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Forgive the post title, I just couldn't come up with interesting names to call this post. There was a state-wide blackout yesterday that lasted for around six hours and even more in other places as the power was restored in stages. As chaos had surely ensued within the city, I was left completely bored and without anything to do. I set out once again with my camera into the garden. Just as I wondered if there was anything interesting to take photos of, a dragonfly caught my attention as it flew around and perched itself on the branches of a dead plant which had more dragonflies.
Its times like these that make me wish I had a macro lens. The few dragonflies that were sitting on those branches didn't scare too easily and they just sat there the whole time I was taking photos, even when I got really close with the lens. These photos were all shot at f/8 to try and get more of them in focus.
An interesting thing I found was that auto focus in situations like these where there are plenty of other objects such as branches or leaves in the frame which are high in contrast can be a challenge for the 6D. Whether using the center AF point or selecting all of them was really difficult to pinpoint towards any of the dragonflies as it tends to back focus instead towards the bush in the background.
The only solution I came up with was to get really close and select the center AF point as well as filling most of the center frame with the subject, making it easier for the AF system with just a slight adjustment with the FTM focus ring as I switched angles.
Some photos from a short trip to the beach to watch the sunset.
Exams are over! Well, It was over on Saturday but I was too busy catching up on games, editing and other stuff :)
I went on yet another photo shoot with Mahira, my sister and Nadine as the model last week. It was a great shoot and Nadine did very well to put on good poses for the camera. All of these were shot in natural light.
Went out to shoot some photos with Ki Choy, Ikhwan, Joanna and my sister last friday. It rained again so we had to improvise and change the initial theme. I was way too desperate to go out and take pictures that I was not going to consider postponing :p
It was still raining when we got there but thankfully it stopped after a while :) Actually, we were lucky it rained because the overcast sky produced much softer light. I still have more to post but I will leave it at this for now :D
To be honest I really didn't know what to expect when I was on the way to Kasih Sayang Health Resort with Ki Choy, Ikhwan and Joanna. It was just a last minute decision to check out the place and I was the only one with a camera.
When we arrived, we were treated to a spectacular panoramic view of the whole of Kota Kinabalu from end to end. It felt strange to be able to see Tanjung Aru and One Borneo at the same time. The panorama I shot very much pales in comparison to the real view. You just have to be there to see it.
I saw myself getting very little sleep the past couple of days. I was so tired last night, I fell asleep at 9pm. hahaha.
The photo above was taken several days ago. Its just a spider web but I noticed the way it seemed to spiral into a tunnel shape which pointed straight towards the sunset.
Turning the focus away from the web caused it to create an interesting effect on the second photo :)
Recently went out to take some pictures with Bernard. This is one of them. The others were much too funny to post here :p
Just a couple of close up shots of a caterpillar.
Finally after a whole week stressing about midterms and quizzes, missing out on the UPC photo shoot, I decided to go for a little photo shoot with my sister and my neighbor.
I decided to shoot against the sunlight. And no, a reflector was not needed for this. I love shooting under natural light. It was an incredible shoot, I was feeling very inspired especially since I haven't joined any for a long time.
Thanks to my sis and Bernard, you guys were amazing. :)
The last two photos are my favourite :)
All of these were shot at f/1.8 with my 50mm lens
