It is crunch time for projects, labs, and reports but I just couldn’t resist the nice weather and went out for some shooting. I took the FA*300mm/4.5 ED [IF] and focused my attention on the Canadian Geese in the park. The lens never cease to amaze me with its resolving power, here you can see the water droplet falling from the beak of the goose.
It was getting a little dark but I tried to freeze the movements. Here a goose coming in for landing.
Shaking the water from the feathers.
5 days till Symposium…back to work!
Sometimes the good old simple traditional boardgames are the most fun. I dug up my 15yr-old Jenga set (it even has chinese writings on the box!) and we just had to duke it out!
I decided to use the FA31mm F1.8AL Ltd on the K10D. This legend is known for its buttery smooth rendering, rich colors, and reasonably sharp wide ope, making it a great lens for low-light conditions.
Left: Kathy gets very excited about the game, screaming and wincing at every move.
Right: I tried to over-power a stubborn piece but failed miserably.
Elton and his infamous ‘flick’. I think that’s what I need to conquer the stubborn pieces.
Scarlette pondering about the next move in the shaky tower. I think we purposely twisted the base just to made it harder for her.
Another exam stress relief purchases, or just another excuse for me to buy new camera gear! I resisted the urge to use it till all the finals were finished and as soon as I got home I sat down, read the manual, played with the different settings and put in a roll of B&W 400 film.
The build quality is superb and even though there is a lot complain about the buttons I found it quite easy to access and use. So far the metering is dead-on but I haven’t tried some tricky scenarios yet. The viewfinder is large and bright but since it is only manual focus I have to focus my subject in the center.
A classic barbershop with interesting displays on the side.
Intersection of Dundas and Spadina.
I wish this one was in color. The streets and posters had so much festive colors while the homeless man was begging for money….
A dark alley with very strong reflections.
My high school shop teachers, Mr.Kodai and Big John.
At a Chinese grocery store. I got kicked out by another one when I took out the camera!
I realized mid-way that I should learn more about the B&W color theory but so far it hasn’t been too bad!
In September I had picked up a cheap Polaroid JobPro Camera. I was really excited but was disappointed to find out the film has been discontinued. After some patient internet searches I got hold some film and was able to use the camera!
In terms of features there is really not much to control for the Jobpro series Polariod cameras, there is an exposure compensator and a shutter release button….but I am loving the classic look, ‘useful’ descriptions, and the spontaneity of the instant film. Without further ado:
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The dumpling demolishers! |
