Sunday, June 14, 2015

Street Photo - Explosion in the Sky

Explosion in the Sky
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on default mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0 • Additional processed in Photoshop for color corrections.

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Street Photo - Sleepy Morning

Sleepy Morning
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Street Photo - Hard Rock Doggie

Hard Rock Doggie

This photograph of a dressed up dog certainly made my day. I was walking  around MBS (Marina Bay Sands) when I saw a cyclist riding with his dog. I noticed the dog was wearing a bandana and a pair of sunglasses. I quickly approached them and asked the man fi I can take pictures of his dog. He approved and I took a few shots on black & white film with my Nikon FM10. Next I took a few more with my Apple iPhone and offered to give an instant print but the dog owner politely rejected. And so they rode away. Here's a shot I took of the man and his stylish dog.



When I was about to take photographs of the dog, he was so shy that he crunched and shunned away from my camera. The owner tried to get him up but he was kind of reluctant. In the end I was still able to get one or two decent shots. 

Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Default mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Street Photo - Perception

Perception
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash and HDR off • Post in Snapseed 2.0

Friday, May 29, 2015

Street Photo - On Reading...

On Reading...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-pricessed in Snapseed 2.0

Sunday, May 24, 2015

Street Photo - Shadow Mapping 4

Shadow Mapping 4
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash and HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Night Street Photo - Enjoy The Joy Ride

Enjoy The Joy Ride
Nikon D70s on 17-35mm @ f/3.2, 1/30 second, Matrix Metering at ISO 1600 EV +1.0, Auto WB. Post-processed in Photoshop.

Friday, May 15, 2015

Street Photo - ...On Reading...

On Reading
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0 • Watermarked in Aviary app

Street Photo - On Reading...

On Reading...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed 2.0 • Watermarked in Aviary app

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Street Photo - The Way of Enlightenment

The Way of Enlightenment
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash & HDR off • Post -processed in Snapseed with 16:9 vertical crop

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Street Photo - Wandering Mind III

Wandering Mind III
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Street Photo - Blue (Vertical Panorama)

Blue
Apple iPhone6 Plus on Chrome mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed 2.0

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Street Photo - Baby Ribbon

Baby Ribbon
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed • Vignette added in SimplyB&W app

Saturday, April 25, 2015

The New Capitol Theater Building


The newly renovated Capitol Theater building is open! Totally a new facelift!

I wrote a blog about my exploration inside the old building during the early stage of renovation. Check it out if you will.

There was an event going on inside the new building at the time of making this pano shot but I was still able to stand by the main entrance and had a glimpse of the interior. Well, nothing special, just well lit with sunlight shining through the ceiling windows but I wonder how it would look like at night. That will be another visit in the near future.


Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Pano mode • Post in Snapseed 2.0


Here's a couple of panorama photographs I made of the old Capitol Theater building with my HORIZON PERFEKT back in 2010, which I have never showed to the public before. I think this is the appropriate time to do so.




HORIZON PERFEKT on ILFORD XP2 • Film developed and negatives were scanned at a local photo lab (not known).

For some old interiors of the theater during my exploration 4 years ago, click here. Pleasant viewing.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Street Photo - Non-Conformists

Non-Conformists
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed 2.0

Street Photo - At The Bus-stop

At The Bus-stop
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed 2.0

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Street Photo - Eco-Office

Eco-Office
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash and HDR off • Post-processed in Snapseed

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Travel Photographs - The Big Catch



Took these photographs of an old fisherman in Batu Gajab, Ipoh, Malaysia on one early morning during my trip to Ipoh Malaysia.

Nikon D300 on 18-70mm • f/4.5 1/90 second at ISO 3200 • Spot metering AWB E.V. = 0 • Post-processed and Black & White conversion in Photoshop

Street Photo - On Reading...

On Reading...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed • Vignette added in SimplyB&W app

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Snapseed 2.0 Is Out!

Sunset Factory House
I heard about the new release of Google's new Snapseed app i.e. Snapseed 2.0 which is an awesome upgrade from the first version. With great UI, fast rendering time and so much more features to offer that you will get blown away. What's more? IT"S ABSOLUTELY FREE!

So I took the opportunity to take some sunset pictures right after work and this is one of the few shots. All post-processed in Snapseed 2.0

I've always enjoyed using this mobile photo editing app and now I love it ever more. Below are 2 more processed of the same picture in Black & White and 16:9 panorama crop.



And here's another shot I made of a parked excavator, with my iPhone 6 Plus on Chrome mode with HDR on. 

Original
HDR mode
Post-processed on the Original
Post-processed on the HDR
Compare the 2 post-processed photos to the following Original and HDR images respectively, I must say Google has certainly set a new and higher level in mobile editing app to its predecessor. Personally I believe Snapseed 2.0 will definitely be the Number One photo editing app, AGAIN, in the market in 2015 It's my GO-TO app every time I take photos with my mobile phone camera, be it Android or iOS. Yeah my personal favorite!

Coming back to the 2 post-processed photos, I would say both look good but the HDR version has more details and vivid colors. Howsoever, the down side on processing the HDR image on iPhone is that the image pixel size is relatively smaller than the original version. Personally I want large pixel size and in case I want to print it on a A3 size for example, the image can be enlarged without any loss in details.

Before we go, here's a 38-minute video by The Grid on Snapseed 2.0. Check it out.





Sunday, April 5, 2015

Street Photo - On Reading...

On Reading...
Apple iPhone 6 Plus on Noir mode • Flash & HDR off • Post in Snapseed • Vignette added in SimplyB&W app

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Night Street Photo - Night Shift III

Night Shift III
Nikon D70s on Tamron 17-35mm @ f/2.8, 1/25 second, Matrix Metering at ISO 1600 EV +5.0, Incandescent White Balance. Post-processed in Photoshop.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Night Street Photo - Night Cycling

Night Cycling
Nikon D70s on Tamron 17-35mm @ f/3.5, 1/10 second, Spot Metering at ISO 1600 EV +1.0, Auto White Balance. Post-processed in Photoshop.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Night Street Photo - Wandering Mind II

Wandering Mind II
Nikon FM10 on FujiFilm Superia 1600 • B&W conversion in Photoshop

Sunday, March 8, 2015

Night Street Photo - Wandering Mind I

Wandering Mind
Nikon FM10 on FujiFilm Superia 1600 • B&W conversion in Photoshop