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Wilayne & David Wedding Celebration Dinner

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:13:58 -0400

Good weather held for a fun-filled pool-side buffet to celebrate Wilayne & David coming together as a couple... but maybe, just a little too much good weather as in a scorching afternoon sun resulted in a little too much warmth. Nevertheless, it was a fun-filled event and there were lots of times where it became more than low-light, it was closer to no light.

EOS-50D Launched, along with others

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:22:00 -0400

But no 3D or 7D yet

More info on DP Review & Rob Galbraith.

EF-S 18-200 Lens, PowerShot SX110 and a whole bunch of Powershots (including a pink one )...

UPDATE: DP Review has a hands-on preview here.

EOS-50D Images leaked?

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:37:18 -0400

To me the biggest part of the news is this snippet "...and that the 5d replacement would come at Photokina."

More info here and here.

Shoot for Project Harvest

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:12:47 -0400

Well, spent this afternoon shooting the back story and back fill for PJEFC's Project Harvest Musical. Shall not spill the beans or the plot here but the following is a bit of behind the scenes action with all our studio lights blazing! Surreal!

EOS-50D leaked on Canon China Website?

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:36:38 -0400

While there's no news of the upcoming 5D replacement, there is a 50D in the works... Screen shot of the website here.

EOS 50D Specs:
Sensor: 1.6x crop CMOS
Proc: DIGIV IV
MP: 15.1MP
LCD: 3" VGA LCD
VF: 95% viewfinder .97 magnification
AF: 9 point af
ISO: 100-3200 (Expansion to 6400 & 12800)
FPS: 6.3/3fps
Buffer: 16 RAW - 60 JPG - 10 RAW+JPG
Feature: Dust Reduction
Feature: Auto Brightness Processing
Feature: Microadjustment
Feature: Face Recognition AF
Feature: HDMI Output

Supposedly for the 20th

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:05:43 -0400

Was too busy yesterday going to meetings, making important phone calls and trying to finish up more photo processing so this post kinda slipped by me. Anyways, Five, yes, FIVE years ago, August 20th marked the launch of the DSLR that I think changed the entire Digital Camera landscape. Whether you are a Nikon fan, Pentax or Olympus fan or not it doesn't matter but it was the first DSLR that mortals like me could afford without taking out a bank loan! I'm talking about Canon's EOS-300D (press release link). Well, it was my first DSLR and while I know I traded it up for a 20D later, it still went with me to Perth, Western Australia and boy I remember the slow start-up time and limited burst but hey, it made up for it by creating so many fun shots I can't imagine the trip without it. Here's when I bought it!

Anyways, here's another person celebrating on the 20th. My cousin Alice. Happy happy birthday and don't fall off your bike

Flora & Michael

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:39:15 -0400

Had a really long day covering this wedding but in the end, it was absolutely worth it! So much energy, fun and joy that it was impossible not to get some of it on you even though you're chasing people down to photograph them!

Caught in Action 2

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:27:00 -0400

This time by Kong Weng while I was batch processing about 150+ photos and assembling the 'Our Big Day' Slide show. I look more relaxed now since at this moment the photo was taken, the slide show was almost completed.

Caught in action

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:13:54 -0400

Had a jammed pack weekend starting at good friend's wedding and ending at my parents place doing re-potting and other stuff. A long sleepless week with a few problems didn't help things much and my wife's PC decided to expire peacefully at 7:04pm, Thursday, July 31st. Cause of death is two blown capacitors. Oh, well, time to upgrade. Anyways, after conducting a FlashWorks 101 lession on Friday night, I put all the batteries into chargers, packed my gear and slept at 1am.

05:38 : Woke up due to heat and couldn't get back to sleep
06:20 : Little dog barking (my iPhone alarm clock)
06:32 : Aromatic coffee (Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon) to kickstart the system
06:45 : Shower and soon after, load-up and head-out of the house
07:10 : Arrive at Jalan Selangor House
12:40 : After two houses, arrive home for lunch. Down 500ml of water, 325ml of 100Plus
14:00 : Download photos and take shower. Batch convert from CR2 to JPEG, downsize.
14:45 : Finished shower, and hit the road again.
15:05 : Arrive at Bible College of Malaysia - Wowzers, it's 100 degress in the shade!
18:30 : Arrive at Bangsar Seafood Garden. Immediate download of photos
18:50 : Test run of first slideshow. Restaurant notebook crashes, Flash doesn't work on backup PC.
19:01 : Batch conversion from CR2 to JPEG. Test my notebook to Projector
19:20 : Finalize slideshow and re-arrange some (reviewing it yesterday made me realize a few more photo sorting/ordering slips)
00:30 : Arrive home. Take shower.
01:00 : Review my photos and my wife's photos (from another wedding)
02:30 : Crash into bed.

You can check out the some of photos on Anna-Rina's blog here. It's always fantastic to always meet another awesome photographer and how could anyone be more cool than Anna-Rina? Plus she managed to snag my big ass blocking the entire view at Church! Awesome!

Insect Eaters

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 22:53:17 -0400

Had a full weekend with chores, meetings and photography of a certain kind. Anyways, here's one photo I approached it using some tips I picked up from Louis' workshop. Yes, I know it's a tiny pitcher plant but who says wedding photography and macro plant photography are different. In case you're wondering, it's for my brother-in-law's new blog.

Behind the scene

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:31:12 -0400

Caught in action by my lovely wife

In case you're wondering, that's the Think Tank Modulus System - Pro Speed Belt, Pixel Racing Harness, Speed Changer, Lens Changer 75 and R U Thirsty.

Kelly & Chye E-session

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:33:00 -0400

We had tremendous fun just doing this shoot and eating that it felt more like a holiday than a photo shoot. That said, I think we did get some really great shots, the super hot weather not withstanding. There's like so many things that Louis taught during his workshop that I had a tough time trying to remember. I think at least I got the location, lighting and skills bit. The story and the reaction needs work. All in all, this is definitely 5% better, and I can't wait for the next 5%...

Louis Pang - From Ordinary to Extraordinary Workshop

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:49:13 -0400

From Ordinary to Extraordinary Workshop...

There's nothing ordinary about Louis' workshop. From technical skills to people skills, Louis' heart, passion, love and energy is at such a high level that it will leave you so charged up that the next time you hold your camera to your eye, you'll still hear his voice! You not only see how the maestro works but more importantly, there's no secrets and Louis really opens up all his experience, knowledge and skill for you to tap. You'll find out soon enough that love and passion count more than f-stops and shutter speeds! Probably the only money you spend on Photography that will not lose value!

Nikon D700

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:05:01 -0400

Come on Canon, where the heck is the 5D replacement. I've been eyeing the used 5Ds everywhere... I need a camera to turn my 16-35 back to what it once was!!!

Gladys and Adrian

nospam@example.com (Eugene Khoo) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:25:43 -0400

Thanks Adrian for bringing my iPhone back all the way from the Big Apple -- the huge metropolis on Manhattan, not the other company in Cupertino although it's designed there and made in China!