Rainbow

Saw this today while walking to take bus home.
Was rainning so take the Rainbow in a hurry.

Walking around Hong Kong

Cheung Chau, a fishing village, a few Sakura trees there but only one of it blossomed. Quite a lot people visiting there and take photo. It will be more crowded in the coming month because the other few tress will blossom too.

Actually, I like the cat more. HAHA

shandong china

Beijing Olympic park

Motocross

First of all, thanks for the committee input and sharing with us their great photos. Especially thanks for Wing – organise the photo event for this round.

After my business trip, I went to attend a photo event organised by a web site on last Sunday – the topic is Motocross. This Motocross event is just a practice session and not a competition. Therefore, the Motocross players are a bit relax and do not show us their full power.

My camera / lenses are having dusts after this event and I spend a bit of time to clean my gears. For this time, I use my Canon EOS1DMKIII, 24-105f4 and 70-200f2.8.

More photos can be found in my album:

http://www.fotop.net/williamc/Motocross09



1/80, f13, ISO320

1/160, f5.6, ISO200

1/800, f5.6, ISO320

Photo Competition - GfK Photo Club Event

Dear all, I am glad to announce the first GfK Photo Club Event (Cross Countries Version) kick off. The first event is a popular topic "Transportation". It's all around our life. You can find materials everywhere. Maximum submit 3 photos for event participant.

Please upload your picture(s) to GfK Photo Club Blog not late than 27th March 2009. Please use "Transportation + Your Name" as title of your post. You can also express your feeling in the post.

Photo limitation: We accept photo take by any equipments such as digital camera, film camera or even mobile phone. However, we don't accept large scale of photo editing (Unacceptable: Crop Photo, adding Computer Graphic) (Acceptable: Brightness/Contrast, Color Tone editing)

For the winner, GfK Photo Club is for fun and passionate, a little prize will be sponsor by William. The aim of this event is just for encourage people to take photo and finding something interesting around us.

For those participants who are not member of photo club, you can post your photo through any member. Of course, it’s better you registry as a member by yourself.

Regional Operations Conference 2009

We have this every beginning of the year, but this year did it in slightly different way. The agenda this year focus more on the upcoming changes for the Operations team and the moving forward plans.

The Conference having more discussion sessions this years between the team members and the HODs. This concept encourage team members to speak up their opinions and concerns on the new changes ahead.

Feedback have been discussed and summarised openly, I guess this will keep HODs busying for whole year. Let's work together towards the same goal.


Kevin giving a opening speech.


Team members listening on the discussion topics, ready for actions.


HOD discussing on the feedback collected from the team members.


4 smiling ladies, left to right, Carmen, Louis, Joan and Sabrina.

My 1st Experience of Speedlite 580EX II

Sorry guys, did hear from me for long. Other than daily works, I'm also busy with my other 2 toys blog, www.toycarsmy.com and www.hwcmalaysia.com

Back to topic, William lend me his 580EX speedlite for the regional operations event, that was my 1st time hooked up the external flash light to my camera (1st time gone to him).

The experience for the flash light is fantastic, it allows me take photo at lower ISO and higher shutter speed, yet produced a satisfied photo.

This is photo, the flash was fired to the back, and the light just soft to highlight the outline of the features. Who is this in the picture? Is my daughter Celeste.

Still lot to learn, but 1st have to get myself a 580EX, RM1,500++, it's ain't cheap to buy.

Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL, F5, 1/60, ISO400, 41mm, EV-0.3 step

Happy Valentine!

Wishing all GfK Photo Club members a Happy Valentine Day!!

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens : Nikon AF 50f1.4
Effect: Hoyarex Heart-shape mask
Exposure: Iso1600, 1/60s, f1.4

Cat

Took this photo when I bring my son to school.
Nikon D90 with AF-S18 - 200mm
300mm, ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/125s

Canon EOS5D MKII

I just upgrade my Canon 5D to 5D MKII recently. Attached are some pictures taken by 5D MKII. So far, my comment on 5D MKII:

The things I like:
- Picture quality are in the top class
- Very good noise control in High ISO performance (e.g. ISO3200)
- Anti-dust CMOS sensor -- this is useful
- Auto ISO - sometimes, it is useful to produce a sharper image (the camera will change to higher ISO to maintain higher shutter speed)
- Excellent movie quality!

The improvement areas for 5DMKII:
- more AF points (now, only 9 AF points and located at the centre part of focusing screen!)
- built-in flash (Nikon D700 have this!)
- more number of frame per second
- better AF in liveview mode

After getting 5D MKII, I am thinking to upgrade my PC at home. Now, my PC is not fast enough to process the RAW file & Video by 5DMKII. Need to save money >_<

Lens: 85f1.2L
ISO5000, f1.2, 1/1600

Lens: 85f1.2L

ISO500, f1.4, 1/80

Lens: 24-105f4L

ISO3200, f4, 1/40

Enjoy!

Two Kingfishers in Bishan Park

Last week, I revisited the reserviour where I photographed the White-Bellied Sea Eagle hoping to get more pictures but it was no where to be found. I was disappointed and was walking home through a park opposite my flat (Bishan Park) when I saw a white-throated kingfisher perched on the railing beside a monsoon drain so I quickly took out my camera and started photographing it. Moment later another kingfisher came into my frame and now I have two kingfishers!

In life, we may not always find what we set out to seek but occasionally we may be awarded with some other good things. So do not let your disappointment pull you down. Who knows, there may be a pot of gold waiting for you at the end of the rainbow. Stay cheerful always and learn to live life to the fullest!

Here are some pictures of the two kingfishers to share with you. As usual I'm using my birding camera equipment - Canon 40D, 100-400mm lens, 580II flash.