a new site .... http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/

will be slowly migrate posts here to the new site which allow make different categories ... and allow easier management and looking for info...


http://liewwkphoto.com/blog/

My Gear - Mac Book Air

 

finally I am also a Apple user ... I am totally new, not use to the OS for the 1st tough ....

but the screen great ... the weight of the MBA just amazing ....

- it even thinner than my Lumix Len cap ...








but too bad it is smaller by 50% of my workstation

not much thing attract me now ... have to test myself and will update how fast I adopt MAC OS after ~15years of Windows and UNIX users ...... 1st question is how I maximise my browser ??? :D

News - Colorless

I do prefer colorful especially the beauty of Nature... I love the green, orange, golden color of the sky... leaf ..............

But I have to admit at certain view and weather.. it is always good to capture it as mono ... but I still not agree those unwanted picture to be convert to Mono instead .... we should always plan what we want to PP while we plan our shooting (but this do not mean we have to shoot in Black and White) but we can plan it, shoot it and convert it ..........

still long for me to learn ... it is totally new to me ...................................time to look around for expert and books .............


this was beautiful morning with golden Sun ray


mono make the mystery feel



weather was real bad ... no color at all on the sky .... I play with 10 stops filter to create the line .


I had create new set @flick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewwk/sets/72157625640480407/

and had started a new category in my web site


http://www.liewwkphoto.com/gallery7.htm

(still empty as busy schedule , will try to get some update here)

News - Publish @WWF-MALAYSIA 2011 Calendar ...

For 2010, I had few work published at few commercial photography magazines either from local or oversea... but this is my 1st time have my work publish in Calendar and it is for WWF-Malaysia. As part of the nature lover, I feel sad that feel of my usual MACRO ground had been destroy for development ......
e.g.
http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2010/06/news-another-sad-news.html

Wild life need our help to protect them, WWF-Malaysia is one of the most active society that running conservation projects such as saving endangered species, protect forests, river, sea and etc .....

WWF-Malaysia 2011 Calendar

 












  The Frog

this picture show while my last trip @BELUM Rainforest
http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2009/10/2009-oct-23-25-belum-rainforest-outing.html

and the day before I went this outing, I got new that my work had published into an education book @Netherlands (previous post @
http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2009/10/my-macro-pictures-are-published.html )

New Found - "Long Horn" Tree Hopper

 

thanks my Gang shunfa to find this interesting Treehopper ... a beautiful one but too bad it's body got attack by mites just like my previous posts

a long-horned beetle full with mites





not only beetle, wasp, damselfly ....







even a tiny jumping spider




too bad, can't help much on the mites .. as it loo real small to remove ... and for the tiny jumping spider I tried to help but the mites jumping around me feel unconformable...

2010 MACRO Favorites | liewwk

not really give a lot of effort on MACRO this year .... (>50% had use for travel and landscape)

but then think I still got few favorite shots myself

1. ... there is something on my body...Apple , egg ??? ..., 2. ... I want to fly ..., 3. ... a Killer !!! -1 ..., 4. it's always good to look close 33 - Ant-Mimic Crab spider, 5. ... ... it's always good to look close 46 - bee face ..., 6. Hello, this way please ..., 7. long-horned beetle in love - 1, 8. ... mama love ..., 9. ... hello , my name is lacewing ...

New Found - Owl Fly Family Ascalaphidae

a new discover near my In-law garden ... I thought I lost them after the incident
http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2010/06/news-another-sad-news.html


http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2010/12/they-are-back.html
but then I found most of the bugs back with new discover Owl Flyand this real rare to me .. 1st time saw it and not much ppl saw it wild in MALAYSIA too

My Gear - New Family Speedlite 270EX

http://www.leephoto.com.my/http://www.fotopro.cn/products/accessories/468.htmlPlan to own this flash long ago not only plan for my Old MACRO setup

Bracket





Due to the light source is bigger and the softer effect is my preference so far but the weight and the MP-E65 long extend ... I had decided to change to Canon Mt-24 twin flash
 


With the 65mm, light is easier to control and much better than long focal length lenses but it make failure rate approach certain bugs higher ... so I never stop try and error for my SIGMA150 Macro len. [discussed @ http://liewwk-macro.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-i-shoot-macro-new-lighting-test-for.html ]

so I had below item to start off new lighting for both short and long macro lenses

1. Speedlite 270
2. Fotopro twin flashes arm 
   - Malaysia Distributor is Lee Photo
3. Pixel TTL wireless trigger
4. Vellum Paper as diffuser
5. paper cup






so let's look close on my new member

- a small flash
- easy to use paper bowl to make diffuser

- not much control
- no manual setting
- just on off button

- my 5dm2 need a flash ... and it is small and fit nicely

- not only direct but can have bounce to ceiling too ...










result of the flash
- indoor 24mm, F8, ISO100, 1/60

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what surprise, it fit my Lumix Lx5 too

but then think TTL never work ....
- indoor 24mm, F8, ISO100, 1/60 - direct

but with bounce

  look ok ... to use :D

















I will build this cheaper/lighter new lighting ASAP and share to u all with another share.....