Well, let me get this straight, this ring is not mine 🙂 This ring is from a friend… He called from the Philippines tonight and made a “request” for my 365 to feature his ring. Well, there you go! All I can say is that, the ring looks pretty good! Looks very expensive indeed 🙂 Congrats! Gear: Canon 7D + EF 100mm f2.8 + 580exii Settings : f6.3 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist info: 580exii + LumiQuest Softbox III […]
Today, nothing special 🙂 Just a normal CD lying around the house, putting some water drops and a little experimentation with the position of the speedlites.  It gives different shades of rainbow colors every time I change the angle of the strobes. Again, something new I learned with my little science experiment 🙂 Creating your own rainbow is fun! 😀 Gear: 7D + EF 100mm f2.8 + 430exii + 580exii Settings: f8.0 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist info: 580exii […]
Water is a very interesting subject to shoot, it’s always unpredictable…. This time, no fancy background, though I did put some colorful object on the foreground to give me a colorful water drop 🙂 Just a tip, when shooting something high speed in flash photography, it is best to remember that it is not the shutter speed that is stopping the action, it’s the strobe… the flash duration to be exact. I am really happy I finished 50 shots already, […]
Today, another set of Indian dancers performed. Their attention to details and colors when it comes to their clothing are really amazing, quite intricate and very catchy 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm VC @270mm Settings: f8.0 | 1/400 | ISO 320 Post processing: Applied selective sharpening Applied some blending modes Applied texture to create that artistic ambiance that matches the performers and their culture This week just flew by me… Again, its weekend! Take care everyone! /Mike
Today, there are some Indian dancers performing near our office building. Just couldn’t resist to click 🙂 The colors of their outfits need to be captured. As you can see, this is just a casual snap, available light during its worst time at 1pm, so harsh lights everywhere. I used spot metering to expose their skin tone properly. Gear: Canon 7D + Tamron 18-270mm VC Settings: f8.0 | 1/500 | ISO 500 @270mm Post process: I did a 16:9 crop […]
Today is my birthday. Got up around 7am today and my sweetie was singing happy birthday and outside on the table, she got me a white forest cake and slices of cheese cakes. The white forest cake is the one you can see above, already half eaten of course, together with the candles that came with it. It was a happy moment for me, and as if that’s not enough, she gave me a present that cannot be purchased anywhere […]
Another last minute shot 🙂 I had the idea of the lemon with the water drops but I was not able to get the effect I want, so I moved it to the sink to get a running water… Then at the last minute added this background to give a colorful punch 🙂 Gear: Canon 7D + EF 100mm f2.8 macro + 580exii + LumiQuest Softbox III Settings: f7.1 | 1/250 | ISO 100 Strobist info: 580exii + Lumiquest softbox […]
Valentines day doesn’t have to be red, it also doesn’t always have to be about romance… Sometimes, it’s about lending a helping hand… being there for that special someone. In the end of the day, valentines is all about love. Gear: 7D + Tamron 18-270mm VC + 580exii + 430exii Settings: f7.1 | 1/250 | ISO 200 Strobist info: 580exii + LumiQuest Softbox III + LumiQuest FXtra + amber gel, placed under the hands, @ 1/64, zoomed @105mm 430exii + […]
Another experimental shot here.  Wanted to get a “movie scene/ advertisement” look… Somehow the black & white gave it a classic look that I wanted. Stepping out of my comfort zone here again, not used to this kind of image, but you’ll never learn if you don’t try other things 🙂 Gear: 7D + Tokina 11-16 Settings: f8 | 1/40 | ISO 200 Strobist info: 580exii + a restaurant leaflet rolled as a snoot @ 1/16, zoomed 105mm on top […]
Taken almost 15 minutes before day 44 ! wheew! Today, my desktop PC’s water cooling failed on me… Suddenly the water pump isn’t pumping water to my CPU. I have to drain and clean all the connectors… and hit the water pump to make it work.. definitely not cool!!! Anyways, it came into its senses and suddenly starts working. Another out of this world idea, but sometimes, you have to give it a try, that’s what the 365 Project is […]