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2 day Lunar New Year photography workshop Singapore. If you love crowd, this is the busiest time to be in China Town in Singapore where most people are shopping and preparing for the Lunar New Year on 31 January 2014 to welcome the year of the horse. We took this opportunity to conduct our regular... Continue Reading →
Happy New Year 2014. Here are sequences created from still images with your DSLR. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZFJAtWEMpM
Tiny micro frogs in pitcher plants, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo We have been to Kubah National Park in Sarawak for many times to photograph the many variety of frogs but never paid attention to the tiny micro frogs near the pitcher plants until recently. Vincent from Kuching and I visited the park one late... Continue Reading →
Santubong Nature Festival Borneo - Macro Photography WorkshopThe Santubong Nature Festival was held on 9 and 10 November organised by Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch and Permai Rainforest Resort in Santubong, Sarawak, just 45 minutes from Kuching. The two day event was organised to promote the awareness and appreciation for nature. Here are the speakers for the... Continue Reading →
First image of Dulit Frogmouth
Creative Travel Photography On the topic of Creative Travel Photography, I would like to inject something less serious but fun photo. Seeing double ? Recently we were in Spain and Anna took this photo with the iPhone and edited in Adobe Lightroom ( i.e. cropping, colour balancing etc ...). If you explore the panorama feature on... Continue Reading →
What is Creative Travel Photography ? Are snap shots of our travel images enough to be called travel photography ? What makes travel photography interesting and challenging that evoke feelings about the place we visit ? Travel photography is a sub category of photography just like fashion photography or portrait that it focuses on certain subjects. We see... Continue Reading →
Depth of Field - Full frame sensor versus Cropped Frame APS-C sensor Many of us love the blur out of focus background of the lens we called " bokeh" normally generated by very wide open aperture like f/2.8, f/1.8 or even f/1.4 . However, those lenses are not always cheap (except the 50mm f/1.4 or... Continue Reading →
2 day Travel Photography Workshop Singapore - Slow down, be still and grab the moments. We had a 2 day photography workshop in Singapore last weekend. After we nailed down the panning shots, everyone was eager to take the next challenge. Learning how to see and capture. The place was chaotic, busy but colorful. What... Continue Reading →
Photographing Fungi in Rainforest of Southeast Asia | PhotoTravelAsia We have encountered fungi in our lives either through our favorite cream of mushroom soup or the molds that grow on a piece of stale bread. Fungus is a simple fast-growing type of organisms such as mushroom and mold. While some fungi are edible, others can... Continue Reading →
Leopards, wildlife photography workshop Sri Lanka. Leopards. Wildlife photography workshop Sri Lanka Some wildlife experts believe that Yala National Park houses one of the world’s highest density of leopards. See what we photographed in the wildlife photography workshop in Sri Lanka. Since leopard in Sri Lanka stays at the top of the predator tree (unlike the tiger... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching, Bird Photography in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a joy for bird watching and bird photography. It is a delightful country with friendly people, beautiful landscapes, delicious food and rich in wildlife with its long tradition of conservation due to the long history of Buddhism ideology. Today, there are 33 endemic birds from... Continue Reading →
Nature & Wildlife Photography Talk by Canon Singapore. Canon Singapore organized a free talk on Nature and Wildlife Photography on 15 June 2013. The registration was filled up in about 2 days when Canon Singapore announced it last month. SInce it was on the eve of Father's day, we weren't sure how many will show... Continue Reading →
I took a few images from the participant of the recent 3 Day Macro Photography Class in Singapore and processed the images in Adobe Lightroom 4. Notice how a slight and simple enhancement could make the big difference. Here is the image before editing on Adobe Lightroom 4. Here is the image of the jewelry... Continue Reading →
2 Day Macro Photography Class Singapore. "What is Macro Photography?" I asked the participants. The answers varied from " close-up", "details" and "magnification". Equipped with simple lenses, we ventured to discover the world of macro photography in Singapore. The world of macro photography is endless and stunning. What we don't see with our naked eyes could be... Continue Reading →
