The Lonely Bird

A lonely bird in the sunset. Upon receiving the enlightenment that a camera is just a tool for a photographer as a hammer to a carpenter, yes, the truth is hard to swallow but the truth is the truth. In realising the intrinsinc element, I endeavour to learn the secret behind what puts the "VavaVoom" or the "Wow" factor into a picture. I discovered that "composition" is the key element I lack. Hence, what makes a good composition? This is a million dollar question. The answer: The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.... and I am still learning until today, eager to find out the answer to the question above. There are no hard and fast rules, the learning process is ardously slow and painfull. I know the above picture sucks, but then, it was my first picture to fuse a subject with lines, shapes, colours and lights. Nonetheless, with all my efforts, the reward is still a lame picture. What a disappointment indeed. Hope for a better chance next time.

University of Plymouth Compound

Inside the high calorie cafe

Neighbours Alert!

The stupid me in front of the neighbourhood! Look carefully, it was actually snowing. Unfortunately, this is the best snow you get in Plymouth.

A scenic shot of Sutton Harbour. It was in mid December, on an overcast day, and I just could not resist checking out the performance of the newly bought d-SLR. Upon returning from the brief excursion, I found that the shots are just as lame as the old trusty Canon A40 camera. Of course, it does have extra resolutions and dynamic range but the the composition is still as pathetic. So, the moral of the story is, it is the person behind the camera that counts and not the camera. (To an extend of course!).

Learning To Be a Paparazzi

Here is a shot of Prof. John Summerscale, the composite materials expert. I grabbed this shot early December 2004, during a graduation day ceremony. I took this as an opportunity to run some test-shots on my newly purchase d-SLR. Just as most men who think that manual are written for suckers, I can be considered to be lumped into the same species. For the first embarassing act, I just can't get the camera to auto focus on anything static, it just kept on hunting. After umpteen abortive attempts, the furious me started checking the settings. OMG, I found that I had accidently tripped the button to continous AF and not single AF. Stupid me! Once that was set, I became a paparazzi again. :)