Photography
10 Photos I Wish I’ve Taken
For years I have been haunted by images of places and people and things that I haven’t been able to take photos of, either because I didn’t have a camera at that time or because circumstances prevented me from taking them. Here is the list of the 10 photos I wish I’ve taken, arranged in … Continue reading
Sepia Nostalgia
I came across this old photograph of one of my Chinese ancestors… …and couldn’t help but notice his uncanny resemblance to RoundBoy. They’ve got the same eyes, the same smile…
Tangkuban Parahu Revisited With My D90
My first visit to Tangkuban Parahu, a volcano in Bandung, Indonesia, was in March this year together with the whole family. Noticing how, after sitting near the volcanic steam, all our sinuses cleared up after that trip, we decided to make a second visit to the volcano last weekend. This time around, I went with … Continue reading
D90 Video Of Eggs Being Boiled In A Volcano’s Crater
As fellow married-to-Malaysian-Filipina-mother-and-photographer Stephanie (except that she’s a much better photographer than me) commented in my previous post, the Nikon D90 has yet another nifty feature — video mode. With sound, of course. The main drawback is that it doesn’t focus automatically so you have to be a bit careful with it and not treat … Continue reading
Fisheye Effect With My D90
As every owner of a DSLR camera knows, after you finally get the camera body that you’ve been saving up for, you tend to want to buy more lenses (even though you know you have other more pressing priorities like business insurance or new tyres). Nikonians have even coined up a term for this: NAS … Continue reading
