Singapore visitation

Made a point to visit Singapore recently due to the urgent need of a bag. Must thank Sam for letting me bunk in seeing Singapore is twice Malaysia's currency. Need to save all I can for photo equipments :) ....

Placed a booking for the Lowepro Dryzone Rover a while back from Cathay Photo in Peninsula Plaza. This place is really a photo enthusiasts dream. Cathay Photo has 2 main outlets, the other being in Marina Square. Have not been to the latter but the one in Peninsula has 5 'sub'-shops each catering for different things eg. studio, tripods, bags and accessories etc. etc. Got carried away and ended up even buying the Manfrotto 055Pro tripod (which was in the plan but the timing was early). Almost bought a ball head together with it but restrained myself.

Looks like I'll be visiting Sam again soon....fall the ball head, and to visit Sam of course. How nice of me.. :)

BioMalaysia 2006 @ KLCC

KLCC exhibition centre where BioMalaysia 2006 was held from 6th till the 8th December. In the previous year the event was held in the PCC (PutraJaya Convention Centre). 

Dilapidated building/ Street shot

Shot taken somewhere closer to towards Taman Seputeh after heading back from BioMalaysia 2006 in very heavy traffic. 

Portrait Shooting Experimentation

This was meant to be posted prior to the spontaneous KLCC outing. Went for an excursion with fellow shutter-bugs two weekends ago for portrait shooting with the theme "In the days of sunshine", an idea from fox who also was a friend of the subject(s) or should I say models.



We tried to get Sentul Park as the location but alas without prior permission and some fees, we were unable to shoot there though the locale within was great. Changing venue, we did manage to load off a few rounds. Outdoor portrait shooting is tricky is the sun is midway in the sky. Some pictures appear washed-out. We were meant to shoot early but the change of locale meant we could not get the early light. Next aim: Night Portraits

Acknowledgements: Yes, would like to thank Cindy and Saly too for gracing us with their presence for the camera ;)

KL to CC

I know KLCC has been shot to the death but we decided to head down town early last weekend for some location scouting. It was a great day though I was there a little too late (8am) to catch the rising sun's reflection on the twin towers. We'll... or at least I'll be back again to catch the golden light.

EOS magazine

Was recently introduced to this magazine by a fellow shutter-bug friend. Yes, I am a Canon user though I have nothing against Nikon or any other brand for that matter. Just more familiar with Canon and have not lost confidence in it ...yet (don't let me down Canon!).

Anyway, I'm digressing here. Yes, I believe this magazine if very informative for those who wish to use their err.. Canon more effectively. Great for new users, useful for the old-timers. There are plenty of technical information in the mag and techniques to boot. The only problem for those of us living (more like earning) on the other side of the globe is that it cost roughly RM$187 for subscription which publishes quaterly. But I think its much more worth it if you are a Canon user than somethling like PP (Practical Photography) which is a very good magazine mind you. The local copy of DCM (Digital Camera Mag) is a good one too (and much cheaper).

Those interested to know more can just visit the link here: EOS Magazine.

A new beginning..

I have started this new blog for several reasons:

1. Blogger does not allow me (yet) to switch my current account to the Beta version because I have a team member that hardly contributes (sorry caviar... I know you are really busy)
2. Since I am into my photographic journey of discovery, I have decided to start a new.. chapter that is more related to this 'deviation' of mine.
3. Eventually, would like to merge all my blogs in 1 URL with a template that has tabs ala mozilla's firefox style and the newer Explorer.. (have not really looked into that yet and my css and html scripting sucks..BIG TIME - does anyone know how to do that btw??)

Now one does wonder why 'emmetropic'? Well emmetropic is relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear and sharp focus on the retina. So it relates to the (hopefully) visual focus of my explorations and what I perceive. The reason I say perceive is because everybody has their own style and one individual's meat can be another's poison. So bear with me.

I am also using this to provide myself a place that I can link to resources relating to photography. It is by no means a complete link resource, there are other sites out there that provide a more comprehensive selection, but I will try my best to share what I have encountered. From a novice..