Just a Peek

I cannot believe that I had not updated this blog for more than 3 months!! So here is just a recent photo linked from my flickr.

Light Painting of Dying Tree and House. With the Canadia tower at the left side, you can tell that this is within the vicinity of Phnom Penh.

My Flickr Goes Pro

If you visit my flickr site, you may notice that it is now upgraded to pro account. It was a surprising gift from Mr. Ari Vitikainen, I first met in person during Khmer New Year in 2009. I do not how to thank him enough for his kindness.

4th CJCC Photo Contest

I submitted three photos below for the 4th CJCC Photo Contest, and yesterday I was informed that two of them (both of them were taken on the same day at Wat Tuol Tompong) were selected for the first round.

From the center of Pre Rub

Pchhum Ben at Wat Tuol Tompoung

Pchhum Ben at Wat Tuol Tompoung

Learning to Light

I own a flash, but I haven’t use it much. Now I want to make the best of it. I should have been brought a tripod so that I can light the boy from a higher level.

A New Old Glass

I used to dream of a fast and high-performance telephoto zoom lens that normally never comes cheap. However in the last few months I was so much in love with my ultra-wide angle lens that I hardly think of it, if not totally forgot about it. Early this month I learned from a friend of mine that I a Barang has some glasses for sale. He got 2 glasses, one of them was appealing to me due to its affordable price. The AF Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 D ED, released since 1997. The pitfall of the lens was many fungi existed inside the lens, but luckily now they are likely gone now after I got it serviced.

Last Saturday, I was able to experience it while I was out with two other photo enthusiasts. Considering the price, I have nothing to complaint about its quality and focusing noise (the AF-S with silence motor costs a lot more). Here are some shots I got from the walk.

A small shrine at Wat Phnom

Monkey at Wat Phnom