Use A Tripod

Yes, tripods can be a hassle to carry around with you but they help
you take great shots in two ways.

First, the time you take to get out the tripod, set it up and position
the camera on it will slow your picture taking down. This means you’ll
become more aware of other elements like composition of the image, and
lighting. The more focussed you are to external conditions, the more
likely you will be to take a great shot.

The added advantage is your camera is more steady allowing you to take
razor-sharp images - particularly in low light situations.

An alternative to the tripod is a ‘mono pod’. These only have one
leg and don’t have the stability of a tripod, but they have a greater
stability than just your hands - particularly if you lean them against
something.

If you do a lot of mountain walking, there are also extendable
‘walking canes‘ (like a ski pole) that are great for helping
you walk up steep hills. The top unscrews to receal a tripod
mount underneath turning it into a mono pod.

Tripod Tip : If you have a lightweight camera, you might consider
purchasing a ultra lightweight tripod. These are small, don’t weigh
much and easily fit in a backpack or camera bag.

Extra Tip : You don’t need to purchase a tripod either! Any horizontal
surface around can make a tripod - arms of chairs, railings, rocks, anything!

Next time : Not happy with the creativity of your shots? This secret
can make your otherwise boring images really stand out!

by David Peterson

Nothing much is happenning in my life right now, nothing new ….. Pagi tadi went cycling offroad with Pisha, Eppot and Botak kat Damn Batu. Meet Abang Zahrin kat sana … got a chance to kayak one round and few tips on kayaking. Got all the bikes ready and off we went. Ada la few people yang cycle pagi tu. Sebab start lambat terpaksa la berpanas sedikit. Masa naik bukit tu tak sampai suku jalan dah semput, terpaksa tolak basikal. Tanpa disedari basikal Pisha pancit … moeekeke … apa la nasib Pisha ngan beskal masa Malakoff pon pancit gak. Maybe sebab beskal baru beli dari Nije, belom warm up lagik. Berapa Pish harganyer RM_ _ _ _._ _. FuuuHHhh .But anyway its a good buy.Nasib baik Botak bawak tiub ngan pam (maybe dah serik menolak beskal dari dalam tu … moekekke). Siap tukar tiub sendiri tu Pisha .. cayalah … we depend on you lah AXN nanti .. women team .. moekeke .. Lepas dah habis tukar tayar malas pulak nak continue so kitaorang patah balik, lagipon matahari dah terik. Singgah makan mee bandung muar kat Selayang (so far yg paling sedap pernahku rasa di KL nie).

Malam, makan kat Melawati sambil tengok gambar yg dah tertunggak dicuci. Gambar dari kenduri Mat Pet, gambar naik Bukit Tabo, gambar naik Gunung Buah hinggalah ke gambar Benom, Malakoff. Banyak betul, baru ader duit nak cuci gambar sejak baru stat keje nie … Million Thanks to Miss Fadiya Ayesha for the recommendation.

Saper nak tengok gambar tu singgah la di Fotopages hamba…….

Destination  : Kuantan
Event         :
Ambik gambar orang khawin.

Bertolak dari KL dalam pukul 5 petang, budget nak sampai
rumah pengantin sebelum majlis akad nikah. Ahli rombongan : Teh Fathonah bte
Mohd Annuar pengapit pengantin, Fadilth Othman sebagai Jurugambar, Botak
sebagai co-pilot dan Adelin sebagai penyebok kasi semak itu kereta.

Dah half way thru keta bole rosak pulak dekat highway
Lanchang. Check- check … timing belt putus …. Adoohhh…..Setelah pikir punya
pikir aper nak buat, macam-macam la suggestion … suruh Pisha ngan Maznie datang
ambik la … siap suruh bawak dua kereta so that one car bole pegi terus to the wedding
and the other one balik KL balik. Tengah tunggu punya tunggu nasib baik ader
towing car lalu. Dia cakap dia bole repair dalam masa 4 jam tapi kena tarik
bawak bengkel. Bengkel dia kat Temerloh. Aper nak buat …. Kira-kira ader la
dalam 800 lebeh kena bayar belom plus upah lagik. Nasib baik la masing-masing
dah dapat gaji (kecuali aku yg tak bekerja nie). Terpaksa telepon pengantin
cakap cannot make it tonite. Nasib baik diorang understanding (note: pengatin
tu kawan nyer Teh). As I’m writing this am sitting down kat depan bengkel
Victory Car Servicing & Repairing Centre, Botak ngan Padel tengah
bertinggung tengok Apek tu betul keta. Si The pulak tengak megilatkan kuku
maklum la pengapit kena cantik2. tapi pengatinnyer tengah akad nikah pengapit
dok kat bengkel keta. Hmmmmm

Biler nak siap tak tau la. Sekarang pukul 9.30, lagi 2 jam
setengah …..

Nak makan tadi dah makan burger, murah giler burger special
2 ringgit jer. Nama kampung nie kakak burger tu kater Kg Semantan.

4 hours later we r ready to go. Arrived at Kuantan bout 11
o’clock. Check in .. take a bath and had our dinner.

Woke up at 8 the morning as we r supposed to at the bride’s
house at 9. Majlis Khatam Quran followed by the wedding ceremony. Petang tu
hujan lebat la pulak tak sempat la nak pegi jalan-jalan. By the way thanks to
the lovely hospitality by the bride and groom. So we packed our stuff and head
back to KL. Hoping that it will be a smooth drive be a smooth drive back home.

I guess it just doesn’t end there. Tempreature naik … again
we r stuck. Tak sampai 15 minit tow truck sampai. But we don’t think that we need
any assistant, we just need to wait for the tempreture to go down. After waited
a while, start the car and off we go. Sampai rumah dalam pukul 9 lebih, dah
takder mood nak singgah makan. Aper nak buat COBAAN.

pic taken masa kereta rosak … menongkat dagu jer laaa ..

It has been days since I’ve been complaining bout how bossan i am sitting at home having nothing better to do than chatting, checking mails … sleep

On the way back from Kuantan there were consrtuctions going on repairing the road, I ask a friend of mine "ape keje diorang buat malam-malam kat highway nie", answer "making sure that people can see that there’s a construction going on and to avoid xcident"

ooo .. lagi boring agaknyer dok kat tengah-tengah highway .. malam-malam ..sorang-sorang. At least if i’m bored i’m at comfort, bole tengok TV, surf the net. What more could I ask. I guess I should appreciate more of what i have. When u r to comfortable with ur life u’ll take things for granted and complain more …..

Preset your Exposure and Focus

When set to auto, some cameras can take a while to adjust for white
balance and focus. This is the 2-3 second delay between when you
first push the shutter button, and the shot actually being taken.

 

If this happens with your camera, try presetting these by holding the
shutter release half way down to tell the camera to focus before you
need to take the shot.

Then, keep your finger held half way down until you get the perfect
shot, or use your camera’s ‘lock exposure’ feature to keep the
exposure settings locked until you find the right time to shoot.

Presetting your exposure and focus can REALLY help out then taking
shots of children. They tend to not sit in one place waiting for you
to adjust your camera, so the best shots are taken when you are
prepared for a candid moment - eg when the child is engrossed in a
task.

Next time : The piece of equipment professionals never leave the house
without.

by David Peterson

Take More, And Erase Your Shots

The ability to erase your photos is one of the major advantages of a
digital camera. You’d be mad not to use this to the fullest extent!

Take MANY more shots than you think you need, and then erase those
that aren’t right.

Every half an hour, go back through your most recent photos erase any
that don’t make the grade, or you have better versions of.

Because you’ll be erasing often you can just keep the ‘best of the
best’. Erasing often also ensures you don’t need a large memory card,
as it will not be storing your not-so-perfect images.

If you’re always pressed for time, you can either invest in a larger
memory card, or copy your images to another storage device like a
laptop or card storage unit until a later point.

This is also a huge tip when photographing groups. With such a large
number of people, there always seems to be someone blinking, or
looking the other way. Having a large number of shots means you can
pick the best of them to keep.

Next time : Sick of the wait between when you press the shutter and
when the shot is taken? This secret will eliminate this!

by David Peterson

 

Photographing Children

Children make a wonderful subject. Here are some tips for ensuring
photos of children are even more memorable.

 

Meet them eye-to-eye

Bring yourself down to the child.s level . even if you need to
crouch down. This will give your shots a ‘kids eye view’ and
won’t distort their image (as taking the shot from above does).

 

Capture natural expressions

While posed shots are great, often better results can be gained
by capturing an image when their thoughts are preoccupied with
something else . eg while at play. You.ll capture their faces
enjoying the moment rather than thinking about the camera.

 

Familiarity ensures success

Children who have grown up having their photo taken will be a
lot less likely to freeze or show off in front of a camera.
Start early and make photo taking a part of every day out.

 

Children grow up quickly

Record their growth from toddler to child to young adult by
taking a family photo every year around the same time . either
the first day of school, or during spring events.

Next Time : A technique for ensuring that with every group of
photos you take, you’ll always have a couple of great ones.

by David Peterson

 Ada Apa Dengan Mu
Sudah maafkan aku, segala salahku
Dan bila kau tetap bisu
Ungkapkan salahmu
Dan aku sifatku, dan aku khilafku
Dan aku cintaku, dan aku rinduku
Sudah, lupakan semua
Segala berubah
San kita terlupakan, kita terluka
Dan aku sifatku, dan aku khilafku
Dan aku cintaku, dan aku rinduku

Kutanya malam, dapatkah kau lihatnya
Perbedaan yang tak terungkapkan
Tapi mengapa kau tak berubah
Ada apa denganmu

Oh…hanya malam dapat meleburkan
Segala rasa yang tak terungkapkan
Tapi mengapa kau tak berubah
Ada apa denganmu

Mungkin Nanti
Saatnya ku berkata mungkin yang terakhir kalinya
Sudahlah lepaskan semua kuyakin inilah waktunya
Mungkin saja kau bukan yang dulu lagi
Mungkin saja rasa itu telah pergi

Dan mungkin bila nanti kita kan bertemu lagi
Satu pintaku jangan kau coba tanyakan kembali
Rasa yang kutinggal mati
Seperti hari kemarin saat semua disini

Dan bila hatimu termenung bangun dari mimpi2mu
Membuka hatimu yang dulu cerita saat bersamaku
Mungkin saja kau bukan yang dulu lagi
Mungkin saja rasa itu telah pergi

Dan mungkin bila nanti kita kan bertemu lagi
Satu pintaku jangan kau coba tanyakan kembali
Rasa yang kutinggal mati
Seperti hari kemarin saat semua disini

Tak usah kau tanyakan lagi simpan untukmu sendiri
Semua sesal yang kau cari semua rasa yang kau beri

Topeng
ku dapat melintas bumi
ku dapat meragai hari
ku dapat melukis langit
ku dapat buat mu berterik
tapi ku dapat melangka pergi
bila kau tipu aku disini 2x
tapi buka dulu topenmu 2x
biar kuliat warnamu
kan kulihat warnamu

kau dapat jereahkan aku
kau dapat buat kuberseri
kau dapat buatku mati
kau dapat hitamkan pelangi
tapi ku dapat melangka pergi
bila kau tipu aku disini 2x
tapi buka dulu topenmu 2x
biar kuliat warnamu
kan kulihat warnamu

Semua Tentang Kita

Waktu terasa semakin berlalu
Tinggalkan cerita tentang kita
Akan tiada lagi kini tawamu
Tuk hapuskan semua sepi di hati
Teringat di saat kita tertawa bersama
Ceritakan semua tentang kita

Ada cerita tentang aku dan dia
Dan kita bersama saat dulu kala
Ada cerita cerita tentang masa yang indah
Saat kita berduka saat kita tertawa

What have I been doing for the past few days ?? Good question hmmmm …aaaa …. let me see, tido bangun, makan, main game, tido, bangun, main game, makan ….. aiiyakkkkk bussaannnyer dok umah.

Tadi pegi ambik keta kat umah Ayul sebab dia pegi Kota Kinabalu … hehehe esok bole la pegi jalan-jalan. Actually got few arrons tu run …. pegi rumah Aunty Connie hantar baju, pegi rumah Tok (lama tak jenguk Tok) lepak-lepak mana tau ader sambal udang petai… nyum nyum…beli barang dapor (macam la selalu masak … mokekekeke). Apasal tetiba banyak pulak keje nak buat nie. Tapi yg penting esok nak ajak fida keluar pegi la mana-mana asalkan keluar.

Feeda .. about Feeda atau nama saintifiknyer Faridah bt Abdul Rashid menetap di Taman Melawati, Lama dah dok situ cuma bila masuk Unitar ajer tau dia dok situ. So kalau bussan bussan tu pegi la umah dia naik basikal … jgn main-main dulu tak teringin pon naik beskal sekarang dah rajin sikit semenjak ader basikal mahal kat rumah milik nije (pinjam la …. aper nak buat). Beskal ribu- ribu mana mampu nak beli. Tapi sekarang beskal tu dah dipindah milik kepada Pisha. Berbalik pada story mory Feeda. Dia nie pemalu orang nyer .. moekeke… jarang melepak, susah kalau nak ajak dia keluar. Kalau keluar pon mesti hantar balik sebelom kol 10. Macam Cinderella… Ko mesti dah sangap jugak kan dok umah … takper esok kiter pegi Jusco …. Jusco pon Jusco lah. …  Lama dah nie aku tak jumpa ko semenjak habis paper hari tu. Rumah masing2 sikit punya dekat tapi tak penah nyer bertembung.

Have been browsing the net quite a lot trying to find information abaout  Cameron Highland. Been there almost every year but never do get bored of it.  Kalau jadi la pegi this July  it will be a twice  a year event … muahaha … kalau pasal makan angin  cepat jer cari details  padahal sebulan lagik tu. Tengah cari details bout places that we havent been yet in Cameron. It seems that there are a few mountains in Cameron. There’s Gunung Jasar, Gunung Berembun and Gunung Perdah ..they say it takes bout 1 1/2 hours to 2 to reach the summit.  not to say bout Gunung Brinchang and Irau lah it is where trekkers go. Gunung Brinchang u can either hike up or go by car (lagi syok naik keta … leh makan angin smabil minum teh and lepak-lepak tepi ladang teh.) Tak sabar lak nak pegi …

Yesterday i finished the game Veridian Room after dunno 3 days of playing, finally.
Today is another one of my sangap daysss …. there’s another game called Blue Chamber from Fasco. Adoohh stress giler main game nie. If u guys are in for challenges … try this..

click here to try out the game

Do try the Crimson Room first if u havent yet play the game.