Showing posts with label Nikon D7000. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Like many other UMS students, our new year eve ambiances surrounded by Final's tension and pressure. Studying should be the only right thing to do at this moment. Me and Liyi start off our day with a delicious lunch served by 丽雅 restaurant situated at One Borneo. 

The quality of their food never stop amazed me, i could always discover valuable and irresistible delicacies in this place. This time, the century eggs were served in such special way, that we thought we couldn't finished by looking at the portion, but somehow we finished them, bite by bite, non-stop! They specialized in Sichuan Cuisine, which famous of the excessive peppercorn that produce intense fragrance, and tingly numbing flavor in your mouth. 
Sour-Spicy Noodle/酸辣面 @丽雅 One Borneo
They also offer Spicy Hotpot (麻辣火锅), prior to 2hours advance booking. 

LIYA RESTAURANT
G-918, Ground Floor, 1Borneo Hypermall Autocity,
Jalan Sulaman, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
                                                                    Tel: 088-484125

Century Egg, serve with green pepper chillies and Peanut!
31/12/2012 was one of the most complicated day of mixing feeling of dilemma for me too. My application letter of replacing my final exam to Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic for my trip to Korea with my fellow Student Council members was rejected, with the reason "the exam timetable was developed much earlier, thus no replacement is available prior to your request". The feeling of disappointment and anger tangling within me when i received the letter of disapproval. 

I made my way to Chancellory in order to further my discussion with the D.V. Chancellor, but unfortunately he was in Kuala Lumpur and unavailable at the moment, but i managed to obtain his personal number from his PA. After sending a SMS regarding of further explanation toward the trip, i was rejected for the 2nd time!

Bringing the sad and disappoint feeling walked into Student Affair Office, me and Chin Chee Keong saw the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affair car! I guess this is a chance, a lucky opportunity for us to proceed with the trip. Finally, he told us that if our lecturer agree to allow us sit for the exam prior or after the trip, we can go for the trip to Korea. Thus, after obtaining approval from my beloved lecturer, Mr Charlie Albert, i guess once again, i overcome the obstacles that prohibits me to join the trip, after all, i tried my best and happy ending story i assumed! 

Fez with the "Napkin"
Met with my fellow Couchsurfing friends from KK, and people around the world for dinner at Party Play, Lintas. I had missed many fun moment with this bunch of fun fellows ever since i bend my thumb and wrapped with a thick plaster on my arm. Socializing with them really put myself to forgot the tense of the exam.
Norwegian Salmon @ Party Play, Lintas.
The price of the food here is pretty reasonable, for the portion it served. Me myself ordered a plate of grilled Salmon steak, while Liyi ordered grilled lamb shoulders. Apart of the food, the atmosphere surrounding is very suitable for people to gather and socialize. The environment is comfortable, too.

beautifully lit blackboard at Party Play, Lintas.
Jinny Posing with the sweet blue handbag, eye catching!

GF1 with Lumix 20mm capturing smiles of this sweet lady!

Guest from Zimbawe 


CouchSurfer from Manila, Philippine
Group Photo, without me =(
Jinny + Liyi
They moved to other places to celebrate the coming of 2013, while me and Liyi plan to celebrate it by ourselves. So we decided to split up and meet for the next time! 


Our count down activity situated at Kokol Hill, somewhere near Inanam, and Kasih Sayang resort. Liyi and me bought some Budweiser and drive toward the hill to try our luck for some spectacular firework. About 30minutes drive from the city to the hill, we park our car aside and wait for the time to come, counting down into 2013!

Although there wasn't any fantastic firework played during the emission toward 2013, we still very much enjoying the atmosphere in the city, and even up on the hill, where we can hear Karaoke in the house (There are houses up the hill), party with DJ in the yard, and even photographers mounting their camera on tripod await the showcase of firework in the town!
MERRY 2013!  
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! !    2 0 1 3   =] =) =D 
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02:21:00

Celebrating 2013!

Like many other UMS students, our new year eve ambiances surrounded by Final's tension and pressure. Studying should be the only right ...
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Thursday, 27 December 2012

What is Gaya Market?
Gaya Street, formerly known as Bond Street has been the centre of business for over a hundred years. It's a long-stretch typical Malaysian bazaar selling various product ranged from souvenir, fresh food, Herbs, Potted-flower, Antique, vegetables, pets, and delicious Sabah food and much much more!!

Where is Gaya Market?
As you can see from the name, the happenings took place at Gaya Street, right in the heart of Kota Kinabalu. The street, which is parallel to Jalan Pantai  is partially paved and the entrance is marked with a very Chinatown-ish looking arch, at Dataran Desoka.
Banks everywhere! – Jalan Pantai and Gaya Street are in the middle of Kota Kinabalu busiest business district, so banks and financial institutions are common sights. The Bazaar begin from Mandarin Hotel to Old Town White Coffee.
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From point A to B is the heart of Gaya street Sunday Market, it is a 2 way route, you can go and forth and visit different stalls! This place is especially design for tourists, where you can find plenty of interesting domestic made product. 

When is it happening?
Rain or Shine, the market will happen every Sunday! The vendors begin operate business as early as 5.30AM!! And it normally last until 1/2PM.

How to go there?
If you’re staying in the backpacker dorms at city centre, distance to Gaya Street is only a few minutes short walk away. If you’re staying outside the city, catch a public transportation to city centre. Most buses and mini buses will lead you straight to city centre. If you’re driving, it’s advisable for you to come early; parking spaces are super limited!
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The art evolve from time to time, sometimes its hard to distinguish.. -.-"
Beach wear for many occasion, more than beach, to shopping, party etc!
水鱼，鳝鱼，海参 + +
Souvenir for your girlfriend?
Nikon D7000 + Nikon 35mm F1.8
Nikon D7000 + Nikon 35mm F1.8
Self Potrait of us through Lens + Glass + Mirror
"Let me Out!, Let me IN!!!"

Patriotic kid asking for Ice-Cream from mum!
Good catch for today?
At least he provide entertainment rather than merely beg for money.
笑到不见眼，也不见牙？
Despite it is a lazy Sunday Morning stroll, with good panoramic view and vast selections of things to buy along the way, It is also a perfect place for street photography. The pictures and words alone will never be sufficient to explain the uniqueness of this place, you have to see it and experience yourself. If you ever have a chance to visit to Kota Kinabalu, definitely design your itinerary to come to this Sunday market, It might be overcrowded, it might be hot, but it will definitely worth it!
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Gaya Street - Kota Kinabalu Sunday Market

W hat is Gaya Market? Gaya Street, formerly known as Bond Street has been the centre of business for over a hundred years.  It's a lo...
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Few days ago i borrowed a 70-200mm VC from my friend, he was kind enough to let me play with his baby lens! This is my first attempt in doing sport photography. I did tried shooting badminton matches with my previous Tamron 70-300mm f4-5.6 VC, the aperture is not constant, thus i have difficulties in shooting in low light condition such as inside the badminton court, and the result turned out very bad. 

The venue falls at KDCA Penampang basketball court. Shooting in such light condition is challenging, as the maximum shutter speed will reach 1/200th second only if you increase your ISO to 3200 with wide open f2.8 aperture. This is the first time shooting fast moving object with my Nikon D7000 (i was using Canon 60D previously). Due to the "newness"(Noobies) in Nikon, i have no idea how to switch the AI single Servo to Continous Servo and so, i quickly googled it and finally i learned how to switch AI mode, once again thanks to Google! 

Based on my own handling experience, i found that Nikon is more handy in term of dial control than Canon. I can easily adjust and access to most of the feature by using my left hand (AF/MF, AI servo mode, ISO control, Picture Quality) while Canon more focus on my Right hand (ISO, AI servo mode, etc). I would say i like Nikon more than Canon because of it's dial control, as well as the color Nikon produced. 

Shooting free throw
Friendly match before semi-final begin.
Very tight defense inside the 2point zone. 
Ujana Kingfisher Team !
Very tall jump-shoot, hard to defense.
National player, very good 3 points shooter.
Another national player, fast, and responsive defense and offense!
Manage to block his offense for this one.
Quick lay up!
One of the most important thing in shooting sport photographs is to set your camera to AI Servo/Predictive Focusing. Continuous half-pressing of the shutter release helps you to get it to lock on and stay locked on in order to get your object in focus. If your camera does not have predictive focus you may have to re-half press the shutter release to re-establish focus lock as your subject moves, but in reality you just don't have such time to mess with. D7000 have 5fps burst rate, which is good for sport photography. Shooting in raw also help you to minimize the mistakes you make during configuring the camera.


High agility move, watch the following photo.
Pass through 2 person to lay up!
Rules of thumb, familiarize yourself with the rules and flow of the game. A person with some exposure and knowledge about the sport will be better able to anticipate action before it occurs. If allowed to roam freely, try shooting from different locations. Perspectives such as, from behind the backboard, behind the baseline, from the corners and sidelines. You can also get nice perspectives shooting from different elevations in the stands. Combine this fact with the shallow depth of field using wide open apertures can produce, and it may be difficult to consistently and accurately focus on faces.





I find shooting indoor basketball without a flash to be both challenging and enjoyable. It may be difficult the first time out, but don’t let that intimidate you. It really is a lot of fun and it guarantee that the more you shoot indoor sports, the more pleased you will be with your results. Whether you have a loved one playing, or not, it can be very important to come home with some nice memories.

It is a brand new experience for me to shoot this type of photographs, but its really difficult to get good photographs as i shoot at 3200 ISO without a flash. I would not prefer using a flash as it might distract the players on the court. (correct me if I'm wrong) I would also like to do more practice with different techniques and perspectives. 70-200mm seems to be too long for me. Maybe i should shoot more close-up shot such as face expression, i should do it again during the Final match. By the way, although Ujana Kingfisher have lost this match, but they perform really well, and everyone tried their best to defense their pride! 

*If you have any tips and suggestion on how to configure the setting for this kind of photography, do not be selfish to keep it with yourself! Share it out with me! 
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08:14:00

Basketball in Action! - Sport Photography

Few days ago i borrowed a 70-200mm VC from my friend, he was kind enough to let me play with his baby lens! This is my first attempt in doi...
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