Topsy Turvy…

The orange spotted tiger moth, a commonly sighted species here in this part of the world. I particularly like the composition of this photo with the upside down moth and the curves of grass in the background. A pity that my external flash could not light up the underside of the moth. I need a ring flash! Anyone wanna sponsor me one?

In unrelated news, I am halfway through my exams. 2 papers down with another 2 to go, 1 on Wed and the last one on the following Tues. As usual, I have a crapload of post examination plans. More on that next time

Thumbs up!

Here’s a very own thumbs up from Mother Nature herself! Well, actually its just the coiling vine of some creeping plant and my imagination at work here. I particularly like the changing colors of the background which further emphasizes the subject. Makes for a rather unique abstract photo don’t you think?

Hovering About

The hoverfly, another insect I constantly encounter in the field but never really had the chance to shoot until my last outing when one decided to stay still and take a break on a blade of grass. As the name suggests, they’re always constantly hovering about, making it rather difficult to photograph them. What I find most interesting is their ability to hover front, back, left, right in the air like a helicopter! Truly amazing.

Into The Wolf’s Lair

Exams is in a week’s time. My second year as a NUS engineering student is fast coming to an end. Anyway, went for a little macro shoot at my favorite spot. It has been many months since my last visit.

This is a wolf spider. Not sure on the exact species but this is the kind you commonly see in grass patches where they build their web between blades of grass waiting for some grasshopper to land on it. I particularly like the blend of colors in this particular shot. These spiders make for very good macro subjects after the rain. The water droplets hanging from the spider web is simply spectacular!

View the photo in a larger resolution here. I think its best viewed in its full resolution. Unfortunately I did not upload that due to the file size. Oh well, maybe another time. More photos to come – if I find the time to post process them. Otherwise you will have to wait until after the 5th of May.

Great success! #2

I was thinking of making this ‘Great success!’ column (phrase inspired by Borat) some sort of permanent column that I write every time I achieve some sort of milestone in photography. The first time I wrote bout this was when my photo was used as a banner ad for a boutique in a shopping mall. This time I’m going to write about some photo competitions I joined recently.

The first competition I participated in was organized by the NUS Photographic Society with the theme Captured (not much of a theme I guess). I sent in 5 photos, one of it being this shot of a lotus flower I took before.

And I came out 3rd with this photo! Quite an awesome surprise. You can view the rest of the winning photos here. Some of the prizes I won include a GP Rechargeable Battery set, $60 camera rental voucher but the main one will have to be a JBL Duet Speaker system. Finally, no more crappy music from my laptop’s built in speakers.

After that, I joined another competition this one organized by my hall’s Photographic Committee. Once again, another 5 photos and one of them, this cherry shot, won me another prize. Woohoo!

I came in 2nd this time! This time it got me this…

A Western Digital 500GB External Hard Drive! Just the gadget that I need. With all the photos that I’ve been taking, all my current hard drives have been getting filled to the brim.

Not bad for someone with slightly less than a year’s experience in photography right?