 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
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 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 I went to the Upper Bisa Wetlands in Precinct 16 Putrajaya to practise on bird-in-flight (BIF) and this time around, I used my SONY a7RIII with the SONY FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 GM OSS and SONY FE 1.4x Teleconverter and all the images shared below were handheld. From the outcome of the shooting session, I can conclude that the tracking feature (although not real time tracking), works really well with the a7RIII. The main task of ensuring sharp images while tracking is to correctly get a lock on the subject. After that, the tracking will do its job just fine. As proof, here are some of the images shot handheld using the a7RIII.  Name: Grey egret Scientific: Ardea cinerea Family: Ardeidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 560mm, f/8, 1/2000, ISO 1600, handheld.  Name: Great white egret Scientific: Ardea alba Family: Ardeidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 560mm, f/8, 1/4000, ISO 1600, handheld.  Name: White-throated kingfisher Scientific: Halcyon smyrnensis Family: Alcedinidae Gear: a7RIII + SEL100400GM + SEL14TC EXIF: 560mm, f/8, 1/500, ISO 1600, handheld. #sony #sonymalaysia #alpha #emount #gmaster #a7RIII #SEL100400GM #SEL14TC
Today marks another milestone in my photography experience when I was invited to represent Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia ("PAM") to be one of the judges in the World Class Sustainable Cities ("WCSC") 2019 Photography Competition. The selection process was conducted at PAM Centre in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. Apart from PAM, there were representatives from REHDA (Real Estate & Housing Development Association), MIP (Malaysian Institute of Planners) and PCP Publications, the main organizer for the photography competition, and also the director of KLPF 2019.     I was given the opportunity again this year for sharing my experiences using the NiSi optical filters during Kuala Lumpur Photography Festival (KLPF) 2019 which was held from 23.08.2019 until 25.08.2019. During the sharing session, I shared all the images captured using the NiSi filters starting from my trip to the South Island, New Zealand in August 2016 until the most recent outing in Shah Alam back in June 2019. At the end of the presentation, I've shared on how to use the filter holders and filters correctly, based on the question from the audience. Grateful that Lee Photo Sdn Bhd also offered special discounts for purchase of NiSi products during KLPF 2019. Photograph courtesy of Afiq Abdul Rahman. Many thanks!  Photograph courtesy of Mr. Izzuddin Harith. Thank you so much!  Photograph courtesy of Mr. Izzuddin Harith. Thanks!  With Mr. Lee Yap Thai, Managing Director for Lee Photo Sdn Bhd. #nisi #nisimalaysia #nisiglobal #leephoto #travelphotography |
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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