Bank buildings from my balcony

Bank buildings from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/5 sec
Aperture: f/1.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

balcony 046

balcony 046, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 5 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Still on this Fine Island, and I haven't been fined yet - despite jaywalking, smoking in the wrong place, and countless other infringements of Singapore's endless petty rules.

Trying out new software

I have been trying out some new software called portrait professional, and I am quite impressed. It sorts out skin problems and generally makes your plane Jane into a super model. OK that's going a bit too far, but its a lot better and quicker than doing all that skin smoothing stuff in photoshop. You can find the software here http://www.portraitprofessional.com and you get a free trial

Stick your tongue down her throat!

Stick your tongue down her throat!, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/20 sec
Aperture: f/1.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 1250

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....., originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 1600

Lan Kwai Fong looking up

Lan Kwai Fong looking up, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/8000 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV

Gold Crested Myna

Gold Crested Myna, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Pusser's Rum

Pusser's Rum, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/60 sec
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 42 mm
ISO Speed: 800

Iced Tea

Iced Tea, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/16
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

fencing

fencing, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Really peeved off! After all the news about professional cameras not being allowed in to the Olypics, I left my kit at home and set off equipped with only a P&S. In the end they have just banned tripods and monopods. Mind you the sport and the atmosphere waqs great.

Giant China Team Olympic Top

Giant China Team Olympic Top, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Yep, I am in Beijing at the moment.

Taken with a P&S: I couldn't be bothered to drag all my SLR gear up here.

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera

A drunk photographer on a humid night with a cold camera, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Last night, I staggered back from the bars of Lang Kwai Fong, a little bit worse for wear. In my illogical state of mind I thought it would be clever to take a photo with the M8 on its highest ISO setting. I knew it would be noisy, but wanted to see how Noise Ninja could handle it.
Taking a camera from an air conditioned room outside, on a humid night, isn't the cleverest thing to do, but the misting on the lens created some nice effects.

exposure 3 sec.
Aperture f/16
ISO 2500

Twilight from my balcony

Twilight from my balcony, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Exposure: 1 sec
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 14 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Day out in London

Day out in London, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

St. Paul's Cathedral taken from the south side of the Millennium Bridge.

Sunday in London

Sunday in London, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Girl framed by sculpture

Girl framed by sculpture, originally uploaded by Octopuscard.

Roundtower Copenhagen

Dragon Boat Racing

Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 600 mm
ISO Speed: 400

One for Spike

Exposure: 1/100 sec
Aperture: f/1.4
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 2000
Exposure Bias: 1/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire