Remember, this too will pass
Taken with a 135mm manual lens at f/4, cross processed
Feb 3, 2012
Standing Still In The Face Of A Storm
Do you need to stand in the face of opposition? All of us do eventually.
Remember, this too will pass
Taken with a 135mm manual lens at f/4, cross processed
Remember, this too will pass
Taken with a 135mm manual lens at f/4, cross processed
Jan 28, 2012
Crossing the Big Blue Sky
Blues skies like the one in the picture are quite rare in Kuala Lumpur. I dropped what I was doing when I noticed the amazing sky and took a few shots of the orchid.
I was inspired with the 15mm DA Limited ultra wide earlier and took the following with the 18 55mm kit lens. The 15mm is still on my "should I get it or not" list.
With most lenses even average one, by f/8, everything start to look good. If you don't have money for expensive lenses, what you need is good light. So that you can shoot at apertures that mask weaknesses of your lenses.
I was inspired with the 15mm DA Limited ultra wide earlier and took the following with the 18 55mm kit lens. The 15mm is still on my "should I get it or not" list.
With most lenses even average one, by f/8, everything start to look good. If you don't have money for expensive lenses, what you need is good light. So that you can shoot at apertures that mask weaknesses of your lenses.
Shy Dog
There are times when I feel shy. Shy to shoot people. Shy to get the type of "in your face photo". Shy to constantly hold the camera waiting for the right moment to shoot.
With dogs, it is different. As long as they don't run away or take a bite on your leg while you are busy with manual focus & exposure.
Taken with a 135 mm manual focus lens. Focus is a tiny bit off at 100% crop but on the small screen, its okay.
Jan 4, 2012
Time's Up
In life, there are moments that you cannot choose when to stop or when to start. It all happens. You are just a passenger, not the driver.
Dec 18, 2011
15mm DA Limited Test
After October, I didn't shoot much. Then Pentax offered a photowalk & I tried out the 15mm DA Limited lens. I read all sort of nice things about this lens online. How it has pixie dust and I had a bit of lens buying addition kick in. Only things that held me back was I wasn't about to spend so much on a lens.
It is a nice little lens. Small and light. Once mounted to my camera, I started holding my dslr with just my right hand. Although it is a gem of a lens, it is quite hard to use since I'm not used to such wide angles. And my composition is rather crappy. With the 15mm DAL, it became more apparent to me.
With software nowadays, you can correct almost everything except motion blur, mis-focussed and composition. You can do much with a badly composed photo. You get all sorts of things in the frame.
Anyway, here are 2 shots with this lens.
And old tree
With help from an experienced eye, I was guided to get this shot. I would have missed it totally.
A wide angle lens is an interesting lens. You really have to move around to get the proper angle, lighting and a host of other distractions out of your photo. One more thing. You have to be literally in someone's face to to get close enough.
It is a nice little lens. Small and light. Once mounted to my camera, I started holding my dslr with just my right hand. Although it is a gem of a lens, it is quite hard to use since I'm not used to such wide angles. And my composition is rather crappy. With the 15mm DAL, it became more apparent to me.
With software nowadays, you can correct almost everything except motion blur, mis-focussed and composition. You can do much with a badly composed photo. You get all sorts of things in the frame.
Anyway, here are 2 shots with this lens.
And old tree
With help from an experienced eye, I was guided to get this shot. I would have missed it totally.
A wide angle lens is an interesting lens. You really have to move around to get the proper angle, lighting and a host of other distractions out of your photo. One more thing. You have to be literally in someone's face to to get close enough.