::only 2 things occupied me for the past 2 days.. YPSB and Photog.. and they just nice alternate, with sports carnival on friday morning and YPSB practice in the evening, then photography course 12+ hours later and had to rush back again for practice.. anyway, here's what happened..

Friday
was almost late on Friday for the sports carnival.. been waking up quite early and taking the bus to school myself for the previous two days.. the feeling of just taking your time, enjoying the fresh morning air, compared to the rush and bustle, was great.. was suppose to come early and meet up at the darkroom, but only woke up at 6.30.. rushed down to get some batts and took a cab.. only reached at 7.20..
met up with Kian Hwee, Zhi Kai and Wen Zhong, our Head Photographer, VP and Darkroom Manager respectively.. along with Fly and Xinli who came by to help for awhile also, have like 6 people covering the event?? hahaa, lotsa repeats of similar pics.. used my S2 for the beginning of the carnival.. then switched with Kian Hwee for the 30D.. love it mann..
tried some radial zoom effect but didn't have nice timings.. know those pics where a person is like running towards you, then theres like a burst effect creating losta energy and impact.. another thing.. the burst mode, damn fast.. caught a few nice in midair running shots..
of course the major thing I like about the dSLR.. the bokeh, or out-of-focus highlights.. can get very nice out-of-focused background, making the subject really stand out..








not that bad for a first timer.. you notice for the 2nd pic, there's no baton.. think they had not enough batons or something, so had to like tag the other person.. hahaa.. the novelty race was interesting, had to carry a person across, hop in a garbage bag, balance a pingpong ball etc..
there was also a teacher's fun race.. they had to change shirts/costume etc.. quite funny seeing our teachers wearing a sarong running, taking an umbrella with a funny hat.. hahaa.. those shots above were from the 75-300mm lens, the other lens I had at my disposal was the kit lens..
Kian Hwee also took some awesome pictures with my S2 that I loaned him while I had the 30D..





my S2 feels like a toy camera after using the 30D for some time.. if I had the $$ would definately get myself a dSLR and probably my own clarinet.. if I had in the region of $10k to spend, here's what I'll get.. which I think its quite realistic provided I had that amount of cash..
Buffet RC Clarinet
Vandoren 5RV or B45 lyre mouthpiece, Optimum Ligature and 56 rue Lepic reeds
Canon EOS 30D
10-22mm for landscapes
17-55mm f/2.8 IS for general usage
70-300mm IS for sports/action
then if I'm truely insanely rich, would get a Prestige, maybe an Eb Prestige, the 5D and some Ls which I haven't thought of yet.. of course I may have the best instrument/equipment in the world but that doesn't mean I can play any better or take nicer photos.. on the other hand, it would remove the limits allowing me to develop/explore more..
then stayed back with kh to sort through the pics.. got some really nice moments captured, only grabbed a few shots, mostly of my class which I took with the 30D.. the rest can be found the the college website when it's uploaded..

went to PS to eat with the rest of the band people before going back to the school again.. first time getting the whole YPSB together, the sec schs came last sat while in our exams period.. had to clear the band room, which meant shifting the percussion instruments to make room for the 109 people.. damn large the band, have like 5 oboes!! 21 Bb clarinets, 3 Bass and 1 Eb, myself.. suprisingly we sound quite good.. 5 oboes were much more intune than the 2 I used to endure in my sec sch band.. practiced till about 8..

Saturday
went for the basic photography course at SLCC with the rest of the photog members.. met up at Bugis MRT then walked towards midlink plaza.. the studio was quite small, just nice fit all of us inside..
basically just an introduction to photography, the various parts of a cam, modes, lens.. most of the stuff I've already known before, but thats just the basics.. of course still have some stuff I don't know that the instructor knows.. got to play around with a film SLR cam, the EOS 1000, without fim inside of course..
had to go off at about 12.30, then rushed back to school.. made the mistake of taking a bus back instead of the MRT so only reached at 1.45+.. they already had started sectionals.. thought of like doing a short intro with everybody if I came on time but that didn't happen.. Wee Chong had to leave for his alumni band so I took over the bass clar and bassoon since they haven't brought the Eb yet.. theres a small solo with the flute for the Moorside Suite..
went to J8 to eat after band pract ended.. saw one of the AMK clarinettist there, "dao"ed us in the beginning then manage to get her to notice us.. then Yuxi told her that Shi Chie likes her or something.. if you asked me, I think that would have sparked off something..
went opposite to try some light paintings since Regina and Kok Wey brought their instruments..





tried a similar shoot with Chester and Shi Chie.. didn't turn out as well, partly cos lotsa people involved then quite messy..
think I'm suffering from some withdrawal symptoms from the 30D.. somewhat like after trying Wei Jie's Prestige.. if only money grew on trees..::

.:JeReMyChAn blogged on 11:31 pm:.
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