Category: Candid

Candid, people photography

Festive Weariness

The Chinese Lunar New Year arrives in about 2 weeks. Everywhere you go in Singapore, strains of festive songs can be heard blaring from the numerous neighbourhood stalls set up to cash in on the festivities, selling traditional snacks and goodies, decorative ornaments and symbols of good luck. I found this scene of a bored-looking shopkeeper at a market in Ang Mo Kio this morning. Perhaps the morning shoppers were more keen in doing fresh food marketing today than buying stuff from her!

Exposure information: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Shutter speed – 1/20 sec, Aperture – f/5.6, ISO – 400, Exposure Mode – Aperture priority, Metering – Evaluative. Captured in RAW, converted in CaptureOne 3.6 LE, selective dodging/burning and levels adjustment in Photoshop 7.0.

Looking For The First Catch

When I first bought my 300D, one of the places I went to test out the camera was the Lower Seletar Reservoir, where early morning activities basked in good sunlight usually abound. For the 20D, I did the same again and was rewarded by scenes of anglers looking for their first catches of the day. This particular shot was post-processed in Photoshop to give the water an almost unreal/artistic feel and touch. Depending on your taste, your opinion on that may vary :p

Exposure information: Camera – Canon EOS 20D, Exposure Time – 1/100 sec, Aperture – f/9.0, Exposure Program – Manual, ISO – 200, Lens – Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, Auto focus – One shot, Metering – Evaluative

Relaxing In The Early Sunshine

I find that the overall response of the autofocus to be much more responsive and accurate on the 20D compared to the 300D, and this is especially so on the Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens that I use. The lens used to hunt quite a fair bit while autofocusing on the 300D, but not so with the 20D. This was taken by the Lower Seletar Reservoir on Sunday… The 9-point focusing system was able to focus precisely on the areas I wanted without much fuss, letting me capture the cyclist in action. The image was processed using CaptureONE DSLR 3.6 LE with further adjustments and touchups in Photoshop.