::seems like shooting with Zhi Kai would be a weekly affair already.. wanted to help cover Sports Carnival but only booked out on Sat afternoon.. rented the 100-400 and 300 2.8L together with Zhi Kai and James.. they 2 used it in the morning, got hold of it in the evening.. went to Punggol to look for subjects but nothing fruitful came out.. ended up shooting the 300 2.8 instead of with it.. Sun morning was much better..
Inquisitive Duck..
Little Heron..
Geared Up.. quite used to shooting with primes but this is the first time I'm using a teleprime.. and a heavy one at it, weighs in at about 3.45kg.. seriously attracts alot of attention whenever I whip this cannon out.. more at my flickr account..
::more on sat.. the chalet wasn't terribly exciting, the first one we had was prob better.. had a short break at home before heading out to Khatib, sorta had an agreement with Hafiz to visit OPSS's carnival.. think I visited the area once before, had to pass something to Jill I think.. anyway, the sch wasn't that hard to find just straight ahead from the station.. Hafiz showed me around the grounds for awhile, though didn't really explore much.. met up with Shi Chie and Chester, did some jump shots with them which you can find on my flickr stream.. printed the pics from the booth they set up.. left at about 4, wanted to finish off the roll of Velvia, so took the train to Chinese Gardens.. the west is still somewhat unfamilar territory to me.. tried to ask Liying out but she had block test coming up..
Sunrays.. started off at the main pagoda.. was lucky enough to catch some sunrays coming through the clouds.. strolled along to the 2 pagodas overlooking the lake for some reflections.. enjoyed the ambient sights and sounds of this daily occurrence.. my way of unwinding after stressful times.. was invited to Mr Lau's wedding shoot on Sun, together with Zhi Kai.. went to the Japanese Gardens, strangely enough its my first time there even though its just next to the Chinese Gardens.. didn't really shoot much since he already hired somebody to shoot as main.. had some rough idea what a wedding shoot was like at the end of the day..
::kinda backlogged with pics these past few days.. POP'ed on Wed, Thurs-Sat had class chalet, Sun helped out with Mr Lau's wedding shoot, Mon had a outing with my section.. churned out some nice pics, some can be found on my flickr account.. starting with POP.. can't believe its already been 9 weeks since enlistment.. literally a journey of sweat and blood.. ought to be more careful with myself, cut myself while opening a meal pack and hit myself on the head with my rifle.. hopefully, this is as serious as my injuries in NS go.. the days leading to POP were packed with rehearsals.. this would be my first time in a parade instead of just accompanying it.. started to rain the moment we stood on the parade square, was at the front row so I had the best view of the grandstand, and of cos vice versa.. the rain showered on till the 2nd half and we were denied the honor of letting our parents put on our jockey caps.. the magical moment came when we all threw our caps in the air and were recruits no more.. had our 2nd class chalet the next day.. came at about 4+, only Simon, Hek and PC were there.. went to WhiteSands to eat and meet up with the rest.. quite a sizeable attendence when we got back to the chalet.. nothing much to do except for cards and mahjong, which I've no idea how to play.. so went out to take some shots..
Aerials was a clear night and the stars came out to play.. there was a lovely purple glow in the sky.. just makes you wanna lie down on the ground and watch the stars go by.. went back, watched some movies, played cards till late.. woke up the next morning at about 9, the warm rays of the sun caught my attention the moment I woke up.. blue skies, fluffy clouds, felt like going out to jump around, but the rest didn't feel as energetic as I was.. went to Subway to have our lunch, went back home to change since I didn't bring any spare clothes..
BBQ.. gelled my flash with some blue cellophone tape I had at home to give some nice blue smoke.. always found BBQ photography challenging, cos first off its so damn dark, you can't use direct flash if not you'll just catch the smoke and it all turns hazy and ppl don't just stand around when BBQ-ing..
::just one of the many days where blogging doesn't really alleviate the thoughts in my head, the burden in my heart.. one of the days where I just need someone to talk to.. one of the days I'm not my usual optimistic self.. mostly due to results, didn't Aced the As.. B'ed it instead .. plus a S for GP to top it off.. kinda expected it cos I knew I screwed up Paper 1.. though expected at least an A for the rest.. collected my edusave cheque from the GO for the prelim results, which at this point doesn't mean a thing anymore.. seriously wonder whats wrong with my English, I know I have a good command of it, but my major exam results prove otherwise.. PSLE to Os to As, the only way it went was down.. at least I saw her face one last time..
::haven't been updating lately, weekends just seem so short.. last week had the SDC visit which ate up a good half a Sat.. went to Jurong Point to eat with my sectionmates after it ended.. long time since I've been there, reminds me of the NTU attachment days.. maybe I'll get to see more of JP in 2 years time.. went to celebrate Yuan Ting's birthday at Suntec in the evening.. just a simple gathering at pizza hut.. this weekend was also quite pack.. managed to get Silver for IPPT, those who got Gold were awarded with an early bookout on Thurs night.. running below 9:45 seem abit out of my league at the moment.. went to collect Joel's clarinet and some stuff he wanted to bring in.. had SAF Band audition the next morning.. really would like to join the SAF Band, but knowing the system don't think they'll post me there..
High Jumper.. met up with Zhi Kai to shoot (again).. as usual the sunrise wasn't that nice, so we did some jump shots instead.. quite lucky to have nice blue skies once in a while.. met with the photog ppl for their shoot after that.. at the newly opened temple, used the roll of T-Max 100 I bought some time ago..::
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