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Adding pictures taken at Havant and surrounding areas, UK.

#1 Local Havant pub


#2 Beach nearby


#3 Portchester Castle


#4 Someone's boat at Port Solent


#5 Dinner


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More flowers from UK.

Scotland round trip two years ago...

#1 Barnard Castle


#2 Bridge in Newcastle


#3 Lindisfarne Castle


#4 Edinburgh view from Edinburgh Castle


#5 Home of Chivas Regal


#6 Loch Ness


#7 John O'Groats


#8 The Stacks of Duncansby


#9 Isle of Skye


#10 Liverpool


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Wedding shoot coming soon.

Thanks! Scotland is simply amazing. Hopefully I will be able to go again this time round but most probably won't have enough time. Need to work lor...

As promised, wedding pictures.

Cody & Delcie
26th May 2007: When Two Became One

#1 Delcie the bride


#2 Will you marry me? Pleeaaaassseeeee...


#3 Yes!!!


#4 On the dotted line...


#5 Just legally married


#6 Now and forever...


#7 The newlyweds


#8 Till death do us part


#9 The journey has just begun


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It was my very good friend's wedding. I was the photographer.

This post has been edited by CompMac: Jun 18 2007, 12:58 AM

No matter what, you still need to register your marriage in Malaysia to be legal. What you can do is to register all over the world including Malaysia.


I used a noise removal plug-in to produce the softness in the pictures.

Just wanna induce the mood that marriage is a very relaxing and happy moment. No need to be so sharp and harsh.

Maybe I did too much softening. Will try to reduce the softness a bit next time.

You really know what is the meaning of my thread.

My camera also can click one, just off the shutter sound and you will hear the mechanical click.

I just wanna show people that it is the person behind the camera that is more important than the gears. However, there will always be limitations on prosumers that only dSLRs can handle.

I'm on my path towards that (Olympus E-510 ) but need vitamin M lor.

Thanks for viewing the pictures.

Well, dynamic range is also an issue with prosumers. You can however use exposure bracketing or take a few pictures with different spot exposure and do HDR in Photoshop. A lot of work but the outcome will be dSLR quality, if not better.

I guess the only way to increase dynamic range is HDR. Even dSLRs need to use HDR to increase its picture's dynamic range. Hardware already fixed.

You can adjust the curves in Photoshop to create a more dynamic picture.


To have more bokeh (blurred background), you can either use the Super Macro Mode or more zoom at small f number. For flower pictures, don't be afraid to get close to them. Squat, lie down, kneel, or whatever, just get the composition that you want to take. Don't be afraid to be dirty or might damage the camera.

Try to work with the light that you have. Photography is about the manipulation of light. A bright sunlit object will always have the best effect. Only when you don't have enough the flash is used.

Always hold your breath when pressing the shutter button to avoid hand shake. Try to use the viewfinder and press against your face for a more stable hold than depending on the LCD display. It is also good practice should you go on to using a dSLR.

Hope this helps. Do practice more and post more for us to comment. We are all learning everyday.

Some selective hawk portraits.

#1 Are you gonna shoot me?


#2 Cheh... No danger at all.


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Handshake? Maybe you need to check your eyes liao.

Behind is another predator bird on a stand.

This is a portrait. The focus is on the hawk's face and expression. Maybe it is too fat that made some of its body feathers OOF. Maybe the DOF is too shallow.

It's got nothing to do with MP.


With much practice you will be able to achieve that. When I took that picture, I have used the camera for about 2 years. Now it is in its 4th year.

Visited Sheffield Fayre 2005 when was studying there. More information can be found here.















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Thanks for viewing. This are just normal touristic pictures. Nothing to shout about.

Some new photos to showcase.

#1 Reaching for the sky


#2 Grown up chrysanthemum


#3 Little chrysanthemum


#4 Flowers along a path


#5 Lazy snail


#6 Garden pathway


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Thanks for the comments.

Thanks for the comments too. However, I'm not a sifu yet. Still learning everyday. I think #6 might be a bit senget or there might be some illusion to it.

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Added on July 10, 2007, 6:15 amParticipated first time in a Dragon Boat Race at Slough, UK on Sunday, 8th July 2007. We came out as champions!

#1 The safety jackets


#2 The course


#3 The dragon boat


#4 The beautiful summer weather


#5 The lion dance


#6 The start point


#7 The race


#8 Neck-and-neck


#9 The race in widescreen


#10 The calm after the race


This post has been edited by CompMac: Jul 10 2007, 06:16 AM

#11 We are the champion!


#12 Champion from the same company


#13 The team prize


#14 The champion's trophy


#15 Winner's medal


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Hayling Island, Hampshire, UK walkabout.

#1 It's summer time


#2 Hayling Billy Coastal Path


#3 Working hard


#4 Beautiful summer weather


#5 Self portrait


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The mysterious Stonehenge.