving to be a very nice place for sunsets. I applaud the use of pools which made a whole lot of difference in blue hour shots.

The way it’s meant to be seen

Typical overcast afternoon, with very high contrast. Not a very ideal afternoon to shoot. Those were the conditions when I took this shot. I haven’t been very healthy lately and hence the lack of new photos. This was from 2 years ago..

The trip was meant to be an infra-red shoot, but I found the form of this tree particularly pleasant, and took a series of bracketed shots hoping to be able to process them properly one day. Well.. I never managed to get an image that represented my intentions.. until recently.

 

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 =)