Panorama Series : 1. Golden Moment Bukit Panorama

as promise to myself, this year I will do more landscape and panorama photo shooting. so let me start a Panorama collection series ....

1. Golden Moment from Bukit Panorama


larger view click http://www.liewwkphoto.com/image-viewer.htm?Fgallery4-4 (2400 longer side)

shooting details
difficulty
1. not easy to control exposure as the light change too fast
2. the clouds, sun moving too fast while Golden moment
3. stitch full size of Canon 5dm2 pictures is not a fun job , it make my i5 750 PC with 8 GB memory run like a turtle
4. after stitch the original JPEG ~110MB in size and not easy to edit and need patient

Gear
Canon 5dm2 + Canon 24105L@50mm + Nodal Ninja 5
Bukit Panorama, Sg Lembing, Pahang, Malaysia
# 5 stitch 1 by using Nodal Ninja Full resolution available 22423 x 6871
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 32/10 second ===> 3.2 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 11/1 ===> ƒ/11
# ISO Speed Ratings = 100

more click http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewwk/sets/72157623387374373/

News - New Category added into www.liewwkphoto.com

was away to East Coast Malaysia for sunrise and MACRO outing last 2 days and come back with "pano" un process pictures by using Nodal Ninja 5L... bo 360 pano for this trip...

but my 2nd Panorama from Bukit Panorama, Sg Lembing, Pahang, Malaysia (let write something about this later) is share @www.liewwkphoto.com gallery 4.

*picture share only 2400pix@longer site but full details of pictures as below

a full panorama view from where we stand from Bukit Panorama, Sg Lembing, Pahang, Malaysia
Bukit Panorama, Sg Lembing, Pahang, Malaysia

Canon 5dm2 + Canon 24105L@50mm
# 6 stitch 1 by using Nodal Ninja Full resolution available 23226 x 5767
# Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 6/10 second ===> 1/1.66667 second ===> 0.6 second
# Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 16/1 ===> ƒ/16



- this is the view you will be seeing while up there

larger view click http://www.liewwkphoto.com/image-viewer.htm?Fgallery4-1

Landscape - my 1st try on UWA Panorama

I love wide view .. that's why I have my 5dm2 with SIGMA12-24mm and the len almost 99% @12mm .... but after a while I still found some spot 12mm may not wide enough so I trying to do some manual Panorama but the result look bad for last few try ... and now with the help of Nodal Ninja 5L , I finally managed to finish my "not so good" panorama sunset

this picture outcome from 6 captures
1. use smaller angle to get more cross point locate as center as possible as side view of 12mm normally distort badly
2. output picture size 12548 x 9398
3. my new windows7 64bit 8GB PC still having problem to fully edit this picture so minimum PP done
4. the actual JPEG is ~110MB so I resize to 1000 @ longer size just to share the view
5. not sure how many mega pix I will get but am sure >50M pix

both picture below show from same standpoint, same gear, same focal length


and one of the main focus frame


hope I am not doing too bad but will trying to get better shot

How I Shoot MACRO - Reflector is important gear

have prepare this 2009 but not able to finish the pictures process and writing ..but just have to finish it as I have too many thing pending in my "working hadisc" ...

I use to brought a reflector and my gang or some friend will ask .. why you bring such big diffuser for macro outing .. and we are not shooting portrait .. but :D actually I need it for my "model" (MACRO bug, insect .....)

there are situations we can't solve the environment impact to our picture/video ... and we can't control the bug/insects and environment .. so how ?

one of the situation that I want to discuss here is "harsh light on the reflective bugs body". some bugs e.g. ladybird, ants, beetle... etc bodies tend to reflect easily no matter we use flash or not (even use Natural light/fill flash if any light fall on their body... the light will just reflect badly and show in our picture ...)

e.g. of this wasp, it stand on a place where light is strong hit on it's head and without using any additional gear ... this will be our output


how I resolve this ? if the environment and bug not allow me to get closer then I have no choice PP the reflective part will be the only solution for me and I share it before
MACRO PP - Clone Reflective Body

but if the wasp allow me to go closer with additional Reflector and put in front of the light source to the main object then I can easily get picture with same distance , same setting, ... without any PP



too bad no one with me .. I use tripod and release cable one hand and the other for reflector .... no one snap picture for me on actual field work .. but next time if I shoot with my gang ... then I will share some picture here


*** both picture shoot without crop, different F number, fill flash (same power) and while raw-->Jpeg only increase contrast, resize

A Beetle body full with Mites Again ....

It is common to see mites or parasites on insect body especially beetles .. and last year I do found a long-horned beetle with "a lot" of mites on it's body .. but last 2 days ago I found another beetle so call full with mites !!! It's body look full cover by mites and it move really slow (can feel it is pain) ... but how should I help ???


2009 - long-horned beetle with mites


the beetle full with mites


bigger picture view through here

let get closer to the mites (5:1 and non crop)


if someone know how do we help .. please suggest ...

News - A passion for photography ...

I was interview by one of best local press The Star and write some of my passion to photography (in MACRO) and it was publish in 16 Feb 2010 which I was away to outstation for Pantai Kelanang looking for landscape spot

a full link for the publish
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/2/16/central/5543340&sec=central

even though some mistake make .. ohhh ... few :D
my name is Liew Weng Keong but not Liew Wai Keong
and .. most important .. I am only 34 but not 39 :D

then few ID e.g. bird should be spiderhunter instead of hummingbird and the spider should be lynx spider instead of tree ...

pictures can found @ my flickr or as below
lynx spider with bee as prey


digger wasp


a streaked spiderhunter

Landscape Spot 4 - Pantai Kelanang

think I stop sharing landscape spot few months back ... due to busy period and family stuff ...

decided to make a search for new spot after see some shots from my flickr friend ..

after a family lunch on yesterday, decided drive to Banting to look for Pantai Kelanang, which a beach never mentioned in map .. hmmm so just a try .... with really hot weather

direction
1. drive from any where toward KLIA/Sepang/Klang or refer to Morib beach
2. then look for Banting sign board
3. after reach Banting , Pantai Kelanang sign will be direct you to a beach ~4-6 KM from town
4. after reach, do not park your car but turn left just before the car park ...it is a big roundabout for the beach but it is one way on the other way toward back to car park

a place not many people, full with dead tree, mangrove, death fish... some fisherman ... direct to west so sunset :D

and this is 1st picture to share


larger view http://www.liewwkphoto.com/image-viewer.htm?Fgallery1-20

more shots for this will be click here

or search "Pantai Kelanang" in my flickr stream http://www.flickr.com/photos/liewwk/