Candid, people photography
In a couple of days, CY and I will be making yet another trip… this time to Melbourne where we will be touring the Great Ocean Road. I hope I can get wonderful pictures like this one I caught on the trip I made to UK last September 🙂
Update (31 July 2009): Thanks to everyone who voted and made this picture noteworthy on Photo Friday‘s challenge titled “My Favorite Spot“! 🙂
One of my much earlier shots (taken at this location at Changi Airport) was featured in a book project (titled To Singapore With Love) commemorating the 40th National Day of Singapore in 2005… Visiting the same location recently (minus the bulky photographic equipment I was carrying previously), I had a chance to repeat the shot but with a totally different feel this time. I like the freedom the G10 allowed me to capture the shot handheld without a tripod 🙂
Fancy a camera with DSLR-like performance but with the portability of a point-and-shoot? I have always harboured the desire of having a camera like that. The Powershot G3 that I started off with certainly had the “portability” for a prosumer-grade camera (certainly not as pocketable as the IXUS series), but not the image-quality that I enjoyed starting with the EOS 300D.
Scouring the market of late, I decided on a Powershot G10. Build-quality – check. DSLR-like controls – check. Image-quality – reasonable for a camera this size. Size – not directly pocketable, but small enough to sling around the shoulder without causing any neck strain. Although I most certainly wouldn’t be getting rid of my EOS system and lenses anytime soon, I will certainly be carrying this little camera (relative to my 40D) around a lot more when I’m out and about.
The above picture was taken from a high-angle from a shopping mall… in the current climate, I think I would have been certainly stopped by mall security if I have had my full DSLR gear with me! 😛