Decisive Moment – Page 29 – engloy's digital photo gallery

Striking A Bargain At Saigon Square

March 24, 2008

Striking A Bargain At Saigon Square
Saigon Square in Ho Chi Minh City was stocked with tonnes of fake-branded goods on our recent visit to Vietnam. All the big-name fashion brands were represented — some looked like the real deal, while others looked obviously counterfeit. I manage to find a high vantage point from a stair-case landing to catch the action. Colour balance and exposure was tricky. My 40D did a good job at ISO 1600. I converted the final shot to black-and-white for a more journalistic feel.

Watching The Traffic Go By

March 18, 2008

Watching The Traffic Go By
I am back from a short holiday trip to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The traffic in Ho Chi Minh City has to be seen to be believed. There must be a million motorcycles buzzing around day and night. Just crossing the road is a dizzying experience by itself! We took a coffee break from the chaos at a cafe where I found a high vantage point to take this shot.

Got Milk, Too?

January 21, 2008

Got Milk, Too?
A companion to my first “lamb post”… 😛 I was lucky to catch yet another baby lamb looking for a drink of milk, this time at a closer distance, and with another baby lamb looking on too!

If you’ve followed my earlier rant about Adobe Lightroom’s handling of colours (take a look at Lightroom’s version of the above picture), here’s what I found on Adobe’s forums. Seems like the decision to switch back to Canon’s Digital Photo Professional (DPP) is the right one to take for now. Actually, DPP has improved with newer versions, kudos to Canon. The newest one I’m using (version 3.2) even include lens aberration correction for at least 2 out of the 3 most common lenses I use). Liking the results I got (having gotten used to and overcoming DPP’s poorer interface), I have replaced some of my recent NZ posts with DPP-rendered versions instead. So do take a look at these posts again if you found their colours lackluster recently. Hopefully, you might end up as pleasantly surprised as I am 🙂