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Photographers take stunning photographs (yes, I know, thank you very much). A lot of people, especially new DSLR owners and frequent smartphone camera users, get all curious and interested in how we get our beautiful shots. Of course, we gladly share, after all the process isn't that much of a secret anyway. "We make sure our camera settings are right (occasionally we explain deeper into

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Just recently I visited Punggol, rented a bike, and cycled along the water (it's called a waterway for a reason). The place is really tranquil, likely because the town's not highly populated at this time, and in the area you see lots of new developments rising up (and thus a lot of cranes). What I like about Punggol is how everything is well designed and integrated - exactly because it's a new

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No doubt it's been ages since I last posted a photo proper... Today I share a very random shot I grabbed while wandering around Raffles Place after some school activity. 11 mm DX, 1/80, f/2.8, ISO 1600. This is the entrance to One Raffles Place, one of the newer and more prominent office buildings in the area. I took this photograph in the early evening. There were no clouds which made the

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Nikon officially announced on September 12th that they're adding the new D750 to their full frame line up. Check out their official release here. I would firstly like you to consider the following images. Minus the model and FX labels and the shapes of the infrared receiver, you really have to scrutinize the extremely minor details such as slight shifts in button placements and

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I apologize for my long long hiatus, which was thanks to yet another batch of university admissions to deal with. I realize that I am far from catching up with my Photo of the Week series, so I will just continue and post one whenever I am able to. Let's see how many POTWs I'll have at the end of this year! Today I hope to share a photograph I took a few months ago. It is not scenery, but

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Today I bring you a photo from Phuket, Thailand. This shot was taken on a boat tour to James Bond island. On the way the boat anchored at an island and we were brought into a bat cave on water rafts. I found the style of the tour really unique (at one point in time, we were given time to jump into the sea to swim). 11 mm DX, 1/2000, f/2.8, ISO 100. It's a fresh shot for me mainly because

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I've been on a pretty long hiatus thanks to a new hard disk that I thought crashed after I attempted to back up my Mac in preparation for Mavericks. And I really thought I lost all my recent photos, until I passed the disk to my good buddy and he said there was nothing wrong. Well, probably the few stupid things about a Mac. I'm now going to make up for this loss, so these few days I'll spam

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This is the Nikon Df. Announced on 5 November 2013, this debut design took three years to develop. Its name, short for Digital Fusion, represents its fusion of "D4 image quality and lightweight mobility". Behind this, though, its true intention and appeal also lies in mimicking the design of the film camera Nikon FM2, thus achieving a fusion of old familiarity and fresh technology. It comes

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My first post on video! I bring you a very cool piece of production featured on Chase Jarvis' blog, a video by Messe Kopp. It's a very straightforward technique, yet difficult to execute and produces stunning results. The first one here is the intended result, which Kopp entitled "Forward". The effects really seem magical until you actually realize what's going on. There is also the

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A photographer's nightmare is to have insufficient disk space left on the computer. I could barely run my usual apps, let alone transfer new photos in or use Lightroom (yes, I use Lightroom, and someday I'll explain to you why I chose it for the bulk of my editing) or Photoshop. So I couldn't get any new photos out for you today. Instead, I bring you a photo I took more than two years ago. It

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I have decided to launch the Photo of the Week (POTW) series this year, where I will present a photograph and describe how I obtained the shot, and the significance of it. The post may come anytime in the week, but most likely on weekends, so do stay tuned! Today, I present you a shot of Singapore's famous but clichéd landscape, the Central Business District (CBD), in the light of sunset.

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If you want to find nature in Singapore, there's no place better than Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (other than perhaps the outlying islands such as Pulau Ubin). Before I display the photographs, I'll go through what I think should be on your packing list for a nature photography trip like this. Good shoes. Needless to say, you're going to walk a lot (for this trip it was at least 6 km), and

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After Senior Promenade I managed to catch the last train back home, and with barely any people on the train I decided to take a few shots (nevertheless still attracting weird stares). This, I believe, was the Kawasaki C151, the first and oldest train sets on Singapore's MRT system, but was refurbished about five years ago. This train ride and hence the set of photos is filled with symbolism.

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35 mm DX, 1/60, f/1.8, ISO 200. We're here once again, aren't we! Christmas, the joyous occasion, with holidays, presents, good food, and lovely company. Here's a shot from inside Marina Bay Sands Hotel to commemorate this festive day. Have a merry Christmas, people! :D

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Welcome, welcome, welcome, to shinehigh photography! :) I finally have the resources and the motivation to get this blog back up and running, and I will feature photo trips (like this one), occasional product reviews, rumors and impressions, and some tips and tricks I discover or find notable. Gardens by the Bay is, well, a very artificial park developed recently in Singapore to

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