“Revolution in Science” Photography Competition

(Click to Enlarge. -.- And there is a typo error in the file name. Dont mind that. sry for the lousy scanning.)

THEME: “REVOLUTION IN SCIENCE” (quite interesting ^^.)

Deadline is 11December, so you guys may have to submit yourselves…
Do note that you have to write a write-up for every photo you submit and maximum number of photos you can submit is THREE.
Submit by EMAIL and include the following:
Full Name
NRIC
School Name
Contact Number (usually you use HP)

Those interested please notify me of your participation and I ENCOURAGE the whole of photog division to join mwhahahahahaha!!!! If any of you guys want any comments on your photos/questions can come look for me.

**************Another thing..
There would be another BIG photography competition coming up. its a grand one. and its an important one . Check this out:
http://www.sypa.org.sg/2nd_sypa.htm

Ive been waiting for this competition since I missed it in sec 2. so look out for it next year! do note that pictures submitted must be according to the different categories given. It would be best if you guys can think of ideas and most probably shoot your photos when you go overseas this End Of Year Holidae~@^^

sheen.

Mini Olympics Day 1

Yo infocomm! IM BACK.

your End Of Year Examinations are over (well, most of you guys started later than us and ended earlier than us!!!!!!) and its back to CCA mwhahahahaha.^^. No, I am not going to rant here, but im going to share some interesting and hilarious pictures ive taken today.

Sad to say, my success rate ( no. of nice&acceptable pictures/no. of rubbish pictures which deserve to go to the bin X 100%) is surprisingly low today, so there are very few nice pictures that i can share with you guys today.

So here they are… (NOTE: I upload my pics cause i want you guys to determine yourselves which are nice and which are not. what kind of standard you guys should be aiming for!? obviously a standard better than me. surpass surpasss~.definitely better than this set of pictures cause this set is really T______T Cannot Make It.)

85mm F5.6 – Before e Start of Captain’s Ball match Infocomm VS I-dont-know
(Why F5.6? I think I have not mentioned this before, a smaller aperture has a larger DOF right? So theres a larger “area” for you to focus in <note: I use Manual Focus>. So your focusing will be fast enough for sports – in this case. If you dont understand, you can ask me )

85mm F5.6 – Start of Match

85mm F5.6
(To be honest, im not really good in taking sports T_T. its very diff to decide between smaller aperture or bigger. cause you need a fast shutter speed, yet you need a bigger focusing area for you to focus easily. And for sports photography, you need to be fast! Once you miss the action, you missed it forever. )

What is Freda looking at ah T_T?

chiong arrrhhhh!!!!

Alamak-.- Picture Blur.

Aiya, the defender got the ball. *Sigh*

Shareen look so pek cek :X.

(WARNING: This picture is supposedly a picture which belongs to the Dustbin but hahahaha all of them are doing the same action !!! so cute:X)

Why is that pic blur? Shot at 1/30s. Apert Priority. Handshake + People’s fast movements + Slow Shutter Speed made it blur.

Overall Picture:

Like a line of symmetry in the middle >> Photography Theories. But slightly slanted T_T, will edit later.

Anyway, this is just a rough idea of how to take sports. well, im not really good at it myself so i cant say much but do take this as a “guide” yeah.

Oh, to those who put in their best for Captain’s ball, dont be too sad , its just MINI OLYMPICS, nothing big . We’re not sports players or anything so I hope you guys had fun ^^. If you guys want to really go for it, Year 2010 will be your chance .

Ive got some examples of StoryBoarding for Video Division, which may be useful for Video planning – esp SDMA.

sheen.

Sigma DP1

Alot of you may already be wondering why theres a post about the Sigma DP1 when sheen already has her fantastic Nikon D3.

Ok first of all, I always mention Point & Shoot (P&S) cams has alot of limitations and blah blah blah. BUT, what happens when you put a DSLR sensor into a P&S camera? Then this is another story altogether.

And yes, just yesterday, i somehow downgraded from a Nikon D3 to a mere  camera called the Sigma DP1, you might say.

Heres the DP1 i am talking about now.

Looks totally like a P&S CAMERA!@ But dont underestimate it yet.

The main advantage of the DP1 is that, it has a larger sensor area that is close to the DSLR’s. P&S cameras usually have a 1/1.8″ sensors, which is far from the size of DSLR sensors.

“DSLR sensor squeezed into a compact body”.
“allow the DP1 to deliver DSLR image quality while avoiding the noise issues which increasingly plague modern compacts” < this is due to the size of the DP1’s sensor being very close to the DSLR.

But also, due to this main advantage of the DP1, it will be quite crazy to fit a zoom lens on top of the body, as well as to have the lens aperture size as big as F2. Thus the DP1 only has a focal length of equiv 28mm in 35mm format prime F4-F11.

I went to Fort Canning Park to have a shot of it yesterday, when I accompanied my brother for a commercial shoot. the DP1 is slow. seriously. the focusing is not fast, because it is able to shoot in RAW format, and has a sensor close to a DSLR’s, so i cant blame much. DepthOfField not say really shallow also… But after i came back and looked through my photos, i realised the sharpness of the pictures were even better than my D3 D:!!!!! But somehow the white balance was quite ‘off’ though. But the most important thing is that, well, it is compact, convenient and MUCH LIGHTER THAN MY D3, so i think its relatively fine.

And heres a sample picture (@Fort Canning Park):

F11, 1/640s, ISO 100

Its not that bad. right? haha.

Well, we will never know soon enough, maybe the camera industry may come up with a Compact DSLR for all we know. But do note that, even though most of you may not have a DSLR, you still can take great pics like the one above with a point and shoot camera like the DP1 .

ah sry for the rushed post. …and no, i have not started my revision for EOYs yet^^. but i guess the DP1 can be quite amazing. if anyone of you were to drop by at any camera shop and would want to buy a compact camera, do buy a P&S with a DSLR sensor:D!

sheen.

Macritchie Reservoir Competition

YO Infocomm!

Remember, we didnt go to Macritchie for no reason.^^

ALL of you MUST submit your BEST photo of Macritchie to memoriesofmacritchie@gmail.com by THIS SUNDAY 20Sep 2009.

IMPORTANT: BCC your emails to s4494@hotmail.com when you email your picture to the above email.

Some important TERMS&CONDITIONS which i think its IMPORTANT:

1. Manipulation of digital images prior to developing is subject to restrictions. Minimal digital manipulation such as enhancement of colour and contrast is allowed. Images may be in full colour, sepia, or black and white. The original structure of the image must not be altered.

2. Deadline for entry submission is 30 September 2009.
(By then you people will be mugging hard for examinations so please please please SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS IN BY THIS SUNDAY!)

3. Each photo must be accompanied by a caption and a short write-up of not more than 50words, inclusive of the year/period in which the photo was taken.

4. Participants may later be requested to submit the negative film or original high-resolution image file. Digital images must be in .jpeg or .tiff format (min. 500kb).
(Save your pictures!)

So people, happy sending!

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Today was the last CCA day..

NOT THE LAST CCA DAY OF THE YEAR….

But the last before your exams .

Do note that.^^

Study hard people!! If you happen to have any doubts or anything, feel free to approach your seniors. But make sure you think hard before you ask hor.

I know Infocomm members work hard in both academics and CCA right ?

So…study hard! Drink lots of water… and bear with it till the end of EOYS !

If you have sore throat  – Gurgle with salt water. Drink Coke (i think).
If you have running nose – Cover yourselves with 2 blankets when you sleep. Take vitamin C.
If you have fever – Sleep.
If you got no mood to study – Tell Sheen.
If you are tired – Talk to your CCA mates :X! Or just listen to music yeah?

Jiayous people!

Latest Infocomm Club Updates

Hi Everyone! Just a rundown of what’s been happening and what’s in store for us this week.

Firstly, congratulations to Kelly, Joo Hwee, Perlyn and Jolene for coming in the Top 10 of the NEMation competition. Do your best in the final round, we’re all rooting for you guys! For the rest who came in Top 20 and Top 40, I’m proud of what you guys accomplished. Hope that it was a great experience and that you all learnt a lot in that one week.

Secondly, for those who participated in the NCS algorithm and IT Quiz competition, although we didn’t get into the finals, the key idea here was for you guys to get exposure to these types of competitions. Now that you’ve gone through the experience, let’s build on it and work for better next year. You all did well in very trying circumstances and I wish I could have done more to better prepare you guys.

Lastly, this will be the last week of CCA before the exams start. Right now, the priority for everyone is to hunker down and go full steam ahead with revision for the end of year exams. Do your best ‘kay and never give up. I have the utmost faith in all of you to at least try to give it your best shot. Members at all levels, do help each other out and form study groups if you can; especially the Sec 2s who have streaming this year. Let’s make this our best year so far in academic pursuits afterwhich we’ll do a review of what’s happened this year and the things that we can do better.

Do take care and always keep sane.

Cheers!
Mr Hamdan

I was cleaning one of the D50s and D70 today… and i noticed this:

I almost screamed when i saw this.
(if you dont know what i was referring to, notice the ‘white’ dots on the filter… hello, those are not ISO noise but scratches…loads…)
not only that, i saw this layer of … oil on the D70…

people, warning.
I just cleaned the cameras… if i see anymore fingerprints or scratches, you guys are going to buy new ones for me ^^.
and after you guys use the camera for any photog duty, pleaseT_T clean the screen, plus your lens. i repeat. CLEAN THE SCREEN AND YOUR LENS T_T. and dont anyhow bang your lens into any wall or anything….. if not buy a D3 for the CCA yeah^^.

treat cameras as if they are like your child.

Freeze Frame

Read this:
(well some parts may be common sense, but just read through in case you read sth you dont know D:! Photog should read it hor.)

sheen. – maybe you guys could just check out Digital Life (every wed i think..) found inside the stack of Straits Times. it can be quite informative and usually something about Photography will pop out too!

Happy Teacher’s Day :D!

Programming sessions restarts on Thursday.

Yups, our programming class will restart on Thursday for the programming group!

CCA Grp Pic

Hah, bet you wanted to click on the picture above and see your beautiful faces! But dream on, not yet. :p

Let me share my views first.

Hmm, theres a slight distortion (at the sides) due to wide angle lens 20mm. Its always the case, but at times it gives a nice feel though. Sigh, seriously need to buck up my ‘group photo’ skills (and setting up the tripodT_T).

But anyway, photos will be uploaded to flickr!!!!

soon.

hmm, i think next time should have smth like the ‘class photo’ style (3 levels thing…i dont know how to describe -.-). if not, like the pic above, its so wide, just nice.. yet faces are so small….sigh.

sheen. – but its a nice picture anyway .