This is an interesting shot, I had accidentally jerked my camera when taking this shot, but to my surprise the effect came out like an oil painting with all the strokes.
Tip: Sometimes our mistakes can wield interesting results, so don’t instantly delete a photo you think you’ve made a mistake with, you might be surprised that it turned out better than expected.
This was taken in my trip to Mengkuang Dam last year, there so many of these spiders along the forest path. Too bad I did not have my macro lens back then.
Tip: Use a telephoto lens to compensate if you do not have a macro lens to get up close and personal with some creepy crawlies.
Liang giving it his all at a performance in Trinity Church Penang.
Tip: Patience and steady hands, a lens with image stabilization would be a great bonus!
Getting nutty and high on fruit punch and satay has turned these two pretty ladies into funny faces.
Tip: Posing for a photo needn’t be a serious affair, making funny faces for a change makes all the difference.
Tags: photosKIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were warned yesterday.
Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical
that fights cancer.
Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough melatonin being made, they say.
The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing. Texas University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: "Once you go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.
"Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin
levels drop."
Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in London yesterday heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than ever..
This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had higher levels of breast cancer.
Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have lower rates of cancer, it was found.
Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark.
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Mmmm…. yummy food all lined up ready for the bbq, we have satay, chicken cocktail sausages, chicken balls, chicken wings, corn…
Tip: Taking food at a diagonal angle, and try to get as close as possible and as much as possible in the frame.
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This is my boss’ oriental corner, or so she calls it, quite an interesting collection and lighting. I’m not entirely satisfied with the shot though, got to do better next time.
No tip on this till I can get a satisfactory shot. The lighting here is actually rather challenging here.
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Chopping cucumbers at the kitchen, watch out for that sharp blade!
Tip: Zoom in closer to catch the action in detail, not every shot needs to include the whole scene, close up shots can be interesting as well.
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My two friends goofing off while preparing the fire for a BBQ later on.
Tip: Get your friends to pose if they’re sporting enough you might get some very interesting poses.
Last Wesak Day I had my first photo exhibition ever at Than Siang temple, for the uninitiated, the temple is located nearby Snake Temple. There were many visitors on the day, and although my photos are not all that great yet, I hope the visitors liked my photos.
I had 5 photos on display that day, the other photos by the photography class students were well captured too, it does show that the class has improved through the weekly photography class held at the temple.
I thank the temple for the opportunity to exhibit our photos and hope there will be more similar opportunities in the future!
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