Last December, I visited Salvador da Bahia, a city in northeast Brazil.
I had intended to do some street photography. To me, street photography involves photographing the following:
1. Life in the streets.
2. Life and activities in places where there are gathering of people, such as markets, churches and festivals.
3. And, if opportunities present themselves, photographing people in their homes.
Like most people who travel with intention to make photographs, I had to decide what equipment to bring. My initial thoughts were to bring a Nikon F6 for my B&W films, a (borrowed) Nikon D3, and a Hasselblad xpan. Then I read maxby's article "My journey with a point and shoot camera". I also read DA's article on the Canon G10. I was sorely tempted to lighten my burden by taking a Nikon F6, the xpan, and a P&S camera.
2008 was a relatively quiet year for me as far as photography is concerned. When I had the opportunity to join CB5, I immediately signed up as soon as I could. I am so glad that I did as I got to meet up with so many talented photographers from this region, and to go on a 5-day photo-safari again.
This is not going to be a detailed write up of CB5; this is more to share some experiences and some images that I managed to capture.
CB5 in general and Siem Reap in particular did not disappoint. There were shooting opportunities wherever we went and the textures of Angkor was absolutely fantastic.
Here are a couple on Ta Prohm to show the textures in different shades of colours. For those who may not know, Ta Prohm was the film set for Tomb Raider starring Angelina Jolie.
Ta Prohm is renowned for the overgrown trees over the... [Read More]
TV3 is obviously scraping the bottom of the barrel for content.
If you have nothing better to do, and you wanna puke, go get a bucket and turn on your TV3 Malayasia Hari Ini Channel at around 7.30am onwards on Monday 29th December. Your humble Administrator has been persuaded to agree to be interviewed about PhotoMalaysia activities and Photography live on TV3. I will probably be peeing in my pants and therefore I will take the precaution of wearing adult diapers.
But this is duty and someone has to do the dirty work....
Canon Respond to EOS 5D Mark II Black Dot and Banding Issue
Canon Europe Statement
To Owners of the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera
Thank you for using Canon products.
We have learned that some users of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera have identified two types of image quality phenomena that appear under certain shooting conditions.
“Black dot” phenomenon (the right side of point light sources becomes black)
For the technically inclined photographers, the art of composition seems to elude them. For those who are artistically inclined, it seems natural. This they said has something to do with the left and right brain.
So what is composition? Composition is like story telling. It starts of with a good subject, adds the background, lead-in, drama and ends with a conclusion. A good story is captivating; it is filled with intrigue and drama.
Just imagine that you have a clean piece of paper, how do you fill it up with the elements in front of you to communicate your message to the viewer?
Theme for this month's competition is REFLECTIONS. Reflections do not just cover what you see in a mirror, but can go deeper if needed. December is just the right time for such deep thoughts. Feel free to interpret the theme as such and show us your best shots befitting the theme.
Submission period: Now - 31st December 2008
Voting period: 8th January - 15th January 2009
Winner announcement: 25th January 2009
All Entries MUST follow the following guidelines & All entries are NOT VISIBLE until the voting period.
Image Size: 1000 pixels on the maximum side and must be in JPG format.
No restriction on minimum side. (eg. 1000x400 or 400x1000
Vote Now - PhotoMalaysia Nov 2008 Photo Competition
Theme for November's competition was RAIN. Rain is the primary source of fresh water, providing suitable conditions for diverse ecosystems. This theme challenged you to make creative images of rain. It can be rain, impact of rain or droplet(s) of rain.
Choose one picture to be the winner of PhotoMalaysia's November RAIN Competition.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Webster as additional Moderator for the following forums:-
Photography - General
Philosophy of Photography
Webster has been a member of PhotoMalaysia.com since 2004 and he is a very knowledgeable and keen photographer. Based in Penang, Webster can be one of the focal points for organizing PhotoMalaysia offline activities in the Northern Region. His wide experience and knowledge will be a great asset to PhotoMalaysia in our effort to develop the photography skills of our members.
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