Monthly Archives: September 2011
A Quick Look on AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Written on September 29, 2011 at 9:00 pm, by Travis
Every month I will pick a SLR lens of my interest and a do a simple overview on its specifications. It can be new, old or odd whichever that I think is worth pointing out. This won’t be a full on review as I don’t have most of the them, but hopefully I can point Continue Reading »
Wild Shot #20: Pinched Blue Fever
Written on September 26, 2011 at 9:00 pm, by Travis
A random visit to Balmoral Beach before a dinner appointment. Apparently long exposure, storm rain and stalled car mix pretty well. Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S DX Focal Length: 25mm Aperture: f22 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1 second
Nikon 1 System: The New Mirrorless Cameras from Nikon
Written on September 21, 2011 at 8:22 pm, by Travis
The rumour has been around for over a year and finally it is now a reality. 2 Nikon mirrorless, (or believe to be the new acrynum: CSC) cameras were annouced today, and they will be known as the “Nikon 1 System”: Super 16 sensor size, CMOS, interchangable lens and compaitable with existing F-mount lens (with adapter). Size Continue Reading »
Wild Shot #19: Out of Blue
Written on September 19, 2011 at 9:00 pm, by Travis
Pattern of the sea. Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S DX Focal Length: 35mm Aperture: f8 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/125 seconds
Gallery: Sydney Animania 2011
Written on September 18, 2011 at 2:51 pm, by Travis
Animania, one of the biggest anime convension in Sydney. In its 10th year strong, this is the home ground of serous cosplay show casing. Been the first timer of this kind of convension, there is a lot of wows seeing packs of vivid characters come to live; and also I encounter lot of eeks as Continue Reading »
The Fancy Web #43
Written on September 17, 2011 at 9:00 am, by Travis
This is a biweekly digest on worth reading articles related to anything to do with web technologies. [Web Design] A Brief Look at Screen Resolutions http://designfestival.com/a-brief-look-at-screen-resolutions/ [Web Development] When to base64 encode images (and when not to) http://davidbcalhoun.com/2011/when-to-base64-encode-images-and-when-not-to [Web Development] Testing on mobile devices without the hardware http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201108/testing_on_mobile_devices_without_the_hardware/ [Software Development] Writing Maintainable Code http://www.simple-talk.com/dotnet/.net-framework/writing-maintainable-code/ [Software Development] There is no Continue Reading »
Wild Shot #18: First of the Day
Written on September 12, 2011 at 9:00 pm, by Travis
Summer sun raising from a beach in Illawarra, very rare I was able to observe this glimpse of the light. Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S DX Focal Length: 24mm Aperture: f9 ISO: 200 Exposure: 1/40 seconds
Travel Log: Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds
Written on September 11, 2011 at 10:14 pm, by Travis
The 4th year Festival of the Winds is Sydney’s most colourful spring festival. Sky of Bondi Beach will be covered with cartoon characters, giant animals and flowers, fighter kites, box kites, delta kites. Watch the experts flying kites or fly one your own, there will be kite-making workshop, or pick one up from one of Continue Reading »
Wild Shot #17: In that Moment pt.2
Written on September 5, 2011 at 9:00 pm, by Travis
Shot taken from an afternoon at Maroubra beach testing out new B+W ND110 filter. Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 AF-S DX Focal Length: 31mm Aperture: f8 ISO: 200 Exposure: 4 seconds