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Another happening weekend, this is seriously damaging my slacker extraordinaire reputation!
=P
Woke up tired yesterday but went out for lunch to celebrate mom's birthday. Returned home for the song and cake, it's already late afternoon by the time we tidied up.
Then, genuine attempt at trying to capture a particular portrait I have in mind, but I gave up in frustration eventually as we had already missed the ideal lighting time, and couldn't achieve the effect I was trying for anyway. Model getting sleepy and the little monsters bugging all the while didn't help.
Pfft.
Switched gear and went to do some panning shots. "Some" ended up more like 200 shots, not too happy with the results but the sun has set and it's dinner time.
Tried to set up for a rear curtain sync shot after dinner but found that, of all things, I was lacking a piece of black paper.
Saturday didn't go too well for my photography attempts, though the home baked cheese cake was a success according to wifey. I wouldn't know as I am lactose intolerance.
Today turned out to be more fruitful. Didn't wake up tired, that's always a good start! =)
Lunch with colleagues from The States in Straits Quay, my goodness, I am socialising! That's just... abnormal. 0_o
A leisurely lunch followed by a visit to Borders and then Chocolate Passion. Neither of the shop owners were in, so couldn't tell them about the sea salt chocolate the colleagues are so into.
Parted ways with wifey and kids after Straits Quay and brought the colleagues to Tesco and then to Prangin Mall, looking for umbrellas of all things! Here's a public service, forget supermarket or shops in a mall, go to the pharmacy if you want to get umbrella, sheesh!
It's already evening by the time I dropped them off at their hotel and got home. Mrs Chan called and said she will come over to pick up the camera after dinner. So I quickly set up using the Tesco bought black paper and fired away, after 59 shots I think I have bagged the rear curtain sync shot.
February theme for the photography group is 'Speed', hence the panning and the rear curtain sync attempts. ^_^
Well, I have just returned the DSLR, so one of either the panning or the rear curtain sync shots will have to do.
Anyway, way too happening these few weekends, if I am not careful I am gonna lose my slacker extraordinaire status. Gotta slack more!
2 comments:
I was thinking of panning as well but not sure if my camera is good enoguh for it...
just need to have shutter speed control, you need one that's suitable for the subject speed and amount of the background blur you want
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