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Mardi Gras

Hi everyone!

My photo for yesterday's 319 project was a little late but alas its there now and of course it had to be of my dance group. Great company, good for a laugh and just a happy bunch of people. Had a little shoot yesterday with them and I wasn't really happy with a few of my shots. Mainly cause of my flash and lighting (just shows I need more practice) but it turned out alright in the end. I should definitely take more shots next time. Also was in a car accident yesterday where I was at a traffic light and the car in front of me reversed for no reason at all =S. Its like he did it on purpose. Er anyway got his details and I'll let my insurance take care of the rest. Thats not really photography related but I took a photo of the damage so there you go =).

Tonight I will be shooting at the Mardi Gras so expect another late photo tonight. Its going to be a long night but it should be fun. I've never been to the Mardi Gras before but for event photography its a good opportunity to be there. Also have a few mini shoots in the next couple of days so you'll see that when I'm done. JMCK had a shoot as well. Though I didn't take any photos, Carrie and Marione were taking the photos. From what I saw Marione's photos were great and Carrie's though I haven't seen it will be just as good. Here's a few quick photos from Marione. These are also on her flickr page.

I like the lighting and composition of these photos. The makeup and hundreds and thousands really stands out. Great job Marione. We also have another shoot sometime in the next couple of weeks and I hope all of JMCK can come ;) 

Thanks for reading and take care =.)

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Time Lapse Photography

Here is my first attempt of time lapse photography. Its taken a while for me to learn how to put everything together and now I finally got it! And I have some other ideas on how to make the video better. Actually I'm still trying to figure out how to put youtube videos in HD so you can get better quality cause the highest quality I have it on now, just doesn't cut it. Well you'll find out if I figure out the HD thing out in my next time lapse video. Oh and I also had to add some music from Yiruma (really talented Korean pianist). It just adds that bit of emotion in this video.

Just some info from this video. The whole shoot was done in 30 seconds intervals for about 2 and a half hours so that's a lot of photos (for me anyway). I was shooting with my remote commander but I'm hoping  to get a intervalometer soon to save me from manually pressing the remote commander every 30 seconds. It was a great experience shooting for this video and I learnt quite a lot on the spot. Made a few mistakes that people may find in the video such as blown up photos, the slight movement on the camera (I fiddled around a bit with the settings every now and then while shooting) and exposure. But nonetheless its a good way for me to learn from my mistakes and try to improve it for my next shoot. If you haven't noticed yet, this video is of the Sydney skyline with the Harbour Bridge in the frame. I was shooting from Milson's Point in one of the grass patches of the lookout area. The video would've been longer except there so many mosquitoes there it was annoying the crap out of me. Oh and also cause I didn't have enough memory on my card (only 2gigs).

Note to self: Buy a larger memory card and an intervalometer asap, get new earphones (mine broke), bring food and drinks and if in a grassy area bring insect repellent!

Thanks for reading and watching
Take care everyone =)

Enjoy! =)