Bokeh of 24-105mm F4 L

I thought the bokeh of this Lens is actually not too bad.
Pretty sharp as well.



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New Video by Dan Chung using Canon EOS 5D MKII

One Night in Beijing

Video Here

Amazing stuff.......


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Strobbing

Tried my hand at strobing.
Just used long shutters with different settings in the flash.
Effect were not exactly great, time to do some homework in this area. =)

Ghostly images...viewers beware..





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Night Shots

I had a chance to try night shots last night.
Encountered a few problems.
1) If I use flash and quick shutter, the foreground is bright and lighting is harsh, but the background becomes underexposed
2) If I use long shutter no flash, everything turns out nice, but the subject have to stay stationary for a few secs until the shutter closed
3) Using 1st Curtain or 2nd Curtain flash. I can drag the shutter slightly such that I get nice exposure from the background, and the subjects do not need to be stationary for too long.

I am still on research which is the best way of doing it. I will try again with samples to share =)

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Happy Birthday

It was my good "sis" birthday. So I brought my 450D along with my new L lens, the 24-105mm.
Used Tv priority for this shot without flash. There was some lighting but I just managed to hand hold at 1/40.

Really happy with the composition of this shot. Did just a little post processing. Enjoy!
I would love it more if I had the candles more in focus!


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TIme to Test My Flash and My New Lens

Finally got more time these days.
Got a few projects lined up next week.
So watch this space =)

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First L Lens Owner - Canon 24-105mm F4 L

Had a meeting with a seller, Lionel from Club Snap.
Tried the lens and I so love it. The quality, the focus and the feel of the lens was fantastic. I can't wait to start taking pictures on it.

Reason why I selected the 24-105mm F4 was the fact it had a longer reach and IS function.Reviews for this lens has been fantastic so I am sure I would not regret.
Indoor wouldn't be a big problem because I have a external flash for that extra lighting.

It is a one month old lens and everything was as good as new. Bought it about 300 off retail. This would be the last purchase for the year. Time to tighten my purse string.

RC Shots

Did some shooting a while back.
Main subject was my bro-in-law's rock crawler. Not much panning, but slight long shutter still good for depicting motion.






While we were there, there was this kitten in the drain. Somehow, it turn out to be rather engaging portrait of the kitten.



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The Strobist...

Now arm my a new flash, it time to try some lighting effects and strobing.

A good website with some lighting techniques can be found at this blog.

The Strobist

I am tempted to try my stroboscopic flash which my Canon 580EXII is capable of. =)

Canon Website on Flash

Will post once I got them. From what I know, it basically long shutter speeds with flashes of light.

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Hasselblad

Went for a Photo Shoot at Shirco House.
The distributor of Hasselblad is located there.
Basically in a nut shell, the Hasselblad is the F1 of cameras/DSLR
Medium Format Camera with a 80mm lens from Carl Weiss at 30K SGD (basic Model)

It a rather well made camera, but mainly to be used in the studio I feel.
The camera is huge and the lenses are huge too. But the pictures are crisp and sharp.
But it has to be at 30K entry level.

Check out the website here!

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Proud Owner of Canon 580EX II Flash Unit

Purchased an external Flash Unit yesterday from one of the members in Clubsnap.
Price was pretty reasonable for a 1 month old set. It was about 100 off the retail for the new one.
The condition was good and almost mint.

Time to try some flash effects!



Reviews for the Canon 580EXII can be found here

Next up, 24-105mm f4 L lens.

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