Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Monday, 7 December 2009
DST Carnival 09 (06/12/09)
Performance by Maria...
baik... manang lucky draw... mun tanie awal jalan, alum tantu kau belurih tu... kui kui kui...
jadi tukar lapas mubail atu? kui kui kui...
Heliza arriving at the scene...
fuiyooo... atu berabut...
inda ku belaku ke dapan... inda jua ku sanggup wah... so paksa tah tah di anjung camera atu untuk mangambil shot durang... nasib baik ada liveview... :)
VJ Utt!
team AF plang on stage...
by almost 6pm, we went to the 12th floor of DST HQ... and here we are... going up... :)
Some views from the top... got vertigo? eheh...
wah... org AF kan mulih pun masih kena serbu...
well past sun down, its kinda hard to take some shots without using tripod... so we went back to ground level... and down we go...
we stayed til the night time... my bro was waiting for more lucky draw... while i waited to get some shots of Jamie Yeoh... eheh... then as the lucky draw was announced, a friend of mine got himself a home theatre...
and at last... Jamie Yeoh showed up and I certainly didn't waste my time in getting some shots of her... eheh... and yeah, i end up having tonnes of her photos... eheh... i will post more of her shots in the near future... eheh...
hmm... while waiting for more photos of Jamie Yeoh, you can just view some of her photos taken from last year DST Carnival HERE...
and that conclude my visit to the DST Carnival 09... great stuffs by DST... definitely will go there again next year and hope Jamie Yeoh will be coming again... eheh...
DST HQ
Carl Zeiss Announced Makro-Planar T* 50mm f/2 and 100mm f/2 ZE Lens
Carl Zeiss has again applied its expertise in lens manufacturing to enable photographers to create wonderfully expressive images. With two new macro lenses, the Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and the Makro-Planar T* 2/100, both now also available with EF bayonet, Carl Zeiss expands its existing ZE line of lenses. Owners of EOS camera models can now create detail-rich macro images that allow sharpness and unsharpness to be deployed as creative elements as they choose. These highly light-sensitive, versatile lenses are also perfect as standard focal lengths for portraits or still life photography.
Even in tricky situations such as dusk, the Makro- Planer T* 2/50 and T* 2/100 ZE create distortion- free images thanks to their extraordinary light intensity of 1:2. Whether capturing an insect resting on a flower or the dampness on a piece of fruit, these lenses allow a degree of sharpness that was hitherto impossible. Even with a maximum aperture opening and a low focal depth, the desired image can be easily isolated from its disruptive surroundings.
Both macro lenses render objects in close-up on a scale of 1:2. To enable such detail, these lenses include Carl Zeiss’s acclaimed “floating elements” design. This special lens alignment enables high optical performance across the entire focusing range, from 0.24 m to infinity. The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 and Makro-Planar T* 2/100 are already available with F bayonet (ZF) and K bayonet (ZK). The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 is also available as a ZF.2 version. Both lens systems are optimized for analog and full-format digital SLR cameras.
The Makro-Planar T* 2/50 ZE is available in December 2009 at a recommended retail price of € 965,55 (excluding VAT).
The Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE will be available from beginning of 2010 at a recommended retail price of € 1.385,71 (excluding VAT).
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Friday, 4 December 2009
Bing Photo Contest
Microsoft is holding a Bing photo contest, which gives the winner some exposure by hosting their image on Bing’s homepage on January 6.
To enter, you need to be a fan of Bing’s Facebook page – you’ll submit your images via Facebook. Deadline for entries is December 13.
You can enter HERE.
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
The Sigma Corporation is pleased to announce the new Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM. This large aperture standard zoom lens offers an aperture of F2.8 at the 17mm focal length and is ideal for many situations such as portraits, sports, macro and general photography.
The OS (Optical Stabilizer) function offers the use of shutter speeds approximately 4 stops slower than would otherwise be possible. For Sony and Pentax mount, the built-in OS function of this lens can be used even if the camera body is equipped with an anti-shake function. As the compensation for camera shake is visible in the view finder, the photographer can easily check for accurate focus and ensure there is no subject movement.
The maximum aperture of F2.8 produces an attractive background blur and improves autofocus speed.This lens has a minimum focusing distance of 22cm(8.7in.) throughout the entire zoom range and maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.7, making it ideal for close-up photography. It is possible to focus as close as approximately 4.7cm(1.9in.) from the tip of the lens to the subject making this lens particularly useful for close-up photography.
Three aspherical lenses and one ELD (Extraordinary Low Dispersion) glass element provide excellent correction for all types of aberrations. High image quality is assured throughout the entire zoom range. The Super Multi-Layer Coating reduces flare and ghosting and provides high contrast images. The incorporation of HSM (Hyper Sonic Motor) ensures a quiet and high speed AF.
This lens has a rounded 7 blade diaphragm which creates an attractive blur to the out of focus areas of the image. The inner focusing system eliminates front lens rotation, making the lens particularly suitable for using the supplied petal-type lens hood and circular polarizing filters.
- Minimum focusing distance of 22cm at all focal lengths
- Integrated Optical Stabilisation system
- Aspherical and ELD glass elements
- Large aperture of F2.8 at the wide angle setting
- Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) ensuring silent, high-speed AF*
* Autofocus on Pentax version only available on K10D and newer bodies offering HSM/SDM support.
Jump (Stephen Chow) movie review
What does the like of Save the Last Dance, Stomp the Yard, Step Up, Honey and many countless dance flick have in common? They are all basically have the same storyline/plot... and this movie isn't any different... you can say that this is just a chinese version of hollywood dance flicks... The film tells the story of a young girl from a small chinese village that get the chance to start a career as a professional dance in the big city... sound familiar eh?
anyway... though Stephen Chow is the producer of this movie, you hardly see any scene that has Stephen Chow signature/trait in it... even the comedy weren't really up to what you might expect from a Stephen Chow movie... so if you're expecting this to be like any Stephen Chow's previous movies, then you might end up being disappointed...
acting-wise, i didn't really think anyone standout actually... can't help feeling like they weren't doing they're 100% into the movie... i don't know... that's just how i personally feel... and since this is a dance flick, i'll touch into the choreography too... though i don't know much about dancing, but i feel the dance aren't really up to the flick produced by hollywood... some of the dance i felt were kinda old... and in the final scene, in a dance battle between Kitty Zhang's school vs a group from South Korea, the standard of the dance between the two countries are very noticeable... i guess, that is why South Korea have one of the best dancer group in Asia...
Overall, personally, this movie would be better being watched on DVD/CD rather than cinema... i rate this movie at 6.5 out of 10... if you expect this to be like any of Stephen Chow's previous movie, i think you might end up giving this movie a 5 out of 10... if you still insist of watching it at the cinema, then i suggest you to watch it at weekday... i don't think its worth watching at weekend price...
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Another Full Moon Taken By Canon EOS 7D
this was taken today (02/12/09) just before 6.30pm... the moon was still quite low and was quite yellowish in colour, so i had to desaturate it a bit to minimize the yellow colour...
this was taken around 6.30pm when the moon is a little bit higher and no longer yellowish in colour...
Lens used - Sigma 50-500mm + Kenko TC 1.4x + Kenko TC 2.0x... manual focus using liveview mode...
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
First Photo From Deathly Hallows: Part I
USA Today has published this first photo from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I along with quotes from Rupert Grint, producer David Heyman and director David Yates.
The trio says that the first part is more grounded in reality than the previous "Harry Potter" movies.
"It's going to feel very real," Yates said. "We're going for a vérité approach. Being away from Hogwarts, they're like these three refugees on the run. They're out in the big bad world, facing real danger, unguarded by those wonderful benign wizards at Hogwarts. They don't have a home to go to. We're kind of pulling away from the magic a bit and bringing more reality to it."
In related news, Video Business also talked to Yates, who confirmed that Daniel Radcliffe will appear naked at one point during the last two movies.
In one scene, "a horcrux [carrying a piece of Voldemort's soul] defends itself by producing nightmarish visions, and one shows Hermione and Harry embracing and kissing," explained Yates. "It's something intriguing and sensual for Rupert to react to, and Dan will be bare for that."
"Part I" will hit theaters on November 19, 2010 followed by "Part II" on July 15, 2011.
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