The gang went to Singapore Henderson Waves to take night shots of the bridge. Problem with the place is that it’s always full of people you can’t shoot without having another photographer in your frame. With my frustration of getting a decent wide shot, I went closer instead. The bridge’s support frame made a good abstract subject.
Gear: Nikon D40, 18-200mm f3.5-5.6 VR
Dug up my iPhoto for some overlooked photos. Found this photo uninteresting before but after playing with the levels and turning it into black and white, I kinda liked it. This was taken at a shed in Singapore Zoo during a heavy rain downpour.
Gear: Nikon D40 using Nikkor 18-200mm VR f3.5-5.6 lens. Post-processed in iPhoto.
It’s been a while since the last time I actually blogged. So, maybe, to get things started again on this side of the networked world I am very happy to say that there’s a lot of new things I got myself into.
Two weeks ago I bought a Nikon digital SLR. It was hard deciding which system to buy. Canon also makes great cameras. In fact, I know more Canon than Nikon users. In the end I went with the cheapest one I liked. I bought a Nikon D40. For a couple more bucks I could have got a Canon 400D but the D40 just feels right during the tests. I’ve been out shooting most of the time ever since. The shots? They’re crappy at best.
And just today, I finally decided to get a Macbook. I have a month old Acer that I’m using to communicate to my family back in the Philippines. The Acer Aspire running Ubuntu works -well, almost – perfectly. The trackpad is so dumb it’s jumping all over the place. It doesn’t have a on/off button I came to love from my Compaq Presario. Writing code in the Aspire is a pain in the ass.
Like the DSLR, I have been wanting to get a Macbook ever since. I just didn’t have any compelling reason to get one. The real thing is really a joy to look and touch.