Of all my 26 years of life, this got to be the most interesting sunrise I had ever seen at my house. But yet I did not take out my H1 to take it down. Now every morning I will look out of the window looking for the same thing to happen but it's not there anymore. Darn! I should have went to work a bit later but catch this moment with my H1 instead of my camera phone.
Life is full of opportunities, don't let them pass by like I did.
THE morning light
So now, after missing that chance of a lifetime, I've learnt to grab my H1 to take down photos when the opportunity arises. So here's some more recent collections.
Red clouds, it's as if the sky is on fire or is this a living hell?
Red clouds closer up... this looks like those evil scenes in movies.
The early bird...
The early birds...
singapore sunrise photoblog dsc h1
Practicum is about self reflections, tons of it to do... so here's another self reflections of sorts to welcome my last week of practicum...
YES!!!
singapore practicum photoblog dsc h1
Speech day wasn't such a good event for photos because I'm not officially appointed to do it and unlike Sports day, this is a more serious event. I can imagine the P thinking "who the f*** is that shooting us with his camera" if I took photos of him and the guest of honour inspecting the contingent during the parade. So I'm pretty restricted in terms of photo taking opportunities. Besides, H1 is not meant for low light shooting which means it is pretty useless for the indoor concert.
Pre-Speech Day
The kind of shoes you see teachers wearing before the main event
NPCC girls doing sizing and forming up their contingent
After a while they got sick of me taking photos so I took this while hiding behind potted plants. Just kidding!
Speech Day Proper
The angles I'm restricted to during the parade. Plus plenty of very important heads to avoid too. Here's NCC marching.
This is scouts boys brigade I think
The pro with his d200 giant 
NCC boys having fun after the parade
singapore Speech Day npcc ncc shoes parade photoblog dsc h1 d200
First we had Foxtrot, now it's Questionable Content. I just love a joke the Physics way.
Warning! Please do not read if you are easily offended with jokes relating to certain reproductive organs.
Perfect for those who are striving for their Physics exams now.
singapore physics humour comics
Took a couple of minutes to figure out how to do this one. Here's a more "natural" tone to our newest addition to the "family."
singapore macro catepillar photoblog dsc h1
Meet caterpillar, the newest member of the family who lives right at the corridor in front of the main door. (I need a macro lens). This young caterpillar measures just about 1cm by my estimation.
Before cosmetic changes
After cosmetic changes
The colours seem a bit weird, at least to me, cause I'm using indoor lamps and have yet to find time to fine tune the colours. But that's how to get the nice dark background. (Note to self: Need another lamp for macro work.) It's getting late you know and I need to go sleep soon. Got work tomorrow. (14 more working days to go, yippee).
singapore macro catepillar photoblog dsc h1
Here's some of the other sports day photos that I didn't put up here. Upcoming is the school speech day.. wonder if I should bring along my camera too. haha... it will be interesting to take some shots...
Warning, massive post, takes time to load.
Tagged: singapore Sports Day Track Running Tug of War Race Teachers dsc h1
I got this shot that was underexposed for the faces and I want to bring the smiles out. Here's my feeble attempt to retify the problem. Which one you like best?
Original.
Fixed shadows & highlights, can see faces but looks fake to me.
Sepia mood for the shot.
Edited Colour curve
Comments?
Tagged: singapore dsc h1
First time doing sports photography with my H1. Did manage to get a few more satisfying shots for sports but the rest were rather disappointing. I could have did more for the interval treat (cheerleading dance) but I wasn't ready for it and didn't get the best angle. Anyway, here's some of the photos I took today that turned out fine.
Getting ready for the run
Focus is the key to success
Burst in fire when you run
Pass on the spirit to your team mates
Give Gold a Shot
Time to Go Home
I'm rather disappointed with the photos today. I was too engrossed in capturing the actions that I forgot the more important photos that I can take. The winning/losing emotions on the sportsmen, the concentration in their face, the taste of victory or the agony of defeat. I missed most of that. Could have done better.
Tagged: singapore Sports Day Track Running Relay dsc h1
Yes, that was the comment I got from my friend when I told him about the experience I'm going through now. Pretty old school eh.. And that explains why it's been some time since I last brought my H1 out for some shots. So I can only get my satisfaction by reading how great H1 is... Almost everybody who bought one found it value for money. There's even a comparison shot for H1 and 20D, a high end dSLR.
Hopefully I can get to put my H1 in good use soon... 4 more weeks of practicum...
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