Some photos from our night out to Perth last night in gallery format:
My favourite:
I’ve added a contact form, finally. Contact Raymond Chan from the link above. Have a good day 
May 27, 2009
Night Out with L
May 25, 2009
Lucielle Pt 3
I finally started my final assignment this semester after work late last night and ended up finishing and submitting it online at 9.30am this morning. What a “spectacular” feat to pull off with 50 per cent of it contributing to my final grade. Let’s hope I don’t screw it up.
With that I am happy to announce my unofficial semester break starting today until 3rd August, which is 70 full days. The reason it’s unofficial is because other students are currently studying for their exams, but my units do not consist of examinations for some reason.
Anyway. here are some new shots of Lucielle, who is now 3 months old. It was taken a couple of nights ago when her family came over for dinner.
There’s so many more shots of her and I am happy to say that most of them turned out beautifully. All shots taken with Tamron 17-50mm 2.8, flash bounced to the wall behind me. I might post more shots of her, but I think that’s enough of Lucielle for a while.
I’m still waiting on my vertical grip for d60, I might post some photos up when I get it.
Have a good week ahead everyone.
May 22, 2009
Lucielle Pt 2
Just one more major assignment worth 50 per cent (@*#!%) to go. I can do this! Say hello to Lucielle, taken back in end of March.
May 20, 2009
Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 Shots
All three shots taken at the wider end on the evening I acquired my Tammy lens. Unfortunately, I haven’t really utilised it since then, but will definitely try to once uni is over on Monday.
Unedited shot
Have a good weekend to all!
May 15, 2009
Petrol Tanker Explosion in Maddington
AN EXPLOSION at a Caltex-Woolworths petrol station caused by a petrol tanker has led to the evacuation of homes, shops and businesses of up to 500m in Maddington, which is at the south-east side of Perth.
It was reported that the one compartment of the tanker exploded at about 1.45pm.
Around 24 fire trucks were at the scene to put the blaze down to stop the fire from spreading to the station and surrounding area.
Fire and Emergency Services Authority spokesman said that the fire at the station had been put under control by 2.45pm.
The tanker was believed to be carrying 40,000 litres of unleaded petrol and the fire occurred when a compartment of the tanker caught fire and ruptured.
There has been damage to the petrol station’s forecourt and part of the shop, and it was reported by an eyewitness that a few cars were burnt in the incident.
Police is currently still assisting the evacuation and directing traffic away from the scene.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
Which Vertical Grip to Buy for Nikon D40/x/60?
I bought myself a vertical/battery grip from eBay for my Nikon D60 today. After having sore fingers from long shoots which involved horizontal and vertical shots, I admit that the D60 body is indeed a little too small for my hands. Its shape is perfectly fine except for the fact that my pinky doesn’t have a place to rest itself and the finger next to the pinky (ring finger?) often finds itself rubbing against the edge of the camera, causing discomfort halfway through an event, and at the end of the event I’ll often see the poor finger going red and almost bruised-like.
Only costing ~AUD65, the third party (Nikon does/will not produce one for D40/x/60) vertical grip will be my hope to not just improve the comfort whilst handling the D60, but at the same time increase battery life with an additional slot for a spare battery, and in situation where both batteries have depleted, there is also an alternative of using 6AA batteries to power up the camera. Increasing weight for the body, this also means that it will be easier to carry heavier lenses as the weight from the additional vertical grip will in a way stabilise the weight of the lens, hence helping with stabilisation of the camera whilst shooting.
Of course, all good things have their flaws. These third party grips, although having a vertical shutter in the portrait orientation does not have the half-press shutter which allows AF before taking the shot. Notwithstanding that, in order to use the vertical shutter, one must change the settings in the camera to “remote release” and pull the infrared hatch from the grip which will send its signals to the camera’s infrared in order to take a shot. This means every time I want to switch from using the normal shutter to the vertical one, I would have to:
- Change the menu settings to remote release.
- Pop up the infrared hatch from the grip so it’ll send the signals to the camera.
- Press the shutter halfway only to see that it doesn’t support half-press shutter.
There are a couple of sellers claiming that their version of the grip supports half-press, but as far as my research went (in Google) and according to one of the sellers who claims such function, no 3rd party grips for D40/x/60 will support half-press shutter nor will the shutter be able to function without changing the shooting mode and popping up the hatch for the infrared. So don’t waste your money on the expensive ones which claims that the grip will do this or that. Just get a cheap one since all of them are made in China anyway. But as a rule of thumb, look for the one with similar texture of the camera, don’t get the ones that look completely smooth and plasticky because it will not complement the body.
Photos when I receive my grip in a couple of weeks (hopefully)
And oh, did I mention that with the additional grip, my D60 will look more professional too? lol
May 14, 2009
Visitor’s Parking Fee Increase
Seriously? That’s a 100 per cent increase and no more per day rate?
Before
Now
What were they thinking? How do the university expect students who do not purchase the permits (like me) be able to afford a parking ticket from 8am-4.15pm (for a whopping $16.50!)?
How is this going to bring more visitors to the university?
A suggestion to students without permit like me: Don’t pay for tickets. Instead, just park and if you do get a fine of $20, you’ll end up paying only $10 (after the 21 day 50 per cent discount) anyway.
You’re welcome.
