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Choose your first tripod
More than a year ago, I write a blog post for my friend who was new into photography and is in the market for his first tripod. Recently I get to be asked the some question again by the others and decide to answer it from a different perspective this time. My recommendation to all Continue Reading »
Experiment with light leaking through Viewfinder when taking long exposure photographs
A while back I started to see a certain phenomenon appearing in my long exposure photos: top 75% of my photos seems to be brighter than the rest with some sort of ghosting that draw a line separating 2 exposures. For example: My first suspect was my B+W ND110 filter (10 stops) causing uneven Continue Reading »
What’s new in Photoshop CS2 from CS1
As a lead up to revisit Photoshop CS2 that Adobe is isn’t is giving away, I’m making several posts comparing 2 incremental versions of Photoshop as a learning exercise. New Features in Photoshop CS2 from CS1 Released in May 2005. Vanishing Point: Groundbreaking ability to clone, paint and transform in the perspective of your images. Image Warp: Warp any Continue Reading »
What’s new in Photoshop CS3 from CS2
As a lead up to revisit Photoshop CS2 that Adobe is isn’t is giving away, I’m making several posts comparing 2 incremental versions of Photoshop as a learning exercise. New Features in Photoshop CS3 (10.0.0) from CS2 Released in April 2007. Non-destructive Smart Filters: Filters can be applied non-destructively, and remain live and re-editable. That gives you the flexibility Continue Reading »
What’s new in Photoshop CS4 from CS3
As a lead up to revisit Photoshop CS2 that Adobe is isn’t is giving away, I’m making several posts comparing 2 incremental versions of Photoshop as a learning exercise. New Features in Photoshop CS4 (11.0.0) from CS3 (10.0.1) Released in October 2008. Smoother panning and zooming and fluid canvas rotation: Navigate to any area of an image with new, Continue Reading »
Nikon Lenses Database Update
A quick note on the Nikon lenses database that I previously published, I am still maintaining it and has been kept up-to-date soon new lenses been officially announced. Few has mentioned whether I have database of different varieties and fact is I do have databases of other information such as Canon lenses, DSLR bodies, price research etc. Continue Reading »
What’s new in Photoshop CS5 from CS4
As a lead up to revisit Photoshop CS2 that Adobe is isn’t is giving away, I’m making several posts comparing 2 incremental versions of Photoshop as a learning exercise. New Features in Photoshop CS5 (12.0.0) from CS4 (11.0.1) Released in April 2010. Improvements on Maskings and Complex selections: Select specific areas within an image in fewer clicks. Easily select Continue Reading »
What’s new in Photoshop CS6 from CS5
As a lead up to revisit Photoshop CS2 that Adobe is isn’t is giving away, I’m making several posts comparing 2 incremental versions of photoshop as a learning exercise. New Features in Photoshop CS6 (13.0.0) from CS5 (12.0.4) Released in May 2012. Content-Aware Patch: Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, which allows you Continue Reading »
Nikon DSLR Models
I sometime see people puzzled about Nikon camera’s model naming convension and the fact, it has been confusing head to toe. My version of explaination is usally like this: Single digit model are the professional level Three digit models are the secondary professional levels (D100 line up and D700 lineup) Two digit models the consumer Continue Reading »
A tribute to my D90
My faithful companion D90 has been with me to some extreme conditions, and all these time it has been very reliable. As now the new D800 is going to be my primary camera body I carry, I would like to acknowledge all the hard work from the old buddy. Acquired on 15/05/2010 for AU$920. Last occasion used Continue Reading »