 It is my privilege to inform that I'll be conducting my second SONY Alpha Workshop at Masjid Sri Sendayan, near Seremban, Negeri Sembilan (GPS: 2.684528, 101.845263) this Saturday, 14.12.2019.
Registration for the event is being handled by SONY Malaysia through the event website: https://www.sony.com.my/microsite/events/imaging. Similar to my workshop at the River of Life, this time around, there will be several SONY camera bodies as well as lenses on loan for the participants.
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 I just came back from a short 4D3N trip to Bukit Tinggi, Indonesia yesterday (09.12.2019). I decided to travel light for this trip, hence, I had requested for a loan unit of SONY RX10 Mark IV (RX10M4), a solid and smart all-in-one compact camera with pro-style operability, which packs enough groundbreaking innovations for even professionals to marvel at, from ultra-fast AF system of its kind, to legendary optics throughout its 25x zoom range, to extraordinarily precise and powerful image processing. Please click HERE for details about the camera. The RX10M4 comes with Eye AF for human and animal, making it a great travelling camera for street as well as wildlife photography, especially for those wanting to have minimal gear. The camera also comes with high-speed 24fps shooting with AF/AE tracking and silent electronic shutter when silence is required. What intrigued me the most is the 35mm equivalent rancge of 24mm-600mm and aperture range from f/2.8 -f/4, which had allowed me to capture some birds during the trip. I took 3 nos. of SONY FP-NW50 batteries along with me, which could last me about half-a-day of heavy shooting. In summary, the SONY RX10M4 is surely something worth considering if you are looking for an all-in-one pro-level camera from SONY. The only downside is the battery life Here are some of the bird images taken with the RX10M4.  Name: Little cuckoo dove Scientific: Macropygia ruficeps Malay: Tekukur Api Family: Columbidae  Name: Olive-backed sunbird Scientific: Cinnyris jugularis Malay: Kelicap Bukit Family: Nectariniidae  Name: Javan munia Scientific: Lonchura leucogastroides Malay: Pipit Jawa Family: Estrildidae  Name: White-breasted woodswallow Scientific: Artamus leucorynchus Family: Artamidae  Name: Long-tailed shrike
Scientific: Lanius schach Malay: Tirjup Ekor Panjang Family: Laniidae  River of Life with Sony G-Master • 16 Nov 2019 (4:30pm- 9pm) 🔥🔥🔥Limited seat 🔥🔥🔥 🔥🔥🔥Grab the seat now !!! Registration link, click HERE!
 Had the pleasure and privilege of attending the sharing session by SONY Imaging Ambassador, Mr. Mark Galer during SONY Alpha Full Frame Life 1.0 event held this weekend in Ipoh & Taiping. Mark had shared his wealth of knowledge and experience using SONY cameras and lenses through his presentation of his portfolio. He had also shared the camera settings that he used with the participants. Among the takeaways from his presentation is the lighting technique called "Open Door Technique" where natural lights brings out the subject from the darker background. Mark also shared his experiences with the SEL85F14GM, SEL135F18GM and SEL100F28GM lenses in capturing his street and portrait photography. One thing that I learn from Mark is that most of his portrait shots were shot in landscape mode. Mark also shared his composition tips for portraits, which includes exploring horizontal framing, move closer to the subject (crop top of head), placement of the eyes of subject, use of the Golden Ratio, figure ground separation, positioning of horizon lines in respect of the shoulder and the open door technique. The participants were treated with a sumptuous dinner at Restoran Simpang Tiga here at the city centre. After dinner, Mark had guided the participants at the night shooting session at Weil Hotel, Ipoh, where we stayed for the night . On the next day, the participants were briefed by Mark Galer on the task for the day. Human interest photo shoot at Tin Alley. He shared the recommended camera settings for the participants to use. Five locations were identified i.e. man with his pottery works, model ship builder, rattan furniture maker, Chinese tea brewer and bamboo blinds maker. My setup for the task was a7RIII with my SEL1635GM and a9 with my SEL100400GM lens. We break for lunch at Plan B near Ipoh Kong Heng area. After lunch, the participants proceeded back to Tin Alley for model photo shoot. It was time for me to travel back to KL in time for a family dinner. The rest of the participants proceeded on to Taiping for day 3 of the event. Here are some of the headshots of Mark Galer using my SONY a9 and SEL100400GM lens. Post processed in Adobe Photoshop CC.   Some of the photographs from the event. #sonymalaysia #sonyalpha #fullframelife #sonyalphafullframelife2019 #markgaler #gmaster
 Alhamdulillah! Managed to successfully pass the verification exercise for SKM T3, held at BERNAMA Office in Kuala Lumpur. My special thanks to PP-PPT En. Shamsul Kamal Hj. Zakaria and Master Azharul Shah Noordin for their mentorship, guidance and encouragement for m to submit my portfolio for SKM T3. Special thanks also to En. Shukur Ramali for the final approval as PPL-PPT. Next step, Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia (DKM), in sya Allah. Thank you!  I did some birding photography at a location in Kuala Lumpur and this time around, I was grateful to have captured the Blue-eared kingfisher (Alcedo meniting) in the wild. There's a small drain where fish are plentiful to feast this exotic bird. I was accompanied by master Aman Pix and brother Zarizal Rosli, who had guided me to photograph the kingfisher. I used SONY a7RIII with the SEL100400GM and SEL14TC, at cropped mode (18MP). Here are some fo the images captured during this outing.  Name: Blue-eared kingfisher Scientific: Alcedo meninting Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/8.0, 1/60, ISO 800, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Blue-eared kingfisher Scientific: Alcedo meninting Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/8.0, 1/60, ISO 800, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Blue-eared kingfisher Scientific: Alcedo meninting Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/8.0, 1/60, ISO 800, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Plaintive cuckoo Scientific: Cacomantis merulinus Family: Cuculidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/8.0, 1/250, ISO 800, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Zebra dove (Barred ground dove) Scientific: Geopelia striata Family: Columbidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/8.0, 1/320, ISO 1600, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support. #sony #alpha #sonymalaysia #gmaster #a7rIII #sel100400gm #sel14tc #leofoto #ls324cex #ls200 #bv10 #leephoto #luminar3 #skylum #skylummalaysia
Today marks the deadline for entries for my trip to Bromo. This may well be my last trip there and I've put in place some great photography experience the participants will not forget. To date, I've secured entries from 9 participants and we will be flying off to Surabaya on 26.09.2019 morning.  I was pleased to receive some sponsorship from Studio Zaloon for participants to the trip. Final preparations are on the way and I've already listed down what are the gears that I'll be bringing along for the trip.  #sony #sonyalpha #sonymalaysia #studiozaloon #gmaster #a9 #a7RIII #a6400 #sel1635gm #sel24105g #sel24f14gm #sel100400gm #sel1224g #sel14tc #leephoto #leofoto #ls284C #ls324cex #nisi #nisiglobal #nisimalaysia #laowa #dji #mavic #thinktank
 Patiently waiting for the Blue-eared kingfisher to appear. It never came.  Name: Grey-headed babbler Scientific: Stachyris poliocephala Family: Timaliidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm (APSC mode), f/8.0, 1/30, ISO 3200, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Horsfield's babbler Scientific: Malacocincla sepiaria Family: Pellorneidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 560mm, f/8.0, 1/320, ISO 6400, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Horsfield's babbler Scientific: Malacocincla sepiaria Family: Pellorneidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 560mm, f/8.0, 1/250, ISO 6400, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Rufous-backed kingfisher Scientific: Ceyx rufidorsa Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a6600 + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1600, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support.  Name: Rufous-backed kingfisher Scientific: Ceyx rufidorsa Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 840mm (APSC mode), f/8.0, 1/40, ISO 1600, on Leofoto LS-324CEX tripod + Leofoto BV-10 fluid head + Leofoto LS-200 lens support. Leofoto Ranger LS-324CEXDuring this outing, I used the Leofoto Ranger LS-324CEX tripod. This tripod really comes in handy especially when shooting on an uneven ground surface. Thanks to the a built-in leveling base, getting my Leofoto BV-10 video head to be level is so easy, by adjusting the leveling knob. This tripod is really a game-changer since one doesn't need to purchase additional leveling base for one's tripod. It's one-of-a-kind and not present in tripods way more expensive than the LS-324CEX. The tripod should be available in Malaysia in one-month's time.    Leofoto Ranger LS-324CEX carbon fibre tripod.    Leofoto BV-10 Video Fluid Head      For details of the pricing and placing your orders, please contact Lee Photo Sdn Bhd (Mr. Lee) at +60 12-788 6982. Thank you. #sony #sonymalaysia #alpha #gmaster #a7riii #a6600 #sel100400gm #sel14tc #leofoto #ls-324cex #bv-10 #carbonfibre
SONY Malaysia hold their main event of the year, the Digital Imaging Experiance 2019, which marks the launch of SONY a7RIV fullframe camera together with the SONY a6100 and a6600 flagship APSC cameras. The event was held at Four Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, attended by SONY users from all over. I had the pleasure of having a chit chat with Mr. Takahiro Yamasaki, Sony Malaysia's Head of Marketing and Mr. Loo Kah Kit, Sony Malaysia Product Marketing of Digital Imaging. Mr. Chin Yoke Fee, owner of Studio Zaloon Alpha ProShop had arranged for a video interview of me on my experiance with the a7RIII and the new SONY a7RIV camera.  From L to R: Chin Yoke Fee, Azman Karib Ibrahim, Takahiro Yamasaki and myself.  Catching up with some friends. From L to R: Azman Karib Ibrahim, Teik Ow, Eddie Putera Noordin, Rosli Mohamed and myself. #sony #sonymalaysia #alpha #emount #gmaster #a7RIV #a6100 #a6600
En. Mazlan Mohammad Jali had graciously hosted a lunch get-together at Kelab Shah Alam last weekend, attended by those involved in the booth during KLPF 2019. After lunch, we had a short discussion on the way forward for ASFON WP for KLPF 2020. Hope that what was discussed can be implemented for the betterment of ASFON WP. Bye!  Lunch hosted by En. Mazlan. From L to R: Azharul Shah Nordin, Shamsul Kamal Zakaria, Muhd Hazrin Redzuan, me, Mazlan Mohammad Jali, Mohd Radzi Omar, Fatihah Jamari & Muhammad Salim Md Dom |
AuthorThis is the photography journey of Nur Ismail Photography where all the experiences from this year onwards will be shared with the audience. In collaboration with NiSi Malaysia, Leofoto, SONY Malaysia and Skylum Software. Thanks for stopping by! :-) Archives
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