We tend to use auto shooting most of the times. This is because auto shooting is by far the easiest and most convenient way of shooting. The camera automatically sets an optimum aperture and shutter speed for your shooting. I do sometimes employ aperture and shutter speed priority shooting though. Recently, I tried to be a little bit more creative with my shots by engaging in manual shooting. Below are 2 pictures of Chinese New Year decorations I took inside a local mall last night. The second picture below was shot using manual mode and it does look a little bit overexposure if compared to the first one which was shot using auto mode. Are you into manual shooting too? What it takes to produce a great manual shot?
Aperture = F3.5, Shutter Speed = 1/80 sec
Aperture = F3.5, Shutter Speed = 1/3 sec
Have you ever tried manual shooting before? If you are a constant reader of this blog, it is not difficult to find out that I prefer aperture priority shooting and shutter priority shooting. Aperture priority shooting allows you to set the aperture manually while shutter priority shooting allows you to set the shutter speed manually. However, manual shooting is by far the most creative shooting mode as you can set both the aperture and shutter speed manually. The picture below is my first attempt of manual shooting. I tried to use a slower shutter speed to blur a moving motorcycle while selecting an appropriate aperture value so that optimum exposure could still be obtained. Not bad, huh? What do you think?
Aperture = F3.5, Shutter Speed = 1.3 sec
Do you support street begging in the tourist area? Well, this was not exactly begging on the street. These 3 boys begged for money as soon as we got off the boat on Gaya Island. Gaya Island has become an illegal Filipino settlement since the mid 19th century. I was reluctant to give money to them in the beginning, but decided to give them RM10 afterwards only if they agreed to pose in front of my camera. A reward in exchange for a simple task, I guess this should no longer been considered as street begging, right?
3 cute Filipino boys
saturday photo scavenger hunt
Well, this week PhotoHunt theme is spotted. These are fishes with yellow spots on their bodies. I do not know which type of fish they are. Do you know?
Yellow spotted fish
Closer look
I am not that much into underwater photography. In fact, this was the first time I went underwater with my camera. I did this in one of my recent snorkeling trip. Not that my camera is waterproof, it is just that I used an underwater casing for my camera. The pictures turn out okay for me, although not as sharp and crispy as those taken on the land. Are you into underwater photography?
Kota Kinabalu Waterfront is an esplanade along the seafront of Kota Kinabalu. The esplanade is beautifully landscaped and has become a popular meeting place for people in Kota Kinabalu over the years. I knew if I do not take a stroll here, I would not have considered myself already visited Kota Kinabalu. There are high end restaurants, cafes, pubs and nightclubs at Kota Kinabalu Waterfront. None of them attracts me though. For me, the best times to take a stroll here are during early morning and early evening. These are the 2 pictures I took there, in the dawn and the dusk respectively.
Dawn at Kota Kinabalu Waterfront
Dusk at Kota Kinabalu Waterfront
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February 5th, 2010 | 
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