Resting Nite - Raptures Alight!

Here are some interesting reads that have hit my radar over the last week. Hope you find them useful as well.

• How to buy a digital camera?
  [and not get confused about all the hype - article talks about what you really need]
• Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera
  This is from LifeHacker and I’m really keen to see if this works with mine - Canon only
• Use Photoshop’s Spot Healing Brush to Heal Spots
  Being only an intermediate user of Photoshop, I’m always looking for ways to use it better. Brian always does a top job with his tutorials
• Complete Guide to Adobe Bridge
  This is Brian at his best with a 7-part series on this great software, and he’s even posted it as an e-book! Fantastic!

Hope you find these as useful as I do!

I’ve been away and haven’t had a chance to update this site… but I have a few posts coming, so stay tuned!

February Challenge - RED #1

Those that can read Chinese will realise that this is upside down, however I took this photo looking down my sleeve.

This was from the outfit that I wore when I went visiting this last weekend for Chinese New Year… and I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous year of the rat!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Apologies for the absense, however I had a fall and ended up being on my back for 10 days. I’m getting it looked at this week, however it’s meant that the posting has taken a backseat!

OK - I’m joining this one late, however it’s time to go with the February Colour Theory Challenge from the PhotoChallenge.org blog. It’s summarised below.

I want three images a week. Not bad, no? It’s not one a day, but not one a week. Additionally, I want you to choose the same color for the whole week. Then, a new color for the following week.

For me, this week’s colour will be RED!

Click here to view all photos tagged with FebruaryChallenge2008 on Flickr

[images for this post sourced from Photochallenge.org]

I’ve been out with a cold and then had a fall and slipped a disc… so all in all not a great week. I probably shouldn’t be spending too much time on my PC… I’m supposed to be resting.

At any rate, I have been doing a bit of surfing (naughty me), and thought I’d post some favourites from my Flickr.

1. threesixtyfive | day 143, 2. Shelob’s not home right now, please call back later, 3. Untitled, 4. Footbridge, Pyrmont, 5. Almost Cliche

Hope you like them!

I pointed this contrast of busy, colourful street and grey, stormy sky out to my sister-in-law and she said snap it! So I did. I hope you like the contrast as well.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set.

This has been one buy week.

I have been doing my homework, just haven’t had an opportunity to post.

Also, I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to take photos for a Golfing event. That in itself provided a number of different lessons in terms of practicality and photo composition which I will be posting soon (once I catch up from last week).

In the meantime, enjoy this shot, and this series, taken with my finger held down while I was driving through the backwash of a monsoon…

As you can see here, the weather hasn’t exactly been friendly towards taking photos - it’s been raining a lot and raining hard!

Have a great week, and I hope to post more during this week than I have had the chance lately.

This was taken in the basement of a golf club. It didn’t quite turn out the way I wanted - I was trying to capture all the diagonal lines that were criss-crossing across the roof.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set.

I’m not terribly good at photographing rain, however I couldn’t resist the colours that seemed to almost be highlighted by the deluge that was falling this day.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set.

Some empty settings from a midnight shot at a closed coffee shop in Singapore. I changed the angle and slightly overexposed the shot.

To see the rest of my January Challenge photos, check the “January Challenge” category here on my blog or visit my Flickr Set.