by flyingbeagle

He’s actually a softie at heart.

I love the colour of his eyes.

-StoryofBing

They celebrates the victory over their own flesh desire which being tested during the Holy Month.

I’ve been living near one of the Mosque during my childhood. What I can say about them, they are kind, peace-loving people.

Some time when I had bad dream at night, the voices of their prayer in the early morning easily dispelled the nightmare.

Their communities are very active in charity works like food, medical and study material distribution.

Last year I did followed their fasting schedule for one full month and I tell you, IT IS NOT EASY.

But after that fasting month over, I feel much healthier and have a better control over my body.

Anybody has tried?

by flyingbeagle

Few grabbed the first opportunity to align to the crowded space,

while many are waiting for the next train for hope to get a seat of comfort.

The problem, there is no train schedule board and the time of life keeps ticking.

Will you align, or keep waiting?

by flyingbeagle

Romantic, nicely lit restaurant means darkness to your camera. And if you set your camera on auto, the built-in flash most definitely will kick in, replacing the ambient (available light) with high density light that doesn’t reach far. The results just don’t resemble the nice restaurant as you remember. So, try to avoid ‘Auto’-mode in difficult lighting condition, because only you know what is it that you’re trying to capture.

Everything other than front lit (your subject is facing the light, not against it) daylight situation, is considered difficult lighting condition. That’s why in most compact digital cameras, there is the ‘scenes’ mode (pre-set exposures) which will help you define the best exposure for whatever it is that you try to capture.

Valentine’s day dinner with my Keira, the lighting was too nice to pass. I set my camera on high ISO, resting my hand holding camera on top of the camera bag on the table to keep it steady, and use the 2 second self timer. (click on image above to enlarge)

For something like this situation (the romantic, nicely lit restaurant), you set your camera to ‘indoor’ mode (each brand differs in the naming departments, some have specific modes for indoor situation, i.e. ‘party’, ‘birthday’, ‘candle light’). And then what happened? The subject still comes out blurry, or sometimes even the whole picture is blurry. That’s because the camera decided to lower the shutter speed to get as much light as possible for the perfect exposure in those low lit conditions.

The slower the shutter speed, the more likely the image is affected by movement. When we press the shutter release button, our finger motion shakes the camera a bit. A small movement within a large fraction of a second is enough to make a blurry picture. Thus, the waving hand (no shake, please) icon appears in your display to warn you when the shutter speed is slow.

Same goes for a moving subject. If the shutter speed is fast, it stops the moving subject in the picture. But if the shutter speed is slow, you’ll get the subject in motion blur. So the key is to keep the camera as steady as possible, and ask the subject to be still during the point of shutter release.

Differ in some brands, in Lumix LX3 you can set the scene to the ‘party’ mode.

You can do reduce this shutter release shake by using the self-timer and by hand-holding the camera against a steady ground. You can lean your camera holding hand against the table, or on top of the purse that you stack on the table to lift it higher. Sometimes you can use the wall beside you, or the top part of the chair, or anything that will keep your hand steady. Try to use the 2 second self-timer, instead of the 10 seconds, because people’s smile rarely look natural when they have to hold it for 10 seconds. (Unless you want to be inside the picture, then 10 second self timer will give you the time to get into place)

On her 5th birthday last year, with her cousin. Had I used flash, the candle couldn’t be the focal point as I intended to here.

Some compact digital cameras already have a built-in stabilizers to counter shakes. There are two types of image stabilizer, the real, mechanical one is the optical image stabilizer which makes some part of the lenses inside react to your movement. And the cheaper version is the digital image stabilizer which only push the ISO number, or open the widest aperture possible to keep the shutter speed fast to minimize blur. If it’s within the budget, get the one with optical image stabilizer. The moments you capture are irreplaceable, you wouldn’t want many blurred mementos, would you?

Many ways to improve the quality of pictures, I’m sure you got other real-world tips on how to take better pictures in low-lit places. Please do share.

by ingimg
ingenious imaging

To make a great movie, one better have a damn great idea.

by flyingbeagle

Have a great weekend guys! Miaoouw~!

by flyingbeagle

They are open from 8am to 10pm daily, except on Mondays.

Interior are rustic and clean-looking. Usually crowded during breakfast and lunch. At dinner time you can still find place to seat.

They served European dishes like Fish & Chips, burgers, pastas and steaks.

The most prominent piece of art in this Cafe is the bronze horse riding statue, it is about a meter high and well detailed.

It is a quiet cozy place to spend quality time with friends and loved ones.

by flyingbeagle

by flyingbeagle

because it’s so accidental.

It’s so much like life.”

-Arthur Miller

by flyingbeagle