New Zealand: Christchurch – Arthurs Pass
It was nice to be able to get away from it all for a while, to a country I had heard and seen lots about but had never set afoot on before, to a place of such vast landscapes and intriguing fauna that had me falling in love with its people, its culture, and natural history, more and more each day.
Hong Kong
Friends have been asking me why I switched to Fuji. The X-series makes me enjoy photography like never before. It's that simple.
Nature photography with the X-T1: Part 2
As we approach the end of the migratory season, it is nice to see some of the waders still about: the jittery Pacific golden plovers, a few common redshanks, whimbrels and anti-social common sandpipers. Had a chance to test the AF-C and Continuous High settings. I'm impressed at how quickly and sharply it nailed birds in flight! Near the screen where I was shooting the waders, there was a soft bark. Turned out to be a croc lying nearby, and from the looks of its tail (or the lack of),
Reportage with the X-T1
On Wednesday, I had another 7am start at another farm for my current major project. Usually I'd have to tap the alarm snooze a couple of times for such an early rise, but not that day. That morning, full of excitement, I was out of the door with the X-T1 and X100S before the koels could start singing their songs. It was liberating to have the load off my shoulders. I carried three Fuji lenses, the 14mm f/2.8, 35mm f1.4, and 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 for the shoots, with any one of
Nature photography with the X-T1: Part 1
A question at the foremost of my mind has been: is the X-T1 capable of nature photography? Firstly the 55-200mm, despite its amateurish looks and feel, delivers really good quality images. It's currently the only viable wildlife photography lens in Fuji's line-up. The focusing is extremely smooth and quiet, but slow under difficult light. For some reason, it takes more time for the camera to transition from the LCD to the EVF with this lens. There are times when I put my eye to the EVF to see complete black
Fuji X-T1 first shots
Is this something that would finally convince me to ditch Nikon and kiss DSLRs goodbye? I've got a shoot tomorrow and I'm leaving my Nikon at home (or in the car
Courtly crocs, but not exactly Valentines’
Wednesday 12 Feb - I had some business in the Kranji area, and took the opportunity to drop by Buloh in the late afternoon. The recent dry spell had left water levels in the ponds near the Visitor Centre unacceptably low. The Reserve proper, too, felt a tad parched. At the end of my little walk around Route 1, having seen more than a day's share of incredibly large golden web spiders (Nephila spp.), I stood on the Main Bridge and scanned the banks and the water for crocs and
Recce at Sentosa
I've been finding myself at Sentosa quite frequently these days, in preparation for an event I've to help organise. Took some time to stalk a peacock and lay a four-lined tree frog to rest (it was found indoors) in between location scouting.
Rifle Range
Life's like that. We pick up and move on, as we always do. It's back into the forests after the trauma of the previous few months, after what is possibly the greatest loss I'll ever come to experience in my life. Mantis (Amantis sp.)with cricket prey Giant forest ant (Camponotus gigas) major