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| Wednesday, 17-Jun-2009 16:24 |
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Macro
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| Tuesday, 22-May-2007 00:00 |
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Come into my parlor....
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"Will you walk into my parlour?"
Said the spider to the fly;
"'Tis the prettiest little parlour
That ever you did spy.
The way into my parlour
Is up a winding stair;
And I have many curious things
To show you when you're there."
I'm sure you must be weary, dear,
With soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?"
Said the spider to the fly.
"There are pretty curtains all around,
The sheets are fine and thin,
And if you want to rest awhile,
I'll snugly tuck you in!"
Poor foolish thing! At last
Up jumped the cunning spider,
And fiercely held her fast.
He dragged her up his winding stair,
Into his dismal den:
Within his little parlour,-
But she ne'er came out again!
Excerpts from: The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
01 ~ And the spider grabbed the fly off the web fiercely...
02 ~ So fierce that the web ripped. And it injected its venom and the fly is paralysed...
03 ~ And it quickly carry its lunch across the web...
04 ~ All the while holding the poor fly tightly...
05 ~ Carefully treading along the silk trap...
06 ~ Only to step on the non sticky parts...
07 ~ Then I quickly went to the other side of the web...
08 ~ To try to get better shots...
09 ~ For good effect I focussed this on the delicate web... 
10 ~ And then the spider started to do its wrapping....
11 ~ Cocooning the unconcious fly....
12 ~ Dangling, swinging and twisting....
13 ~ And finally admiring a job well done. Once the fly's inside liquefies, it'll have its nutritious drink...
14 ~ Here's one as a final shot..
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| Tuesday, 15-May-2007 00:00 |
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At the Bird Park, again :D
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| Sunday, 6-May-2007 00:00 |
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Mummy and baby monkey
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I was at the Bird Park, with plans to take pictures of birds. Obviously  . But then I came across a pack of monkeys. [Err...a 'pack' of monkeys... is that correct? What do one call a group of monkeys?]. I had never before saw so many mummy monkeys with their small babies hanging on tightly to their chests. Naturally I got real excited .
What I did not realise was that I will be capturing these tender moments. I mean, we don't exactly associate monkeys with tenderness. I suppose they are usually viewed as pesky mammals. As I observed their maternal instinct, so loving and caring, I saw glimpses of tenderness that touches my heart. And then I started shooting.
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| Thursday, 8-Feb-2007 00:00 |
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Another attempt...
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| Monday, 14-Aug-2006 00:00 |
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Refreshing
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Been wanting to do shots such as these for quite sometimes now. It was one of the most 'difficult' fun I've ever had . It's hard when only using props found around the house  .
 
 
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| Tuesday, 8-Aug-2006 00:00 |
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Jewellery
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Errr... apologies for the rather low quality . That happened when I reduce size. Haven't a clue how to overcome that.
 
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| Wednesday, 2-Aug-2006 00:00 |
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Sea creature
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Inspired by John Penn's 'The Soldier' (Editor's Choice)  .
Found in the abyss of deep sea trenches and canyons.....
Tee hee hee...
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| Saturday, 15-Jul-2006 00:00 |
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HDR... continues
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I passed by it so often I never really did take notice. Until that day. So glad I did .
A shout-out to all that had visited / commented ~ You are the coolest !! . <3
Note: No, I did not descend into the drain la . I used wide angle lens .
Update @ 19th.July 2006:
Not sure if this can be called a tutorial but here goes:
Step 1: Gotta create an HDR image.
Refer to this link which I’m currently using http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/photoshop-cs2-hdr-32bit.html to create HDR images. It’s a bit long but necessary nonetheless. Fahamkan betul2 ya.
Step 2: Editings:
Once you’ve got the HDR image, start the editings. Here are the major areas which I edit.
1) Tones and highlights
2) Levels.
3) Curves. I’m not really that good at this actually so the tweak is usually very negligeble. But I did it anyway most times as I needed the practise.
4) Saturations.
5) Selective colours.
Tips:
a) Whats important here is the cross processings. For example after adjusting the tones, then the levels, you can always go back to tones adjustments and enhance the image further. Keep going back and forth. That’s my naïve definition of cross processing la .
b) Just play around with the lever / bar for each of the edit area. Try doing from one extreme to the other so that you can see the benefits of an HDR image. The range is amazing.
c) When doing the ‘Saturations’ and ‘Selective colours’ be sure to try the adjustments for red together with yellow. Also green with yellow. Try them out and you’ll see what I mean.
Ok, now I know it gets frustrating when the editings for 1 to 5 are not mentioned in detail. But due to good reasons. Different image needs different editings. Hence tip b) is important. Plus, kang berjela2 la pulak tutorials ni .
Step 3: Finishing touches:
These involve the following, apply whenever you feel necessary:
1) Croppings
2) Leveling
3) Framing
4) Size reduction
5) Others like converting to b&w or sepia or what have you.
6) Tagging
Step 4: Be very patient:
Getting the image just right the first time is not easy. Keep at it till you get what you’re after.
Tips:
a) Must must must do the first step correctly. Just follow the instructions diligently and you’ll not get it wrong, InsyaAllah.
b) Even before you start, you must already have in your mind how the image will look like, at least some rough idea how it will, and target towards achieving that. Otherwise you will spend way too long during the editing process than necessary.
Hope the above helps. Please do not hesitate to ask if you need further clarifications. [Aiyaa, closing sentence ni cam dalam surat formal la pulak ].
 
 
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| Sunday, 9-Jul-2006 00:00 |
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Good Food
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Appetizers ~ Baked Scallops with cheese & prawns dipped with err... can't remember with what. I think it was 1000 island . The baked scallops are to die for.. hehe.. figuratively speaking la.. .
~ Cable Car, Sunway Pyramid, PJ
 
  
Breakfast ~ Prawn fried rice, 3 types of sausages [chicken, beef and err... spicy beef I think], toasts, grilled fish [tak ingat ikan aper ], sautéed baby tomatoes, omelette, hashed browns, beef/chicken ham and errr... I think that's it..hehe.. . Oh I forgot, cinnamon bun, cake and egg tart plus a cup of tea.
Heavy huh? Burrrppp !!! Opps... excuse me...Hehe... .
~ Parkroyal, Penang.
 
 
  
 
Lunch ~ Grilled salmon and garlic spaghetti washed down with a tall glass of honeyed ice tea.
~ Lavender Bistro, Senai International Airport, JB
 
 
Lunch ~ Chicken rice + soup and teh tarik. I was engrossed shooting the roasted chicken I forgot to shoot the rice... hehe.. .
~ Cozy Corner, Alamanda, Putrajaya.
 
 
 
 
Snacks ~ Fried nuggets. Just trying to get that golden brown look for fried food. Plus I was feeling hungry at that time..hehe.. .
~ At home.
 
Staple ~ Instant noodles.. hehe... . Need a quick fix when your stomach growls. Try the deliciously satisfying 5 minutes instant noodles.
~ At home.
 
 
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