Photo 231109: Genting Highlands

Genting Highlands
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/3 sec.
Aperture: F/4
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO: 800
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Date Taken: 20 Nov 2009

This photograph was taken from First World Hotel in Genting Highlands Malaysia. I was staying on the 24th Storey in a World Club Room. The weather was misty and foggy on the first night so the room offered no view. The fog cleared up temporarily on the second night for me to realize that I was able to see the almost the entire Genting Highlands from my room. I'm somewhat pleased with how the picture turned out.

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Hotel
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/3 sec.
Aperture: F/5
Focal Length: 39 mm
ISO: 400
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Date Taken: 14 Oct 2009

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Altis 7766
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/64 sec.
Aperture: F/11.3
Focal Length: 44 mm
ISO: 200
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Shutter Priority
Date Taken: 17 Oct 2009

Present
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed:1/16 sec.
Aperture: F/3.5
Focal Length: 21 mm
ISO: 1000
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Shutter Priority
Date Taken: 17 Oct 2009

Photography Excursion To The Zoo

I was invited by my friend to participate in a photography excursion to the Singapore zoo organized by members of Canon Singapore. They brought some heavy weight zoom lens which were a lot of fun to play with.

Leaf
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed: 1/332 sec.
Aperture: F/5.7
Focal Length: 250 mm
ISO: 200
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Date Taken: 8 Mar 2009


White Tiger
Make: Canon EOS 40D
Shutter Speed: 1/166 sec.
Aperture: F/5
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO: 200
Metering Mode: Pattern
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
Date Taken: 8 Mar 2009

Why Photography?

source: http://elenril.deviantart.com/art/Guinea-Photography-25561829

If someone were to ask me how I got interested in learning photography? My answer would be, Prague happened.

It was March 2008 when I visited Czech Republic. I blogged and posted pictures here, here and here.

As I looked back on the photos, I thought that I was in one of the most beautiful places in Europe and the pictures I took sucked.

They sucked because:

1. My antiquated but trusty Ixus 2 megapixel got lost and I took all my pictures in Prague with the built-in camera (also 2 mp incidentally) of my Motorola V3x mobile phone.


2. I have no idea how picture composition and ISO/Aperture/Shutter triangle works.

So I resolved to learn more about taking good pictures from then on. Today, I'm still learning.

Wish me good luck!