News - Basic MACRO/Landscape Workshop (April 2010)

A 2 day 1 night nature workshop with hand-on sharing on MACRO/Landscape hand-on and Post Processing sharing.

where : Cameron Highland
when : TBA (due to my work, this is postpone to early June 2010, sorry for 3 participants that involve and interest)
who : those would like to learn basic photography, MACRO photography, Landscape Photography, Basic Post Processing .
Fee : RM350 include accommodation (2 share 1 room), 3 meals
- 1st 2 participant from KL will include travel from/back KL
- minimum 2 to start & max 6 persons

New Found - Red-bearded Bee-eater 赤鬚夜蜂虎

this is a common bird @Bukit Tinggi (or call Berjaya Hill), Pahang, Malaysia but I failed to capture a close shot of it ... and was lucky last week and managed to capture few really close picture of the beautiful bee-eater

News - 1st try on Still JPEG Movie

finally I managed to capture and create my 1st still JPGE movie with another star trail capture and outing ... happy to went out with my gang (even another long hours outing 2am - 7pm) .. but we enjoy the outing very much as we learn, laugh .. here are output from 1st try

1. picture


2. movie


*** prefer to view larger and better quality from http://www.liewwkphoto.com/still/Genting/trail1/Genting-Star1.html

Review - Results of 2010 - MACRO light test plan 1

not much things found today but lucky got similar object while I use old light setup ( puffer - pop-up flash diffuser put in front of mt-24 flash head)

let's see the light reflection on the damselfly

1. old shot with puffer diffusers
7:1 shot - hot spot found on eye with the mt flash head reflection


should be very close to ~5:1 - think this one I had did some PP on it's eye reflection portion using method clone reflective body share previously


2. new plastic cup diffuser which share here

result - no clone reflective , no dodge and burn
- curve increase contrast
- noise ninja
- stacked 3 shots into 1


think the plastic cup diffuser method did the good job. but as it is little too bulky, big element just in front of my len, so it is not so convenient on shy bug .. or even no so shy type may flew off due to the plastic cup extend out .... am not sure will I continue use this but then definitely a good MACRO lighting setup for mt24.

How I Shoot MACRO - new start ...

I am going to test out new setting for my macro shooting and lighting for coming 2-3 weeks time.
this time I will use one of my favorite macro shooter diffuse method by Stephen @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/9578475@N02/

"plastic Cup Diffuser", which I tried few months back while I tried to use a styrofoam plate (different materiel) compare to Stephen one.

will share more picture and output ...

2010 - MACRO light test plan 1
simple setup ...

News - Basic MACRO Workshop (March 2010)

I am going to have a "close" (will give priority to my blog follower and fb friends) nature shooting workshop ...
i. how to shoot macro
ii. what is my macro PP work flow
iii. how to improve your's lighting based on current setup

- will on 27/28 March 2010

it is one day free session but timing and location will be only pass to those participant (max 4)

4 reserved (updated on 16 March 2010)
- due to the many request will extend this to 5 participant







for more click http://www.liewwkphoto.com/Macroworkshop.htm

New Found - A Katydid ???

it look like katydid but 1st time it seeing it have the scary mouth and face ....

and it bite so while shoot close have to take note on it mouth and teeth :D

and managed to choose few shots to represent working faces by day :D

Monday - hmmm .. what should I do now .. which one to start???


Tuesday - all the hands, legs also need to be work .. aikss so many work


Wednesday / Thursday - Tired, mood down ...


Friday - Party time :D yeah .. yeah .. TGIF


Happy Friday .. special to those feel happy that TGIF :D