It was quite fun to go out and shoot with people today… we took the usual heritage trail walk and in addition to that, we visited the clan jetties near the Weld Quay terminal… anyhow, no need to talk much…here are the photos laa…
and last but not least…. 
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7:30am… the time where most people are on their way to work. It’s also the time where the sun is just up in the sky.
During this hour, everything usually has an orange cast to it and we can see things in different shade of warm orange color nice nice..
Tomorrow morning, I am helping to co-lead the Photomalaysia outing which is based on the planned (not sure can jalan or not) 2nd Photomalaysia Exhibition.
We shall all meet up at the Fort Cornwallis car park at 8am. It’s the one near the clock tower roundabout lerr…
If you plan to join, be there on time ye? 
Woahahhaah
Lately, I have some requests in my Gmail asking me if I were to sell my framed photos, how much would I sell them? I never really give it much thought until recently when my last PM Exhibition ‘Sunset over Butterworth’ photo was sold to a very generous person.
Previously, other than the brief stint as a wedding, events and birthday party photographer, I have a few of my photos sold. One of my very first being the Lonely Planet tourist guide book (sold but never got published 
)
So, I think and think and think…… why not continue selling? Woahahah…
Hence, I am officially announcing that whoever who wish to own one (or more) of my framed photos, I am more than happy to sell it as a very reasonable price to you all. At this moment, I am thinking of selling only 2 sizes: 8R (or A4) and 12 x 18 inches (a little bigger than A3).
The smaller size would be selling for less than RM100 while the bigger one is just a little extra. I will finalize the price soon after I shop around for the best value for money photo frame
So, my dearest readers, if you see any photos in my blog that you really like. Please drop me an email at ywho79@gmail.com and I can arrange to get your favourite photo developed (or printed), framed nicely, and shipped to you via courier…. all at a reasonable Ubahkan-Gaya-Hidup-Anda price. Oh yeah, overseas also can la~!
Woahahahha…
As a token of appreciation, if I do meet you up one day, I shall treat you a nice meal la, u know…. in contrary to be kiamsiap and all. *LOL*
I had spicy sambal last night for dinner..
SO this morning in the jamban…
Ahh… banyak sorry murid-murid. Cikgu LM have been so busy lately and forgot to continue about the Kelas Kamera LM series.
So, without much delay.. let’s continue on with the next topic: Depth of Field (DOF)
Well.. apo tu DOF?
For you to understand very very fast, take a look at my recent photo:
AND…. this photo:
So, what can murid-murid see from these two photos leh? Haa…. pandai. The bird pic, you can see that the background is blur blur… while the birdy is sharp sharp in focus; On the other hand, the 2nd photo, you can see that almost everything in the photo is in focus, everything sharp sharp.
DOF = area in photo where things are in focus (sharp)
Not very hard to understand right? So today, you will learn how to control the DOF of your photo using your camera with just a few basic rules in mind.
Firstly, you need to know what are the elements that will affect your DOF. They are:
Yaa… tiga saja. Let’s go in to detail of these 3 stuff.
Focal Length
What is focal length leh? Aiyah.. that’s the ‘zoom’ of your lens ler. Because in SLR, we never use the ‘how many X zoom’ term anymore. How wide or far can your lens view is measured by the focal length. For example, when you shoot at 18mm it’s called ‘wide angle’; and when you shoot at 200mm or more it’s called ‘telephoto’.
Now, to get a very big DOF (meaning, everything is in focus laa), you need to shoot at wide angle. The wider the focal length, the bigger the DOF. And the longer the focal length (e.g. 300mm), the DOF will be ________ (Fill in the blanks la).
So do you notice that most of your wide angle shots are always in focus? Yaaa…. big DOF, your camera also no problem in finding the focus point. And focusing is very fast too.
Lens Aperture
So, now that you’ve got focal length covered, let’s take a look at Lens Aperture.
Apo tu aperture? Aiseh… it’s basically the size of the lubang in your lens that allows light to pass through and hit the sensor/film lor. It is measured in ’stops’ and goes something like this - F/3.5
When you (or the camera) adjusts the aperture, it is basically adjusting the size of the opening of the lens. A bigger number like F/8 or F/16 means that the aperture is adjusted so that less light can go through. On the other hand, a small number like F/1.4 and F/1.8 means that more light can pass through.
The aperture setting will have a big impact on the DOF. Basically…
Big Aperture = Small DOF (e.g. F/2.8)
Small Aperture = Big DOF (e.g. F/16)
Ha… paham? Bagus. Let’s move on to the last one.
Distance from object
Yaa.. now that you know how to control the DOF using focal length and lens aperture, let’s learn about the last element that can affect the DOF of your photo: Distance.
Have you ever wondered why most macro photos have shallow DOF? Easy nia… because it’s taken near the object! 
When you go near the object, the DOF will decrease. And when you’re far from what you are shooting, the DOF will increase! Haha… senang kan?
Conclusion
So, there you go, easy to understand and learn.
To get super thin DOF where the background is blur blur, ‘zoom’ your lens to its maximum focal length, stand as close as your lens allows, open up the aperture.
To get super wide DOF where everything in the photo is in focus, ‘zoom’ your lens to its widest focal length, stand as far as you can and close down the aperture.
However, be smart when to use shallow DOF and when to use wide DOF laa… generally, portraits tend to use shallow DOF while landscapes will be photos with big DOF. So play around with different DOF settings until you shiok la.
For you late readers, Robert H. Johnson is the name of our family pet..
He came into my life when I was just starting high school. That makes him a very very old dog right now..
Even though he came in as a stray, everybody in the mayat family loved him deeply. We pampered him so much that he lived more comfortably than most of us. His food is top A-grade quality and he eats first before any of us do. Ha ha…. dog owners sure like that one laa.. pamper kaw kaw.
Now that he’s so old liao, his fur has turned from light brown to white especially his head and neck area. Also, his eyesight, hearing and sense of smell has deteriorated. He has totally lost all interest in bullying the neighborhood cats. So much so that one of the cat is now living in the garden without any fear of getting chased and bitten by Robert H. Johnson.
Now that I’m living in my own home, I only get to see Robert H. Johnson once a week. It’s great to see him running towards me when I arrived. It’s also really fun to lie down on the floor and let him lick my face. Hahahahhaha…. it’s geli but damn fun Free facial treatment.
TWO years liao I never eat…. and today I get to taste it again. *BURP***~~!!!
WOAHAHHAHAH