Fortunately I was not the main wedding photographer. What hard work it was! With no control over light quality, background, and where everybody stands, I did the best I could. And I did the best I could with my first dSLR camera that was less than 2 months old and my non-existing knowledge of Photoshop. At times I [...]
Entries from January 14th, 2009
Captured Moments of My Sister’s Wedding in Hong Kong (2008.12.28)
January 14th, 2009 23 Comments
Tags: hong kong · Hong Kong December 2008 / January 2009 Trip · my sister's wedding · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
A New Theme for the New Year – Follow It Through!
January 12th, 2009 16 Comments
Following my annual tradition in determining a new theme for a new year – pretty much like how a Pope is chosen – a few ideas have been going round my head for days and I have been waiting for an answer [from above]. As though I saw fumata bianca raising up from my ears, [...]
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Rachel Getting Married – Intense Family Drama
January 11th, 2009 4 Comments
Cynthia raised a good point. Had the character Kym not played by Anne Hathaway, would we feel annoyed by how self-centered the character is? It is hard not to love Anne, even in her state of depression with cigarettes after cigarettes in her hand and bruises on her face. A Global Globe award nominee for [...]
Tags: Anne Hathaway
In Search for Styles – Of Photography, Oil Painting, Music Creation, and Writing
January 9th, 2009 5 Comments
What’s wrong with this picture? I will tell you in a moment. Recently, I have become serious on photography. As I put a pause on the sound of the shutter (too many photos to be processed), I reflect upon my different channels in expressing art. Amazed by the similarities and differences, I have been working [...]
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LES50NS – Doing Business Globally – An Inspiring Read from the World’s Top Business Leaders
January 8th, 2009 4 Comments
For most of us, being able to listen to the wisdom of the world’s top business leaders – however concise it is – is a rare opportunity. While many business books today may quote and extract what some of these successful people have to say and expand the ideas within the scope of the titles, it [...]
Tags: Fifty Lessons · Harvard Business Press · McGraw-Hill Book Review Blogger
Mika Nakashima – I Don’t Know, I Don’t Know, I *Know* “Voice” is My Favorite of Hers So Far
January 7th, 2009 No Comments
Having followed Mika’s music career since her debut album “True” – and I just realize that I have all 6 of her albums! – “Voice” has got to be the most appealing, most infectious of all. To be honest, I was surprised because although from time to time there are great music albums in the [...]
Tags: 中島美嘉 · Mika Nakashima
Testing My New Tripod System in Wee Hours, One Friendly Police Officer Stopped Me and She Asked …
January 5th, 2009 10 Comments
“I see that you are taking pictures of A LOT OF buildings, what are you shooting exactly?” a young female police officer stopped me at two in the morning, right next to the Parliament House. Good question. What was I doing by the Singapore River in the wee hours of the Boxing Day. I needed to test [...]
Tags: Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700
The Duchess – Every Decision Has Its Consequence
January 5th, 2009 8 Comments
When I saw the DVD of “The Duchess” selling in HMV Hong Kong, I was wondering how I could possibly miss a movie by Keira Knightley on a big screen in Singapore. We thought we did. So, Cynthia and I watched it on our way back from Hong Kong, inside the cabin of our favorite airline, [...]
Tags: Keira Knightley · Ralph Fiennes
Final Leg of Our SG-Bandung-SG-Hong Kong-SG Holiday
January 3rd, 2009 16 Comments
Blue sky came with a price. As the blanket of thick cloud finally got lifted in our last few days of stay in Hong Kong, the temperature dropped dramatically. This morning, I was greeted by a cool chilly temperature of 11-degree Celsius. I kept sneezing not used to the cold weather. Tonight, as I am [...]
Tags: hong kong · Hong Kong December 2008 / January 2009 Trip