$mokes, Cigarette$ and a Happy New Year 2010

Full Moon

Last year I began with photographing death and casualties. This year I start with Smokes and Cigarettes. Fireworks? I stop doing fireworks...:-)

Read and burn

Gimme a break!

Err..

Hi! I am Tweet..

Youth Gone Wild?

Burning...

The Devil's Horns

Best wishes to all and take care - the $mokes is not going down!

A day with my new GirlFriend...

Weekend is where the 'time' have to be made available for family matters. Perhaps a day in the city would be refreshing to some(?). As for me it is never refreshing, but with my new GF - things change. So, be it. Along with my new GF I strolled-down the street. Nobody will notice it, if they do, who cares anyway.

As usual, my other half couldn't help envying me spending more time with the GF...:-) What to do...it is my new GF..C'monnnn.....

GF1+ Zuiko 17mm 2.8 Architecture

December Rain...

Silkypix 3.0 se is a useful software. It can fix CA and distortion. And I shoot RAW with GF1. Try it!

Gf1+ Zuiko 17mm 2.8 in street action

Im-promptu point and shoot! It's a crime though :-)

I normally solve this problem with flash. But i need the object to be partly silhouetted

I don't know why measurebators like to condemn the Zuiko 17mm 2.8 lens. Or is it my eyes that in need to be fixed, well I my self couldn't figure it out. Perhaps I need to wear microscope instead of normal spectacle. For whatever reason, with the combination of both, I managed to get the shot that I wanted without any problem. Seriously, with the new tool I really feel the absence of my D2H - no more body-aching so to speak :-)

*I bring down the quality of the photos just for the web preview, and thanks humpy_bumpy for the help on the 2nd jump.

Panny GF1 14-45mm

I had spare time playing with my new tool. Fiddled a bit with the standard workflow and I got the photos that is to me, I like - suit my way of doing things. Great!

BOKEH Zuiko 17mm + GF1

Yes, the lens hunts but, but I am OK with the BOKEH.

PANNY GF1 14-45 Video Test

This is how the final output will look like in youtube if the camera is set to:
1. Motion Jpeg + HD quality. Record time is automatically set to 8min ++ in the cam.
2. When share to youtube or media browser it will only allow 808 x 540 quality to be selected

(I cannot select the movie quality to HD 1280 x 720 because is inactive)
3. The original *.MOV looks ok when directly run on itunes or quicktime.

*For this video : Manual focus means pressing the shutter in half until the subject is in focus (the lens ring was untouched and used for zooming purpose only)