Thursday, July 24, 2014
Friday, July 18, 2014
Bowling revisited!
We recently decided to start bowling again. Since no other couple activity manages to strike a chord with both of us; thanks to someone's over aggressive competitiveness.
However, there are a couple of issues with this:
- Bowling is mildly expensive
- Bowling bag is heavy as heck and there are no available lockers for rent
- We lack the strength and stamina now
- The bowling equipment is in bad shape, the balls stink for some reason and my shoes are disintegrating. Although to be fair, my shoes have been disintegrating for about 10 years already...
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| GM |
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| Ben |
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| EPIC WIN |
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 Lumix G lens with cheap R72 filter - Circular IR flare issue?
Bought a cheap 720nm filter off Ebay to try out infrared photography with the 14mm Panasonic lens.
The results were slightly disheartening, see attached images.
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| Sexy red PL3, now with shades. |
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Liquifying strangers and cloning in Photoshop
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| Residents taking part in lucky draw |
Photo taken during my part time job assisting the Bukit Batok Community Club in screening the Fifa '14 World Cup. I decided to try my hand at using the liquify tool to modify a certain lady who appeared in one of the photos.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Light meter alternative - DIY printable exposure calculator card!
In anticipation of the Zorki 4K that I have ordered from the 'bay, I started hunting around for an affordable light meter but quickly found out that even the cheaper light meters were already going to cost more than the Zorki. Bummer...
So I set out to learn the Sunny 16 rule, and found a really good article:
But then I needed a form of reference that I could bring around, at least until I internalise everything.
So I started crafting an excel table, the idea was to print and cut out various slips with columns of shutter speeds corresponding to common ISOs and sliding them up and down against another column containing apertures. It turned out okay, but was unwieldy.
Then I found the printable exposure calculator by Andrew Lawn:
http://www.squit.co.uk/photo/exposurecalc.html
It's basically my excel table except 10 times more refined.
It's basically my excel table except 10 times more refined.
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| Left to right: Crap, non-Crap |
I first printed one out on some 70gsm paper and used tape for the window and to reinforce it, but it was too flimsy for my liking. Used white card paper for the next one and it turned out nicely.
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| Slide the ISO to the exposure value and Done. |
The sliding bit did not slide well due to friction, so I added clear tape to the edges, problem solved.
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| Leftover plastic for window |
The window should be covered with something rigid otherwise the paper tends to bend outwards. I used leftover plastic from those pesky blister/clamshell packagings.
I can't wait for the Zorki, my sis has loads of unused 35mm film in the freezer from her Lomography days, it seems like such a waste so I shall strive to use them all up!
HDR Black and White first try
Photos shot with Olympus E-PL3 - Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 - Exposure bracketing mode.
I really like this view, not just because it's right outside of my house, but because the buildings form a nice U shape to frame the sky. As long as I don't angle my head down to look at the sewage canal, it's a great view and it's mine to look at everyday.
I really like this view, not just because it's right outside of my house, but because the buildings form a nice U shape to frame the sky. As long as I don't angle my head down to look at the sewage canal, it's a great view and it's mine to look at everyday.
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