Shots from around Home...

Shots of nature

...the way it works and its beautiful appearance...nature simply amazes me.

Light...

Long exposure photography takes patience and especially timing. The speed of the shutter determines the amount of light let into the camera's eye which will appear in the photo. The photos below resulted from practicing and experimenting around with a 5-watt torchlight in the dark room of knowledge a.k.a my home library. ;)

If you are curious, these shots were taken using TV mode (shutter speed priority), a tripod, a two-second delay or timer and a torchlight. :)

Where it all started...

When i got my Canon G11, i started to play around and experiment with it. Obviously, the camera functions were alien to me even after reading the manual. Yes, i did know how to work them but what were those particular functions for? When should i use them? How can i get the most out of them? Those questions remained unanswered until one day, while i was reading this camera magazine on long exposure shooting, i finally understood what aperture and shutter speed were for and their potential to create such extraordinary photos. Till this day, long and short exposure shooting are my favourite types of photography. Photos in the camera magazine illustrated the power and beauty of the exposure shooting. Completely inspired, i was dying to try it out. And these were the result...






(These photos were taken by using a slow shutter speed and the light from my phone's screen and keypad.)

When i saw the first shot, i was completely amazed and excited. At the same time, proud of what i did and had the urge to keep on trying. This was my very first time doing such photography...

Day 1...

Hi there. My name is Gavin and i will be posting up photos i have taken with my Canon G11. One of the reasons why i have created this photo blog is because i want to share my photos with people like you and want to know your opinions about them. Another reason is beacause my cousin Kenneth has convinced and talked me into doing this. ;) So, i hope you enjoy them and please do comment. Cheers.

Gavin