Comments on: A Day in Photos

By: yichi

yichi — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:21:11 +0000

Nice choice! Cannon has more vivid colors both on pocket DCs and DSLR than any other brand

By: mrs. b*

mrs. b* — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:21:16 +0000

Wow those are great pics that you shot in easy and auto mode. Can’t wait to see the manual stuff.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:11:16 +0000

for $160, that’s pretty good! I was shopping for cameras a little while ago, but didn’t end up getting one. But for me, it was more of a decision between what I wanted more… a camera or a digital piano. lol…

anyway, I hope your move is going smoothly!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:11:24 +0000

Hurray for new cameras. (:

I got mine half a year ago and till now, I’m still familiarizing myself with its functions. Still pretty much using the automatic functions when it’s manual functions galore on mine, as I’m too lazy to find the best settings and tll that jazz. It’s fun experimenting with new gadgets though! Looking forward to more snapshots by you.

And the longest street in the world is indeed … very long!

By: Tammi

Tammi — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:25:59 +0000

Ooh, a new camera! That’s always exciting. I always did want a nice, professional (-cough- 1500 CAD -cough-) digital SLR camera. At the moment, I have my trusty FinePix (which is a delightful digital camera, I do say) and my trusty 35 mm Minolta X-570. It’s from the early ’80′s and it works like a dream… most of the time. I was really lucky to find a 35mm that still had everything intact, including the pads on the inside. It costs a few hundred to fix the small things. I even got a lens! It only cost 50 CAD since I bought it from my neighbour, woohoo!

But anyways, less camera-squeeing and onto more important matters, yes? (Fine, I lied, I love gushing over cameras!)

As for the manual options, just figure out how to make the light meter and aperture work together. It took me a whole roll of film to figure out my camera’s little odds and outs. There are a bunch of things to know about which f-stop to use when, but I suspect you might already have an idea (and if you don’t, I’m certain you could google it or ask some cool photographer friend )

Uhmm, let’s see what I can remember about the shutter speed. Hmm. 1/1000 s is only for action shots (like a horse running) 1/60 s works for a lot of things. I usually stick to 1/60, 1/30 and 1/125.

The aperture works for distance. The bigger the number of your aperture (f-stop), the farther away you can shoot. Well, that means the object that is farther away will be in focus. There are some things to remember about that, though, since the bigger the number, the smaller the opening for light. So if it’s a cloudy day, you would stick to a lower number to let more light in. I like using f/5.6 for a lot of things, and f/8 is also good, generally.

That’s just what I remember from my Photography courses and shooting with my mom, who used to do a lot of Photography when she was in Art College, and had a job as one at one point, hmm. :3

Also: Pacific Mall, woohoo! I always go there to buy my DDR mats, since I’m cheap and cannot afford a 500 CAD Cobalt Flux. But that’s alright, it means I get to go to Pacific Mall once a year!

By: Sofi

Sofi — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:23:56 +0000

Wow, the pictures look very nice. That’s a good camera you’ve got, the pictures are a very good quality!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 20 May 2008 22:14:53 +0000

I want that camera!!! Haha, you got me jealous! Taking photos is so much more fun when you have a sweet camera like that.

By: Rina

Rina — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:07:01 +0000

Nice photos! It’s been a while since I’ve been back to Toronto, my family used to drive up every summer or winter but it’s been more difficult in the last few years. The last time I went to Pacific Mall, I had something similar to eat… so yummy.

Good luck with the move back to Singapore!

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 19 May 2008 04:41:32 +0000

After my canon died, I’ve been camera-less for many months now
But the pictures are looking good! Especially your lunch, haha.
Man, I wanna see/visit the longest street!

If I stayed in Johor (one of the states in malaysia), Singapore would only be about 5 minutes away

Hope you’re having a good time there!

By: chanel.

chanel. — Mon, 19 May 2008 00:03:58 +0000

ooOooOooo the food looks divine!