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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Gitzo GT1541T'
It’s Time Of The Moon Again
December 4th, 2009 9 Comments
Tags: Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · moon · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon D700
(Perfectly) White Balanced Portrait Photos of Cynthia at River Hongbao
February 2nd, 2009 10 Comments
Though I have received one good suggestion from a good friend of mine that I shall host my photo albums elsewhere until I am good enough to have them hosted here in my website, I thought it is good to show y’all my journey thus far. Besides, I treasure constructive feedback from the seasoned photographers on areas that [...]
Tags: Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900 · WhiBal
Delivering the Wedding Gifts the Traditional Chinese Way (過大禮 / 过大礼) … In the Modern Day
January 30th, 2009 10 Comments
Here is the thing, I am lousy when it comes to Chinese tradition. Maybe I shall read more Chinese literature, maybe I shall date a … or maybe I shall just talk to my parents more. We can talk about the six Chinese wedding etiquette here. But if you are more of a visual person, here is [...]
Tags: d700 · Gitzo GT1541T · hong kong · Hong Kong December 2008 / January 2009 Trip · Markins Q-Ball M10 · my sister's wedding · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon SB-900
River Hongbao 2009 Opening Ceremony – A Media Coverage
January 26th, 2009 18 Comments
I am honored to be invited as part of the media crew to cover the River Hongbao Opening Ceremony. Having no prior experience to cover event of such scale and significance, I followed closely to EastCoastLife, the president of our Association of Bloggers (Singapore), listening to her advice on who is who, what to anticipate, [...]
Tags: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.2 · Association of Bloggers (Singapore) · blogger event · Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G VR · Nikon Capture NX2 · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
Association of Bloggers (Singapore) – This Is Your Secretary Speaking
January 19th, 2009 37 Comments
Here is one secret of mine that no one knows except my mother. When I was young, I dreamed of being a bus driver. I would pace around my home in Hong Kong for hours imagining that I was shuttling my passengers around. Little did I know that instead, I would become a secretary one day. [...]
Tags: Association of Bloggers (Singapore) · Gitzo GT1541T · Markins Q-Ball M10 · Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G · Nikon D700 · Nikon SB-900
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
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