I can understand the philosophy behind the action of the unions calling upon the workers to go on strike as a form of protest against certain unfavorable policies. This time, it was something to do with the pension fund policy in France. On one hand, I am pleased to see workers coming together to achieve [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Photography'
Day 5 To Versailles And The French Were On Strike
September 11th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: France 2010 Trip · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Versailles
Sacre-Coeur And Montmartre, Pompidou Centre And Eiffel Tower
September 4th, 2010 No Comments
I am not a big fan of Eiffel Tower. But when we visited France, I had one mission in mind: To take a photograph of Eiffel Tower that is seldom seen before. I think I have somewhat achieved that. There is some deeper connotation with regards to how this photo is composed. But I shall [...]
Tags: eiffel tower · France 2010 Trip · montmartre · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Pompidou Centre · Sacré-Coeur
Day 3 And We Went Up The Towers Of Notre-Dame
August 29th, 2010 2 Comments
Finally, the blue sky appeared on the third day of our holiday. We switched from museum crawling to monument crawling. If I am to pick one place in Paris I love to hang out the most, that has to be the two islands – Ile de la Cité and Ile St-Louis – in the center of [...]
Tags: France 2010 Trip · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Notre Dame · paris
First Two Days In Paris Was Colder Than We’d Anticipated
August 15th, 2010 No Comments
Time flies. If I don’t get started documenting our travel journal, year 2011 may hit me before I know it. June this year, we have visited France. Like our trip to Spain last year, I am going to publish an article every weekend, until I run out of materials. I am familiar with Paris. When [...]
Tags: France 2010 Trip · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · paris
It’s Time Of The Moon Again
December 4th, 2009 10 Comments
Last evening, returned home from a lovely dinner gathering with Symantec, Cynthia was already in bed. I opened the window, cool air greeted my face. As I extended my vision from near to far, from the golf course on the other side of the reservoir to the pitch-dark sky, I saw a bright dot. It [...]
Tags: Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · moon · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon D700
Still Wilfrid The Paparazzi, On Felicia And Nathaniel
December 2nd, 2009 6 Comments
If you recall, a year ago, I was happily sharing the exciting news of my nephew and I sharing the same birthday. Decades apart, of course. Looking back at that blog entry, what a bizarre piece of write-up I produced! So much details then that I would have forgotten now. Like I often say, keep [...]
Tags: Indonesia Nov-Dec 2009 Trip · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Wilfrid The Paparazzi, At Volcano “Kawah Putih” (Bandung South)
November 29th, 2009 9 Comments
There are many reasons to process the photos not long after the trip. First, viewers are sharp. They may ask why this set of photos is not as good as the previous set. Second, some people may look thinner or … erm … quite the opposite then than now. Especially after one long year. Third, [...]
Tags: Bandung Dec 2008 Trip · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
SanDisk ExpressCard Reader for CompactFlash Cards – Speed Tested Here, And It Is Fast
November 23rd, 2009 16 Comments
“Come to think about it, what you are holding is quite a rare thing. I have not heard of a ExpressCard reader for CF cards,” said one photography friend of mine. To recap, I have tested the new SanDisk Extreme Pro here. I love what the new card can do. That got some of my [...]
Tags: SanDisk · SanDisk ExpressCard Reader
SanDisk Extreme Pro, In Fire And Ice We Trust
November 2nd, 2009 14 Comments
I love photography. And it is not everyday news that you wake up one day discovering that the product you use has a new model is double as good. I am a proud user of SanDisk’s Extreme IV CompactFlash cards for my Nikon D700. It was their top of the line product trusted by the professional [...]
Tags: blogger event · Nikon D700 · SanDisk · SanDisk Extreme Pro
This Is The End Of The Spain Holiday Series
September 19th, 2009 8 Comments
I wish I could save the best for the last. But my favorite photo album is still the journal of the previous day. Followed by the “Jelly Fish” post that some of my friends refer to. The writing of this set of journal have been one helluva journey. A total of more then 22,000 words [...]
Tags: Mallorca · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · Spain · Spain June 2009 Trip