Pacific Terns

A online buddy of mine from "multiply" invited me to join him and his bird shooting kaki on a trip to the eastern coastline of Singapore to take pictures of the Terns. I didn't have any idea what the Turns look like and where are they from when I first heard of them. I went to the internet to gather more information.

I hesitated at first cause I don't really have the kit for bird photography (500mm lens and above) and is a working day. I decided to give it a try with my Nikkor 70-300mm lens. We boarded the rented bumboat as early as 0730hrs at Changi jetty. I grab a quick bite along the way as to avoid sea sick.

We reach the destination within ten minutes, it was a rock next to a beacon. The boatman steer the bumboat alongside the rock and the Terns were flying and hovering all around. A unforgettable experience indeed I must say. I believe we saw the first new born chick for this season.

十八 Eighteen

~ N a t a s h a ~

Singapore Photographers Apr 2009 Waterdrop Macro Outing at Singapore Botanic Gardens

( Above group photo taken by Willy Foo, founder of Singapore Photographers)

Joined the Singapore Photographers (Facebook) outing last Saturday. This is my first time I attended their outing since the group was formed a year ago. The turnout was great: around 60 to 70 members attended the outing. We had to split up into smaller groups for easier control of movement and interaction. Basically, you could see groups of photographers snapping away in the garden that day.

Macro photography, my favourite photography subject besides portraiture. My normal Macro set-ups are; my D40x with Lensbaby plus macro kit and D300 with 105mm macro lens. The D300 set-up was easier for macro beginners and therefore, I pass it to my wife who recently picked up macro photography. The D40x with Lensbaby, is much more challenging as manual focus and manual mode are required to work on the lens. A dreamy effect can be achieved with the Lensbaby's features. (Max. F2 plus selective focus point).