My Star Pic-02

Reading morning paper....

Technical data:
Date picture taken : 18/04/2008
Time :06:30
Camera : Canon EOS 1D mark III
Lens : Canon 70-200mm IS USM f2.8
Aperature : f/2.8
Shutter speed : 1/64sec
ISO speed : ISO 100
Image File : Jpeg

This picture was taken during breakfast at outside of local restaurant in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah before we, a group of 8 photographers from PFNBD started about 9 hours drive to Semporna, a town situated in the eastern Sabah. The backlighting behind the man reading the morning newspaper, caught my attention. I took a few shots and this is my choice.

Here again Photoshop helps in final image- contrast, brightness and some parts of background.

MY STAR PIC-01

A Happy Nini

Technical data:
Date picture taken : 25/12/2007
Time : 10.10 am
Camera : Canon EOS 1D mark III
Lens : Canon 70-200mm IS USM f2.8
Aperature : f/4.6
Shutter speed : 1/256 sec
ISO speed : ISO 400
Image File : Raw


Last year, on the Christmas day morning, my wife and I decided to go to our favourite tamu in Bandar- 'Tamu Kianggeh' NOT to buy for our fond wild or kampung vegetables such as limiding, pakis or umbut BUT to shot ! My wife likes to use my 'old' D70 camera( though I think she needs more practices !)
We spend about a hour there and both of us captured quiet number of 'good shots'. At the end of our shooting session, as we pass this old lady's stall, she gave us a smile and start her 'pantun'- very nice pantun. Both of us stop over her stall and ask more of her pantun. She was very please and present more of her interesting pantun. I asked her if she don't mind to take her picture. She was more please and my wife handed to her a handphone as a prop in my shot. I took more than 20 shots in RAW! with different angles and actions. And this is my final choice pic. I did some photoshop for background and skin tone(more warm).

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Thank you.
HM Yusof

COMING UP- 'My Star Pic'

Hi! everybody. I hope you all enjoy with my last 2 of my postings.
I am planning to introduce/posting "My Star Pic" every Thursday (bi-weekly) starting on the 8th. May 2008.
In every posting, I will present my favourite/best shot from my collection together with technical data and as much as possible description/story of the image. I hope you all can learn from it and ENJOY my photography! :))

PHOTOGRAPHY + TRAVEL = EXCITING REMEMBRANCE

8 keen photographers from Brunei Photographic Society, travelled nearly 1000 kilometers to Sabah on three 4WD to Semporna Town at East Borneo or Sabah to witness the 15th Regatta Lepa Semporna- Water Festival on 18-20 April 2008.(more on this festival in my next posting)

We got opportunity to ride a boat to Pulau Maiga, where most of the sea Bajau immigrated from Southern Philippines live. The island is situated about 1 hour ride by boat from Semporna.

Seaweed is an important source of income for sea Bajau who harvest, dry and sell them to markets for human consumption,pharmaceutical products, fertilizers and as industrial raw material for the production of a wide range of products.

Weekend Photo Walk

Part 1

Today, Sunday 4th May 2008, Weekend Photo Walk was started organised by The Brunei Photographic Society. 18 members were put on their walking shoes, grab their cameras and go for a walk to Kampung Air (merely about 4 kilometers-healthy walk isn't?). The activity will be run at every sunday of the first week of the month.

My first blog!

Hi! every bloggers. This is my first post here. With in a few hours from now , I will post my premier posting w/ more pics( my future blogs will be photography oriented). Hope 2 c u soon!!!!!