Hey De_Cruelz, welcome back! You're Singaporean?

BTW, those lightning shots were great! I've always wanted to take some of those but our local lightning won't be so consistent to allow any such opportunity.

Port Stephen shots were nice too! Used 10-22 huh? Oh, how do you rate the 17-85 against the 28-135? My friend wanna get an IS lens so I'm helping by checking on user experience. I personally prefer 2.8 lenses. Thanks!

Hey RAV4, nope i'm not Singaporean. I'm a true blue Malaysian

My family moved to Singapore due to my dad's work. So I flew back from Australia to Singapore first then we'll drive back to KL. Can't wait to get some authentic Malaysian food and ofcourse mamak time!!! hehe

Personally I think the 17-85 IS is a very sharp lens. I can't compare with the 28-135 IS because I have never used one but I did had the same problem deciding which to go with while deciding which IS lens to purchase.

17-85 IS has the newer IS technology and allows IIRC 1 or 2 stops lower compared to the 28-135 IS. I also wanted the 17-85 due to its wider range and the fact that it was to replace the stock 18-55 lens. I have it on practically 70% of the time and use it for daily use.

I guess before your friend decides, it is best to see what other lenses he has and what kind of photography he is interested in. If it is gonna be a replacement lens for the stock, i'd say go for the 17-85. You will find yourself in many positions where you wished you had a wider lens

Cool! Drop me a note if u have time to meet up. My office is near a famous Hainanese restaurant. Chicken chop is really good with local coffee and finish off with french toast with home made kaya. Crap... I think I'll have that for lunch!

Thanks for all the info! I think he's gonna replace the kit lens coz he was asking if can get body only. Hmm... 17mm does work out to 28, which is just nice. OK, I'll advice him to go 17 then. Thanks bro!

That sounds like a good idea mate! Where is your office btw?

Yeap, 17-85 is a nice useable range and also covers the range of the kit lens which I find just perfect for my use. I have yet to hear anyone regret getting the 17-85 as a replacement for the kit lens. Plus, the IS really works too!

I'm near Dang Wangi/KL Tower/Maju Junction. And I had exactly what was mentioned above for lunch!

Hey all! First i'd like to say Happy Chinese New Year to all LowYat.net members!

May you all have a prosperous and eventful year ahead of you.

Anyway, i've just returned back to my pad in Sydney. Had a good long holiday back in Malaysia with family and friends. Took almost 20-25GB of pictures during my trips. It's gonna take a long time for me to process them all but i'll start with a few here.

Went to Sekinchan with a few buddies after seeing that PhotoMalaysia fellas had organized a trip there earlier. Too bad I didn't get to join them so I went with my friends instead. Here's a few of them that i've processed.

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Hope you guys enjoyed looking. Comments and criticism much appreciated

Been a couple of days since I posted these pics. No comments or criticism at all?

omgggggggggggggg damn nice picsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

http://www.justin-oh.com/sekinchan/Sekinchan003.jpg

http://www.justin-oh.com/sekinchan/Sekinchan008.jpg

http://www.justin-oh.com/sekinchan/Sekinchan007.jpg

These above three really captured the mood man, you gotta lemme have them files big size ones.

Thanks for the comments smashpOp and udangstar! Sorry but unfortunately I can't give you the original ones. You're more than welcome to use the ones I posted here though.

Thanks again for looking!

de_cruelz gotta say the number 7 pic is very nice keep up the good work

Thanks for dropping by and commenting ammar

Hey, Happy CNY man!

I like 2 & 7. The wide angle feel is cool.

*Oh, forgot you have the 10-22mm! It's a really awesome lens. Need careful use with contrasty lighting so well taken here.

This post has been edited by RAV4: Feb 6 2006, 01:52 PM

Hey RAV4! Thanks for dropping by! Have been real busy with uni summer course and other hobbies(aquascaping) that I haven't been visiting this forum for awhile. Now that exams are over i'm free!

Hopefully i'll be able to upload the other pics I took during my trip back to KL and Bangkok. There's a couple of hundred more for me to review and process!

hi. personally i think the pics taken are abit too saturated. or izzit my monitor problem ?

i like pic #7 above, though i feel it's abit underexposed. or izzit my monitor again.

jz my 2 cents.

by the way all the pictures are originally taken from the camera or are they post processed by photoshop ? coz the colors come out abit too saturated for my liking abit "unreal".

no offence. jz my opinion from an amateur.

This post has been edited by shadow_dweller: Feb 21 2006, 12:35 AM

Hey shadow_dweller, thanks for dropping by!

All of the pictures posted here have been processed in Photoshop. Ofcourse, processing is done to enhance the initial capture to a level where I am happy with the final product. My monitor isn't calibrated too so i'm not sure if that's the cause.

No offence taken at all mate! I for one always prefer honest criticism rather than praise therefore making me a better photographer Thanks for commenting!

Hey guys, summer holiday is about to end here in Sydney. Had a good long holiday back in KL and now its time to hit the books again

I thought it would be a good idea to take some pics now before uni starts to pick up again. Here are 2 shots taken at La Perouse here in Sydney.

2 Fisherman waiting for the day's catch



Such a beautiful end to a long day



And last but not least, a stitch of 2 images of the Harbour Bridge and Opera House

Oh man!!! I need to find myself a 10-22 quick!!! The 1st and 3rd shot is AWESOME! I guess #1 was cropped to create the panoramic view? Hey, at 10mm, there should be quite some amount of distortion at the edge. Corrected using PS?

Keep it up dude, you're taking great shots!

http://www.justin-oh.com/unsorted/_MG_8589.jpg

ouw ouw ouw, bright bright sunlight
ouw..

Speechless....

All the pix were very beautiful. De_Cruelz, ur da man

Gotto learn some from ur pix...